Health

What comes to mind when you hear the word healthcare? It probably isn’t pretty: political fights, long wait times and the burdensome insurance game. Today’s hospital or doctor’s office visit is not what it ...

Feeling sleepy before sundown or incessant irritability are not the only side effects from traveling across time zones. In fact, failing to properly prepare for jet lag can lead to numerous negative health ...

At 27, I was a third-year medical student in Pittsburgh, working 110 hours per week, running 7 miles at a 6.5 mile/minute pace several days per week, and subsisting on tea, bagels and pasta. At that age, it...

William Shakespeare wrote “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come” in The Merchant of Venice. But we’ve come a long way from the 16th century when potentially toxic tinctures were used by the upper c...

The definition of wellness is continually evolving as we find relief in meditative practices, high-quality foods and high-end personal care products. We eat cleaner and work out harder in order to revitaliz...

The 2018 World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest country, with Norway, Denmark and Iceland not far behind. Why? They rank the highest in the main factors that support a blissful country: prosperit...

Traveling is something you cannot afford to avoid in your life. You can go on a business trip, travel for pleasure, or perhaps decide to take your family for a vacation. But with your busy travel schedule, ...

Do you want to travel enjoying the freedom and adventure of a backpacker? A backpacker can explore places a luggage-toting tourist cannot. The adventure may be waiting, but do make sure you pack the essenti...

When I first laid eyes on the glossy airline magazine advertisement for what is now my career, I was somewhat incredulous. How did they get the photoshop just right and get that 74 year old man’s head on th...

With our vigorous holiday social schedules, we are all a little guilty of over-spraying, over-contouring, and over-polishing – all for good reason, of course. When the season comes to a close and you begin ...