Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • Making food fair

    Fri, Dec 18, 2009 5:41 PM by Siel Ju

    Fair Food Project's 3-video series shows how domestic workers, farms and companies can all benefit from a fairer farm labor system.

  • Many school cafeterias aren't inspected

    Fri, Dec 18, 2009 12:26 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    Recent investigation finds that more than 8,500 schools in the U.S. had no kitchens inspections last year.

  • Airport noise does more than just annoy

    Thu, Dec 17, 2009 4:52 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    New research finds that living near an airport can increase rates of stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease and depression.

  • Cigarettes mutate smokers' genes

    Thu, Dec 17, 2009 2:38 PM by Katy Rank Lev

    Scientists at Cancer Genome Project want to decode the DNA for a tumor cell to better identify the mutations.

  • San Francisco mayor backs mandatory cell phone radiation labels

    Wed, Dec 16, 2009 6:06 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch

    If it passes, the measure will be the first in the nation to require manufacturers to reveal a phone's level of radiation.

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