The seed that makes chia pet hair grow is also packed with omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and antioxidants.

Oats are packed with phytochemicals and cholesterol-lowering insoluble fiber. Here’s a delicious way to get more oats into your diet.

Everyone loves a good massage and now there is research supporting the health benefits of this feel-good therapy.

If you hate to exercise your chances of sticking with it are slim, so find activities that you look forward to and have fun with it.

More women than men die of cardiovascular disease every year and are less likely to receive the right treatment after a heart attack.

Millions of baby boomers take a baby aspirin every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks, but it may cause more harm than good for some.

Exercise is good for reducing fat stores and reducing calories can cut some risk factors for diabetes and heart disease as much as exercise.

Carbohydrates are vital to our bodies for energy, but some carbs, such as fruits and vegetables, are better for us than other carb sources.

Tis the season for low vitamin D levels. Numerous studies have found low levels of vitamin D can increase the risk of a variety of diseases.

Are these diet and exercise excuses keeping you from being your most fit and healthy?

It may sound like good news, but obesity is still a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

80 million Americans have pre-diabetes but with healthy lifestyle changes they could prevent or delay the development of full blown type 2 diabetes.

Maintaining a healthy weight and eating phytonutrient-rich foods can help lower the risk of developing cancer.

Every athlete and active person has different needs, and a personalized diet based on the individual is key for optimal performance.

A recent study has found that when mice are fed a diet with walnuts they have slower growing prostate cancer tumors.

Here are 14 weekly food challenges to help transform your diet into a healthy one.

Acid reflux drugs are commonly prescribed for children with asthma, but research has found an increased risk of respiratory illness and no improvements in asthma control.

Many families juggle school, homework, and outside activities. They need easy to make dinners that can be eaten while on-the-go.

Dr. Katz of Yale’s Prevention Research Center says we must come together now to take action to help reduce the incidence of obesity in our country.

If you are trying to adopt more healthy habits, start small and build on habits that you can stick with for the long haul.

Gentle stretching and exercises that strengthen core muscles supporting the spine can help ease back pain.

We all want our children to eat their vegetables, but it isn’t always easy. Here are some tips to boost their intake.

Vitamin E appears to help repair torn muscle cell membranes which could eventually lead to treatment benefits for muscle-wasting diseases like ALS.

Keep it simple with exercise. The most important thing is to do it consistently.

Manganese is being studied as a potential treatment for a specific type of food poisoning that takes over one million lives every year.