Health

Fashion yourself an early-bird-gets-the-worm type? Or maybe you’re better around the 10 p.m. hour—brain firing on all levels, energy high, you’re ready to go. But have you ever connected your happiness to your waking inclination? Because a new study shows that those who are bright-eyed and ready to go early in the morning are happier people.

When it comes to birth control, some of us might be guided by any number of priorities, including convenience, comfort and (unfortunately) cost. But what about effectiveness? Ever since seventh grade health class - when the girls were separated from the boys, and the slightly overwhelming slideshow of human sexuality started - I have been thinking about what kind of birth control works best.

A new study, from St Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University in New York, shows that tired brains are more likely to crave junk food.You’ve likely seen a lot of articles about how sleep is critical to weight loss. This is another.

We've been told that money actually can buy some happiness: especially if you make up to $75,000 a year (and can take care of all of your basic needs), and if you spend that money on helping others. But how do the poorest people in the world experience happiness? Here, I talk to Katherine Boo, author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new non-fiction book about the men and women who live in a Mumbai slum called Annawadi.

Consider this advice: 1. Make your life better by acknowledging how bad it really is right now 2. Don’t be afraid to be yourself as you are at every moment of your life — even when you are miserable, fat and alone 3. Self-knowledge isn’t just power — it’s freedom