Clues to Curing Allergies
By Maggie Fazeli FardEnvironmental exposures are more than just allergy triggers: Evidence shows they can help the body build up its immunity.
Environmental exposures are more than just allergy triggers: Evidence shows they can help the body build up its immunity.
Senior editor Courtney Helgoe shares her top three takeaways from the Institute for Functional Medicine's latest conference.
Experience Life senior editor Anjula Razdan shares her top 20 takeaways from the recent @FXMed Conference in Minneapolis.
Editor’s Note: The Institute for Functional Medicine hosted the “Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” conference in Minneapolis the week of September 16, 2013. Three of Experience Life’s senior editors were able to attend throughout the week. This conference was overflowing with amazing information. It is geared primarily for healthcare providers, so attending it as... Read more »
Schools with wellness-oriented curriculums teach students social-emotional learning as well as how to thrive — and are leading the way for other institutions to start doing the same.
Social-justice advocate, entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah is harnessing the power of the Internet to change lives across the world.
Holistic dentists take a whole-person approach to dental care — and an integrated view of the mouth’s connection with the rest of the body.
Regular physical activity has been shown to help enhance cancer recovery by rebuilding patients' immune systems after chemotherapy.
More than 22% of physicians currently experience at least one symptom of burnout. —Archives of International Medicine (October 2012)
The microbiome is made up of trillions of organisms that live on and within you. And they can make or break your health.
Integrative oncology enhances conventional treatment strategies. And its lessons could help more of us avoid cancer entirely.
A sweet food memory doesn't sit so well in the present for senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl.
Pilar Gerasimo on how clearing things out — your diet, your home, your heart — can provide a fresh start.
The cure for what ails us — both in our bodies and in our nation — can be found in the kitchen.
Researchers show that eating processed junk food regularly is the highest cause of tissue inflammation.
New science shows that sleep is essential to our mental and physical health — and most of us aren’t getting enough.
It's been more fun to fly since I've been following a self-care routine.
On Thursday, I posted about boosting my immune system. A bad cold virus has been circulating in Twin Cities offices and day-care centers, and I wasn’t about to let the infection get to me. But that was more than four days ago. The cold? It won. It started with a headache, then a cough, and... Read more »
A bad cold virus is circulating, so senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl gives her immune system a boost.
Direct-to-consumer lab testing gives us a chance to see our biochemical realities more clearly — sometimes with surprising results.
Are your eating and drinking patterns giving you heartburn? Are over-the-counter medications making it worse? Here's how to find out — and fix acid reflux for good.