We have all had times in our lives when we may be feeling a little “off.”  I know that I have gone through periods when nothing seems to be going my [...]

  In a more recent multiyear study, published in May in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists followed nearly 10,000 breast cancer survivors, many of them in [...]

  The average person makes more than 200 decisions about food every day, and most of the time isn’t even aware of it. We may take a stand each morning when it comes to o[...]

  I grew up with a fat dad — 450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he would rotate to a new fad diet, and my family ended up eating whatever freeze-dried, saccharin-loa[...]

n 1982, a longtime friend -- one of those rare, priceless people who can see gaps in your emotional life that are invisible to you -- gave me a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy as a birth[...]

The secret to health and happiness is simple, be a pet guardian. Studies show that having pets can increase the quality of your life.[...]

Dr. Dennis Turner, a leading expert on the feline-human bond, explains why he likes cats: "I appreciate the fact that they're very sensitive. They are very independent th[...]

Do you wake up in the morning feeling more tired than you did when you went to bed? If so, something is disturbing your sleep. But do you know what it is? Some reasons for sle[...]

It's well known that dogs are "man's best friend" — and now we have science to prove it. The emotional benefits of pet ownership can be equal to those of [...]