Sometimes food is the best medicine. We have the mindset America that’s more about treating symptoms with manmade remedies. But you can do a whole lot of prevention if you eat right. Take this study: It’s found powerful evidence that shows you can cut cancer risks significantly simply by eating colorful fruits and vegetables.

As a guy, I can’t fully relate to the body image issues women deal with. I can, however, have an opinion. And, in our celebrity-obsessed culture, the level of distortion about what is beautiful, or even for that matter, normal and healthy, has officially reached surreal levels.

This mean-spirited tabloid story about photos of Jennifer Love Hewitt and her supposed weight gain is so dysfunctional, it practically defies belief. When a size 2 woman with, gulp, a pocket of cellulite, has to defend her figure, how far have we fallen from reality?

Exercise has been thought of as a tool for fighting minor depression. It’s, of course, not a substitute for treatments of bi-polar disease or manic depression, but a new study finds additional evidence that supports the idea that exercise can make you a much happier person.