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Isometric exercises – which involve holding certain poses – can build strength and reduce our blood pressure. All you need to invest is 14 minutes a session, three times a week, to see large benefits. Read More.

A new real-world analysis from the Cleveland Clinic followed nearly 8,000 people who stopped GLP-1 medications. And here’s what stood out: A lot of people didn’t regain much weight at all. Read More.

Higher meat intake was tied to better cognitive outcomes and lower dementia risk in people with certain genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease in a cohort study. Read More.

When you pick up a prescription from your local pharmacy, you’re given instructions on how to take the medication. But when you purchase a dietary supplement like turmeric, you likely aren’t getting the same detailed advice. Read More.

While shopping the perimeter of the grocery store is an age-old tip to stock up on good-for-you foods, reaching for chips, cookies and soda can be the ultimate comfort habit. Read More.

As a nutritional biochemist, I see this mistake all the time: people assume all chocolate delivers the same benefits. It doesn’t. In fact, most of what’s sold as chocolate today has very little to do with the compounds that actually support health. Read More.

Getting a full eight hours of sleep and still feeling drowsy? Sleep experts say it’s not just about how much shuteye you get. Read More.

Across the country, Americans are cutting back on alcohol, with surveys showing most adults now believe even a drink or two a day can be bad for your health. Read More.

Building a strong body is essential for performing daily tasks with confidence and ease as you age. After you hit 30, your body naturally begins to lose lean muscle mass and strength— Read More.

Think your worst enemy is gray hair or laugh lines? Think again. Your brain has been quietly staging its own disappearing act since you hit the big 3-0 — and most people have no clue it's happening. Read More.

Early signs of Alzheimer's disease may be hidden in the way a person speaks, but it's not yet clear which details of our diction are most critical for diagnosis. Read More.

A new analysis suggests that people who stop taking Ozempic-like medications keep off about 25 percent of the weight they lost, up to a year later. But here's the catch: it's not known how much of this weight loss is muscle rather than fat. Read More.

Women who go through natural menopause before age 40 face a 40% higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease. Read More.

New research suggests that fat stored around your midsection — not overall body weight — may be a stronger signal of heart failure risk. The findings challenge the long-standing reliance on BMI as the go-to measure of health. Read More.

Shingles vaccination may halve the one-year risk of serious cardiac events among older adults who have heart disease, adding to accumulating evidence that the vaccine may protect against health conditions in addition to shingles (herpes zoster), University of California researchers say. Read More.