Health and Wellness

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Opinion | Microbes, a Love Story (Published 2017)
This Valentine’s Day, as you bask in the beauty of your beloved, don’t just thank his or her genes and your good fortune; thank microbes. (Illustration: Davy Evans)
Healthy Breakfast Secrets
Each day, an estimated 10 to 20% of adults in the U.S. skip breakfast. And that, nutrition experts say, may be a mistake. Here's how to make the ideal healthy breakfast.
Rhubarb Crumble
This rhubarb crumble is the perfrect combination of rhubarb and apple. Click on the link for the full recipe, for free, even if you don't have a subscription to The New York Times.
Opinion | Forgot Where You Parked? Good (Published 2017)
The brain’s approach to forgetting serves us well, helping prune away memories that we don’t really need. (Illustration: Marion Fayolle) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/opinion/sunday/forgot-where-you-parked-good.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Do You Need To Detox? Nutrition Experts Answer
Every year, the wellness world touts the effectiveness of “cleanses” — which are often liquid diets that mainly consist of vegetable and fruit juices. But our bodies themselves have plenty of filters. Click on the photo to read more for free.
Opinion | After 54 Years, We Fell in Love. After Five Months, I Got Leukemia. (Published 2017)
A wonderful love story from Delia Ephron. (Illustration: Ping Zhu) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/opinion/sunday/delia-ephron-love-leukemia.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Opinion | What Cookies and Meth Have in Common (Published 2017)
Stress plays a role in encouraging food and drug addictions. Take the stress way, and the cravings go, too. (Illustration: Josh Cochran) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/opinion/sunday/what-cookies-and-meth-have-in-common.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Opinion | Trying to Embrace a ‘Cure’ (Published 2017)
The type of dwarfism my children and I have is now likely to be eliminated. But what will be lost with it? (Illustration: Dadu Shin) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/trying-to-embrace-the-cure.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
From charities that support children to organizations that feed families, there is no shortage of ways to get involved. (Photo: Aleksandra Michalska/Reuters)
Opinion | The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals (Published 2017)
Toxic chemicals like lead, certain air pollutants, pesticides, synthetic chemicals and infectious agents like Zika can derail the intricate molecular processes involved in a fetus’s healthy brain development. (Illustration: Sarah Mazzetti) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/toxic-chemicals-pregnancy-fetus.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Safety-net hospitals are keeping you healthy, whether you know it or not. (Illustration: Bianca Bagnarelli) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/sunday/safety-net-hospitals-health-care.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Opinion | Learning to Sing Again (Published 2017)
I had ceased to believe my body could make beauty or give delight. Until I sang again. (Illustration: Dadu Shin) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/opinion/learning-to-sing-again.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Opinion | The Amateur Abortionists (Published 2017)
Imagine a group — with no medical training — performing dozens of abortions a week in secret. (Illustration: Nikki McClure) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-amateur-abortionists.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Opinion | First, Sex Ed. Then Death Ed. (Published 2017)
"Five years ago, I taught sex education to my daughter Tessa’s class. Last week, I taught death education to my daughter Sasha’s class." A must-read Op-Ed. (Illustration: Jing Wei)
Opinion | Disabled, Shunned and Silenced in Trump’s America (Published 2017)
People with disabilities matter. I will never not be a person. I’m taking back my power and I want President Donald J. Trump to know it, this Op-Ed writer argues. (Illustration: Dadu Shin)