- Functional Medicine -
The Functional-Medicine Matrix
By Heather RogersDiscover the simple tools progressive practitioners use to dig beyond diagnoses and treat root causes effectively.
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- Weight Loss -
Individualized Weight Loss
By Maggie Fazeli FardConventional weight-loss strategies often fail because they don’t account for a host of intersecting factors that are unique in each of us. Here are the variables that matter most — and why.
- Sleep -
How to Take a Nap
By Experience Life StaffA little preparation can help you reap the restorative benefits of a midday rest.
- video -
Behind the Scenes With Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH (Video)
By Experience Life StaffThe behavior-change expert shares insights from her research at our cover shoot.
- Functional Medicine -
Healing by Design: Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH
By Heidi WachterBy blending compassion with neuroscience, behavior-change expert Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH is shaping the future of health improvement.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: It’s Not Tai Chi, but It Worked
By Craig CoxAs you get older, mindful movement becomes an imperative.
- Aging -
Statins May Raise Diabetes Risk
By Heidi WachterCholesterol-lowering statin drugs may substantially increase men’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.
- Gut Health -
Growth Rate of Bacteria in Gut May Signal Disease
By Craig CoxNew research could help doctors diagnose some chronic diseases earlier and treat them more effectively.
- General Health -
New Blood Pressure Guidelines May Boost Use of Controversial Drugs
By Craig CoxConclusion is likely to boost prescription drug use to meet government standards.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Running in Place
By Craig CoxI've known for years that I'll never run as fast as I did as youth, but now I know why.
- Sleep -
Early to Bed, Happy to Rise
By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCCResearchers found that subjects who went to sleep and got up earlier reported better moods.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: The Perils of Pedaling
By Craig CoxBicycling has always been a perilous undertaking, and injuries can take their toll on an aging body. But the real challenge is climbing back in the saddle after you take a tumble.
- Gut Health -
Digestive Enzymes
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredSuffering from heartburn, reflux, and other digestion challenges? Digestive enzymes can be an important step in finding lasting relief.
- Sports/Recreation -
Walking in Nature Can Change Your Brain
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that getting out into nature can help city dwellers — and others — improve their moods.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: When I’m 64 . . .
By Craig CoxOur children have each moved on toward an independent life, which leaves me wondering where I fit in.
- Aging -
Inside Olga Kotelko’s Brain
By Craig CoxNew research offers the first glimpse at the effects of regular physical activity on a nonagenarian’s brain.
- Gut Health -
Healthy Gut, Healthy Brain
By David Perlmutter, MDA neurologist explains the power of your microbiome to heal and protect your brain.
- Weight Loss -
Going to Extremes: Patricia Moreno
By Heidi WachterAfter decades of desperate attempts to transform her body, Patricia Moreno discovered the key to lasting change lay elsewhere — in her own heart and mind.
- Weight Loss -
On Faith and Fitness
By Andrew HeffernanGlutes and godliness. Biceps and the Bible. On first view, fitness and faith may seem a strange match. But for many people, spiritual motivations bring deeper meaning to their health and fitness pursuits, and prove to be a positive, pivotal factor in supporting them.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Off My Game, or Not?
By Craig CoxA minor injury doesn't have to derail my exercise regimen. The key to sustaining a healthy lifestyle is taking care of myself.
- Functional Medicine -
New Study: Surgery Not Best Option for Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer
By Craig CoxCanadian researchers find mortality rates not affected by aggressive surgical intervention.