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Mind-Body

May 26, 2006

"The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated."

—Plato

The Science of Me

Scientists say they can map out your medical destiny: what diseases you’ll get and how you’ll die. But would knowing the future improve your life? Two reporters went to find out and wrote a cover story for the London Times. One of them says, "I don't want to be dramatic about this, but I think I might have saved my life."

BE THE CHANGE

Consider how your small choices today -- what to eat, when to sleep, what to think -- will affect your long-term health.