Health & Spirituality

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

March 5, 2011 · 1 min read

The spanking debate: what the research actually shows, why causation is hard to prove, and the honest case on both sides.

March 5, 2011 · 1 min read

Ricky Gervais's 2010 Wall Street Journal essay 'Why I'm an Atheist' set off a firestorm. What he argued, why it stung, and the debate it left behind.

February 27, 2011 · 2 min read

Can yoga help you lose weight? The calorie math, what research shows about yoga and long-term weight gain, and where it honestly fits.

February 24, 2011 · 2 min read

Two large studies in the New England Journal of Medicine found farm children develop less asthma -- and the key is microbial diversity, not just more germs.

February 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Body promised rapid fat loss through self-experiment. What the 2010 bestseller got right -- and where to be cautious.

February 14, 2011 · 1 min read

Five pounds in a week sounds tempting before Valentine's Day. Here's what that weight actually is -- and what works instead.

February 1, 2011 · 1 min read

Weight loss requires eating less than you burn — but that fact helps no one. What actually determines whether the weight stays off.

January 30, 2011 · 2 min read

Methi deserves its place in the winter kitchen — fiber, flavor, and genuinely interesting blood-sugar research. But it is not antiviral and not a cure for

January 25, 2011 · 2 min read

Oxford scientists are building a breathalyser that detects acetone in breath to tell gym-goers when fat burning begins -- and may one day screen for diabetes.

January 24, 2011 · 2 min read

Apple cider vinegar, citrus, dried fruit, kombucha, and sports drinks have real health benefits — and a hidden cost to your dental enamel.

January 14, 2011 · 1 min read

Facebook Addiction Disorder was a 2009 media invention, not a real diagnosis. Compulsive social media use is studied - but FAD was never in any manual.

January 6, 2011 · 1 min read

Fasted cardio burns more fat during the workout — but the long-term fat-loss advantage over fed exercise is far smaller than the myth suggests.

January 6, 2011 · 1 min read

Fly-fishing retreats for breast cancer survivors offer physical rehab, stress relief, and community — healing that extends far beyond the treatment room.

January 3, 2011 · 1 min read

Should you stretch before exercise? What sports science actually says about static stretching, dynamic warm-ups, and when each one belongs.

December 10, 2010 · 1 min read

Winter dries out even normal skin. What causes dry skin in cold weather, the simple regimen that keeps it supple, and Ayurveda's take on winter dryness.

December 10, 2010 · 1 min read

Madonna’s Hard Candy Fitness opened its first gym in Mexico City in 2010. On the celebrity gym business — aspiration as a product.

December 5, 2010 · 1 min read

Two weeks away doesn't have to undo months of training. On staying active on vacation — from hotel gyms to bodyweight basics on the beach.

November 30, 2010 · 1 min read

Emotional health isn't the absence of bad feelings — it's how you cope with them. On the disruptors (job loss, grief, money) and the habits that steady the

November 29, 2010 · 1 min read

Steady-state, intervals, or fartlek — three ways to do cardio for weight loss, and what each is actually good for. On picking the one you'll stick with.

November 28, 2010 · 1 min read