Not every act of self-care is going to be perceived positively by others, especially if you have toxic people in your life.

People start their journeys at a different points, research shows. Recognizing how individual, interpersonal and ...

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.

Maria Branyas Morera passed away last year at 117 years old and scientists are using her genome, gut health and lifestyle to ...

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So it's no surprise that as soon as medical science develops a treatment for a disease, we often ask if it couldn't perhaps make a healthy person even healthier. Take Viagra, for example ...

Adults who stick to diets rich in plant-based foods, and eat fewer ultra-processed foods, in those middle decades of their lives, have a higher likelihood of reaching their 70th birthday free of major ...

It turns out that self-sabotaging behavior in relationships is quite common. The people who accept healthy romantic connections are the ones who accept a few key psychological facts. For those ...

Fasting blood sugar level means checking the blood sugar level without eating anything. If a healthy person has not eaten anything for the last 8 hours, then his blood sugar level should be ...