Promoting Stretches Research suggests that evening stretching can help reduce sleep onset time and improve sleep quality.

CHICAGO -- Nearly 2 million people in Illinois could lose federal food benefits ahead of Thanksgiving if Congress can't agree on a budget by the end of the month. The Illinois Department of Human ...

The world has gone nuts for pistachios, with the obsession for Dubai chocolate triggering a supply crunch. That’s according to one US study on 51 adults that found nighttime pistachio consumption ...

The benefits of exercise and physical therapy October is National Physical Therapy Month and experts say movement is key to keeping your joints healthy, despite the myth that exercise wears down your ...

There are some logical things we know to be true: working out is tiring. And being tired helps you fall asleep. But exercise before bed can sometimes have the opposite effect. I have personal ...

In a recent study published in Cell Metabolism, a research paper provides the first evidence that sperm microRNAs act as carriers of epigenetic information, enabling the intergenerational transmission ...

As a general rule, regular running promotes better sleep. But there appears to be an exception: hard exercise in the hours before bedtime. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the journal Nature ...

You can forget the “no screens, no exercise, no snacks” bedtime rules that are designed to provide teens with good sleep. New research shows that almost all teens break them – and they still sleep ...

Science has confirmed that exercise is good for the brain. It increases blood flow, inhibits stress hormones, and stimulates the release of “feel-good” endorphins. One way exercise is thought to yield ...

Every September, we typically notice a decrease in usage of the YMCA, and any other fitness centers I ever worked at. To be honest, so far, we have been extremely busy, which is great. But we do ...

Today, we are thinking about choices. You make them every day. Some of them can have a big effect on your health; others less so. This week, we’ve dug into a few: Whole milk or skim? Eat oysters raw ...

While humans evolved to perform routine endurance activity, recent secular trends in the United States and globally have resulted in a dramatic rise in the amount of time spent inactive in both ...