Fitness

by Marilynn Preston Learning new stuff is part of a healthy lifestyle, and it’s hardwired into us, ever since the first kindergarten class convened in the caves of Lascaux. Acquiring new thoughts, learning new things – a language, how to fix a flat, why fake foods are...

by Marilynn Preston It’s been a rocky week. I’ve been both approaching and avoiding Facebook, and that’s brought on that frazzled feeling of cognitive dissonance. And when I feel tension mounting to that degree, I know where to turn. The margarita bar at Maria’s?...

Despite cruel metabolic ‘trick,’ you can still beat the bulge. by Sharon Palmer, R.D. When your body fights weight loss: Despite cruel metabolic ‘trick,’ you can still beat the bulge Research suggests that as you lose weight, your body lowers its energy needs. But...

Regular Exercise has a Powerful Effect on Brain health by Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D. Dear Mayo Clinic, I’m 68 and understand that exercise is good for my health, but I recently read that exercise can also reduce the risk of developing dementia. Is that true, and if...

by Howard Lewine, M.D. What would you pay to keep from getting sick as you get older? How about a daily walk or other exercise? A new study suggests that’s exactly the right investment. In the study, people who were the most fit at midlife lived longer and spent less...

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...