Breaking news and useful advice on fitness, nutrition, and mental health: whether you’re looking to lose weight, build muscle, or just live well. Bone up on exercise techniques, parenting trends, sex and relationship features, and more.
Here’s a little example of self-affirmation for you: “I’m a good guy, and people love and depend on me; I should keep healthy so I can be there for them.” Sounds a little mushy—or a lot. Well, yeah—but a guy saying that to himself every day is more likely to … Read More
If you’re in our demographic, we have an easy answer for you: seven to nine hours. Too much or too little sleep results in all kinds of bad things, like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, mental illness . . . well, you get the idea. And times when your sleep is … Read More
So, you have a pile of work to do, or a test to take tomorrow, or something like that. Time to put on a pot of coffee? Actually, you’d better not. See, sleep is an important part of turning short-term memory into long-term memory. A study published in eLife has … Read More
It’s tough change a bad habit. It’s tough to adopt a good habit too. Losing weight, quitting smoking, hitting the gym—all difficult. But less difficult if you have a partner. According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, smokers were more likely to quit if their partners also quit, … Read More
Suffering in silence? Well, you can ease the suffering but keep the silence, if you must, by walking. A study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine has found that exercise is linked with a reduction in depression. Researchers analysed data from over 1,900 people in their fifties who … Read More
