social

Your friends might be making you fat, according to recent reports. As Bethany pointed out, some friends might purposely undermine your healthy habits, ... Read More »

I recently covered a study with results which showed that obesity may be socially contagious. So I was interested to see that another study reported ... Read More »

If you're trying to lose weight, you pretty much have to go live in under a rock to avoid all temptation. The problem is the food pushers -- that is, ... Read More »

I think that this is one of the most interesting subjects I've come across in a while. The New England Journal of Medicine recently published this ... Read More »

As I work from home today, Dr. Phil is bleating away in the background about husbands who sabotage their wives' weight loss efforts because they want ... Read More »

There's nothing wrong with wanting to enjoy a little bit of quality "me" time. Whether you enjoy solo walks with your dog, love to settle into a hot ... Read More »

Since the United States does not have federal smoking control legislation and each individual state must determine legislative bans, only about half ... Read More »

One of my biggest fears is losing myself in a Dementia-fueled haze, in which I forget relatives, experiences and years of my life, as my great aunt ... Read More »

Having a good group of friends, or even just one best friend, is one of the great pleasures in life. They're there to make you laugh when you're down ... Read More »

According to a study done by Marcus Westin of Uppsala University, single parents have poorer health than married couples or couples living together. ... Read More »