Health & Well-Being

  • Healthy Eating During Adolescence

    Eating healthy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and is something that should be taught at a young age. The following are some general guidelines for helping your adolescent eat healthy.

  • What Parents Need to Know About a Vegan Diet

    A vegan diet is made up of only plant-based products — no meat, fish, dairy, or eggs (some people also exclude honey). Some families or teens choose them for health reasons, and it's certainly true that plant-based diets are low in saturated fat and can have other health benefits.

  • The Happiness Lab

    A podcast from Dr. Laurie Santos examining the latest scientific research on happiness and sharing practical takeaways that will forever alter the way you think about happiness. Brought to you by Pushkin Industries.

  • Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food

    Think about it. Your brain is always "on." It takes care of your thoughts and movements, your breathing and heartbeat, your senses — it works hard 24/7, even while you're asleep…

  • Study: Teens not meeting nutrition, physical activity guidelines

    Only one-quarter of teens get the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, and almost half skip eating fruits or vegetables daily, a new study found…

  • Nutritional interventions during adolescence and their possible effects.

    Nutrition is one of the most important factors affecting pubertal development. Increasing demands for energy proteins and micronutrients are necessary to cope with the rapid linear pubertal growth and development'...