How do you feel on Sunday night after working all weekend in your yard or after doing a marathon of home repair or house cleaning? As if you’d rather not move for hours, right?

In order to prevent muscle stiffness and soreness, try these suggestions below before relaxing for the night. 

Move more – now: Even though you might want to flop onto the coach, cold drink in hand, first move a little more. Slowly and gently is fine. Get the blood flowing into those sore muscles by simply walking around the house or around your neighborhood or by raising ...

If you're concerned about overusing over-the-counter treatments for the common cold, then it's time to go natural.  For seasonal ailments, these natural remedies might encourage you to skip past OTC aisles the next time you're in the drug store.

Have another cup of joe. A new study has found that women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day are at reduced risk of endometrial cancer, the most common uterine cancer, according to a study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

About 46,000 new cases are reported with 8,000 deaths yearly from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers followed 67,470 women between 34 and 59 at the start of the study, which went from 1980 to 2006. Women recorded dietary details, lifestyle information and medical history.

Scientists found ...

The holidays are but a memory, but resolution season is in full swing. What this likely means is you've committed to hitting the gym at least three times a week, right? And you're going? Of course you are.

Following are some etiquette tips to remember as you sweat and groan your way to good health. Here are a few things you definitely do not want to do during your next -- or any visit to your gym.

• Do not make loud noises while exercising. Grunting and groaning while lifting weights or dropping dumbbells or bars with a thud instead of lowering them in a reasonable ...

It's early in the New Year, which means it's time to make or break those resolutions.

At the top of the "healthy New Year" list for many people is to quit smoking, which, as any smoker will attest, is no easy task. According to the American Lung Association, the average smoker will try to quit seven or eight times before they have success. That's why it's important to set a date to quit, have a plan in place for when you do and to make sure you're ready to kick the habit before setting that date to stop — whenever it might be.

The lung association has amassed a list of ...

Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower, has gained popularity in recent years as a nutritional supplement that proponents believe is helpful in staving off the common cold and shortening its duration. But given the variation between dosages and formulations — such herbs are not regulated as medical drugs by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and so makers have little incentive to standardize — it’s hard to get definitive answers as to Echinacea's effectiveness.

Historically, Native Americans relied on the root of Echinacea to numb toothache pain and ...

Winter comes hand-in-germy-hand with cold season. But colds aren't the only ills to befall those of us enduring prolonged New England winters.

Here are some alternative ways from The Daily Green to prevent and/or treat some seasonal illnesses.

Gripped by a cough? Add three tablespoons of dried thyme to one pint of boiling water. Let it cool, and then add a cup of honey. Take one teaspoon every hour as needed. You can store the mix in the refrigerator for up to three months.

Worried about the next round of winter weather? Stressed about all those snow days? ...