Rachael Anderson

Rachael Anderson is an Associate Editor and Web Producer at Sharecare. Before joining the team Rachael spent 5 years at CNN where she produced and edited video and blog content for CNN.com. Favorite exercises: Ashtanga yoga, rock climbing and hiking

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5 Surprising Ways to Love Your Heart

Heart disease is still the number one killer of both men and women. The good news: It can often be prevented. While keeping your heart healthy is serious business, it can also be fun. In honor of American Heart Month, we’ve put together five surprisingly enjoyable ways for you to show your heart some extra love. View Full Post

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Dr. Oz’s Five Flu Kit Essentials

The flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., pushing many of our nation’s hospitals to the brink. Health experts say this year’s strain -- the H3N2 virus -- is exceptionally easy to catch and spread. And in a perfect storm of contagion, there’s a highly infectious stomach bug going around and the worst outbreak of whooping cough in 60 years. View Full Post

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Ashley Koff’s No-Pain Diet

Do you live on Advil when something hurts? Next time, curtail the pain in advance – with food! According to Mehmet Oz, MD, certain foods can pack even more pain-fighting power than some drugs. Dr. Oz teamed up with Ashley Koff, RD, to reveal the best food prescriptions for your biggest pains. View Full Post

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Joel Fuhrman’s 5 Essential Foods for Weight Loss

Is losing weight one of your New Year’s resolutions? Have you tried every diet before with no luck? Stop depriving yourself. According to Joel Fuhrman, MD, the secret to losing weight -- and keeping it off -- is to eat as much as you want. But there is one caveat: You have to eat the right foods. By “right,” he means foods that provide more nutritional bang for the calorie buck. Dr. Fuhrman recently shared his top five essential foods for successful weight loss with Dr. Oz. View Full Post

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The Garden of Youth: 3 Plants that Turn Back the Clock

You’ve probably heard of the Fountain of Youth, a legendary spring that makes you young again when you drink from its waters. Unfortunately, no one’s found it yet—but Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham has found something almost as good: the garden of youth. Kilham recently teamed up with Mehmet Oz, MD, to share the plants you can eat to add years to your life. View Full Post