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Build a Stronger Core With This Standing Ab Routine You Can Do Anywhere
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Floor-based ab work isn’t the only way to build a strong core — and for a lot of people, it isn’t even the most useful way. A standing routine trains your core the way you actually use it: upright, resisting rotation, stabilizing while you move. Read more…
Healthy Aging: Four Things With Solid Research Behind Them
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Four topics with solid research behind them: muscle strength, protein, sleep, and social connection. Our selection, not a ranking. Read more…
Dates vs Figs: Nutrition Compared (USDA Numbers)
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Figs and dates get lumped together as “the chewy dried fruits” — both sweet, both fiber-rich, both easy to overeat straight from the bag. But they’re not nutritionally interchangeable, and which one makes more sense depends on what you’re actually trying to get out of your snack. Read more…
Mattress Firmness and Back Pain: What the Trials Show
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What one 2003 trial and one systematic review say about mattress firmness, back pain and sleep, and a few practical points for shopping. Read more…
Hamstring Stretches for Tight Legs: What Research Shows
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A look at what the research says about how long to hold a hamstring stretch, plus a short routine for tight legs. Read more…
A Small Study Offers a Clue About Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
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“It’s just hormones” gets said about premenstrual mood dips like it explains anything, when really it just names a symptom and calls it a day. A small 2025 study in blood cells from women with PMDD offers a clue to one possible mechanism, and it’s more interesting than a shrug. Read more…
