Well Being Articles

Chemicals contained in non-stick cookware coatings, plastic food wrap and aluminum pans have all been alleged to leak into food and cause medical conditions, such as thyroid disorders, heart disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

"After spending time in public spaces" is not on the list of situations in which we're recommended to wash our hands — but should we do it, anyway? I swabbed the surfaces I touch every day to find out just how many germs were lurking there.

We all know we should wash our hands, and most of us say we do. Research shows we're either lying or just not sure how to wash our hands properly. Want to stay healthy this flu season? Here's a handwashing refresher course.

Washing your hands is such a basic, everyday activity that you probably don't spend too much time thinking about it. Enter Global Handwashing Day — a day on which everyone should re-examine their habits.

Did you know that as well as helping you lose weight, fasting might help you to live more healthily and for longer too? Learn the scientific reasons it works and how in just two days a week you can enjoy the benefits.

Fasting might not sound like the easiest way to lose weight, but research has shown that practicing it for as little as two days a week can lead to weight loss. And believe it or not, you can enjoy food on the fast days and still lose weight!

Global efforts resulted in a variety of safe and effective COVID vaccines in record time — but modern science isn't stopping there. Might we one day have vaccines for different kinds of cancer, for diabetes, and for Alzheimer's disease?

We all know that obesity isn’t healthy. While there might be some research suggesting that those who are slightly overweight are actually healthier than underweight people, being obese is a different matter and can pose serious risks to your health.

Twenty-four year-old Atlanta, Georgia engineer Rob Rhinehart got tired of spending a big chunk of his paycheck on food, so he invented a soy-based shake he calls Soylent (no people listed in the ingredients). Is he on to something?

Dieting tends to conjure up images of boring plates of boiled chicken and broccoli, or egg whites and spinach. But your favorite sweet treats don’t have to be off the menu, provided you give them a few small tweaks.