Want better focus? Healthy cognition as you age? Or maybe just a better chess game? Then brain health is probably on your agenda. Aside from cool sci-fi scenarios with a magic pill or technological plug-in that makes you a genius, how else can you improve and/or preserve your brain health?

If you're someone living with diabetes, chances are you've experienced fasting ahead of a blood test. But not all fasting is created equal. Intermittent fasting involves a regular routine of timed eating windows and eating breaks. While the specifics and timing of this routine can vary, all intermittent fasting schedules focus on when you eat rather than what you eat.

Whether you're a carnivore, herbivore, or somewhere in between, you can easily incorporate intermittent fasting into your daily routine. Intermittent fasting doesn't require any special type of diet, which means that you have lots of options, for instance, if you're someone who prefers a plant-based or vegan diet.

There are many ways to adjust your diet or the way you eat. Ever tried mixing up your meal times with intermittent fasting? We're big fans of that method around here. Another increasingly popular approach is plant-based eating, which is good not only for your health but also for the planet.

So you've hit your 50s, and while it's not the over the hill season you might have thought it'd be when you were a fresh-faced 22-year-old, it has arrived with its changes and challenges — both good and bad.

As a woman trying to look after your health, it can feel like there are a million options you could try. There are all kinds of hacks. Should you try turmeric shots for extra immunity? Plastic body wraps for fat loss? Green tea for weight loss?

Intermittent fasting is more than the latest weight loss trend — it's a path to better health and a more thoughtful relationship with food. While fasting is as old as humans, modern research suggests that intermittent fasting has many benefits, ranging from overall metabolic health to specific improvements in organs like the brain and heart.

Have you ever gone without eating for a number of hours, then noticed you had a thumping head? No need to start googling your symptoms (never a good move!) — getting a headache from fasting is super common.

Intermittent fasting and keto seem to go hand in hand. Many people do them together. Why is that? Well, it's thought that as intermittent fasting causes ketosis, adding the keto diet to your intermittent fasting efforts will maximize the fat-burning and wellness results you can get.

Whatever your health goal — from losing weight, gaining lean muscle, or improving insulin sensitivity to feeling more energetic, having better mental clarity, or lowering your risk of certain cancers and medical conditions — fat burning is often part of the plan.