- Nutrition -
How to Read Food Labels
By Michael DregniHere’s a handy glossary of food-labeling terms and what they mean — and don’t mean.
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- Food Culture -
4 Steps to Better Family Meals
By Michael DregniThere are numerous benefits to eating together as a family. Here are some tips to make it happen.
- Digital Detox -
Just Say No to Children’s Screen Time
By Michael DregniWhy Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children’s screen time.
- Fitness Tips -
Life in the Rainbow Jersey
By Michael DregniThree-time cycling world champion Peter Sagan on racing, sprinting — and wheelies.
- General Health -
Why Is the Appendix Important?
By Michael DregniThe appendix plays a key role in storing good bacteria and keeping our microbiome healthy.
- Work -
4 Trends for Healthier Workplaces
By Michael DregniFlexible schedules and coworking spaces are just two ways to create a healthy workspace.
- Functional Medicine -
Antibiotics Won’t Treat Your Cold
By Michael DregniDoctors continue to prescribe antibiotics for colds and flu even though they can’t cure them.
- Digital Detox -
15 Ways to Outsmart Your Smartphone
By Michael DregniHere are tips to avoid being sucked into digital life — and to embrace real life.
- Environmental Health -
4 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
By Michael DregniConsider these strategies for producing less carbon in your own daily life.
- Yoga -
Riding the Waves of Life
By Michael DregniLegendary waterman Gerry Lopez explores the deep connections between surfing, yoga, and living.
- Nutrition -
Coping With Salicylate Sensitivity
By Michael DregniIf you’re eating healthy and still suffering from health issues, salicylic acid may be to blame.
- Fitness Tips -
Train Like an Olympian
By Michael DregniNorwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen has won eight Olympic gold medals. Here’s how she trains.
- General Health -
Meet Your New Organ — the Interstitium
By Michael DregniThe interstitium might be the reason some complementary-medicine techniques, such as acupuncture and myofascial-release therapy, work, says one researcher.
- Gut Health -
Is Your Kombucha the Real Thing?
By Michael DregniPeople spend millions of dollars on the popular fermented tea, but several recent lawsuits question whether the commercial brews are actually good for you.
- Nutrition -
How to Find the Healthiest Dark Chocolate
By Michael DregniHere are nine tips to help you find the healthiest and best-tasting dark chocolate.
- Environmental Health -
The Unexpected Smog Problem
By Michael DregniEveryday household products, including cleaners and personal-care items, contribute almost half the pollutants in the atmosphere.
- Nutrition -
Is Dark Chocolate Actually Good for Us?
By Michael DregniDark chocolate is hailed as a health elixir. Is this more hype than reality?
- Environmental Health -
18 Ways to Live With Less Plastic
By Michael DregniDitching plastic is good for the planet — and your health. Here are some tips to help reduce your plastic consumption.
- Fitness Tips -
Tips to Boost Your Cycling Performance
By Michael DregniTraining intensity is the key to raising your cycling game, according to Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.
- Hormones -
How Exercise Can Alleviate Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
By Michael DregniWhy going for a run helps balance our brain chemistry — and improve our mood.
This Is Your Brain on Exercise
By Michael DregniThe benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.