Chasing Life
The Benefits of Gratitude
It turns out a simple “thank you” really can go a long way. In fact, giving thanks doesn’t just make others feel good – it can also boost your own men...
How Worried Should You Be About Ultraprocessed Foods?
We've all heard of processed foods, but what about ultraprocessed foods, which make up more than half of the typical American diet? In this special Ch...
What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
The U.S. is grappling with a recently discovered outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows, driven by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. It's the first...
What Camels Teach Us about the Future
Global temperatures are rising, severe storms are intensifying and people are feeling climate anxiety. Does saving the planet mean living without comf...
The Joy of Food
For many of us, our weight and eating habits feel deeply intertwined. But how do you strike a balance between eating for pleasure and eating for fuel?...
Body Neutrality with Jameela Jamil
When it comes to optimizing our mental and physical health, many of us focus on managing our weight and metabolic function. But what happens when the ...
Do Diets Really Work?
Keto. High protein. Intermittent fasting. So many diets claim to be the best way to lose weight. But do diets actually work? Research shows that diets...
Do These Quick Weight Loss Hacks Work?
There's no shortage of products and procedures promising a quick way to weight loss. But do they work? Or is it all just marketing and hype? In this e...
Lindy West on what we’re getting wrong about weight
Thirteen years ago, Seattle-based writer Lindy West wrote an essay that took the internet by storm called “Hello, I’m Fat.” That essay would become th...
Is Obesity Really a Disease?
How much do our genetics determine our destiny when it comes to how much we weigh? Cambridge geneticist Giles Yeo says your genes play a bigger role t...