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“Rolling along the ball loosens up muscles and relieves tension-related pain,” says Andrew Pruitt, EdD, director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in Colorado. And supporting your weight and balancing as you roll strengthens and tones your entire body, says Yamuna Zake, author of The Ultimate Body Rolling Workout, who designed this 15-minute routine. Even better, you’ll feel longer and leaner after just one session. [sidebar]The Workout What You’ll Need A firm 9-inch ball, such as Yamuna’s Body Rolling Balls....

Skater Start in modified side plank position on extended right arm. For support, bend left knee at 90 degrees and keep foot flat on ground. Lift hips and squeeze left glute so body is balanced on right palm and left foot. Keep right leg extended slightly in front of you, with foot resting on ground and left arm reaching toward sky. Bring left elbow and right knee toward each other and hinge at waist into tucked position....

Offhand, though, I can’t think of any two who lost those pounds the exact same way. Most started out by following whatever diet was popular at the moment. Low-fat or low-carb, vegan or paleo—they all worked for someone. Why they worked is no mystery. To understand why, check out The 5 Reasons ANY Diet Can Work. But before you can make the math or mechanics of any given diet work for you, you need to understand a few basic truths about weight and weight loss....

“Research shows that hands play a major role in the transmission of germs,” says Kelly Reynolds, PhD, an associate professor in the Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. “Even after proper washing, hands and fingers are rapidly re-contaminated from the surrounding environment.” MORE: The Germiest Places You Touch Every Day That’s especially true if you haven’t clipped your nails lately, or if you sport some bling....

Even when storms brew or the fish refuse to bite, Captain Ron keeps a sunny outlook in all of his rod-and-reel endeavors. “The biggest joy is when you do get all the elements lined up, and everything comes into place and you come in with a really good harvest,” he explains. “You say, ‘Wow, that’s a pretty impressive thing to do.’ ” That’s a fish story we can’t help but believe in....

As tough as it is to swallow, a major new report offers a potent reminder of the strong link between alcohol and cancer. In short: Alcohol is responsible for around one of every 30 cancer deaths that occurs in the US each year. And even a drink a day increases your risk. The research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, is the first in three decades to offer such a comprehensive analysis of alcohol-related cancer deaths on a national scale....

Social isolation—defined as being single, living alone, and having little social support—has already been associated with cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. This new study, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, instead sought to investigate whether even feelings of loneliness might be a potential risk factor. More from Prevention: 14 Ways To Reconnect A team of Dutch researchers recruited over 2,000 men and women ages 65 to 89 from the Amsterdam Study of the Elderly (AMSTEL)—a large population-based investigation that looks at mental disorders among the elderly—to participate in a three-year study....

[sidebar]You’ll feel an amazing gentle stretch across your chest and shoulders. You’ll feel longer, leaner, and stronger after only a few reps. Watch as Pilates expert Erika Bloom demonstrates how to properly perform this exercise.

One solution? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Now, don’t be intimidated by the word “therapy.” We’re not saying you have to head to the therapist’s couch to benefit from this method (though that could certainly help). Instead, you might be able to talk yourself down from the ledge using this simple system. According to Christy Matta, author of the new book The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You From Needless Anxiety, Worry, Anger, and Other Symptoms of Stress, DBT is a proven way to help people dial down high levels of stress....

A recent study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that a new diet—aptly named the MIND Diet—may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 53%. Before you balk at the idea of having to hew to yet another eating plan, the research suggests you don’t have to follow every detail of the MIND Diet to benefit. Even study participants who only “moderately” adhered to the diet lowered their risk of Alzheimer’s by 35%....