Hot Baths Might Be Just As Good As Exercising
By Ashley Lateef2 min read
A new study finds that a hot bath might burn just as many calories as a 30-minute walk but they hold other benefits as well.
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How One Bombing Survivor Overcame Injuries and Fear
By Rebekah Gregory9 min read
In Guideposts‘ April 2017 cover story, this young mother shares how she survived the Boston Marathon bombing. Could she survive the aftermath?
3 Free and Easy Ways to Practice Self-Care
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi4 min read
How to practice self-care without spending money.
Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing and Its Aftermath
By Brett Leveridge2 min read
Meet Rebekah Gregory, who overcame the loss of a leg following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Dr. Oz and DeVon Franklin Team Up for Faithful Friday Series
By Jessica Toomer3 min read
Award-winning talk show host Dr. Oz and NY Times best-selling author and preacher Franklin are bringing audiences a new series designed to explore the importance of faith in happiness and well being.
Someone Cares: Music Is the Message
By Mary Hansford1 min read
A woman fighting a bad cold and strep throat receives an unexpectedly comforting musical message.
Two Friends Start a Nationwide March to Better Health
By T. Morgan Dixon10 min read
GirlTrek founder T. Morgan Dixon and her best friend were feeling unhappy and unhealthy, but an American hero inspired them to make a change and launch a movement.
7 Ways to Walk to Well-Being
By The Editors2 min read
Walking is great for those looking to get healthy. Here are some helpful tips for getting started.
The Lesson Cancer Taught Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall
By Mark Hall8 min read
When Casting Crowns lead singer Mark Hall was stricken with cancer, he thought it was a private battle. He soon learned otherwise.
GirlTrek: Regaining Your Health One Step at a Time
GirlTrek founders T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison share how they were inspired to create the largest health non-profit for Black women in the country.
How Rereading His Letters from Vietnam Helped a Veteran Find Peace
Letters from soldiers stationed at the front during wartime can be inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking. For one woman and her ex-husband, these letters were healing.
The Man Who Created the Heimlich Maneuver
By Henry J. Heimlich, M.D.6 min read
In this story from July 1995, Dr. Henry J. Heimlich shares the inspiring story of how he came to discover a way for average people to assist people who are choking.