Healthy Living News

WATCH: Find Yourself... and Quit Being Lost

Rhonda Britten | Posted 05.31.2012

Rhonda Britten

Have you ever yearned to express your purpose, find direction or do something meaningful, yet instead you find yourself stalled, stuck or stopped?

Meredith's Heat Wave Keep It Up Mix

Meredith Melnick | Posted 05.30.2012

Meredith Melnick

In this situation, no normal playlist will do. I needed a playlist that understood the extreme heat I was facing: a heat wave mix to feel my pain.

Life Lessons in the Ring

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 05.22.2012

Deborah Schoeberlein

Horses and humans share a history that spans many thousands of years. We are familiars and dependents, and among us there are leaders at every level.

The One Thing Politicians Can Agree on

Michael Zacka | Posted 05.22.2012

Michael Zacka

The magic that happens over shared meals can help preserve the American family, strengthen all of its members and enrich their lives. I'm sure America's Republicans and Democrats both agree that more families should be sitting together at dinner.

Bringing Inner Peace to Rwanda

Nick Ortner | Posted 05.22.2012

Nick Ortner

In Rwanda, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is nothing short of a national epidemic. The many millions of men, women and young adults who survive...

Yoga Stress Relief for Soldiers

Elaine Gavalas | Posted 05.17.2012

Elaine Gavalas

Faced with the highest army suicide rates in at least 30 years, U.S. military officials are examining ways to help treat psychologically wounded soldiers.

Buddha Doodle -- Clouds

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.16.2012

Molly Hahn

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Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom

Ann Tran | Posted 05.04.2012

Ann Tran

We all have scars. Some are small and others more prominent. Some fade and are forgotten while others persist as vivid reminders of past trauma. Everyone makes a choice how to grow and move forward in the wake of their wounds.

Personal Transformation: And How to Stay That Way

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 04.30.2012

Jinny Ditzler

To maintain your personal transformation, remember that what you focus on is what you get. Mindfulness means keeping your mind on positive thoughts and actions and pulling it back when it wanders off course.

Exercise at My Age?! Encouraging Fitness in Challenging Situations

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 04.27.2012

Kathryn Haslanger

For those in their 70s, 80s or 90s, regular exercise may be a new concept. They did not grow up hearing about the many benefits of a regular fitness routine, and it could take some coaxing and some creative planning to get them to partake.

Fighting Back Against Lyme Disease

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 04.27.2012

Leo Galland, M.D.

Antibiotics are the standard therapy for Lyme disease. Like other drugs, the way they are taken can strongly influence the outcome of treatment.

Help Me Save a Million Men

Jed Diamond | Posted 04.25.2012

Jed Diamond

If we can reduce men's risk of death to the same level as women's, we can save nearly a million men within three years.

When Your Mom Forgets Who You Are

Chuck Gomez | Posted 04.23.2012

Chuck Gomez

I'll never forget the moment when I realized my mother no longer knew who I was. For every child of a parent with Alzheimer's, that reality is a devastating one. How could she not recognize me?

A Parent's Guide to Responding to a Child's Autism Diagnosis

Todd Drezner | Posted 04.18.2012

Todd Drezner

What should you do if you're a parent who's concerned about your child, but would like a realistic guide to accepting your child's autism and helping him to thrive as an autistic person?

2 Ways To Live Longer And Healthier

Elaine Gavalas | Posted 04.14.2012

Elaine Gavalas

Young or old, you can promote lasting health by incorporating yoga and the Mediterranean diet into your lifestyle. Here are two ways to live a longer, healthier life.

Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 4

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 04.06.2012

Barbara Ficarra

Health care today is all about you. Health care happens before you visit with your doctor, nurse practitioner or other health care provider.

Personal Transformation: Anything Is Possible

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 04.14.2012

Jinny Ditzler

In all my many years of coaching people, I've never met anyone without a "monkey mind" -- the little voice that runs a commentary on what's wrong with us and why we can't get what we want and need.

Is Gaming Changing Health Care and Helping You Live a Healthier Life? Part 3

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 05.28.2012

Barbara Ficarra

Do you think gaming is changing the landscape in health care? Do you think it can help you live a healthier life?

Blood Sugar Solution Challenge Final Day

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.28.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

I'd like to thank you for joining me on this challenge. My hope is that you have lost weight, your blood sugar balance has improved, and you are now feeling great!

Eat 'Good' White Foods

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.27.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

Mostly we should stay away from white food -- white flour, white sugar, white rice, starchy whitepotatoes. These raise our blood sugar quickly and guarantee progressive weight gain. But there are a few wonderful white foods full of nutrients, protein, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying compounds.

Beans For Life

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.26.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

Beans are one of nature's wonder foods. But why are beans so healthful and how do they help you lose weight?

Brown Is Back! Lose Weight With Chocolate

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

Chocolate is a weight loss food.

Tea Up For Good Health

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.23.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And it may have something to do with the health and slim figures of the Japanese and Chinese populations.

Go Green To Get Lean

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.22.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

There is a reason so much of the planet is green, or at least used to be.

Why You Should Eat Nuts

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.21.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

What? Eat nuts? But I have always been told nuts are fattening. Unfortunately conventional wisdom is completely wrong here.