Health

I'm just as stressed as the next college senior, but work stress can add a lot to an individual's plate. A new study by Harvard Business School as well as Stanford University shows that workplace stress can be just as harmful as secondhand smoke.

Nationally, the rate of obesity in the United States has risen to 27.7 percent in 2014, but according to the new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Montana was one of the top states with the lowest obesity rates.

This is the story that just made my day. All of a sudden I feel like I have permission to inhale a Fuddruckers 1/2 Pounder each time I return from the gym.

Even if you eat right, exercise all the time, and don’t smoke there might be a few things you do that aren’t very healthy and you might not even realize it.

How many hours of sleep do you regularly get each night? This is often how the subject of sleep is brought up. However, both over and under sleeping can lead to health problems such as weight gain, increased blood pressure, emotional imbalance, and inability to cope with stress. Here are some important questions to ask yourself to assess your sleep health.

The weather has been less than summer-like lately and all those cloudy skies can put us in a funk. If the weather (or whatever) is getting you down, here are some natural anti-depressants to perk up your mood courtesy of Yahoo Shine:

For the past three years, Mississippi has been the most obese state in the country. Nearly 30 percent of its residents are classified as overweight, according to the most recent report by the Trust For America's Health. Which is the leanest state? Colorado with only 17.6 of the obesity rate. Read on to see where Montana lands on the list.

Whether it’s just the weekend or a holiday party, it is important to drink and party safely.

(CNN) - A patient being treated at a Dallas, Texas, hospital is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. Several other Americans were diagnosed in West Africa and then brought to the United States for treatment...

I’ve lost my fair share of sleep being a mother of four boys. Now that they’ve gotten a little older I’m able to get a decent amount of sleep. I still don’t think it’s quite enough to consider the sleep I get beauty sleep, but it is enough.

Ladies, do you remember your preteen years? Do you remember those talks you had with your girlfriends? The ones who had older sisters? The talks about the red death? The crimson tide? Aunt Flo?

When I’m at work I’m a total snacker. All my coworkers know I have a snack drawer, and if they’re itching for something to chew on they know where to look.