If you can’t start an exercise program because you’re overwhelmed by the mere thought of spending hours every week, it doesn’t take that much time at all to achieve perhaps the greatest health benefit of all: a longer life.

Ever since the coronavirus emerged and the severity of COVID-19 became obvious, various preventive measures have been promoted, including handwashing, social distancing, and mask-wearing.

Millions of Americans drink coffee every morning to jump-start their day, but little do they know that when they drink it could have a dramatic impact on their health … until now. New research suggests drinking your coffee after breakfast, rather than before, exerts a beneficial effect on blood glucose control. Published in the British […]

Want to help convince your kids why they should be exercising every day, rather than gluing themselves to the couch or bed for endless hours of sedentary screen time? How about better bone health when they get older. Research suggests kids who participate in moderate- to high-intensity exercise as young as age 12 have a […]

You may not know it – or want to admit it – but you have millions upon millions of microorganisms living inside your gastrointestinal tract every day. But don’t worry; these bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi are actually quite necessary for good health, which is why they’re referred to as “good” bacteria, etc. That means […]