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A big year for workout firsts, 2013 gave us plenty of new opportunies to get active. Not only were fitness fads a hot topic in the research world, but they also made their way to the forefront of our social media, fashion and social lives (yes, people now go on SoulCycle dates!). Here’s a brief...

Usually when someone says, “Eat dirt!” they mean, “Die! I hate you! Die!” But apparently dirt-eating might be… healthy. Say what?! That’s right: NPR’s blog The Salt recently reported on the “under-the-radar” practice of eating a white clay known as kaolin. As nutritional anthropologist Sera Young told NPR’s Linda Chen, clay, when eaten, might act as “a mud mask for...

Originally proposed by George Vernon Hudson, a New Zealander working after-hours as an entomologist and wanting extra daylight for his research, DST was first implemented in 1916 in Europe to divert precious fuel resources from lighting to the war effort. Thus was born a double-edged sword: the theft of an hour of sleep in exchange...

If you’re served a piece of chicken that has a pinkish hue, are you immediately paranoid you’ll get salmonella? Turns out, your fears aren’t unfounded: Every year, approximately 42,000 cases of salmonella are reported in the U.S. — but because many milder cases aren’t diagnosed or reported, the actual number of infections may be 29...

Don’t get me wrong: I like water just fine. Consuming enough of it, however, has always been a challenge for me. Living at sea level meant that hydration could be a somewhat casual affair, but things got serious during a surf trip to Costa Rica: After days in the hot sun, dehydration bit me in...

There’s no real cure for the common cold, except to get through it as best you can. Oof. That’s a punch straight to the gut. But don’t worry, there are a few things you can do from the comfort of your own home to help soothe common-cold symptoms like fever, runny nose and a sore...

Let’s face it: Most of us would be in much better shape if we put as much time, money, thought and energy into taking care of our bodies as we put into maintaining our cars. If that sounds like you, here are five ways you can give your body a simple tune-up to get on...