10,000 Steps to a Longer Life: Why Walking Might Be the Healthiest Habit You’ll Ever Start

The time you eat matters more than how much you eat, major study finds

Most people trying to manage their weight focus almost entirely on what goes on their plate. Calories in, calories out – that has been the dominant message for decades. But a major new study suggests that when you eat may be just as important as what you eat. And one very popular eating habit millions rely on for weight control turns out to offer no real benefit at all.

11 Detoxifying Foods To Help Cleanse Your Body Naturally

People often ask me about the best way to detoxify. Am I a fan of infrared saunas? Or of chelation to remove heavy metals? What about fasting, coffee enemas, or cleansing programs? Or Epsom salt baths and megadoses of vitamin C? Some of these ideas can have value. But before you spend a lot of money and effort detoxing your body, the first thing to do is stop bringing toxins into it in the first place. And the place to start is with the food on your plate. What? We’re getting toxins in our food? Oh my goodness, yes. As I write this, we’re consuming the most chemical-laden food in the history of humanity. (And, not by coincidence, the most addictive.)

FDA Tries to Redefine Supplements—And Limit Your Access to Them

What if the FDA could quietly redefine supplements in a way that puts many of your go-to health products out of reach? At a time when Americans are facing a chronic disease crisis of historic proportions, you’d think federal regulators would be doing everything possible to expand access to safe, health-promoting tools. Instead, the FDA is moving in the opposite direction—quietly advancing an interpretation of the law that could restrict access to a wide range of dietary supplements.

Lessons from Slowing Down: What My Body Needed to Feel Better

I used to think tiredness was a personality trait. I was the person who could work fourteen hours, sleep five, and do it again. I wore my exhaustion like armor. It proved I was serious. It proved I was dedicated. It proved I was worth something. What it actually proved was that I was running my body into the ground.