- 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.
Health
- 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.
- Yoga -
Yoga for Every Body: Q&A With Jessamyn Stanley
By Kaelyn RileyThe body-positive advocate shares how we can all let go of doubt and be kinder to ourselves through yoga.
- 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?
- Fitness Tips -
Can Fitness Trackers Help Detect Illness?
By Heidi WachterWearable tech might soon be able to predict the onset of everything from the common cold to type 2 diabetes.
- Fitness Tips -
How Statins Hamper Exercise
By Michael DregniAs many as one in five people taking the heart medication experience pain and fatigue, which makes working out more difficult — and less beneficial.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: New Tricks for an Old Dog?
By Craig CoxMost of us have spent our entire adult lives learning only what was necessary to succeed in our careers. A new study suggests our aging brains need a more childlike approach.
- General Health -
How Exercise Affects Circulation (and Vice Versa)
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCDiscover how your circulatory system can support athletic performance — and also benefit from optimal fitness.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: More Than Meets the Eye
By Craig CoxAge-related vision loss has long stymied researchers looking for a cure, but recent studies point to a dietary solution that validates a familiar canard.
- Fitness Tips -
Fitness: The New Vital Sign
By Craig CoxWhy your aerobic-fitness levels may be just as important to your health as your blood pressure.