Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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

  • Eat this, cure that: Illness-fighting foods

    Mon, Jan 04, 2010 10:04 AM

    Video: Feeling under the weather? Fitness magazine's Pam O'Brien joins the Today show's Jenna Wolf to talk about foods that can get you back on your feet.

  • Prion proteins capable of evolution despite containing no DNA

    Mon, Jan 04, 2010 8:36 AM by Bryan Nelson

    Scientists say specialized proteins that cause mad cow disease are lifeless but can still evolve.

    • ADVERTISEMENT

    Coca-Cola : Coming Together

    Coming Together
    Infographic
    Calories
    Get Fit
    Triple Play

  • Is there such a thing as a green dentist?

    Mon, Jan 04, 2010 6:12 AM by Matt Hickman

    Matt Hickman is happy to help find eco-minded dentists -- as long as it doesn't require him to sit in one of those chairs.

  • Join a green New Year's challenge

    Wed, Dec 30, 2009 4:29 PM by Siel Ju

    Keep your green resolution by signing up for a group challenge -- and getting eco-encouragement from fellow environmentalists.

  • Christmas miracle: Mother, baby revived after dying in labor

    Wed, Dec 30, 2009 11:36 AM

    Video: Doctors in Colorado call it a Christmas miracle: A mother and her lifeless baby suddenly come back to life after an emergency delivery. The Today show's Lester Holt reports.

  • Study: Ginkgo biloba doesn't work

    Wed, Dec 30, 2009 10:22 AM

    Video: Popular supplement has been touted as a memory booster since the 1970s, but a new study casts doubt on its on its effectiveness.

  • Waste not eggnog, want not cheesecake

    Tue, Dec 29, 2009 11:19 PM by Siel Ju

    Don't let that holiday eggnog go to waste! Try a post-party recipe to put the winter drink to good use.

  • Antibody discovered that kills previously incurable prostate cancer

    Tue, Dec 29, 2009 5:35 AM by Bryan Nelson

    The discovery brings optimism that a cure for prostate cancer could be right around the corner.

  • Why I’m optimistic about 2010: Easier green living

    Tue, Dec 29, 2009 3:06 AM by Siel Ju

    Green urban living got easier in 2009. Here's to making eco-conscious lifestyles even simpler in 2010.

  • Dark pleasures for eco-ethical chocoholics

    Mon, Dec 28, 2009 6:11 PM by Siel Ju

    Enjoy new gourmet organic dark chocolate bars -- from a company at the forefront of the fair trade movement.

  • 'Tis the season for treecycling

    Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:47 PM by Siel Ju

    My neighbors are planting sad-looking live trees -- and recycling even sadder dead brown ones. Go and do likewise!

  • Less toxic TVs in 2013

    Tue, Dec 22, 2009 4:59 PM by Siel Ju

    A common flame retardant known as Deca -- which may cause cancer and impair brain function -- will be voluntarily phased out by 2013.

  • Make wine syrup, not vinegar

    Mon, Dec 21, 2009 8:42 PM by Siel Ju

    Not sure what to do with all that leftover holiday wine? Make yummy red and white wine syrups and pour over organic waffles!

  • Bake an eco-gingerbread house

    Mon, Dec 21, 2009 7:55 PM by Siel Ju

    Pick from one of three tasty little gingerbread homes to bake for your eco holiday celebrations.

  • Woman rows alone across the Atlantic

    Mon, Dec 21, 2009 1:52 PM by Katy Rank Lev

    Endurance athlete Katie Spotz trying to raise awareness about clean drinking water.

INSIDE Fitness & Well-Being

 

More eco-terms

Galleries

More photo galleries
Advertisement