Mind Games

Mind Games - August, 2010

On a warm night in April 2005, Marine Lance Corporal Steven Schulz was on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, as vehicle commander of his platoon when a bomb...

Walk This Way

Walk This Way - May, 2010

At 59 years old, Steve Mitchell was ready to start a new chapter in his life. Newly retired from a high-level position with the Federal Government's Social ...

Boning Up on Multiple Sclerosis

Boning Up on Multiple Sclerosis - January, 2010

When 32-year-old Tim McQuay started walking down the stairs at work, he stumbled and suddenly realized he couldn't move. A strong African American...

Hitting the Mattress with MS

Hitting the Mattress with MS - January, 2009

Even before Glenn Scott was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), he was pounding his mattress in frustration. "I was waking up at 2 a.m. and was lucky if ...

Sniffle Stoppers

Sniffle Stoppers - January, 2009

There's still no cure for the common cold, but keeping your sinuses clear, a fever down, and your immune system in top condition can reduce the misery by as much as four days...

Saving Lives One Heart at a Time

Saving Lives One Heart at a Time - December, 2008

When one of my daughters died from a rare heart condition, I knew I had to do whatever I could to protect the other two -- and anyone else who might be at risk...

Transform Yourself, Transform Your Life

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 ...

Age with Attitude

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...

Helping Hands

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....

Yoga Fix: Hot Flashes

Yoga Fix: Hot Flashes - October, 2007

About 85 percent of menopausal women endure the prickly heat of hot flashes, which happen when a drop in estrogen levels throws the nervous system into overdrive. Doing the yoga pose Legs Up the Wall calms your nerves...