The muscles that keep you walking aren’t only in your legs
Ask someone which muscles keep them walking and most will point to their thighs. The real workhorse sits lower down — and some of the muscles that keep…
Category: Health & Fitness
Allergies don’t retire
Allergies are supposed to be a childhood problem you eventually outgrow. For a lot of people, it works the other way around. While most allergies begin…
Ragweed can make melon itchy
Bite into a slice of cantaloupe in late summer and feel your mouth tingle? It may not be the fruit so much as the pollen. In a quirk called oral allergy…
Shingles shot may protect the brain
The shingles vaccine, recommended for adults 50 and older, may do more than prevent a painful rash — it appears to protect the brain. Taking advantage of…
A small gland may hint at how you are aging
Tucked behind the breastbone sits a gland most people never think about — the thymus. New research suggests it may reveal something about how well a…
There is no such thing as a male watermelon
One of summer’s most repeated bits of produce-aisle wisdom holds that round melons are “female” and sweet, while long, oblong ones are “male” and watery….
More ways to spot a ripe melon
The creamy yellow ground spot is the single best sign of ripeness. A few more cues stack the odds in your favor. Heft it. A ripe melon feels heavy for its…
Watermelon was buried with King Tut
When Howard Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the food left for the young pharaoh’s afterlife included watermelon seeds, sealed away more…
A pool may be the best gym for painful joints
Water does something no treadmill can: it makes the body lighter and the workout harder at the same time. Step into a pool and buoyancy lifts the load off…
Don’t skip the state fair because of your knees
You do not have to give up the state fair just because walking the grounds has become difficult. The mobility scooter has become standard equipment at…