Exercise

Do You Want a Health Care System or a Healing System?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Deepak Chopra

Health care fills the news every day, obscuring a simple fact: Your health depends far more on the internal healing system than the health care system.

Exercise Beats Angioplasty For Some Heart Patients

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


BARCELONA, Spain — Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say. Studies have shown heart patients...

The Difference Between Stress And Burnout

Kari Henley | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Whew. Things are heating up out there, aren't they? Temperatures are in full summer swelter, political tempers are sky high, and the hurricane season ...

Chemicals and the World's Expanding Waistline

Nena Baker | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


Nena Baker

A growing stack of laboratory research suggests that some of the chemicals used in everyday items predispose an individual to the battle of the bulge, despite normal diet and exercise.

The Real Truth About Exercise

Jake Steinfeld | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Jake Steinfeld

To imply, as Time magazine did, that we shouldn't be working out or playing sports because exercising alone won't help us get thin is missing the point of exercise entirely.

How Heavy is Your Fitness Footprint?

Carole Carson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Carole Carson

We need to figure out how to reduce lifestyle-related diseases that trigger the need for expensive medical care in the first place. We need to lighten our fitness footprint.

Hate to Exercise? Don't Sweat It.

Darryle Pollack | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Darryle Pollack

The solution seems obvious: be less physically active and you'll eat less. You don't even need a Harvard degree to figure it out.

Fresh Juice Not Fast Food in Hospitals

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Joshua Rosenthal

We're caught in a never ending cycle that leads to an exhausted immune system, weight gain, diabetes, and other preventable diseases.

Lessons to Learn from 'Julie and Julia'

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

I was surprised that a movie about an American chef whose famous French cuisine was cooked in her Cambridge home, was one of the most moving movies I have ever seen.

Exercise Won't Make You Thin?

TIME | John Cloud | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living


As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine that requires ...

Six Steps On the Easy Road to Unlimited Happiness

Todd Bottorff | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Todd Bottorff

The biggest impact on our happiness begins with the difference between thinking about it and doing something (which is a step that most people never take).

When the Body Screams: Help! I Am in Stress!

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

To reduce severe accumulation of stress, you must find as many ways as possible for your brain and body to release endorphins, which turns stress response off. Here are 8 things you can do.

My Cat Got Fat: A Disaster

Stefan Aschan | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

These circuits are highly motivational; plus they train your anaerobic system, burn the highest amounts of fat calories and prevent boredom.

Five Words That Do Not Belong In Yoga

Lauren Cahn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Lauren Cahn

Yoga should be an uplifting experience. It should provide a vacation from the thoughts. If it causes one to conjure up new ways to beat oneself up, then, well that's criminal.

Health in All Policies

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Federal government improvements on health care are not sufficient. The key to progress is a partnership between government and the American people.

How To Keep Your Job Without Resorting To Blackmail

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...

The Real Cost of Obesity

Arthur Agatston, M.D. | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Arthur Agatston, M.D.

No matter what health care delivery system this country adopts, no matter what plan or series of plans are enacted, it will be bankrupted in no time b...

Top 5 Tips for a Healthier, Happier Pet

Wendy Diamond | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living


Wendy Diamond

We are the sole controllers of what go into our pet's mouths so we must govern what we feed our pets and how to help them control their weight.

I Am a Big Fat Jerk

James M. Lynch | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


James M. Lynch

I was gathering evidence that people were stupid, they were selfish and that I was the only right thinking person in the world and my anger was justified. In short; I was being a big fat jerk.

Please Madonna, End the Gun Show

Sheila Marikar | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment


Sheila Marikar

To many women in Hollywood abide by the ridiculous regimen of few hours of cardio here, one hour of lifting there, then a trip to the clinic to get lasered down and Botoxed up.

Mind Your Own Fat

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

Let's talk about fat. Really talk about it. Oprah does. Why not the rest of America?

Go Green, Quit Exercising

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green


Rebekah and Stephen Hren

With so much work to be done to make our world a sustainable place, does it make any kind of sense to be expending precious calories in so wanton a matter?

Extreme Exercise, Extreme Mistake?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Many years ago, my kung fu master warned me that I was over-training. "I show you something and you practice it 5,000 times," he said. I swelled with pride at my teacher's comment, figuring it was a sign he recognized how tough I was, and how dedicated and disciplined too. It took me a long time to realize that his remarks were actually a call to moderation.

Wii Think You Are Fat

Una LaMarche | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Una LaMarche

Wii Fit seemed like the perfect momentary obsession workout regimen for someone with absolutely no willpower or motivation who needs to be distracted in order to exercise.

Can Running Hurt You More Than Help You?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

I see individuals running with forward headed shoulders, holding on to the treadmill, not lifting up their heels ... I can go on. Here are some simple guidelines to follow when you run.