1. Defy Convention Archives

- Nutrition -

The Importance of Bioavailability

By Julie Brown, MS, RDN

You aren't “what you eat” — you're what you digest and absorb. Our expert reveals how to get the most nutrition from your food.

- Functional Medicine -

Are You Overmedicated?: An Interview With Andrew Weil, MD

By Anjula Razdan

Integrative-medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, MD, talks to us about his new book, Mind Over Meds, and why Americans are taking too many drugs.

- General Health -

Revolutionary Act 1: Defy Convention

By Pilar Gerasimo

Do the healthy thing, even when it’s challenging, inconvenient, or considered weird. Take pride in that.

- Nutrition -

Inside the Microwave

By Matthew Kadey

Microwave ovens are a marvel of modern engineering — but could they also be a menace to your health?

- Weight Loss -

Being Healthy Is a Revolutionary Act: Renegade Perspectives for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World

By Pilar Gerasimo

You Want to Be Healthy? Well, hey, that’s wonderful! This article is designed to help you succeed.

- Aging -

Fitness Redefined

By Anjula Razdan

A generation of convention busters and iconoclasts, baby boomers are reshaping expectations when it comes to their personal health and fitness, too.

Good health, at core, is less a destination than life-enhancing journey. But if there is any clear path toward the promised land of healthy living, it begins not on any treadmill or diet plan, but on the fertile ground of our own thoughts, assumptions and beliefs.

- Nutrition -

Fork in the Road

By Pilar Gerasimo

Wake up and smell the statistics. America's eating has gone bonkers, and it's up to us to stop the madness.