There's a peppery green related to mustard and garden cress that your lungs truly love. It's watercress.

Lose a pound recently? Great! Then keep it off with this mighty nutrient: vitamin C.

What’s the real key to losing weight, you ask? It’s all about the weekends.

Salad is pretty healthful to start with, to be sure. But not all salads are created equal. (Case in point: iceberg lettuce with ranch dressing. Wimpy!)

Live near a busy intersection? Dig your downloaded iTunes? Then lowering your blood pressure may be as easy as shutting the window or turning down your player.

Help your body incinerate that stubborn spare tire by drinking this metabolism booster before your workout.

For a little bit of cell-soothing nutrition, add an extra sprinkle of these zingy flakes to your slice: oregano.

It burns fat, fends off disease, strengthens our bones, and improves our mood -- and now studies suggest it may even suppress our appetites.

To keep your knees and hands free of arthritis, here's what you should have before each meal: a small salad.

It's lean, it's laden with fill-you-up protein, and it helps keep your arteries clear. What is it?

Want a fun and easy way to power up your brain? Have a chat over coffee, tea, or even warm milk.

Four simple rules could turn your breakfast into a cravings crusher, pound shedder,andmood booster.

Take time to find -- anddo-- things that make you happy. It could mean better blood sugar.

Red wine isn’t the only beverage that helps keep your arteries clear. Here are two other mighty fine choices: cranberry juice and tea.

The button mushrooms you bought at the store aren’t just a pretty kabob filler. Those beauties may have talent, too.

The button mushrooms you bought at the store aren’t just a pretty kabob filler. Those beauties may have talent, too.

Curls and sit-ups can definitely help tone your abs, but a new study suggests something else might work better.

Which fruit is the clear front-runner when it comes to antioxidants? Hint: It’s smaller than a grape and darker than a blueberry.

Could cancer on your lips sound anylessappealing?

Wake up your taste buds and protect your pancreas while you're at it with some Indian food this weekend. Or try a Thai dish.

Getting toned arms and legs sounds like a job for Mr. Nautilus. But Mr. Peach?

Getting toned arms and legs sounds like a job for Mr. Nautilus. But Mr. Peach?

Give your walking workout more green by hiking trails or parks instead of asphalt and concrete. You'll do your heart a huge favor.

Maybe they’re called"magical fruit"in children's rhymes for a reason . . .

Maybe they’re called"magical fruit"in children's rhymes for a reason.

Hate the thought of losing your mental edge -- or worse, growing senile -- as you age? Well here's a simple way to slash your risk of dementia by73 percent.

Straight out of the can, peanuts are one amazing health food. But you may get more antioxidants if you buy them in the shell and do this: boil 'em.

You use it for cooking, cleaning, gardening, and a hundred other household chores. But for your blood sugar?

When you’re looking for a tip-off to how your eyes are doing, here’s one big clue.

A cool wedge of watermelon on a hot summer day? Refreshing, for sure. But watermelon is more than just a seasonal treat.

Which tropical fruit treat gives you the bigger antioxidant payout -- guava or papaya?

A sponge is like the back row in study hall -- it attracts all the bad elements. So here’s what you should do with it.

Could something a little sinister-sounding, like bacteria, actually be a boon to allergy sufferers?

If the pounds you dropped in time for summer are working their way back on, there’s a time-tested gadget that might help halt the creep.

Creamed, whole kernel, or on the cob, corn’s got something that can make you a whole lot healthier.

There may be a newly discovered bonus to good blood sugar control: better recall.

Any fan of Mexican food is familiar with cilantro. But here’s something you may not know about it: The pungent green could fend off gut-cramping illness.

So you grabbed a bag of chips, and a short while later, you were down to the crumbs. How’d that happen?

Which kind of strength-training equipment makes the most of your time: fixed machines or free-form gear?

Give your skin inside-out protection from the sun by putting these four items into your shopping cart: pomegranates, tomatoes, dark chocolate, and tea.

While you’re helping your significant other get slathered up with sunscreen this weekend, throw in a little bonus gift: a skin check.

For more youthful knee joints -- or anything that bends -- consider what’s in your kitchen.

When your mind is in need of honing, head straight for the produce aisle. And give your brain a bowl of cherries.

Who wouldn’t want to feel more energized and have a smile on their face all day? But short of popping some Prozac, it seems there’s no easy way. Until now. Enter yoga.

Your blood sugar will be sure to salute you this Independence Day if you grill up some of this: eggplant.

Getting older really gets a bad rap. It turns out you’ll have a lot to smile about.

We’ve all seen those hard-as-rock pears at the supermarket, picked well before their prime. Well, here’s a reason you might want to pass on them.

Given the blood sugar-, cholesterol-, and appetite-controlling effects of fiber, who wouldn’t sing its praises? Now, here’s another verse for the song.

Your eyes work nonstop for you. They help you admire everything from movie trailers to Monet. Now it’s payback time.

Your eyes work nonstop for you. They help you admire everything from movie trailers to Monet. Now it’s payback time.