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Edna Barton

Is the 'Nocebo Effect' Hurting Your Fitness Goals?

Is the 'Nocebo Effect' Hurting Your Fitness Goals?

Many of us have no problem checking in on the status of our New Year’s resolutions to “walk more” or “sleep better,” and it’s all thanks to our trusty Fitbits, Apple Watches, and other wrist-sized fitness gadgets. At any moment of the day, you can look to your wrist and have access to your health da...
Surefire Ways to Protect Your Liver

Surefire Ways to Protect Your Liver

In the hierarchy of human organs, the brain and the heart take top billing. The liver? Not so much.But your liver deserves your love. Everything you eat or drink, even second-hand cigarette smoke that your lungs usher into your bloodstream, goes through your liver for processing and detoxi...
How to Actually Enjoy Treadmill Running This Winter

How to Actually Enjoy Treadmill Running This Winter

Running is invigorating: feeling the wind moving through your hair, your body connecting with the earth beneath your feet, a chance to take stock of the world that moves around you and the world that moves within you. Unless, of course, the weather sucks. Then it’s time to book it indoors and hit ev...
Here’s How Much Exercise You Need Based on Your Age

Here’s How Much Exercise You Need Based on Your Age

Right now, exercise might not be on top of your to-do list. But the World Health Organization (WHO) says it should be. According to its physical activity guidelines, 1 in 4 adults (and 4 out of 5 adolescents) don’t get enough aerobic exercise. That might not sound so bad, but a lack of physical acti...
Why You Should Stop Using the Term 'Clean Eating'

Why You Should Stop Using the Term 'Clean Eating'

"Clean eating" may not be a prescriptive, fully formed diet à la the Mediterranean or keto eating styles, but the concept and terminology are just as pervasive — and influential. Gwyneth Paltrow has her own cookbook, The Clean Plate, featuring more than 100 recipes designed to "make clean eating doa...
Is Olive Oil Healthy, Really?

Is Olive Oil Healthy, Really?

In recent years, olive oil has caused quite the buzz — and for good reason. The golden liquid is a major part of the Mediterranean diet, which has repeatedly earned the title of "Best Diet Overall" by U.S. News & World Report. But is olive oil truly healthy? And what can it do for the body? Ahea...
5 Best Health Benefits of Walking, Says Science

5 Best Health Benefits of Walking, Says Science

Want to stress less, sleep better, and possibly live longer? Lace up your sneakers, step outside (or onto a treadmill), and go for a walk. Rinse and repeat 20 minutes daily to reap the most benefits from this super simple form of exercise."The mental and physical health benefits ...
Is MSG Bad for Your Health? The Surprising Truth

Is MSG Bad for Your Health? The Surprising Truth

MSG has an image problem. An estimated 42% of us are trying to limit or avoid MSG entirely, according to the International Food Information Council. At the same time, food companies and restaurants love it for its rich, savory flavor. That’s a pretty big disconnect. Is MSG really as problematic as w...
Trying The Keto Diet? Here's a Grocery List to Get You Started

Trying The Keto Diet? Here's a Grocery List to Get You Started

We’ve all been there. You set a New Year’s resolution to change your diet. So you head to the grocery store, ready to kick off a new eating pattern on the right foot. You walk through the doors … and have no idea where to start. For those on the ketogenic diet, or for anyone trying it out ...