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Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim It’s common knowledge that exercise has many benefits. While it can keep the heart healthy and the muscles strong, there are mental benefits as well. Whether it’s the endorphins that long distance runners report, or...

By Dina Fine Maron | Aug 18, 2015 Whenever the fictional character Popeye the Sailor Man managed to down a can of spinach, the results were almost instantaneous: he gained superhuman strength. Devouring any solid object similarly did the trick...

By Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, Smita Malhotra M.D., P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D. In 1994, after injuring her back and knee while training for the Boston marathon, Sara Lazar came across an advertisement for a yoga class while leaving her physical...

In a discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers have found that the brain is directly linked to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist. The discovery could have profound implications for diseases from autism to...