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8 Tools to Organize Your Life in 2015 12/04/2014 07:00pm • With the new year approaching, we're all thinking about resolutions for 2015. While losing weight and getting your finances in order are two popular choices, one resolution many of us make year after year is to get organized, once and for all. The truth is, no one ever gets organized once and for a What's Eating Like After Weight-Loss Surgery? 12/03/2014 07:00pm • Like everyone else at the Lubbock, Texas, holiday dinner, Kristy Owens fills up her plate. But halfway through the turkey and trimmings, she's done. She's "completely full" and can't eat another bite. Owens, 40 -- who was on the verge of diabetes eight years ago -- skips dessert. "If something even Portfolio Analysis: A High-Risk $1.4 Million Retirement Plan 12/03/2014 07:00pm • Barring an unexpected meltdown, it looks like the U.S. stock market will record its fifth consecutive yearly gain. Moreover, the Standard & Poor's 500 index will have gained nine out of the past 10 years. To say stocks have performed favorably would be an understatement. But why are so many inv Movember Money: How Much Do Men's Health Issues Cost? 12/03/2014 07:00pm • During November, you likely noticed an unusually high number of mustaches out and about. The men sporting those mustaches did it in support of Movember, an initiative designed to raise awareness of men's health issues. In the spirit of awareness, which doesn't need to end when the month itself does Obese women and their babies at higher health risk, study says 12/03/2014 02:11am • WASHINGTON -- Obese women take on a huge medical challenge when they become pregnant. They are more apt to have complications, and a new study indicates their newborns may be far more likely to die. A team of American and Swedish researchers analyzed more than 1.8 million birth records over 1 8 Sneaky Symptoms of Stress 12/02/2014 07:00pm • Are you losing hair? Gaining weight? Sprouting a rash? There's a good chance that the culprit behind these seemingly unrelated physical maladies is nothing more than good, old-fashioned stress. While stress is a normal part of everyday life, it can sometimes trigger a range of unpleasant symptoms th 10 Things Successful People Never Do 12/02/2014 07:00pm • You know successful people create goals and rise early, but what about the things they avoid? In order to create good habits, you have to get rid of the bad ones. Here are 10 things you'll probably never see a successful person do: 1. Cry about not getting enough feedback. Younger generations, par How Weightless Rehabilitation Can Help Injured Runners 12/01/2014 07:00pm • What if there was a machine that allowed injured runners to run again without any pain? Better yet, what if there was a way to make you feel like you were running on air? The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill might just be the answer to an injured runner's prayers. Instead of pushing through a "no pai How to Work Out on Your Lunch Break 11/30/2014 07:00pm • Time is precious, and sometimes it's difficult to find enough of those precious minutes to work out. You're way too tired to hit the gym before work, and after a long day the last thing you want to do is hop on a treadmill. There's good news, however -- if you get a lunch break, you can get the bod Cooks, Kooks, Culture and Calculus: a Lesson in How We Treat Nutrition 11/30/2014 07:00pm • Imagine if we treated some other subject -- say, for instance, calculus -- the way we treat nutrition. There would be a new theory about how to learn calculus every day. If you don't want to learn calculus, then pick something else. The argument works just as well for biology, or algebra or Span Businesses, Universities Court Community College Grads 11/27/2014 07:00pm • Community college students juggle a lot of responsibilities. Most work at least part time, many have families to care for and homework doesn't do itself. Successfully keeping all those balls in the air requires focus, determination and maturity -- traits that hold a lot of weight with recruiters fro 2 rocket scientists stick it to waste 11/27/2014 04:25am • WASHINGTON -- 'Tis the season for holiday gatherings! You know how it goes. You're dressed to the nines and you know you look great. Donning the favorite outfit, you spritz perfume or cologne, and apply makeup, if you wear it. And you see it during that final mirror check on the way out the The Case for Thanksgiving Indulgences 11/25/2014 07:00pm • They call it "the holidays" for a reason: With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's, there are at least five ways to celebrate in just two months. This is the time of year that we like to get together with people we might not have seen in a while, eat super delicious food at o 6 Things to Do Today to Indulge (Guilt-Free) Tomorrow 11/25/2014 07:00pm • Marissa Gannon, 34, has been there. The head trainer at Anytime Fitness in Marinette, Wisconsin, has experienced Thanksgivings spent stuffing herself to the brim, only to feel sick, tired and cranky for nearly a week after the feast. She's also been through holidays when she labeled certain dishes How to keep eating in check this Thanksgiving 11/25/2014 06:57pm • WASHINGTON -- The average adult eats approximately 3,000 extra calories on Thanksgiving Day. But there are ways to keep the damage in check. "The most valuable piece of information is being mindful of your sense of fullness," says Jody Miller, a fitness and weight-loss specialist who runs Women'