Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

Take charge of your health with tips about exercise, diet and overall environmental health.

  • Brita Climate Ride comes to California

    Fri, Apr 30, 2010 6:57 AM by Siel Ju

    Cycle through the beautiful California outdoors while raising money for environmental causes this September.

  • Runners in a marathon

    'Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen'

    Thu, Apr 29, 2010 10:40 AM by Giovanna Dunmall

    It turns out the best running shoes are the ones you were born with. An interview with author Christopher McDougall.

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  • Conventional celery: Stalks of pesticides

    Wed, Apr 28, 2010 1:32 PM by Siel Ju

    Celery tops the 'Dirty Dozen' list of conventional produce that is most contaminated with pesticide residues.

  • 5 unusual ways to stay cool

    Tue, Apr 27, 2010 3:58 PM by Chris Baskind

    Staying cool during the summer needn't mean running the air conditioner all day long. Here are five ways to beat the heat you may not have considered.

  • CDC: 45% of Americans have chronic illness

    Tue, Apr 27, 2010 1:11 PM

    Video: Nearly half of all Americans unknowingly live with a chronic health condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Chocolate: Pick me up or depressant?

    Tue, Apr 27, 2010 1:09 PM by Siel Ju

    A new study links chocolate and depression -- but don't cry over your organic fair trade hot cocoa indulgence just yet.

  • Give your bed a green upgrade

    Mon, Apr 26, 2010 6:11 PM by Siel Ju

    MNN's lifestyle blogger finally upgrades to all-organic bedding after her old duvet cover started falling apart.

  • Making soap: 5 tips for homemade soap

    Mon, Apr 26, 2010 11:26 AM by Heidi Hill

    Here are five tips for making soap at home.

  • Museum unpaves parking lot to create urban wilderness

    Fri, Apr 23, 2010 2:59 PM by Siel Ju

    The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles plans to reclaim 3.5 acres for a green space that citizen-scientists can use to study urban ecology.

  • Distressed jeans and lung disease

    Thu, Apr 22, 2010 6:59 AM by Siel Ju

    A new study finds that workers in Turkey who sandblast jeans to give them that faux-worn look are quite likely to develop an incurable lung disease.

  • Why you should worry about grandma's eating habits

    Wed, Apr 21, 2010 10:10 AM by Katy Rank Lev

    A granddaughter's risk of breast cancer can be linked all the way back to her grandmother's prenatal diet.

  • Go green by not having kids?

    Tue, Apr 20, 2010 4:02 PM

    Video: Lisa Hymas of Grist explains why some environmentalists are suggesting that not everyone needs to have children -- and why our sheer numbers could be killing the planet.

  • Tanorexia may be real addiction

    Tue, Apr 20, 2010 3:42 PM

    Video: A new study suggests that young people are being drawn to indoor tanning because they are addicted.

  • Mellow out with a green, green tea

    Tue, Apr 20, 2010 6:03 AM by Siel Ju

    Mellow Monk's earthy green teas are grown organically by family farmers in Japan -- and taste deliciously healthy, too.

  • President Obama launches America's Great Outdoors initiative

    Mon, Apr 19, 2010 11:56 AM

    Video: President Obama speaks about the innovations of modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting American families to the outdoors.

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