We climb on the bathroom scale, look at our weight, and climb off. Then we either smile or mutter to ourselves, “I need to lose a few pounds.”
This common ritual is completely misguided, say metabolic researchers at Harvard University. Your scale can’t tell if you’re at a healthy weight.1
… Read MoreOne food has the potential to save many of the almost 500,000 Americans who die each year from smoking-related diseases.
That’s the conclusion of a new study that shows eating a tomato-rich diet can help repair lungs damaged by smoking and aging.1
… Read MoreIt sounds too good to be true: Sleep more and you will lose weight.
But a new study shows that getting more than seven hours of sleep a night reduces sugar cravings and leads to weight loss.1
… Read MoreDieneke Ferguson was dying. She was losing her four-year battle with the blood cancer myeloma.
Despite three grueling rounds of chemotherapy and four stem cell transplants, the cancer was spreading throughout her body.1
… Read MoreWe love our devices at all hours of the day…and night. An astonishing 90% of us spend time with a smart phone, tablet, or TV during the hour before we go to bed.1
Unfortunately, this habit can rob of us of a good night’s sleep. That’s because LED-based devices flood our eyes with blue light. This increases alertness while suppressing the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin.… Read More