Cardiovascular exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body, particularly your heart, according to the American Heart Association. Why is that?

It can be so tempting to go to the gym with a face full of make-up. Perhaps it's because you were coming directly from work, or maybe you are doing so simply because you didn't realize it wasn't a good thing to do.

You've probably heard that coffee and tea can stain your teeth — well, sorry, but it's true. And it's not just our favorite morning drink that's to blame for the gradual loss of that pearly-white smile. Here are a few other reasons your teeth might not be as bright as you'd like them.

If you finished your afternoon run, spin class, or yoga session and are feeling more exhausted than reenergized, it might be tempting to take a quick nap before continuing with your day. Is this a good idea?

If you buy almond milk because you prefer not to drink cow's milk or you have a lactose allergy, you might be ingesting more than almonds, water, and nutrients.

On any given day, there are a million different reasons you may be feeling stressed. Some days may even be just downright overwhelming. You've probably seen those never-ending options of essential oils, diffusers, and candles — but are they actually effective in reducing stress?

The Whole30 diet is a month-long food reset that eliminates processed foods like sugar and grains while focusing on whole foods like fruit, vegetables, meat, and eggs. But in addition to obvious processed foods, you might be surprised that there is an odd rule that you have to follow.

When you're stressed, sleep is one of the many things that can be negatively affected. And there may be one way to address it that you've never heard of — through increasing your intake of prebiotics.

No matter how old you are (or how much you think you know about your hair), there's a good chance you could be washing your hair completely wrong — starting with when you hop in the shower.

As the biotech world moves closer to getting a COVID-19 vaccine approved, details about the specifics of such treatment are coming into focus. One question is — how much the vaccine is going to cost? And do Americans need to budget for it, or will health insurance cover it?

With news of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech announcing positive early results from their COVID-19 vaccine trial, many ears pricked up upon hearing the name of the familiar drug maker behind brands such as Advil, Robitussin, Zoloft, and Viagra.

You probably do crunches to work on your abs, right? If you're doing crunches and you stop because, instead of your abs getting tired, your neck gets tired, you need to rethink how you do your crunches.

Pzifer, in collaboration with German biotechnology company BioNTech, has released new information about the development of its coronavirus vaccine. While these results are promising, more work needs to be done. If things are good to go, though, when could it be available?

For months, the world has been eagerly awaiting news of advancements in the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. One vaccine trial has finally announced some promising results. What has to happen before this COVID-19 vaccine is approved?

In spite of hand-washing and constant disinfecting, there's still a chance you could get sick with influenza as the weather starts to cool off. If that happens, here's how long you can expect to be out of commission.

The death of beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek on Sunday spotlights the aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer, a disease with a poor survival rate — about 10 percent over five years.

If there's one thing we all know to avoid these days, it's a virus. As in coronavirus, of course... but we also don't want influenza or a stomach virus — or any other virus, for that matter. But what about sickness due to bacteria? No one wants that, either. What's the difference between the two?

Did the people once living around the Mediterranean Sea include the versatile modern-day breakfast staple, eggs, as a part of their cuisine?

Planning to fly the friendly skies? Be sure to stick with the shortest flight possible so that you can avoid the airplane's biggest germ hot spot.

Even those that don't banish all carbohydrates from their fridges and pantries seem to have fallen prey to the notion that darker-colored breads, rice, pasta, are inherently better for you than their paler counterparts. Are white carbs, though, as bad as you think they are?

Al Roker, the Today weatherman and co-host, has revealed a recent cancer diagnosis. The popular TV personality shared that he will undergo surgery next week. This will not be his first surgery, however — he's been in and out of operating room doors more than a few times over the course of his life.

Deciding how to eat can be confusing if you're new to the world of diets, and two commonly confused options for those looking to decrease sugar and processed foods while feeling better in the process are the Whole30 and Paleo diets. What's the real difference between the two?

Perhaps one of the biggest impacts the pandemic has had is on how it's made us hesitant to seek preventative and ongoing routine medical and dental care.

You've already crawled into bed when you remember that you didn't take out your contacts. It can't make that much difference to sleep in them, can it? Just this once?

Americans can be forgiven for being obsessed with protein. High-protein shakes, bars, cereals, smoothies, yogurt, and even peanut butter stock grocery store shelves. How much protein do you really need every day?

Social distancing and other safeguards to curtail the spread of the coronavirus could have the bonus benefit of clamping down on the spread of the flu, health experts say.

Every year, once you turn 40, there's one more thing you need to add to your yearly to-do list: get a breast exam. Here's what that's like.