Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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

  • Get scared into eating green

    Tue, Mar 16, 2010 5:05 PM by Siel Ju

    Does fear motivate you? Then read these frightening reasons to push yourself to eat better -- for your health and for the environment.

  • Bananas prevent HIV infection

    Tue, Mar 16, 2010 6:42 AM by Bryan Nelson

    Chemicals found in bananas are better at preventing HIV than two current synthetic anti-HIV drugs, according to new study.

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  • Fair trade organic teas for spring

    Tue, Mar 16, 2010 2:59 AM by Siel Ju

    Try a tasty new tea! There's a fragrant fair trade, organic and biodynamic flavor for every tea connoisseur.

  • Sweet Earth Chocolates: Indulgence with an eco-ethical center

    Mon, Mar 15, 2010 1:40 PM by Siel Ju

    Eat your organic fair trade chocolate peanut butter cups -- and benefit African cocoa farmers too.

  • Cook simply without BPA-tainted cans

    Mon, Mar 15, 2010 10:40 AM by Siel Ju

    Think cooking sans canned foods will be laborious and time-consuming? Try these tips to simplify can-free living.

  • Welcome fans of Lighter Footstep!

    Mon, Mar 15, 2010 8:42 AM

    Welcome Lighter Footstep fans.

  • Organic olive oils go carbon neutral

    Fri, Mar 12, 2010 12:31 PM by Siel Ju

    Two organic extra virgin olive oils give you a delicious taste of Greece and Palestine.

  • Paralyzed soccer player walks again

    Fri, Mar 12, 2010 8:01 AM

    Video: A devastating spinal injury left 11-year-old Mackenzie Saunders paralyzed after a soccer match. NBC's chief medical editor Nancy Syderman discusses the girl's road to recovery with Mackenzie and her parents.

  • Biological clocks

    Wed, Mar 10, 2010 2:27 PM

    Video: Uncovering the molecular secrets of what makes us tick.

  • Culture: The newest evolutionary force

    Wed, Mar 03, 2010 3:09 PM by Jeffrey Davis

    Who needs natural selection? Our fast-paced lives and cultural adaptations may be drastically speeding up our own evolution.

  • Breathe LA's green digital media panel

    Tue, Mar 02, 2010 5:29 PM by Siel Ju

    Meet MNN's lifestyle blogger at a BREATHE LA panel about California's global warming law and green social media.

  • Don't text and drive -- text and ride!

    Fri, Feb 26, 2010 11:50 AM by Siel Ju

    Texting and driving's a dangerous combination -- so nix the driving habit and tweet safely!

  • Why baby boys are born with smaller testicles

    Fri, Feb 26, 2010 6:04 AM by Siel Ju

    Researchers suspect chemical pollution is the culprit behind tiny testicles and a whole host of male health problems.

  • How green is your senator?

    Wed, Feb 24, 2010 6:13 AM by Siel Ju

    See how your members of Congress scored on the 2009 National Environmental Scorecard.

  • Placing a tax on sugary beverages

    Tue, Feb 23, 2010 6:23 AM

    Video: State Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez of California, who introduced a soda tax bill, explains why it's necessary to fight obesity.

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