Latest Articles by Ashley Maltz, M.D.

Fall Foods for High Blood Pressure
Celebrate the season while keeping your numbers in the healthy zone.

Weeknight Grilling Made Healthier
Who says you need to wait for the weekend to fire up the grill?

The Biggest Health Myths of All Time
Experts weigh in to help us determine fact from fiction when it comes to health rumors we’ve heard through the grapevine.

Dream Big: Meditate Daily
Meditation has a bunch of benefits, but the one all of us could probably use right now, is its ability to reduce stress and anxiety. So, if you try this step-by-step 30 day challenge for no other reason, try it for your peace of mind and the break that a mindfulness practice gives your over-worked nervous system.

Dream Big: Hold a Plank for Two Minutes Straight
The longer you hold a plank, the more benefits you get, which of course is easier said than done. But, our month long plan will help.

Dream Big: Eat the Entire Food Pyramid
Feel like you've been eating (you fill in the blank with the food) for 232 days in a row...because it's quick and easy and it gets the job done? Hit the reset button with this four-week plan designed to get you eating fromeverysection of the food pyramid (or the MyPlate). Bonappetit!

Dream Big: 40 Pushups in 90 Seconds
这四周计划将带你一步by step through form, function and a few brilliant tricks, so that you can go from 0 to 40 push-ups in a week.

Dream Big—and Get There This Month
Welcome to our HealthCentral series, where we challenge you to a big goal every month—then help you get there through actionable steps on Move-the-Needle Mondays each week. Whether your dreams of self-improvement involve fitness, food, or feeling your emotional best, we’ve got something for you. Let’s get started!