Glucose, nutrients, and oxygen are crucial for normal brain function. Providing the brain with fuel via diet and exercise is ...

I started writing this column in 1976 and, at the time, I was gung-ho on aerobic exercise like jogging as the pathway to good health. Indeed, aerobic exercise is very important to the overall health ...

The “dog days” of summer can be brutal and this summer has been no exception. Hot days tax the body greatly and if your body is not up to the challenge, excessive environmental heat can result in ...

Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it's become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among people who live ...

Does it seem like you have to struggle to be active while exercise is easier for other people? Do you wonder how some people seem to enjoy it while you dread exercising? There’s some evidence that ...

Low carb, no carb, sugar substitutes, non-nutritive sweeteners… that list could go on and on. Food labels contain all kinds of terms and information that can be both helpful and confusing. Today, ...