Health & Spirituality

Low-fat diets can suppress testosterone and muscle growth, but high LDL is still a heart risk. Where the cholesterol-muscle research actually lands.

June 18, 2011 · 2 min read

On his 18th birthday, Filipino teen Junrey Balawing was measured at 59.93 cm (about two feet) and certified as the world's shortest man.

June 12, 2011 · 1 min read

Canadian researchers found bilingual dementia patients showed symptoms about four years later than monolingual patients. What the evidence says, and its limits.

June 5, 2011 · 2 min read

From High Line yoga to Bryant Park bootcamps, NYC's free outdoor fitness classes have become a tourist attraction in their own right.

June 3, 2011 · 1 min read

Consumer Reports ranked Jenny Craig the top commercial diet plan in 2011. The honest verdict: structure helps, but maintenance stays unsolved.

May 27, 2011 · 2 min read

Bubba Watson never took a golf lesson, yet won twice on Tour in 2011. What his self-taught swing says about talent and instruction.

May 15, 2011 · 1 min read

A University of Colorado study found fat removed by liposuction returns within a year — elsewhere. Why the body defends its total fat mass.

May 1, 2011 · 1 min read

Why patience is the most learnable ingredient of a lasting marriage — from Gottman's positive sentiment override to letting your partner change.

April 30, 2011 · 1 min read

On Jamaica Bay in Queens, Hindu immigrants make offerings to the waters — coconuts, clay bowls, limes — creating a sacred geography and a debate about

April 25, 2011 · 1 min read

What the evidence actually supported in 2011: protein's real role in weight management, separated from the fitness industry's hype around binging on it.

April 25, 2011 · 1 min read

Sleep position doesn't reveal your personality — but it does affect reflux, snoring, and back pain. What each position does to your body.

April 22, 2011 · 2 min read

An overview of Pranic Healing, the energy-healing system formalized by Master Choa Kok Sui — a 20th-century synthesis of ancient energetic traditions.

April 19, 2011 · 1 min read

In a British survey, 30% said admitting to mental illness publicly would be difficult — versus 20% for coming out as gay.

April 19, 2011 · 1 min read

Eight hours is a slogan, not a prescription. Why sleep need varies, what the 7–9 hour guideline really means, and how to find your number.

April 19, 2011 · 2 min read

San Diego physician Dr. Mike Moreno's 17 Day Diet promised 10–12 pounds in under three weeks. What the plan actually was — and the honest caveats.

April 10, 2011 · 1 min read

Why do women stay in toxic relationships? Trauma bonding, real structural constraints, and double-bind social pressure explain it better than the question

March 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Optimism is linked to better health -- but only the realistic kind. Why 'everything will be fine' without action predicts worse outcomes.

March 15, 2011 · 1 min read

A small Oxford Brookes study found two cereal meals a day led to modest weight loss. What the 41-person trial actually showed -- and didn't.

March 8, 2011 · 1 min read

Why the Mediterranean diet topped nutrition's evidence hierarchy: from Ancel Keys' Seven Countries Study to the PREDIMED trial -- and what held up.

March 8, 2011 · 1 min read

A US scientist called strict vegan diets for children 'unethical.' The Kenyan study behind the claim, the vegan response -- and where nutrition science

March 8, 2011 · 2 min read