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Despite the fanfare, bone broth is no more a novelty than sliced bread—both are simply marketing variations of a dietary staple. Bone broth is just soup stock prepared the same way it has been for millennia: by boiling animal or fish bones until they liquefy and release minerals, gelatin, and collagen. The main difference between bone broth and soup stock is that the former is cooked longer, or for at least 12 hours, which some believe causes less degradation of nutrients and makes the broth a beneficial healing food....

How did insects end up in our food? While eating bugs is common in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, it wasn’t until last May that the Western world—and, naturally, a bunch of start-ups—began taking edible insects seriously. That’s when the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization released a report stating that by 2050, the world will need to feed 2 billion extra people, given the jump in population growth. One of its solutions: Eat more protein-rich bugs, which, if they become part of the mainstream global diet, could greatly affect the environment....

The father of infectobesity is Nikhil Dhurandhar, PhD, chair of nutritional sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He stumbled on the idea when he was in grad school in India: A veterinarian friend happened to mention that an outbreak among chickens was causing the birds to get curiously fat. Dhurandhar later came to learn that the infected chickens had been hit with a common bug known as an adenovirus, strains of which are found in horses, dogs, monkeys, and humans....

A new report from the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch outlines the social costs of fracking, including everything from more traffic accidents to more disorderly conduct arrests and STDs. Using the heavily fracked state of Pennsylvania as a case study, Food & Water Watch found that fracking brings woes other than toxic water contamination and air pollution—it changes the quality of life in rural communities, too. Previously quiet country roads are suddenly clogged with heavy vehicle traffic jams, along with light and sound pollution that can disrupt residents’ health and the health of animals in the vicinity....

Sounds pretty counter-intuitive, right? It’s all thanks to the “photo-taking impairment effect”, which researchers from Fairfield University found as the reason why participants in one study remembered fewer objects and details of the items they photographed. They were also less accurate at recognizing something they snapped just the day before. Whipping out your smartphone to take a photo is almost as mindless as it gets. But what happens to that picture after you take it?...

Did your air conditioner decide to die in the middle of the last heat wave like mine did? Then I have the ultimate soup to get you through until the repair dude arrives. This is cool, light, refreshing, and ready in just 5 minutes. Relief is here! MORE: 20-Minute Healthy Dinner: Spicy Chickpea Salad Total Time: 5 minutesServes 4 1 seedless cucumber, cut in half 2 c Greek yogurt ½ c lemon juice ¼ c mint + more for serving 1 tsp lemon zest + more for serving ½ c chopped walnuts...

What’s better than the luscious combo of chocolate and avocado? That’s right: Absolutely nothing. And not only does this smoothie deliver incredible taste and texture—it’s also a nutritional powerhouse, with plenty of protein, fat, and fiber to keep you full all morning. MORE: The Only Green Smoothie Recipe You’ll Ever Need Serves 2 1 ripe avocado, pitted ½ frozen banana ½ c unsweetened coconut milk beverage ¼ c unsweetened cocoa powder or toasted carob powder ½ c chopped kale ½ tsp stevia (optional) 1 scoop vegan protein powder (optional) 1 c ice Place all ingredients into a high-powered blender and blend until smooth....

Or is it? An organization called the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) certainly disagrees. The group recently launched a campaign called “Cholesterol Kills”—complete with scary billboards—in an attempt to get the feds to reverse their new cholesterol advice. “In the same way that eating sugar raises blood sugar, eating cholesterol raises blood cholesterol concentrations,” says Neal Barnard, MD, founder and president of PCRM. “It has been shown in carefully conducted clinical studies, reviewed by the Institute of Medicine, and repeatedly reaffirmed....

To ease your way into slumber, do these 9 relaxing moves in bed at night. (One advantage of stretching in bed: easy access to props like pillows and blankets!) Hold each posture for at least 10 breaths, and feel free to remain in the restorative poses—supported child’s pose, supported wide-legged forward fold, supported goddess pose, and legs-up-the-wall—for a few minutes. (Got 10 minutes? Then you’ve got time to lose the weight for good with Prevention’s new 10-minute workouts and 10-minute meals....

“The main reason people consider the treadmill so boring is because they have no idea what to do after turning it on,” says running coach David Siik, who created Equinox’s popular new Precision Running class to prove just how fun—and how seriously effective at burning fat—the treadmill can be. “Even if you scribble down a few ideas of intervals you want to try on a sticky note, and stick it to the treadmill, you’ll be much more inspired, and that boredom you used to feel will evaporate....

In fact, the number of retail clinics rose by more than 11 percent last year, according to a report by Merchant Medicine, a research and consulting firm that tracks the growth and services of retail clinics. Moreover, the number of people using walk-in retail clinics to treat common illness such as respiratory infections, ear aches and the flu has increased tenfold in the last two years, according to a recent study released by the Rand Corporation....

Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, followed 63 people on vegan, vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and omnivorous diets for eight weeks. Participants stuck to low-fat, low-glycemic index foods without restricting or counting calories. The results? Vegans and vegetarians lost an average of 8.2 to 9.9 pounds while meat-eaters dropped an average of 5.1 pounds. Plus, two months after the study, the vegans, vegetarians, and pesco-vegetarians (vegetarians who eat fish) all lost more weight than omnivores....

Ashley’s answer: I get questions like yours so often. Someone makes a dietary change, maybe for a health goal or maybe to try to lose weight, and is disappointed to notice weight gain. Since you’re not my patient, I can only share the questions I would ask, but these should help you investigate what the issues could be. You mentioned that “everything else has stayed the same”, but I would consider that factors outside of your food and exercise can impact your health, including your weight....

Follow this hour-by-hour slim-down schedule to control hunger hormones, banish cravings, and get a trim and toned belly—fast! More from Prevention: Foods To Eat for All-Day Energy 6 TO 8 AM: GET MOVINGWithin a half hour of rising and before you eat breakfast, do 20 minutes of cardio. Research has found that exercising before breakfast may help you burn fat more efficiently. If you can get outside, even better. Early morning sunlight helps your body naturally reset itself to a healthier sleep/wake cycle (regular indoor lights don’t have the same effect)....

Maybe you’re stuck working regular 10-hour days. Or maybe your manager did away with your real lunch break, and it’s now a lunch pause. Or you’re up all hours taking care of a newborn. We get it—your life these days is crazy-hectic. And when you’re stressed and time-pressed, one of the first things to go out the window is your weight loss plan. Who has time to cook healthy food or make it to the gym when there’s just so much to take care of every day?...

[sidebar]In fact, Chris loves motivating people so much that she’s started running fitness challenges on her own time. “The most successful group I ever started was a monthlong challenge with about 500 women that I ran through a Facebook group,” she says. “Not only did many of them lose weight, but they had more energy and improved self-confidence. Even though that challenge is over, there is still a large portion of the group that’s very active on Facebook....

“Twenty years ago, veterinary schools taught that animals don’t feel pain to the degree that humans do, so there wasn’t much attention paid to the issue,” says Dawn Boothe, DVM, PhD, professor of clinical pharmacology at Auburn University. “Now, not only do we know they feel pain, we are learning that adequate, timely pain relief helps pets recover faster and better from trauma and surgery.” This, she and other experts say, has resulted in a concerted effort among vets to more effectively deliver better, safer pain-relieving drugs as soon as they’re needed....