- Community -
Community Counts
By Courtney HelgoeRebuilding a sense of neighborliness has become its own revolutionary act. Here’s why reconnecting with neighbors and fellow citizens is important.
General Health
- General Health -
Growing Healthy Kids: Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta
By Maggie Fazeli FardCompassion is a cornerstone of education at Atlanta's Dunbar Elementary School, a partner of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation.
- Functional Medicine -
Natural Strategies for Preventing Migraines
By Casie Leigh LukesIn light of the FDA's approval of the first medical device for preventing migraine headaches, we offer an overview of natural prevention strategies — and explain why identifying the root cause is important.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Inspirational Stories: Stephen Preusz
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlAutoimmune diseases are on the rise, and one reader's story of kidney failure due to IGA nephropathy has made me so grateful for my good health. Here's how Stephen Preusz is paying it forward.
- General Health -
So, you took my blood pressure and it cost how much?!
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCA look at the cost discrepancies of medical procedures in different countries — and how they’re contributing to the rise in medical tourism.
- General Health -
An Addictive Test: The CAGE Questionnaire
By David SchimkeThe CAGE questionnaire is a quick way to gauge whether or not your cravings are out of control.
- Fitness Tips -
Don’t Just Sit There!
By Experience Life StaffResearch shows that being sedentary for long stretches might be one of the unhealthiest things we do each day — even if we regularly exercise.
- General Health -
Overcoming an OCD — With Words
By Christy RiceDiscover the five simple words that helped Christy Rice overcome a decades-long impulse disorder.
- Nutrition -
Detox Your Way to Food Freedom
By Mark Hyman, MDDr. Mark Hyman shares details about the detox outlined in his latest book.
- 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 -
Taking Notes: The Future of Nutrition Conference (Autism)
By Casie Leigh LukesGet an inside look at Casie Leigh Lukes's notes on nutrition and autism from The Future of Nutrition Conference.
- General Health -
Taking Notes: The Future of Nutrition Conference (Hormones)
By Casie Leigh LukesCasie Leigh Lukes on her top takeaways from author Sarah Gottfried's Future of Nutrition session on hormones.
- Nutrition -
Sugar — not fat — increases risk of heart disease death, new study finds
By Maggie Fazeli FardNew research adds to growing evidence that sugar is connected to numerous health woes, including cardiovascular disease.
- General Health -
CVS kicking tobacco habit, ending product sales by end of 2014
By Maggie Fazeli FardThe pharmacy chain's announcement this week reignited the smoking discussion. Read on for more information and resources on habit and addiction.
- Nutrition -
Culinary Spices and Cancer Prevention
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCLaine Bergeson on the cancer-fighting properties of spices.
- General Health -
Symptom Checker
By Heidi WachterHeidi Wachter is a health-issue self-diagnoser — and she's not alone. Are you one too?
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: One Good Action Spurs Another
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlCan flossing your teeth make a bigger difference in your health and healthy habits?
- Gut Health -
The Problem With Acid-Blocking Drugs
By Anjula RazdanSenior editor Anjula Razdan on how acid-blocking drugs can lead to a vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Aging -
Slow Medicine
By Courtney HelgoeSenior editor Courtney Helgoe on Slow Medicine and the importance of choice in treating chronic or terminal illnesses.
- Functional Medicine -
Functional Medicine: A Science Whose Time Has Come
By Catherine GuthrieMany people are finding better health solutions with functional medicine, a new model for how to practice medicine and treat chronic disease.
- General Health -
Health Is Not a Given
By Jamie MartinJamie Martin on being grateful for your health everyday.