Healthy articles

Fencing isn't as easy as it looks - and it doesn't look easy. So when you start, you might find that a few simple exercises make it way easier to concentrate on your classes and improve your technique.

Yoga isn't just about flexibility, and we don't have to accept its spiritual claims uncritically to learn from it and apply those lessons in our own training.

You might get a better training session in a fully-equipped gym. But there are alternatives. You can get a good training session at home in little time and with minimal equipment.

Transgender people are more visible than ever, but most of us know as much as Orange is the New Black had time to teach us. Let's get the skinny.

Leaving babies in baby carriages and pushchair is a holdover from the Victorians. Do this instead.

Although there are a number of foods you should avoid, there are some ingredients that are actually toxic, and to make things simpler for you, here is a collection of the top 14 you should look out for when purchasing processed foods.

I've frequented makeup sites long enough to come across a number of makeup counter employees share the secrets of what it's really like to work behind the counter — whether people really take samples, and what it's like to do makeovers. Get the gossip!

Cross-cultural interactions play an increasingly important part in our Twenty-first Century lives. While that's not without its challenges, numerous studies have demonstrated that being exposed to diverse cultures is great for the brain.

The idea of transplanting a human head (or a human body, depending on your point of view) sounds like something that would be done in the laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein. Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero, however, plans to do the procedure soon.

Responsible cat owners have their cat spayed or castrated unless they specifically decide to breed them. What are the benefits of neutering your cat, and what do you need to know about the procedure?