You can live for about three minutes without air, three days without water and about 21 days without food. But in between food and water, there is something else critically essential: sleep. It turns out you can only live about 11 days without sleep. You can give it a try if you don’t believe me, …

Flattery will get you everywhere. (Or so says the cliché.) But when it comes to your relationship, it’s only partially true. Compliments that are hollow will fall on deaf ears. (Or, worse, will backfire.) But if you deliver the right compliment—and you mean it—it will do wonders for your relationship. With that in mind, we’ve …

When I asked Rachel Sussman, a a relationship expert and marriage counselor in New York City, about the most common fights couples have, she started mentioning things like chores and social media. I was skeptical. These issues seemed relatively trivial, especially compared to infidelity or a clash in parenting styles. But Sussman explained that the …

Walking more than 4,000 steps a day can improve attention and mental skills in adults 60 and older, according to UCLA research published December 12 in a preprint edition of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Various studies have found that physical activity is important in preventing cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. Cognitive decline …

Even for those of us with the noblest intentions and the steeliest of willpower, Christmas can be a temptation just too great. We know we should consume moderate portions, pass on seconds, stand away from the buffet table, and stop eating when we feel satisfied, but inevitably we overindulge and feel, well, stuffed! If you’re …