- Sports/Recreation -
Lessons on Aging From a Record-Setting 105-Year-Old French Bicyclist
By Michael DregniRobert Marchand, who recently set a new record for centenarians, appears to be getting fitter as he ages.
Michael Dregni
Endurance Athletes and Heart Arrhythmias: Exercise Overdose?
By Michael DregniA new book, The Haywire Heart, examines the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of a condition dubbed “athlete’s heart.”
- Brain/Mental Health -
Untangling Alzheimer’s
By Michael DregniBreakthroughs in understanding dementia are leading to new healthcare approaches. Nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep may be the keys to prevention.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Yellow Jersey
By Michael DregniGreg LeMond remains the only American to have won the Tour de France, as a wonderful new book details.
- General Health -
Lifestyle Can Thwart Cancer
By Michael DregniThirty-year mega study finds up to 48 percent of carcinoma could be prevented with healthy lifestyles.
- Digital Detox -
5 Ways to Ease Digital Eyestrain
By Michael DregniThe time you spend staring at your screen is taxing for your eyes. Here's how you can take the edge off.
- Food Culture -
Book Review: Kitchen Matrix Cookbook
By Michael DregniMark Bittman’s new cookbook will give you the confidence you need in the kitchen.
- Fitness Tips -
The Upside of All-Out Intervals
By Michael DregniThe results of a 12-week study on interval training offers good news for exercisers short on time.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Overcoming Gymtimidation
By Michael DregniAnxiety about being judged in the gym can lead to a fear of working out at all. Rejoice instead in what you can do.
- Nutrition -
Sugar-Coated Lies
By Michael DregniHow the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to shift heart-disease blame to fat and cholesterol
- Brain/Mental Health -
3 Ways to Fight Alzheimer’s
By Michael DregniThe key to avoiding Alzheimer's is fighting neuroinflammation. How do you do that? Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, says it's all about lifestyle choices.
- Brain/Mental Health -
Recovering From a Head Injury
By Michael DregniThree experts weigh in on how to treat concussions and other head injuries.
- General Health -
Being Out of Shape Almost as Bad for You as Smoking
By Michael DregniA long-term study links poor aerobic capacity with a significant risk for premature mortality.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Living With Alzheimer’s
By Michael DregniWriter Greg O’Brien fights his early-onset dementia by chronicling the effects of the disease in the stunning memoir On Pluto.
- Nutrition -
Government-Sponsored Junk Food
By Michael DregniA new study links consumption of foods containing subsidized ingredients with America’s obesity epidemic.
- Brain/Mental Health -
Which Exercise Is Best for the Brain?
By Michael DregniA new study has identified the most beneficial workouts for your neurological health.
- Work -
5 Ways Your Office May Be Harming Your Health
By Michael DregniDiscover what you can do to make your work environment a healthier place to be.
- Food Culture -
What’s Cooking in Restaurants for 2016
By Michael DregniDiscover the National Restaurant Association’s forecast of 20 hot food trends for next year.
- General Health -
Exercise Enhances Genes
By Michael DregniNew research by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet is beginning to unravel the mystery of how exercise alters the function of our genes.
- Fitness Tips -
High-Intensity Intervals Change How Muscle Cells Manage Calcium
By Michael DregniNew study explains why short, intensive bursts of exercise are as effective than long workouts — and why antioxidants can undermine endurance training.
- Nutrition -
Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Blame Obesity on Lack of Exercise, Not Poor Diet
By Michael DregniSuch “science-backed” misinformation is part of the food industry’s PR campaigns to mislead the public on nutrition.