If you’re from a western culture, there’s a good chance that, upon sitting, you cross your legs in some way or another. Maybe you’re the type to instinctively overlap them at your feet. Or maybe you’re a diehard yogi, and regularly sit Sukhasana (colloquially, “criss-cross applesauce”). Or maybe you’re a devout figure-four (ankle rested on …

It starts innocently enough. Somewhere north of 40, you might find yourself getting your first pair of glasses so you can read the fine print, that, at one point, didn’t look so darn tiny. But ladies, that’s just the beginning. With menopause approaching, our bodies and minds start going through a cascade of changes, many …

When you’re pregnant, it makes sense that you’d want to pay closer attention to what you put in your mouth. After all, the food you eat goes to your baby, too. “We are what we eat, and what we eat is going to make that baby,” says Liz Weinandy, RD, a registered dietitian who works …

This year in the United States, nearly 100,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma. If you’re familiar with the condition, you may know that it’s the rarest form of skin cancer. But here’s the thing: it’s also deadliest. “Melanoma tumors can be very small, but as they grow deeper into the skin, they develop the ability …

Health-conscious shoppers are no strangers to the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables, but a 2018 report from the Environmental Working Group offers another reason to think twice about what you’re picking up at the grocery store. In their annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, the nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental organization found that strawberries top the …