Prevention

Portrait of a young African American woman watering plants and enjoying

Portrait of a young African American woman watering plants and enjoying

Why Indoor Plants Are Good for Your Mental Health

Ready to lower your blood pressure and feel more relaxed? Invest in a few new indoor plants.

What is a Healthy Weight?

A woman steps on a scale.

A woman steps on a scale.

Determining a healthy weight depends on what is proportionate to a person’s size. BMI is not perfect, but it can help indicate future health risks.

Shoveling with dog

Shoveling with dog

Snow Shoveling Safety Tips

The dangers of snow shoveling are not limited to those who have poor health. Everyone should adhere to these safety tips.

What Sleep Tracking Can Tell You About Your Health

Indoor shot of young woman with dark wavy hair looking at her smartwatch.

Indoor shot of young woman with dark wavy hair looking at her smartwatch.

Sleep tracking technology can provide valuable information about sleeping patterns, but they're not the end-all, be-all.

Reminder on a calendar for January that it is Dry January, an alcohol-free month of sobriety

Reminder on a calendar for January that it is Dry January, an alcohol-free month of sobriety

Dry January? Tips to be Successful

Ready to put away the beer and wine? Ditch the liquor? Here’s how to reap the benefits of a dry January.

How to Get Vitamin D Without Sunlight

Close up shot of a woman eating pan-fried salmon with a knife and fork in a cafe.

Close up shot of a woman eating pan-fried salmon with a knife and fork in a cafe.

It's not always easy to get vitamin D during the winter. A few dietary tweaks can help make up for that lack of winter sunlight.

Happy senior couple making dinner

Happy senior couple making dinner

5 Unusual Health Tips for a Daily Better Life

Gracefully Greying health correspondent Lila Lazarus shares five unusual health tips that most people don’t know about.

How Restricted Eating During the Holidays Can Backfire

Family gathering around the table discussing restrictive eating during the holidays

Family gathering around the table discussing restrictive eating during the holidays

Putting limits on what you eat or when you eat during the holidays can backfire. Here’s why.

Young woman in living room setting up home air purifier.

Young woman in living room setting up home air purifier.

How to Clean Your Humidifier – and Why it’s Important

Humidifiers add moisture to the air to help care for our dry skin during winter. But know how to clean these machines to keep the mist healthy.

Be Your Own Health Advocate

Angela Moore acts as her own health advocate

Angela Moore acts as her own health advocate

Being an advocate for health is not only important on the field, on the track, in the arena, or on the court; it is even more important in our daily lives.