One of the most enthusiastically accepted pieces of medical advice to come down the pike may turn out to be bad advice, according to this piece in the Washington Post. The Post reports that a recent CDC study casts doubt on the notion that one or two drinks a day […]

Watching the Boston Marathon reminds some extemely sympathetic spectators (no, not me–it just makes me thirsty) of the pain of shin splints, a common injury among runners in training for Big Events like this. But what are shin splints? We know they’re not splints, but the shin part does sounds […]

Oxytocin, testosterone, dopamine…..This L.A. Times piece may not offer the most romantic explanation of the forces behind that wonderful lust for life that many of us feel this time of year, but this is about science, not sex. OK, it’s about sex too, but it’s the science of sex, as […]

Business travel is supposed to be good for business. Your boss never promised that it would be good for your health. And it’s not. Now, a recent study sponsored by British Airways and something called Research International tells us just how bad it is. This Washington Post story tells us […]

OK, so Mick Jagger wasn’t referring to cycling when he said “You can’t always get what you want.” It’s a lede, right? And that’s what we need here, something to get us into this fairly lengthy feature from Bicycling magazine about how a couple of busy professionals–a physician and an […]

Yes, it’s better to be fit than unfit, and yes, it’s better to exercise than it is not to exercise, but there are limits to what exercise and healthy living can accomplish, and very often those limits are much less than we imagine. This back-to-reality piece by the New York […]

Once upon a time, women of a certain age were expected to dress themselves in clothing of an uncertain shape and an unfathomable size. Not any more. The Wall Street Journal reports on efforts of the fashion industry to meet the demands of women over 40 whose bodies look like […]

Ken Saxton, a 49-year-old purist from Huntington Beach, can tell you why it’s better to run barefoot: You can feel the impact of your feet on the ground. Consequently, says Saxton, you are more aware of the importance of landing gently, and you are less likely to damage ankles, knees […]

In a finding that flies in the face of decades of advice on the importance of hydration, research now suggests that overhydration poses a greater danger to runners, triathletes and even hikers than does dehydration. The New York Times reports that the study, published in the New England Journal of […]

Strength training is time consuming. Warm up. Cool down. Rest between sets. By the time you’ve done all that, you’ve no time left to do the lifting. So how much of a workout, really, should be devoted to not working out? The Washington Post’s Moving Crew tells us that a […]