Health & Balance News & Features
- Simple Steps Toward a Healthier Lifestyle
Want to take better care of yourself, but not sure where to start? These simple health tips can help you create new habits.
- Social Media Sympathy
Nowadays, much of people's grieving shows up online. See the advice a professor of communication has about the benefits and pitfalls of mourning on social media.
- Exhausted Nurse's Photo Shows Emotional Toll of Job
Nurses take care of people every day, but who takes care of them?
- Do Mindfulness Apps Really Help Your Health?
Technology can bring nonstop, alarmist news alerts, online arguments, and "fear of missing out." Can it, in the form of mindfulness apps, also help correct the problem?
- The Loneliness Epidemic Has Very Real Consequences
Feeling alone ranks up there with smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity in terms of its effects on your health, an expert says.
- 5 Morning Habits Health Experts Swear By
Find out how doctors, trainers, and nutritionists start each day on a healthy note.
- Workplace Bully
Bad behavior at work is unsettling and takes a toll on everyone in the office.
- What Meditation Did For Me – and Can For You Too
Author Dan Harris and meditation expert Joseph Goldberg discuss how even the busiest, most distracted person can find a calmer state of mind.
- Good and Mad: Healthy Responses to Anger
Anger is a valid and healthy emotion. But how you respond to it and express it, can be harmful. Learn how to tame the beast.
- Doing Good Really Is Good for You
Volunteering may help you live longer and better, research shows. Here's how to get started.
- Can Rainy Days Really Get You Down?
Prefer sunny days? Not surprising. The weather effect is real.
- Be Your Best Self
Try this Japanese approach to gain a healthy perspective on life.
- Is the Nocebo Effect Hurting Your Health?
Can negative thinking affect how well your treatment works? The flip side of the placebo effect.
- Is Happiness About Attitude?
Can a glass-half-full positive outlook make you happy?
- Sit Still for 5 Minutes a Day
In today's chaotic world, it can be a challenge to unwind and just be still for 5 minutes.
- Am I Responsible for My Aging Parents?
What you may consider when making the decision to be a caregiver.
- Accept Your Flaws
Three ways to shift your perspective and look at yourself with fresh eyes.
- Become An 'I' Specialist, Improve Yourself
Make time, not excuses, to get to know yourself better.
- Forgive a Family Member
You can't choose family, but you can decide how to rise above the drama. Here's how.
- Make Time for Play
All work and no play can take its toll. It's important to set aside time for fun.
- How to Be Present
Simple strategies to focus your attention on the present and stay engaged.
- Is Crying Good for You?
Should you hold back your tears? Or are there benefits to crying?
- Expand Your Comfort Zone
A new approach to taking life-enhancing risks.
- Stand Up to Hurtful Family Members
Hold your ground against bullies, especially ones that are related to you.
- Why Do I Fall Asleep While Meditating?
Why is it easier for you to find the sandman than your Third Eye when meditating?
- Pay Attention: Be in the Now
Simple ways to work on your mindfulness and stay in the present moment.
- Recharge for the New Year
Simple ways you can recharge between Christams and New Year's.
- Stop Telling White Lies
How telling little white lies can become a hurtful habit.
- Ways to Improve Your Energy
Here's a rundown of some of the most popular energy supplements – what’s likely to help and what isn’t.
- Does Meditation Help You Lose Weight?
Meditation helps with high blood pressure. It may also help you handle emotional eating, which could help you lose weight.
- Clutter vs. Hoarding: What's the Difference?
When do you need to worry about the mess? Find out the difference between clutter and hoarding, and how to keep mess in check.
- When Procrastination Is a Problem, and How to Fix It
Many people put things off to an unhealthy degree. Find out why we do this and how to get things done on time.
- How to Claim Some 'Me Time'
Everyone needs some “me time” to lower stress and boost energy. Learn how to set aside time for yourself.
- Positive Thinking Sets You Up for Success
Keeping a positive mindset works wonders when you’re trying to make changes to your life that may take some time.
- Holidays With Your Ex
Five tips to help make the holidays easier after a divorce.
- Tips to Feel Better All Day
Here are 7 tried and true ways to feel better from the time you wakeup, until you go to bed.
- Can You Really Boost Your Happiness?
If you feel down in the dumps, these ideas may help you find greater joy in your daily life. Ideas may include: volunteering, fitness, managing stress, and more.
- Make Time for Play
Playtime isn’t just for kids. Learn how to incorporate play into your life and how to find opportunities for fun.
- Work it Out: Getting Along with Co-Workers
Not hitting it off with your co-workers? You might need to take a step back.
- Personal Best: Hayden Panettiere
The actress and singer shares her healthy-living habits.
- October Is Depression Awareness Month
Our experts give tips for coping with depression and feeling your best.
- The Power of Female Intuition
Go with your gut. It's more scientific than you might think.
- Pucker Up! How to Be a Better Kisser
Find out the secrets behind a good kiss, and how you can become a better kisser.
- Addicted to Your Smartphone? Here's What to Do
Could you actually be addicted to your smartphone? If not, why is it so hard to turn it off? Here are tips on reclaiming your time and concentration.
- Labyrinths: Ancient Aid for Modern Stresses
Walking a labyrinth can be good for your health.
- My WebMD: A Young Mother Lets Go of Her Painful Past
Abused as a child and addicted to drugs as a teen, Chelsea Baum turned her life around in an amazing way.
- Why Loneliness Matters
Loneliness really does hurt -- not just your emotions, but your physical health, too. Here's how to reconnect.
- Acupuncture Goes Mainstream
Doctors are increasingly turning to acupuncture to help conditions ranging from allergies to asthma, chronic pain, and female sexual dysfunction.
- Larry King Hosts 25 Years of Health News
In December, King will turn off his microphone for the last time. As they prepare to wind up the show, he and his longtime producer, Wendy Walker, reminisced with WebMD about the ways in which health coverage has changed over the years, and how “Larry King Live” has helped to change it.
- Behind the Scenes: A New Book From Larry King’s Producer
From depression and addictions to HIV/AIDS and cancer, celebrities and ordinary people alike learned to be comfortable opening up about their health, writes Wendy Walker, Larry King Live's senior producer, in her new book.