May 2019 - Experience Life

Illustration people at table with keto diet food

- Weight Loss -

What You Need to Know About the Keto Diet

By Laine Bergeson Becco

Is the keto diet safe? Nutrition experts explain the pros and cons of this popular protocol.

- Fitness Tips -

The Real-Fitness Manifesto

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our best fitness tips to help you move well, recover fully, and achieve your fittest life.

- Food Culture -

Taking Charge: Eduardo Garcia

By Heidi Wachter

A near-death experience left Eduardo Garcia without a left hand, but it taught him the power of self-acceptance, curiosity, and community in healing — and in living life to its fullest.

- giveaway -

TRX Pro 4 Suspension Trainer (Giveaway)

By Experience Life Staff

Sign up for a chance to win the versatile and easy-to-pack TRX Pro 4, which allows you to do body-weight workouts on the road.

- General Health -

A Rough Guide to Histamine Foods

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Here are foods to track if you suspect a histamine intolerance.

An illustration of a man walking with his head in a dark cloud

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Ignorance Is Bliss

By Craig Cox

Precision medicine hopes to revolutionize healthcare by revealing everything that’s going on in your body. It seems I’m not the only one who would prefer to be left in the dark.

- Nutrition -

THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Eating Out

By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas Hartwig

Restaurant dining can present big challenges for health-motivated eaters. These strategies can help you make the best of your available options.

- Hormones -

The Truth About Postpartum Hormones and Healing: A Q&A With Aviva Romm, MD

By Casie Leigh Lukes

An integrative-medicine doc, who is also a midwife, shares the ins and outs of postpartum hormones — plus tips to support yourself.

- Weight Loss -

Intuitive Eating for Weight Loss

By Pamela Weintraub

As an alternative to doomed diet regimens, some weight-loss experts recommend tuning in to our own instincts and trying intuitive eating. But are our bodies’ cravings always a good guide?

- Honestly, Dara -

The Case for Heirloom Produce

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Our food columnist discovers the true value of heirloom foods.

- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -

Supreme Good

By Bahram Akradi

On doing good for the sake of doing good.

- Weight Loss -

Jason Schanta’s Success Story

By Jason Schanta

Connecting with his bigger why helped one man kick his emotional-eating habit and learn to love working out.

man wearing khakis walking bike in cross walk

- Fitness Tips -

How Do I Freshen Up After a Bike Commute to Work?

By John Spayde

Even if you don’t have a shower at your workplace, you can still ride your bike to work. Here are some tips on cleaning up.

Disembodied hands installing a hidden camera in the ceiling

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Camera Shy

By Craig Cox

24/7 surveillance may deter abuse in long-term care facilities, but even its advocates admit it’s no panacea.

- Weight Loss -

The Mindful Food Journal

By Kaelyn Riley

If you track what’s on your plate as well as what’s happening in your mind and body, you can learn what doesn’t work for you — and build on what does.