Health Viewpoints

A whole-person approach to recognizing postpartum risk can help a family avoid a crisis.

Eating clean doesn’t mean avoiding all packaged foods–the key is knowing what to look for.

A properly done plank makes for a strong core–essential for balance and stability. Done improperly, they have some drawbacks.

Moldy foods and foods contaminated with heavy metals can damage kidney function.

Researchers have found a bacterium is triggering genetic changes that can benefit heart health.

Prolonged sitting can have wide-ranging effects on the body, influencing the nerves, brain, and metabolism.

A poorly performed push-up form can do more harm than good.

A sense of purpose combined with relaxation, focus, and consistency can help the body move toward a more stable state.

Some facial changes are viewed differently in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and a few can signal the need for prompt care.

Squats can build powerful leg muscles and decrease your risk of falls, but you have to perform them correctly.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the area around the eyes and the lips may offer clues about a person’s overall health.

Traditional Chinese medicine views the body as interconnected systems and offers treatments that support underlying weakness.

Flexible backs can optimize movement and help avoid pain. These trunk rotation exercises can maximize your spine's flexibility and your overall quality of life.

Despite its extreme-sounding nature, the carnivore diet has documented therapeutic effects and may help people with specific conditions.

A gentle, spine-friendly core routine can support recovery after spinal surgery.

Humankind has been carrying items for thousands of years, and there's therapeutic value in doing so. These carrying exercises can help make you stronger.

Self-correcting exercises can help improve big-toe alignment and mobility, and redistribute pressure to reduce bunion pain and slow progression.

Rowing exercises can be done without specialized equipment—your body is the machine.

The five flavors—sweet, sour, pungent, bitter, and salty—are more than simple sensory pleasure.

One of the most crucial things you can do for your heart is surprisingly stationary.

Push-ups have a long, storied history, dating from the Persian and Roman empires. You can use these same exercises today to strengthen and tone your body.

Three shifts in perspective to reframe your experience of a potentially annoying situation.

Hip hinge exercises can help decrease back pain, optimize core musculature, and restore proper hip function. Get hip to better health with these five exercises.

The same foods have different consequences for people in different metabolic states.

Traditional Chinese medicine identifies three body patterns and offers simple ways to restore balance.

For many, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has a clear—and fixable—root cause.

Millions of people grew up thinking their tonsils were useless lumps of tissue. Surgeons remove them from half a million children every year in the United States alone. Then researchers ...