- Nutrition -
From PB&J to Paleo: Rethinking School Lunch
By Kristin OhlsonA functional-medicine nutritionist offers an upgrade to the classic kid’s lunch.
Kristin Ohlson
- Gut Health -
Beyond the Gut: The Body’s Microbial Landscape
By Kristin OhlsonThe microbiome isn’t just located in the gut — our bodies actually host dozens of microbial communities.
- Gut Health -
9 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Microbiome
By Kristin OhlsonHere are some tips to protect and revitalize your microbial communities.
- Gut Health -
Build Your Microbiome
By Kristin OhlsonModern life is tough for the trillions of microbes living in your body. Learn what you can do to protect and strengthen them.
- Nutrition -
6 Tips to Stay Mentally Fit
By Kristin OhlsonTry these lifestyle-based tips to improve your mental health and well-being.
- Nutrition -
Why Healthy Humans Need Healthy Soil
By Kristin OhlsonYou may not be able to see them, but microorganisms in the soil have a big impact on human nutrition and health.
- Nutrition -
6 Ways to Find Food From Good Soil
By Kristin OhlsonLooking for food grown in healthy soil? Here are six surprising tips.
- Beauty -
The Problem With Perfume
By Kristin OhlsonArtificial fragrances are everywhere — and they can pose significant threats to your health. Here’s what you can do about it.
- Aging -
The Big Picture: 5 Fundamentals of Lifetime Health
By Kristin OhlsonDiscover what you can start doing now to prepare for your healthiest, most vibrant future.
- Gut Health -
What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
By Kristin OhlsonAcne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions can be red flags pointing to more serious health concerns. Here are six of the most common — and how they might be speaking for the rest of your body.
- Nutrition -
Game Changers
By Kristin Ohlson12 big ideas that are shifting the way we think about health.
- Nutrition -
Rethinking the Lunchbox: Meal Makeovers
By Kristin OhlsonThree of our favorite nutritionists revamp kids’ lunches to create meals the whole family can enjoy.
- Nutrition -
9 Healing Herbs
By Kristin OhlsonHerbs were our first wonder drugs, and they remain powerful medicine to this day. Learn more about these health-promoting plants.
- General Health -
This Is Your Body on Ibuprofen
By Kristin OhlsonHow NSAIDS — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin — can cause more pain than they relieve.
- Functional Medicine -
Whole-Body Psychiatry: Nutrition for Mental Health
By Kristin OhlsonMental health is not all in our heads. Nutrition is an oft-ignored — yet incredibly effective — way to manage mental illness, including schizophrenia.
- Functional Medicine -
A Different Kind of Dentistry
By Kristin OhlsonHolistic dentists take a whole-person approach to dental care — and an integrated view of the mouth’s connection with the rest of the body.
- Hormones -
Increase Fertility, Naturally
By Kristin OhlsonNine practical strategies for boosting fertility and supporting a healthy pregnancy.
- Nutrition -
Umami: The Secret Flavor
By Kristin OhlsonSweet, salty, sour and bitter. These are the four familiar tastes we’ve come to know best. And then there’s the fifth flavor — umami.
- Nutrition -
Secret Ingredients
By Kristin OhlsonMost of the processed foods we eat are studded with mysterious additives. They extend shelf life. They create exciting flavors, colors and textures. But they don’t do great things for our health. Find out which ones to avoid, and why.
- Weight Loss -
“Ready for Action” Update
By Kristin OhlsonExperience Life checks in on the progress of our Healthy Challenge participants.
- Success Stories -
Ready for Action
By Kristin OhlsonWith our help, three brave readers tackled some healthy goals they’d been putting off for a while. Are their stories your story, too?