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Mind & Body

Revitalize your mind and body with the latest in diet, fitness, wellness, medicine and relationships.

Woman, 100, who still works every day has simple tips for long life: 'Eat right, live right'

Miriam Todd has no plans to retire. "It’s not for everybody, but it works well for me," she says.
Miriam Todd at work
Miriam Todd at work

I lost 42 pounds with Ozempic, but was shaken by the drug's psychological toll

Journalist Johann Hari says he experienced many benefits from the drug, but also felt like a guinea pig in a mass experiment.
Johann Hari
Johann Hari

This 1 simple habit can reduce back pain and improve your overall health

A daily walking habit is good for your mind and body. A new study looking at the effect walking has on back pain adds to the list of health benefits.
Walking for warming up around her apartment in an early morning-stock photo
Walking for warming up around her apartment in an early morning-stock photo

Hoda and Jenna discuss friendship styles: See why Jenna’s an ‘Evergreen’ and Hoda’s a ‘Firefly’

A popular quiz by The New York Times shows that people can be one of four friendship styles: Evergreen, Wallflower, Butterfly or Firefly.
Hoda and Jenna.
Hoda and Jenna.

This 1 trick can help you feel happier in 20 seconds, happiness expert says

Happiness expert Arthur C. Brooks shares with Hoda how a simple exercise with a pencil can cause people to feel happy for an hour.
Happy Woman
Happy Woman

Woman, 39, driven crazy by mystery whooshing noise in her ear: 'I couldn't sleep'

She couldn't sleep or find a moment of silence until a brain procedure provided relief.
Dana Pulciani
Dana Pulciani

‘American Idol’ singer Mandisa died of class III obesity, autopsy reveals

The Grammy winner, who rose to fame on season five of the singing competition show, was found dead in her home in Franklin, near Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18. She was 47.
Mandisa
Mandisa

I was eating myself to death before losing 200 pounds without weight-loss drugs

Comedian Ian Karmel talks about growing up fat, being terrified of doctors as a 420-pound man, getting healthier and losing 200 pounds.
Ian Carmel weight-loss
Ian Carmel weight-loss

Train yourself to fall asleep in 2 minutes with this viral sleep hack

A sleep specialist explains how to train yourself to fall asleep fast.
Smiling woman with closed eyes lying on bed
Smiling woman with closed eyes lying on bed

What is a ‘hyperfixation meal’ and why does it happen? Mental health specialists explain

If you're eating the same thing again and again, that might be a hyperfixation meal.
Repeated dishes of paella on yellow background.
Repeated dishes of paella on yellow background.