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7 Tips to Boost Your Butyrate

By Helen Martineau

If you’re eager to increase your own butyrate levels, here are several ways to start.

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Why Is it Important to Reintroduce Foods Over Time, When Possible?

By Mo Perry

Eating a wide variety of healthy foods is important for both physical and mental health, says our expert.

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PUMPING IRONY: Total Recall

By Craig Cox

The thousands of retirees lured back into the workforce by companies desperate for workers are experiencing the kind of job security they could only dream of in pre-pandemic times. They may also be accruing some surprising neurological benefits.

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What Is a Food Intolerance?

By Mo Perry

Unlike food allergies and food sensitivities, food intolerances do not involve the immune system. Here’s why.

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What Is a Food Sensitivity?

By Mo Perry

Food sensitivities often cause delayed — not immediate — reactions such as joint pain, fatigue, and brain fog.

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Uncovering the Mystery of Chronic Pain

By Craig Cox

Nervous-system cells, called glia, may play a role in the chronic pain that affects more than 1 billion people around the globe.

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What Is a Food Allergy?

By Mo Perry

Although the term “food allergy” is used widely, it refers to a food exposure that triggers an immediate, marked immune response — often involving IgE antibodies.

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How Butyrate Can Help Protect Against Leaky Gut

By Helen Martineau

Butyrate can help keep inflammation in check by strengthening our gut lining.

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Do Environmental Toxins Play a Role in Food Reactivity?

By Mo Perry

Glyphosate, which is used in the herbicide Roundup, and mercury in fish can contribute to leaky gut.

Pilar Gerasimo

How to Be Healthy in an Unhealthy World

With Pilar Gerasimo
Season 5, Episode 3

While many of us have the desire to be healthy, the unfortunate reality is that our culture is not set up to make it easy — and often makes it really hard. That does not mean it’s impossible, just that it requires intentionality. Pilar Gerasimo, health journalist, author, and founding editor of Experience Life, shares why her work is centered around helping people become “healthy deviants,” including tips for breaking against the norms of society so you don’t break yourself.

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The Health Benefits of Butyrate

By Helen Martineau

Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that plays a surprisingly big role in overall health.

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Cliff Edberg’s Success Story

By Cliff Edberg, RD, CPT

Overweight and bullied as a child, this former bodybuilder overcame multiple challenges and is now helping others.

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Does Food Reactivity Increase the Risk of Disordered Eating?

By Mo Perry

It can, but working with a functional nutritionist can help.

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Do Compression Garments Work?

By Nicole Radziszewski

Compression garments and devices manipulate your circulatory system to boost performance and recovery. Are they right for you?

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Sioux Chef Sean Sherman on the Importance of Indigenous Food

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Native chef Sean Sherman is striving to decolonize America’s idea of food.

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3 Unique Ways to Assess Your Heart Health

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

These simple-to-conduct assessments can provide valuable insights into the health of your heart — and guidance for your fitness regimen.

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PUMPING IRONY: A Formula for Frailty

By Craig Cox

An outing with an elderly friend seems to corroborate recent research weighing the impact of social isolation on the physical fitness of seniors.

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Can Hops Help Ease Insomnia?

By Henry Emmons, MD

This plant can ease anxiety and insomnia — especially sleeplessness related to nervous tension.

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What Are the Best Strategies for Coping With and Recovering From Food Reactivity?

By Mo Perry

If your symptoms are mild, you could start with an elimination diet. Otherwise, it’s best to consult with a functional-medicine practitioner.

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Everything You Need to Know About Hydration

By Sarah Tuff

Hydration is so good for our health that it’s become a hot wellness trend. We weigh in on the hype and answer common questions about what to drink and when.

Ajay Pant

Why Pickleball?

With Ajay Pant
Season 5, Episode 2

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America — but why? Ajay Pant shares the reasons the sport has exploded in popularity and what it is about the game that hooks players of all ages and experience levels once they give it a try.

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