Lifestyle

You’ve no doubt heard about studies showing that meditation can reduce stress and cortisol, the muscle-eating hormone. According to the June...

Height: 6’1”  Weight: 255 Age: 25 Bodypart split: Monday: quads; Tuesday: calves, hamstrings; Wednesday: chest; Thursday: back; Friday: quads; Saturday: off;...

According to the March/April ’11 Well Being Journal, placebos can have powerful curing effects. A placebo given to patients with irritable...

Have you noticed it’s a crazy world out there? We need to be careful how we engage strangers over the internet...

If any nutrient can be referred to as a “rising star,” it’s vitamin D. In the past vitamin D was most...

Most of us are aware of the germs that lurk in public restrooms—even on the door handles—but here’s a place you...

In your never-ending quest for packing on slabs of beef—or as we science guys call it, “lean body mass”—look to science...

Gary Kaplan, D.O., is board-certified in family medicine, pain medicine and medical acupuncture. He is the founder of The Kaplan Center...

Bodybuilders don’t drink alcohol very often, but when they do, the aftereffects can be more pronounced—their bodies aren’t used to the...

I am a 24-year-old Marine Corps spouse, which has seen me living from coast to coast. Currently, I’m situated in Midwestern...

In a recent study reported in the November ’10 Prevention, subjects who tracked their own kind acts toward others got a...

If you walk into your house or apartment and the first thing you see is old newspapers or clutter, you set...

If you’re trying to solve a problem or looking for your next flash of genius, try getting a good laugh. According...

According to the March ’11 Reader’s Digest, if you work at your computer or watch TV while eating, you may find...

Here we stand once again on the bold and daring edge of muscle-building discovery. I’m reminded of the Grand Canyon, where...