We said it. Par. Tay. Being social (without overdoing it) can help reduce the risk of stroke, dementia, and even the common cold. So get out there and make merry – your health may depend on it.
Always wanted to check out your innards? Don’t let science – or mechanical know-how – get in the way! Build your own MRI machine and save yourself the co-pay.
Always feel inadequate compared to your learned doctor? Suggest these possible diagnoses for perplexing symptoms, and you'll sound like a genius.
Surrounded by unhealthy friends and family? Skip the nagging and practice the ancient art of psychological jujitsu. They'll never see you coming.
Sure, you'd love to get healthy – so long as you don't have to do anything. Couch potatoes, rejoice: it's possible to reap the rewards of a slightly healthier lifestyle while still enjoying the pleasures of a slothful one.
If there were an Olympic sport called "pointless challenges executed at significant risk to life and limb," you'd be a gold medalist. Here’s how to turn your competitive drive into something that can actually help benefit your body.
Work for a scrooge who questions your every move? Here are some easy ways to prove you actually spent the morning getting poked and prodded.
Every college student dreads those three little words. Here's how to lose the weight without losing your social life.
If you suffer from _iatrophobia_, a fear of physicians, these simple tips can help you realize a checkup isn't so terrifying after all.
You're a true individual -- why shouldn't your workout regimen reflect your personal style? When it comes to getting fit, you just gotta be you!
In a world where death and disease remain the final frontiers, you can be one of the first pioneers to challenge mortality. All you have to do is cut off your head.
Before you see your doctor, you’re gonna have to wait. And wait. And wait. Here’s how to alleviate the boredom.
Worried you can't improve yourself and maintain your rep? Here's how you can get a rock-hard body without looking soft.
So you wanna be a centenarian! Exercising and eating right are obviously essential, but there are other, surprising things that may help you reach that momentous milestone. Here's to old age!
Logic and reason not doing the trick in convincing your teen that tanning beds are skin cancer incubators? Maybe it's time to try some new tactics.
Always wanted to go from out-of-shape loser to fist-pumping winner in the time it takes to play a song? Now you can!
Order yourself to get healthy or face the consequences, maggot!
The most uncomfortable part of going to the doctor isn't the cold stethoscope or the drafty gown -- it’s the stilted conversation with your MD. Here’s the prescription for a socially painless checkup.
They say you are what you eat… but can we be frank like a weiner? You’re no little Debbie, and you’re not the slimmest of Jims. Time to eat better so you can feel better.