Health & Spirituality

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Counterintuitive 2011 research: Facebook wasn't just pulling teens from families -- in some homes it was bringing parents and teenagers closer.