Despite Americans spend more than $60 billion a year on dietary supplements, deficiencies in essential minerals like zinc were still common. People thought they were protecting themselves with daily capsules, yet many aren’t getting the benefits they paid for.  But […]

In the 1960s, a 17-year-old high school student named Randy Gardner set out to break a world record. He stayed awake for eleven straight days. At first, it seemed like a stunt: he gave interviews, played basketball, even cracked jokes […]

Every time a person eats, drinks, or takes medicine, the liver is responsible for handling the breakdown and safe processing of those substances. But it’s not the kind of organ most people talk about until something goes wrong. Yet it […]

It’s common to feel uneasy in crowded places or tense before a big social event. Some people describe it as being shy, others as being introverted. But sometimes, what seems like ordinary shyness could actually be social anxiety.  On the […]

There’s an enduring belief that you can “out-exercise” a bad diet. Burn enough calories, the thinking goes, and you can erase the Big Mac, fries, or pizza slice you had last night. Gyms are filled with people chasing that equation, […]

When you work hard, yet don’t feel the expected post-workout soreness.  A friend of mine recently got back to the gym after a three-year break and has been training consistently for about two months. He found it strange that he […]

Walking has always been one of the most popular forms of exercise, and will always be a valuable form of exercise. It’s simple, free, requires no special equipment, and fits easily into daily routines. Especially as we grow older, it feels […]

When people struggle with weight loss, the first suspect is often their metabolism. It’s a familiar frustration when you wonder why a friend can eat twice as much and never gain weight, while you seem to add kilos just by […]

When we think about exercise, we often imagine a solitary jog in the park or lifting weights alone at the gym. But history reminds us of how people thrive in communities. In ancient Greece, for example, physical training was not […]