Eat to Win: Can Food Enhance Performance? - August, 2008
Track and field Olympian Marion Jones was America's darling during the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, bringing home three gold medals and two bronzes...
Transform Yourself, Transform Your Life - July, 2008
I was the human equivalent of a caterpillar holed up in a cocoon, my life a monotonous loop of studying, eating and sleeping. Then my surgeon dislodged ...
Bathe With a Stranger - June, 2008
A dozen candles illuminated the bathroom with a soft glow -- just enough light to see the bubbles and my glass of wine. I was calm...
3 Antidotes to Overeating - June, 2008
We're all guilty of overindulging sometimes - an extra helping of potatoes here, a wedge of key lime pie there. But loading up on calories forces your body into...
Age with Attitude - May, 2008
At 83-years-young, Madeleine Gough is in superb health. She lives by herself, carries a full schedule, and mentally, she's at the top of her...
Earth-Friendly Wines - April, 2008
In a ceremony on Sonoma Mountain in spring, the Benziger family buries a cow horn packed with a homeopathic paste of silica (a pale pink...
I tried it: Energy Healing - February, 2008
The note taking and incessant typing were taking a debilitating toll on my right hand. At first, i could tolerate the pain, but when the base of my thumb started aching while I was lounging on the couch I knew I needed help. ...
Hello Stanols, Hello Sterols! - February, 2008
When your cholesterol levels run high, many favorite foods are forbidden. Butter, whole milk, full-fat cheese, milk chocolate: all out. But now, some of these same foods -- and others, like granola bars and yogurt -- are being fortified...
The ABC's of Slim - January, 2008
Ready to ditch some pounds? A is for alcohol. You booze, you lose: A daily serving of hooch may be better for keeping off weight than abstaining. Alcohol may increase leptin, a hormone that curbs your appetite for sweets....
Helping Hands - January, 2008
When Toni Mandala's 84-year-old father was suffering with Alzheimer's disease -- and its accompanying confusion, incontinence, and depression -- she moved him into the house across the street to care for him herself....