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Around 50% of you who go on a diet to lose weight regain whatever pounds you shed within two years. That may be from adopting an overly restrictive diet that you run from emotionally and physically when you stop following it. It may also happen because of metabolic changes that the diet or medication caused (like appetite suppression) that ...Read more

It makes sense that getting kids vaccinated against rubella (German measles) does more than protect each individual child. After all, if a sick child infects a pregnant woman, she may miscarry or her baby may be born deaf, blind or with developmental delays.

But we're finding out more every day about how vaccines have benefits that were never ...Read more

Nothing should stop you from eating more fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables. They are nutritional powerhouses that make your insides (immune, gastrointestinal and neurological systems) and outsides (skin and hair) well-balanced and healthy, so they can protect you from disease and keep you looking good.

But when the Environmental Working ...Read more

There's an epidemic of health-damaging chronic stress in this country. Fully 75% of you say that you experience physical or emotional stress-related symptoms, and half of you report significant daily stress -- often focused on health concerns for yourself or a family member, world events and finances. No wonder so many folks are aging faster ...Read more

Millions of couples are struggling to start a family. The Office of Women's Health says that around 10% of females up to age 44 have trouble getting or staying pregnant. And male infertility affects 10% to 15% of men in the U.S. who are trying to conceive.

An increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases and an older average age of first-...Read more

Did you know that having heart disease ups your risk of dementia by 27% and a third of Alzheimer's disease related dementias can be attributed to modifiable coronary risk factors such as high blood pressure? Add to that the fact that the highway from the heart to brain -- called the heart-brain axis -- transports shared metabolic processes (...Read more

Women typically gain weight during perimenopause and post menopause. And around 43% of women ages 40 to 59 in this country are obese; millions more are overweight. Theories as to why this happens range from poor nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle even before menopause, to age-related changes in muscle mass and hormone-related emotional upset.

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Around 58% of Americans drink alcohol at least occasionally -- a new low over the past 30 years. A lot of that decline is attributed to increasing information on how harmful excess drinking can be to your health, even if you don't contend with abuse. (It can harm your heart, liver, brain and skin, as well as your immune system, oral health and ...Read more

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has finally changed its 2009 guidelines for resistance training. They now offer a doable path to improved muscle tone, strength and physical function that can be adopted by virtually everyone. Whatever your age, your fitness level or your goals, the new outline will help you get started and achieve ...Read more

Only about 12% of American adults meet the suggested fruit intake, and 10% meet the recommended vegetable goals. And around 70% of Americans are obese or overweight. Add to that the fact that most American adults spend 90% or more of their time indoors or in a car. Clearly, it's time to find a new way to help folks upgrade their nutrition -- and...Read more

Millions of you use a smartwatch or pedometer to keep track of how many steps you take in a day. The constant monitoring makes it easier to reach your activity goals -- and that steps up the health benefits (physical and emotional) you can get from moving more.

But there are two things to keep in mind.

-- Trackers may overestimate your step ...Read more

Knee osteoarthritis affects at least 20 million American adults age 50-plus, causing chronic pain and disability for many of them. Treatment may call for constant use of over-the-counter pain killers, repeated steroid shots, or surgery. There are more than 1.2 million total-knee replacement surgeries done annually. But what if you could reduce ...Read more

Scientists from Rockefeller University created an atlas showing the location of 7 million cells in 21 kinds of tissue in lab mice at three different ages -- all with the aim of identifying what routes aging takes throughout the body. What they observed was around 300,000 age-related changes in the genome (readable portions of your DNA) that were...Read more

Every year, around 2 million folks are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. and at least 25% of them receive some form of chemotherapy. While the benefits are clear -- less cancer progression, longer life, and even cancer cure -- the side effects range from nausea, gastro problems, fatigue, hair loss, nerve pain, and mood swings to chemo brain.

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