Healthy Living

Ready to live your healthiest life? From the best vitamins and supplements to everyday habits that boost your mental health and wellness, these healthy living tips are a great place to start.

6 Questions You Have About Biotin Supplements—Answered

Although it's renowned for its role in the development of healthy hair and nails, the health benefits of biotin—an important...


9 Treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome

Is the sudden urge to move your legs at night affecting your sleep? If so, you might have a condition...


Science Has Just Discovered the Secret to Learning a New Language

When it comes learning a new language, practice really does make perfect.


Optimistic People Do These 10 Things Every Day

Adopt these simple habits and it won’t be hard to see the glass as half full.


6 Ways to Become a Morning Person, According to Science

Not a morning person? Research suggests these simple tweaks can help you start the day feeling more alert, mindful and...


Go Ahead, Swear Away: Science Says It’s Good for Your Health

Feeling stressed? Go ahead and let loose with the #!!@#$!!! Here's why swearing will genuinely help you feel better.


15 New Year’s Resolutions That Are Impossible to Stick To

Most resolutions fail because they're more like dreams than goals. Ditch these pie-in-the-sky promises for a better, healthier year to...


The Secret to Happiness Only Takes One Minute a Day

Happiness is easier to attain than you might think, and it doesn't require any chanting or deep breathing. Read on...



The Truth About TV Remotes Will Make You Never Want to Touch One Again

Could you get sick just from changing the channel?



Dai Manuel’s 5 Unhealthy Eating Habits to Break

Want to make important changes to your lifestyle? Start with what you eat. Fitness expert, motivational speaker and author of...


3 Surprising Lessons All Grown-Ups Can Learn From Babies

Although we feed, nurture and raise them, it turns out there are a number of life lessons grown-ups can stand...


How to Drink Without Getting a Hangover

Why wait for a hangover cure when you can prevent a hangover from happening altogether? Here are the best ways...


3 Simple Ways to Embrace Change Now

With a little preparation and some strategic choices, you can find the ability to welcome change.


Bill Gates Has 4 Rules When It Comes to Reading—and You Should Follow Them

Listen to these four rules of reading to get the most out of your next book.

The Scientific Reasons Behind These 8 Super Annoying Habits

Why does your co-worker constantly clear his throat? What’s behind your best friend’s Facebook oversharing? The answers go a lot...


14 Mind-Blowing Facts About Selfies

Selfies may seem vain and frivolous, but there's actually a lot more to this cultural phenomenon than meets the (camera's)...


The Surprising Science Behind the Healing Power of Touch

It's the sense that we most often take for granted—and one cannot live without. Check out the surprising science behind...


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Release Yourself from Regrets

Thinking differently can free you from guilt, shame and sorrow



What You Need to Know About Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

You schedule Saturday as your big workout day and feel strong after a great run and an even better session...


9 Surprising Benefits of Chewing Gum

It doesn't just freshen breath—the advantages that come from munching on a small stick are quite significant from head to...


How to Become Smarter: 3 Genius Strategies to Hone Your Wits

As it turns out, beefing up your brain is like building a limber body: with a few simple exercises, you...


50 Secrets Nurses Wish They Could Tell You

What really happens in the beds, rooms and halls of our hospitals? Find out from the experts. Here, nurses shed...


Duchess Kate Has an Important Message for Everyone Who Struggles with Their Mental Health

Duchess Kate has teamed up with a charity to make a difference. Watch her powerful video, where she sums up...


Reader’s Digest Health Report: November 2017

We've rounded up the four best medical discoveries from around the world for November.