Top 10 Practical Health and Wellness Blogs
The Web is awash in medical advice, which can range from solid and authoritative to sloppy and frightening. The following sites provide good starting points for health and wellness, not to mention the motivation to make some tough lifestyle changes. Read them for practical tips on becoming and staying as healthy as you can.
Tara Parker-Pope and others write accessible articles on topics such as exercise, diet and preventive medicine. Topics include avoiding ski injuries, how to start training for a marathon or other run, healthy holiday eating, causes of arthritis, and more.
Follow along as a 49-year-old journeys from multiply chinned couch potato to CrossFit enthusiast. (CrossFit is high-intensity, competitive calisthenics for people who are already in really good shape.) Inspirational; as blogger Cindy Handler writes, if she can do it, anyone can.
Andrew Weil, M.D.'s focus on prevention was ahead of its time, and his well-organized blog offers tons of articles and daily tips on aging well, getting motivated, eating healthy and otherwise staying in good form.
The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl
The first-hand account of a Scotland-dwelling Aussie who's half the woman she used to be - and how she stays that way.
Dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield discusses better living through better nutrition. Change what you eat and you'll change your health, she seems to say, and backs it up with stories of eating smarter--whether for Wednesday's lunch or in extraordinary situations such as 50-km runs.
Chicago Tribune columnist Julie Deardorff delivers medical news and advice with a sense of humor; a list of "9 foods worth choking down" lists sardines, Brussels sprouts and grasshoppers (if you can't find crickets, which are even better for you). Accessible and wide-ranging.
When you need to know what's true and what's BS about health-and-wellness fads, it pays to ask actual scientists--and here they are. M.D.s, Ph.D.s and the occasional DVM discuss the top threats to science in medicine, debunk conspiracy theories about healthcare and disease, and generally provide a rational alternative to getting your health news from Oprah.
Dr. Rahul Parikh hosts Salon's health-and-wellness site, which emphasizes news and analysis on healthcare reform, personal (and especially children's) health, and medical quackery.
If an employee wellness program isn't simple and easy to understand, no one will pay attention to it--which means the tips in this employee-wellness company's blog are accessible and doable. Articles concern exercise, nutrition, weight loss, second-hand smoke, stress and more.
Hearst Digital Media's site provides a wealth of articles, tools, and advice on staying healthy as you age. Covers aspects of pregnancy, diet and weight loss, keeping your brain sharp by challenging it, and more.
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