More times than I can count, I’ve heard the same refrain from my vegetarian relatives visiting New York: This is not a friendly city for the meat-averse. Restaurants don’t offer enough meatless options, they say, especially dishes that are as fillin...

In 2020, Aarthi Ravindran, then 23, was using a leg press machine at her gym when she suddenly felt an intense pain in her right knee. She was new to strength training and had tried to lift too much weight. A doctor quickly found that Ms. Ravindran...

How do you know if you are fit? Or, at least, fit enough? And how can you tell if your fitness is improving? You have to test yourself. And while most people haven’t participated in a fitness evaluation since their high school Presidential Physical...

Q: I have high cholesterol, but when I tried statins, I didn’t like the side effects. What are non-pharmaceutical ways to lower my cholesterol? People with high cholesterol often fall into two groups. Those whose levels are so high that they need ch...

Q: I want to dermaplane my face to get rid of peach fuzz. But is it safe to do myself? Peach fuzz can crop up anywhere on the body. But when those wispy little hairs appear on the face, they can make some people self-conscious. The good news, expert...