Core exercises will build up your abs, but they do nothing for the layer of fat on top of them. Likewise, no leg exercise can give you slimmer thighs. It’s called “spot reduction,” and no matter what you see from headlines and tweets about shrinking your specific body parts—from flattening your stomach to doing some… […]
What surprised me was not that the president contracted the coronavirus, but that it took so long. He doesn’t wear a mask; he is often surrounded by others who do not wear masks; he tells people speaking to him to take off their masks. It almost seems like he was relying solely on the frequent […]
The president stated that he’s “not contagious at all” after spending time in the hospital due to a case of COVID-19, and would like to appear at an in-person debate next week. (The debate commission has said the debate will be remote.) Could he be correct? It’s complicated. Read more…
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One thing that’s changed for a lot of us this year is how we eat. Maybe for the better, maybe for worse. If you stress eat, it probably hasn’t been great. But then again, a lot of us have shifted to cooking more meals at home to avoid restaurants, or just because there are fewer […]
Over the past few years, we’ve gotten much better as a culture at recognizing burnout at work. Though that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ve made the changes necessary to address the root causes of burnout, even simply being able to identify when we’ve reached that point (or are about to) has been a step in […]
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I have been a marriage and family counselor for more than fifty years now. My work began in 1969 when I held my new-born son and made a vow to be a different kind of father than my father was able to be and to do everything I could to bring about a world where […]
The CDC recently updated its coronavirus information to note the coronavirus’s “potential for airborne spread.” This marks some subtle changes in the precautions we should take. Read more…
Most of us ordinary folks know what will make us healthier: a little strength training, eating vegetables, maybe losing some fat, doing cardio sometimes. But it doesn’t follow that somebody who does all of these things to an extreme is healthy. Even if they look good as a result. Read more…
President Trump held a fundraiser and mingled with the crowd hours before revealing he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Serenoa opens with fruits. Photo by Ted Bodner Like most men I was not aware of my prostate gland as a young man. I had a vague idea that all men had one, but little awareness of its purpose. I was busy making a living and raising a family. I’ve learned since that the prostate […]
Thanks for your question. To get an erection, lots of things need to work together: Good blood flow to your penis Good nerve signaling to your penis Normal hormone balance Other things such as stress (physical or emotional), mood, and use of substances such as alcohol or marijuana can affect your ability to get an […]
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