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...midfoot and then rolling inward. Cushiony running shoes, by contrast, encourage a stiff heel-to-toe stride that could lead to injury. In the December issue of a journal put out by the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, researchers concluded that running in shoes exerts more stress on the knee, hip and ankle than does running barefoot or walking in high heels. "We evolved to run barefoot, and when we put shoes on, we're taking away the function of the foot," says Irene Davis, director of the University of Delaware Running Injury Clinic. (Watch TIME's video...
...that meant keeping my barefoot runs relatively short - 1 mile (0.6 km) or less - and running in Vibram Five Fingers, thin rubber foot gloves that protect my tender soles from debris. I found that my stride changed naturally - lighter on the heel and shorter - which put more stress on my calves. That led to some temporary soreness, but eventually my too-often-stiff knees and back felt better than they had in a long time. For now, I'm mostly sticking with sneakers, but I might try my barefoot experiment again. Maybe in the spring, or whenever my toes thaw...
...director of mind-body medicine for a cancer center that offers seminars on how patients can benefit from this emerging science, I can attest that most have never heard of epigenetics. Yet everything in our environment--the way we think and feel, our exposure to stress--affects the way our DNA is expressed. Once we understand this premise, we can incorporate strategies to effect epigenetic changes--including neurogenesis, the growth of new nerve tissue in the brain...
...studied this question, the more I realize it's not just the content of our diet; it's our eating life. Are we eating alone? Are we eating at tables? Are we snacking? All these things may turn out to matter a lot to our health. We stress over food--that can't be good for us either. One of the things I hope to do with this book is help people relax a little bit about food...
...year study of married women caring for parents with dementia found that siblings were not only the greatest source of help to these caregivers but also the biggest source of interpersonal stress. (See questions about retirement and medicare...