The Power of Rest

Why sleep alone is not enough–and how to reset your body

Matthew J. Edlund M.D.

To get there you start here

Taking the Health Trouble out of Air Travel

Here's how to find a healthier way to travel.

Fruits are mostly water

It's Time to Start Drinking (Water)

To deny dehydration derangement, make life more fluid.

Can Too Much Sleep Really Kill You?

People certainly seem to think so, but the relationship between sleep and illness is not so simple.

Timing matters

Time Rules Life

Body clock medicine makes a comeback.

Food is not just healthy but beautiful

Eat Food, Not Vitamins

What generally gets forgotten is that the “advantage” of vitamins comes from studies of food, not supplements. 

It's fun to play; it even gets you a smarter body.

Get Smart: Go Dirty

To get a smart body, educate your immunity, not just your head.

Who said psychiatric diagnosis is easy?

Psychiatric Diagnosis Is Difficult, and So Is Treatment

The genetics of psychiatric diagnosis is complex. That's another reason why effective treatments are, too.

Do Your Legs Control Your Brain?

What your body knows and you don't can make you smarter.

Mental Health's Double Standard

New ways to keep mental health practitioners from practicing

People Are Sleep Deprived. What Can They Do to Recover?

Can I fully recover from lost sleep?

Body Clocks Change Your Health—But They Can Be Fixed

It's about time.

Night People in the Day World

Long nights do not lead to long life.

Do You Want to Live Long?

Why most reject a magic long life elixir

How Exercise Works

Exercise is education, a potent way to increase biological intelligence.

How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

A new analysis explores the relationship between drinking rates and disease.

The New Psychological Volatility

Normal isn't normal anymore.

Preventing Dementia

There are ways to prevent dementia that work — and keep you going a long, long time

Defending the Right to Walk

There's a right to own guns. Why not a right to safely walk?

The Happy Enemies of Sleep

To sleep, don't light the night.

Marketing Medical Marijuana

Don't you want to know for what medical marijuana works?

The Future of Fat

The burgeoning of the next generation.

Should We Stand At Work?

It's time to stand up and count.

Are the Most Effective Antidepressants the Least Used?

Use old drugs before you forget their effectiveness

To Do Sleep

A faster way to sleep?

Stress, Eating and Sleep

Sleep and overeating are deeply connected.

Rating Scales Can Kill You

The gaming of health care rating systems is a public health hazard.

What's the Best Way to Watch TV?

Are there healthier ways to watch TV?

It's Better Going With the Dogs

The many advantages of humanity's best friend.

"Safe" Drugs

Are prescription drugs truly safe?

Humanity Goes Viral

Viruses and sociopaths have lots in common.

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