Self-Care
Self-Care Special Health Report is your guide to “lifestyle medicine” — an evidence-based approach to disease prevention and treatment that helps you focus on adopting and sticking with healthy habits you can live with. Learn
Meditation for Your Health
This guide will cover some of the many different approaches to the practice, explain how meditation activates various parts of the brain, and explore the different medical conditions it might help. Then we will guide
11 Questions to Take Stock of Your Emotional Well-Being
This self-guided check-in will help you take stock of your emotional well-being — and learn how to make changes.We know we should get a physical exam every year; we have annual reviews at work; some
Testing for hearing loss
One of our most important senses, hearing connects us to other people and the world around us. The loss of hearing can make some situations frustrating, or even lead to isolation and withdrawal from many
Measuring blood pressure
Because high blood pressure rarely has any warning signs, you might easily be unaware you have it, at least until trouble strikes. That's why it's important to have your blood pressure checked periodically. Whether you
Brain-draining foods
While some foods are known for enhancing cognitive fitness, others have the opposite effect. Many of the same foods that are harmful to your heart and blood vessels can also lead to strokes. Therefore, you
Assessing anger issues
Because anger is fundamentally a raw emotion, we often don't give it much analysis. But if you believe that you or someone you know has a real anger problem, investigating the origins of anger and
Are fats so bad?
For years, fat was a dirty word in the dietary world. After World War II, large studies established links between saturated fat and heart disease. Most dietary experts advised people to reduce their fat intake,
It hurts so much I can’t walk
“My 82-year-old Mom has had back pain for decades. She had back surgery, but the pain came back after 5 years. Then she had kyphoplasty but that only helped for about a year. Since then,
10 Warning Signs of Dementia You Shouldn’t Ignore
It’s not unusual to have occasional trouble finding the right word or remembering where you put things. But persistent difficulty with thinking, memory or the ability to perform everyday tasks might be signs of something more