health
The Checkup: How to Motivate Yourself to Do Anything
• As I type this, I am sitting in my bed, staring at a hamper full of clean clothes — clean clothes that have been […]
The Checkup: This Is the Longest You Ever Need to Hold a Plank to See Results
• Say goodbye to seeing how long you can hold a plank for until your forearms give out: According to strength coach and Men’s Health […]
Philly Is Winning at Enrolling People for Obamacare
Philly is among the nation’s leaders in enrolling residents for health insurance, the White House announced this week. Signup for Obamacare coverage during the 2016 […]
The Checkup: People Are Truly Terrible at Texting While Walking, Study Finds
• Am I the only one who wants to strangle people on Chestnut Street when they veer all over the sidewalk as they walk and […]
The Checkup: The Reason You Shouldn’t Make Your Bed in the Morning
• If you’re on the hunt for an excuse to leave your bed all topsy-turvy, how about this? Not making your bed helps to kill […]
The Checkup: Is Your Avocado Addiction Actually Healthy?
• I’ve been known to take my avocado obsession a bit overboard. (Hi, avocado yoga leggings.) But is being so obsessed with avocado — and eating an entire […]
The Checkup: This Is Why You Always Want a Beer After a Workout
• Remember that study that found we drink more on days when work out? Well, this could be why: As the author of a new study […]
Study: People Who Live Alone Are Thinner Than Those Who Cohabitate
Considering moving in with your girlfriend or boyfriend? Er, a new study may have you thinking twice. It found that people who live alone tend to have […]
The Checkup: The One Thing We ALL Need to Wash More Often
• Fact: We all probably all need to wash our sheets more often. According to experts, we should all be washing them once a week. […]
The Science-Backed, No-Prescription-Needed Way to Reduce Pain
If the mental benefits of meditation (Adios, anxiety and depression!) haven’t been enough to get you on the “Breathe in, breathe out” bandwagon, this just might […]
How to Make Friends As an Adult (Without Feeling Like a Weirdo)
A friend and I regularly play a game, where I read a Tinder profile aloud and she has to decide whether to swipe right or left […]
Yikes: Having a Beer Belly Seriously Ups Risk of Death, New Research Shows
Beer bellies are bad news, a new study shows. According to The New York Times, new research from a national study of over 15,000 adults, […]
The Checkup: How to Work Out to Burn the Most Calories
• If you’re in the whole workout-game because you want to burn lots of calories, you’d better make sure you’re doing the right kind of […]
ThinkFest Recap: Dr. Jean Bennett on Curing Blindness
ThinkFest is streaming live all day. Watch ThinkFest here. Philadelphia is leading the way in developing gene therapies that could pull off medical miracles like reversing […]
10 Unexpected Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Salads
When my funds are running low (or I’m feeling really lazy) and I need to stuff my face with something healthy, a simple salad with […]