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• Five Ways to Improve Your Diet (Before It Kills You)

  Are you ready to kiss that killer diet goodbye?

• Is Sitting the New Smoking?

  All the hours you spend sitting could be shortening the hours of your life. The outcry against sitting has become so loud that some equate it with the uproar smoking prompted in previous generations. 

• Count on Science — Not Sheep — for a Good Night’s Sleep

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor

• Avoiding Daily Risks of 5 Germ Hotspots

  No matter where we go, one thing is certain — germs will follow. And, while there’s no iron-clad way to avoid them, we can take precautions to reduce the risks of getting sick, says Dr. Javier Lopez-De-Arco, a primary care physician with Orlando Health Physician Associates. Let’s take a look at five germ hotspots you encounter daily and the steps you can take to stop germs in their tracks.

• 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Sick

  Whether it’s a summer cold or the start of school and then flu season, germs are lurking out there. Following a few good habits can help ward off illness, says Dr. Robert Olson, a family medicine physician with Orlando Health Physician Associates. Here are five of his top picks.

• 5 Reasons to Exercise

  Exercise is as essential to health as eating right and getting enough sleep.

• How Food Affects Our Sleep

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor

• 5 Signs You’re Overwhelmed (and How to Fix It)

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor

• Lower Your Stress Level in 10 Minutes

  Everyone experiences stress. Whether it’s short-term stress from getting caught in a traffic jam or long-term concerns over finances, the more stress you have, the more it can affect your health and well-being.

• The Food and Mood Connection

  When we feel stressed-out, many of us reach for food to improve our mood. But foods and moods are connected by more than a psychological need for comfort. They are linked through stress-driven changes that occur in our bodies.