Fitness

By Marilynn Preston, Energy Express James Watson went to my high school – hail to the Tars of South Shore high – so perhaps that helps explain my longtime interest in the science of genetics and DNA and the twisted role it plays or doesn’t play in our own health and...

Regular Exercise Can help You Cope with Arthritis For a disease that affects 50 million adults in the united States – about 1 in 5 people – arthritis is remarkably misunderstood. Many people believe it’s a crippling and inevitable part of growing old. But things are...

Even with the best intentions to get in shape or drop some weight, statistics show very few New Year’s resolutions actually work. According to Time Magazine, 60 percent of gym memberships go unused and attendance is usually back to normal by mid-February, which...

One popular new year’s resolution that many people make is to exercise more. When planning a strategy to accomplish this goal, keep in mind that walking is the most popular form of physical activity among adults in the USA and the most frequently reported activity...

The best medicine: No pill provides the amazing health benefits that exercise does It’s 9 a.m. in the office, time for my daily medication. As usual, I slink off to the fire escape for my fix. Twenty minutes later, I’m back at my desk, brimming with vitality and...

Can’t tear yourself away from cataloging your imperfections in front of the mirror? The source of your problem may be a visual processing error in the brain. Pathological preoccupation with perceived defects in one’s appearance is known as body dysmorphic disorder....