Lifestyle behaviors like diet and exercise can reduce the risk of cancer, while helping those who have been diagnosed improve their quality of life. That wide-ranging impact is driving a growing field ...

A new scientific statement by the American Heart Association explains the importance of keeping to a regular eating, sleeping, and exercising schedule.

From the Dalai Lama’s claim that it is the “best meditation” to Benjamin Franklin’s insistence that it makes a person “healthy, wealthy, and wise,” a good night’s sleep has long been touted as the ...

Breakfast has long been considered the most important meal of the day, but new health insights suggest that when you eat it could be just as important as what you eat, especially as you age. As people ...

What if the secret to longevity wasn’t in the mind or the gut — but in the heart? Speaking at the inaugural New York Times Well Festival on Wednesday, psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Robert Waldinger ...