Health & Fitness

Being scapegoated can destroy your life - here's how to spot and deal with it.

A favourite of CrossFit athletes, this is how you can build brains as well as brawn.

Hint: It’s all in the suffix.

The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help. I feel inundated by the vitamin craze these days.

Researchers found that you need six peak experiences per day for long-term thriving—and with new technologies, you can easily monitor yours.

I arrive at Kazuo Ishiguro’s central London flat on an iron-cold, blustery and grey day, and am immediately absorbed into a scene of quiet comfort and calm; the lights are low, the furnishings white, the coffee – made by Ishiguro’s wife, Lorna, before she absents herself to go to the cinema

A strong core is essential for any fitness pursuit. If you want to run a faster 5K, deadlift hundreds of pounds, or finally achieve a headstand in yoga class, your abs need to be trained and conditioned for the job.

Anytime I felt irked by the Active 2’s quirks, I’d remind myself that the watch on my wrist only cost $130. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.

Lately, I have been waking up at 3 each morning and am unable to fall back asleep. I go to bed at a reasonable hour and try to maintain good sleep hygiene. Because of these early wakings, I am tired. What can I do to stop getting up so early?

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! My 36-year-old husband, “Carlos” suffered a severe injury at work last year, with his abdomen being punctured by a steel shaft.