Mandy Oaklander

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. She writes and edits health news.

Recent Articles

How Much to Exercise

Do your eyes glaze over when you hear how much exercise you should get each week? That looming 150-minute figure is the equivalent of 21 micro workouts a week—and it seems like nobody has time...

By Mandy Oaklander

What the Egg Carton Really Means

How to unscramble confusing label claims

By Mandy Oaklander and Anita Hamilton

This Juice Is Good for Athletes—But Not for the Reason They Think

Athletes are known to chug beet juice to give them an endurance boost. The root vegetables are a rich natural source of nitrates—which may help with blood flow—and they’re thought to give exercisers an edge...

By Mandy Oaklander

This Is the Most Popular Way to Lose Weight in North America

Almost half of the world thinks they’re overweight, according to a new online survey of 30,000 people in 60 countries from the consumer research group Nielsen. And while the same amount of people are trying...

By Mandy Oaklander

Why You Should Start Forcing Your Coworkers to Take a Walk With You

Take a hike for your health

By Mandy Oaklander

Should I Eat Red Meat?

Do our experts have a tender spot for loin?

By Mandy Oaklander

Bone Soup Is Back With a Vengeance

The return of traditional broths

By Mandy Oaklander

You Can Make People Trust You With This Scent, Study Says

If you want to sneakily lull your colleagues into liking you, a new study published in the journal Frontiers suggests you may want to start spritzing the joint with lavender.Researchers in the Netherlands led by...

By Mandy Oaklander

7 Foods That Taste Better Now Than They Will All Year

Never know what’s growing now? Let’s take it one season at a time, with the Foods That Taste Better Now Than They Will All Year.It’s bleak, it’s cold, it’s polar vortexy. But there’s still delicious...

By Mandy Oaklander

Should I Eat Whole-Wheat Pasta?

Twirl the more nutritious noodle

By Mandy Oaklander

The Ultimate Thirst Quencher

But it comes with an uncomfortable side effect

By Mandy Oaklander

This Pill Can Trick the Body Into Losing Weight, Study Finds

"It’s kind of like an imaginary meal”

By Mandy Oaklander

Here's How to Make Sure No One Can Ever Guess Your Age

As you get older, your body reliably falls apart. Right? Not even close, finds a new study published in the Journal of Physiology. Age really is nothing but a number—but if your number happens to...

By Mandy Oaklander

6 Steps That Can Prevent 70% of Heart Attacks

Much of your heart health is within your control

By Mandy Oaklander

This Kind of Carb Protects Your Heart, Study Says

Keeping up with the carb-bashing can be tough. One day they’re in, the next day they’re on the chopping block. Evidence continues to pile up that a carb-heavy diet is hard not just on your...

By Mandy Oaklander

Nearly Half of Fast Food Has More Calories Than Ever

Though fast food restaurants like to make us think they’re getting healthier, their menu’s nutrition hasn’t changed all that much in 18 years, found a pair of new studies published in the journal Preventing Chronic...

By Mandy Oaklander

Here's Why Kale Is So Good for You

Does the cruciferous king of the superfoods still deserve its crown?

By Mandy Oaklander

The Spice Ingredient That Can Block Bad Memories

A study in rats points to the anti-inflammatory power of curcumin

By Mandy Oaklander

Why Doctors Ask About Soda

Almost half of adults surveyed drank at least one soda a day

By Mandy Oaklander

Why Yoga Should Be Your New Year's Resolution

New research puts yoga on the same benefits level as cycling or brisk walking

By Mandy Oaklander
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