Heartbreak is exquisitely painful. The anguish we feel impacts every aspect of our lives. We think about little else, we care about little else, and we can focus on little else. Our ability to function, to go about our days and perform our regular responsibilities is significantly impaired. All we want is for the pain …

Birthday candles may define your real age, but much of your body—from taste buds to bones to eyelashes—is renewing at shockingly faster rates. Your Stomach Lining Is: 5 days old Also known as the mucosa, your stomach lining plays a key role in helping you digest food. Special cells produce the acid and enzymes responsible …

Can these foods boost your libido? Many humans enjoy sex and as a result have long turned to different foods to help get themselves — and their partners — in the mood. Pop culture tells us foods like oysters and chocolate are supposed to make us feel sexy, but is there any truth — or …

Intelligence may be somewhat innate, but wisdom can most certainly be learned. Here’s how to wise up at any age. Wisdom vs. Intelligence Although people value intelligence—understanding, reasoning, the ability to learn—they also respect wisdom, or the knowledge and experience that we accumulate over a lifetime. Cognitive scientists call the former “fluid intelligence,” which does …

Instead of envying 20-somethings for their ability to seemingly keep weight off with zero effort, follow these tips to help speed up your metabolism. Drink more H2O Ensuring you get the proper amount of water every day is probably one of the oldest health tricks in the book, but it’s not just because it keeps …