- Nutrition -
How Healthy People Decode Labels
By Alyssa FordAll natural? No additives? Our experts help you separate the hype from the reality in the grocery aisle.
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- Stress Relief -
Pick Yourself Up
By Alyssa FordThe weight of daily responsibilities and the burdens of chronic stress have produced an epidemic of adrenal fatigue. Find out if this energy-zapping condition is dragging you down, and how to treat it naturally.
- Nutrition -
How Healthy People Eat Cheap
By Alyssa FordEating well doesn’t have to break your budget. Our experts offer 15 tips on cutting your tab at the grocery store, without scrimping on the good stuff.
- Nutrition -
How Healthy People Shop
By Alyssa FordWe quizzed five top nutrition and health experts about what they put in their grocery carts each week. What we found might just inspire you to take a fresh look at your own food-buying habits.
- Aging -
The Talk You Haven’t Had
By Alyssa FordWe’re all going to face end-of-life decisions eventually. Why not start talking about them now?
- General Health -
Gut Feelings
By Alyssa FordBy cultivating your intuitive skills, you’ll be able to listen more closely to what your body is trying to tell you.
Resolutions Workshop 2008: Support Tactics
By Alyssa FordYou've crafted your New Year's resolutions with care. Now comes the tricky part: translating intention into action — ideally, the ongoing kind. For this, you need more than a wing and a prayer. You need pragmatic support systems and the good sense to put them to work.
- Nutrition -
Phyto Power
By Alyssa FordPhytochemicals — plant-based micronutrients that contain protective, disease-preventing compounds — might just be the best-kept secret in nutrition.
- General Health -
The Best Defense: Boost Your Immune System
By Alyssa FordYour immune system works to keep you healthy 24 hours a day. Here's how to help it operate at peak efficiency.
- Stress Relief -
Play Together, Stay Together
By Alyssa FordHaving fun with your partner can bring you closer — and keep you closer over time.
- Nutrition -
On the Wild Side
By Alyssa FordIf you're seeking the truest, most powerful foods on Earth, look to your prehistoric palate.
- Environmental Health -
Start Seeing Toxins
By Alyssa FordToxic chemicals surround us - often in the places we'd least suspect. Want to protect your body, your home and your world from harmful pollutants? Start by knowing where to look.
- Couples -
On the Other Side of Right
By Alyssa FordFeeling hermetically sealed in your own opinions? Opening your mind to other viewpoints can deepen your personal wisdom and broaden your horizons.
- Success Stories -
An Uphill Climb
By Alyssa FordOne Plano, Texas, family overcame sweat, tears and 19,340 feet to conquer the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.
- Money -
The Urge to Splurge
By Alyssa FordEmotion-induced shopping may seem harmless, but letting your feelings take over your wallet could end up costing you more than money.