- 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.
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- Gut Health -
Get Smart About Antibiotics
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCThinking about taking antibiotics? Here are 6 tips to consider.
- Aging -
PUMPING IRONY: Doctor’s Orders
By Craig CoxA former practicing physician explores the bottom-line priorities that govern our dysfunctional healthcare system — and offers some practical tips for overcoming the many obstacles it throws in our paths.
- Gut Health -
9 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Microbiome
By Kristin OhlsonHere are some tips to protect and revitalize your microbial communities.
- Hormones -
How Strength Training Balances Your Hormones
By Andrew HeffernanLooking to regulate your sex hormones and increase insulin sensitivity? Try weight training.
- Weight Loss -
5 Ways to Eat for Energy
By Kathy SummersForget cutting calories and skipping meals. Try these tips to boost your energy levels.
- Hormones -
California Classifies Weed Killer Roundup as Cancer Causing
By Michael DregniIn milestone move, the state lists the world’s most applied herbicide as a human carcinogen.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Saddle Up, and Take Your Chances
By Craig CoxIf bicycling at my age wasn’t already a risky proposition, new research suggests that the simple act of breathing while pedaling may be unwise.
- 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.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: A Geezer in the Garden
By Craig CoxIs it OCD or just my aging insistence on order that has been propelling my recent yardwork?
- Functional Medicine -
Shifting Focus: Sahar Aker’s Success Story
By Sahar AkerHow cognitive behavioral therapy gave one woman the tools to work through depression and start a social-media movement.
- Nutrition -
Anatomy of a Chicken Nugget
By Catherine GuthrieEver wonder what goes into making a chicken nugget? Here’s more than you probably wanted to know.
- Functional Medicine -
The Coconut Oil Kerfuffle
By Courtney HelgoeWhy the recent AHA study demonizing coconut oil isn’t saying anything new.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Gut Instincts
By Craig CoxNew research suggests we can live longer by altering conditions in our microbiome, but who wants to spend a few extra years fixating on their bowels?
- Hormones -
How to Boost Testosterone — Naturally
By Catherine GuthrieHere are 10 lifestyle-based ways to increase your testosterone levels.
- Workouts -
Cross-Training in the Garden: A Lesson From Alignment to Zucchini
By Katy BowmanMovement ecologist Katy Bowman offers 9 tips on how to cross-train in the garden.
- Fitness Tips -
4 Exercises to Boost Your Circulation
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCTrying to improve your circulation? Try these four exercises.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: The Brain-Training Scam
By Craig CoxShort-term programs to improve cognitive function may do your aging cerebellum more harm than good.
- Aging -
The Truth About Circulation
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCCan exercise help varicose veins? Are there quick fixes for cold hands? Learn what's true — and false — when it comes to circulation.
- Digital Detox -
Are Smartphones Causing Thumb Tendonitis?
By Heidi WachterAs smartphone usage grows, more and more people are finding it to be a pain.
- Gut Health -
Psychobiotics: Using Gut Bacteria to Treat Mental Illness
By Michael DregniCan probiotics and prebiotics improve our mental well-being?