Does Your Child Have a Cold or COVID-19?

Symptoms like fatigue, fever, and runny nose are unpleasant at the best of times. But right now, with the coronavirus pandemic still raging—and fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant—these symptoms can cause a lot more worry and spur more consequences. Are you wondering, "Does my child have a cold or COVID-19?" Keep reading to learn...

7 Cheap and Healthy Foods to Liven Up Your Lunch

Lunch is often the meal that gets the least attention. It tends to be the one that we eat because we have to — or worse, skip because we don’t have the time or energy for it. But lunch is an important part of your day. Nourishing your body with nutrients at lunchtime will supply you with the energy you need to conquer the rest of your day...

6 Speed Walking Tips to Help You Burn as Many Calories as You Would Running

You don’t have to be a runner to torch calories and reap the weight loss benefits of cardio. In fact, you can burn just as many calories walking as you can running—if you speed walk, says Michele Stanten, an ACE-certified personal trainer, walking coach and author...

What Are the Warning Signs of Prediabetes?

Recognizing the signs of prediabetes can make a major difference in preventing its progression to type 2 diabetes, a metabolic disorder that impacts up to 95% of the 37 million people living with diabetes in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Like many chronic conditions, type 2 diabetes is much easier to treat in its earliest stages, which is why being able to possibly prevent...

The 3 Best Types of Exercise for Heart Health and How to Create a Heart-healthy Workout Plan

Exercising is one of the best ways to keep your heart healthy and reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease, which causes 25% of deaths among Americans each year. 

At the same time, skipping exercise can increase your risk. For example, it's estimated that 35% of deaths from coronary heart disease are caused...

6 Natural Ways to Use Apples, From DIY Essential Oil to Antioxidant-Rich Smoothies

It probably comes as no surprise that apples are one of the most popular tree fruits in the world. Usually picked in early autumn in the U.S., they are a sweet and crunchy source of fiber and antioxidants, including quercetin, catechin, phloridzin, and chlorogenic acid.

In fact, research has shown that the health benefits...

Is the Anti-Inflammatory Diet for You? Why You Should Try It & How to Start It

When it comes to diets, it often feels like there’s a new one every week. But for our health, it’s often best to stick with tried and true tactics that actually work for making us feel our best and not get bogged down with fads trying to lose weight (for both mental and physical health reasons). In this case, we’re talking about the anti-inflammatory diet...

Here’s How Much Sugar You Should Eat in a Day, According to Experts

We know, we know, already!

Americans consume far too much sugar, and overdoing it on the sweet stuff puts you at greater risk for chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. No bueno! Experts emphasize that there’s nothing wrong with foods in which sugar occurs naturally (think, fruits and milk) but getting too much added sugar (that would be in sodas and other drinks, cookies, and cakes...

What Is a Fartlek? The Training Technique Made Me a Faster Runner

When I started running a few years ago, I would jog from one telephone pole to the next, then walk past two, three or four poles until my heart rate came down and my legs recovered. Then I would add another pole-to-pole jogging segment, and take another walking break. I started off with three to five of these cycles in my earliest “runs” — it would be more accurate...

6 Tips to Lose Weight, Build Muscle and Reset Your Body in Middle Age

When Stephen Perrine, editor at AARP the Magazine and co-author Heidi Skolnik wrote "The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health & a Body You’ll Love at Midlife and Beyond" they set out to dispel myths surrounding aging, nutrition and metabolism...