Well Being Articles

Sooner or later, over 90% of people are told they have high blood pressure and need medication. The DASH diet can make the difference between treating hypertension with medication or going drug-free, and it doesn't cost a thing.

Ever have a puzzling conversation with your doctor about switching your medications from the older, generic drug that works to a newer, more expensive medication that just came out? Sometimes the reason is your doctor gets an "incentive."

Saint Patrick's Day is, for many, a wonderful excuse to act like a "real" Irishman and get drunk. If you really can't resist the temptation, you should at least make sure to mark this jolly holiday with healthy foods. Here's how.

Think you have to exercise to lose weight? Wrong. There are plenty of ways to get a leaner, slimmer figure without moving a muscle.

Facebook, television, cell phones, sales calls, and email alerts interrupt most of us of at dinner. Taking the time to make the experience of eating dinner a calm and calming family experience, however, can make a huge difference in the family well being.

Since 1965, one of the few forms of health insurance just about everyone in the United States can get is taxpayer-funded Medicare. But failing to sign up in a timely fashion can result in financial penalties for the rest of your life.

Most people think they know what healthy food is. There’s enough information on TV, in magazines and just floating around that you should have a good grasp of what a balanced diet is. But some of these foods are fakes, and could be wrecking your progress.

Could Korean Internet sensation Psy of Gangnam Style fame be an exercise guru, too? It's more than a little possible. Here are five essential principles of muscle building and weight loss illustrated by Gangnam Style.

Christmas can be the ultimate dieting pitfall, and cause you to pile on the pounds. But it needn’t be like that with just a few simple eating and training-based tips.

A lot of the headline stories covering medical breakthroughs are about innovations that may be available sometime in the future. Here are ten medical innovations that most people can access now.