Michael Fick

Dr. Bob Arnot’s new book, “Wear and Tear”, is a very succinct, easy-to-read, thorough, and practical way to prevent, reduce, maybe even help you forget your joint and muscle aches and pains. Is that worth the price of a bottle of Advil?

Good exercise takes time, but is vital to long, healthy lives. But since we’re short on time, it’s vital to make our workouts efficient and safe. Here are ten ways NOT to work out.

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common crippling ailments we face, and most of us face it. You can’t fix yours, but you can help it.

Our metabolism and our weight affect each other. Can we use our metabolism as a tool to change our weight?

No one took their first drink of alcohol for its health benefits. Should we keep it up, or start drinking regularly, for our health?

Now that we know pre-game stretching does not prevent soreness and injury from exercise, what do we do?

Brain power: Find out how you can improve and preserve it -- or weaken it and even promote its demise.

Aspirin can both take 10,000 lives and save 10,000 other lives each year. Which might it do for you?

Barring abuse and disease, our joints can last a lifetime. Learn how to help them last.

Fight a long list of harmful or deadly diseases with yet another slight dietary modification.