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This Is Your Brain on Exercise

By Michael Dregni

The 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.

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Behind the Scenes With Rangan Chatterjee, MBChB (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes at our cover shoot and hear from Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, author and host of BBC One’s Doctor in the House, as he explains how the four pillars of health can improve overall well-being.

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How to Prevent Migraines

By Pamela Weintraub

New research offers promising treatments for these extreme headaches.

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The Doctor Is in the House: Rangan Chatterjee, MBChB

By Heidi Wachter

Rangan Chatterjee, MBChB, is on a mission to improve individual well-being and transform the doctor–patient relationship with a simple message: Good health begins at home.

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10 Ways to Support Your Liver

By Laine Bergeson Becco

These ten tips can help prevent — or even reverse — nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

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PUMPING IRONY: Easy Does It

By Craig Cox

At a certain age, ambition can be counterproductive. But how do you stop striving without losing a sense of purpose? An ancient Chinese sage offers a practical path.

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PUMPING IRONY: Mind Games

By Craig Cox

Will simple absent-mindedness soon be classified as pre-Alzheimer’s?

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On Hunger

By Heidi Wachter

Roxane Gay’s bold account of her weight issues offers insight into the connections between trauma, shame, and body image.

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PUMPING IRONY: All the Money’s Gone

By Craig Cox

Recent research suggests that a personal financial disaster in middle age or later greases the skids to an early grave, but my own experience argues for a more nuanced view.

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Timely Reminders

By Jamie Martin

The motivation to change can come from unexpected places.

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ASK THE DOCTOR: The Pros and Cons of the Ketogenic Diet

By Tiffany Lester, MD

The ketogenic diet is all the rage right now, but is it right for you? We asked one of our favorite functional-medicine docs, and here’s what she had to say.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Curse of Convenience

By Craig Cox

The labor-saving revolution I recall from my post-WWII childhood has morphed into an identity-sapping movement that threatens to strip meaning from our lives. The elderly, however, may be immune to its allure.

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Why Prebiotics Are as Important as Probiotics

By Rachel Meltzer Warren, MS, RDN

Good gut health requires more than consuming enough probiotics.

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Does Oregano Oil Work to Fight Colds?

By Jon Spayde

This essential oil has antibiotic properties, but it’s potent so use cautiously.

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The Hidden Liver Crisis

By Laine Bergeson Becco

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to a third of Americans, taking a toll on our collective health. Nutrition and lifestyle changes can turn it around.