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Chill cooked potatoes to boost resistant starch, then reheat, mash, and serve with savory, gluten-free gravy–made with or without pan drippings.

In this series, we give American favorites a healthier twist with thoughtful ingredient swaps and cooking-method changes that preserve the flavors people love.

Bad lifts hurt backs, and poor carries can lead to falls. Here are several common lifts done right, and advice for carrying.

Blended potato thickens the broth, while chicken and smoked cheese give every bowl rich, savory flavor and nearly 50 grams of protein.

A properly done plank makes for a strong core–essential for balance and stability. Done improperly, they have some drawbacks.

A poorly performed push-up form can do more harm than good.

Squats can build powerful leg muscles and decrease your risk of falls, but you have to perform them correctly.

Flexible backs can optimize movement and help avoid pain. These trunk rotation exercises can maximize your spine's flexibility and your overall quality of life.

Some optometrists are shifting their focus from glasses and surgery to improving eye function to address eye fatigue and blurry vision.

Humankind has been carrying items for thousands of years, and there's therapeutic value in doing so. These carrying exercises can help make you stronger.

Skip ultra-processed snacks and satisfy your sweet craving with whole-food cookie dough bites rich in protein and healthy fats.

Hormonal fluctuations can cause dry, itchy, burning eyes, especially during perimenopause.

Rowing exercises can be done without specialized equipment—your body is the machine.

The five flavors—sweet, sour, pungent, bitter, and salty—are more than simple sensory pleasure.

Stress hormones such as cortisol can trigger conditions from dry eye to glaucoma.

Push-ups have a long, storied history, dating from the Persian and Roman empires. You can use these same exercises today to strengthen and tone your body.

Exercise boosts blood flow, brain-eye communication, and stem cell repair in the eyes.

From squats and planks to push-ups and carrying, these time-tested movements require little more than your own body, yet deliver powerful gains.

Hip hinge exercises can help decrease back pain, optimize core musculature, and restore proper hip function. Get hip to better health with these five exercises.

Chemicals in the environment have sharply risen in the past century, and the effects pass from generation to generation.

The eyes run an overnight waste-clearance operation, and it's largely affected by how you sleep.

Lunges can build strength and balance at the same time without needing specialized equipment. The following exercises can get you strong and sure-footed.

It is true that the immune system ages, but it is not beyond repair.

The squat exercise has a long history of effectiveness, dating back thousands of years. The following five squat movements can help strengthen you today.

Our blood is a vital, life‑supporting force that nourishes the body and anchors the mind.

Two of the body's quietest organs are often the ones most worth listening to.

Research shows daily sunlight exposure can prevent myopia in children and protect against cataracts and glaucoma in adults.