Healthy articles

I was an adult before even PacMan came on the scene, so the appeal of violent video games has always been a mystery to me. My generation had enough opportunities to deal with violence in real life. But science tells us that violent videos train the brain.

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.

News of two explosions in a single week in the USA has many of us wondering how we could possibly survive being next to a blast. There are no guarantees of safety for anyone, but there are ways to minimize risk without letting fear take over your life.

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.

Negativity, as the very nature of the name implies, is a bad thing. Negative thoughts are toxic, and they feed off of the negative energy that they create. It is important to get rid of negativity to avoid the undesirable side effects that come with it.

Guys, if your idea of fun is popping a few brewskies or smoking a few herbs in front of a big-screen TV, now might not be the time for you to plan to become fathers. However, nature may take care of that decision for you.

Jobs and money, social survey scientists tell us, stress out Americans aged 18 to 33.