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PUMPING IRONY: The Hidden Power of Everyday Excursions
By Craig CoxAfternoon bicycle trips to the coffee shop may be extending My Lovely Wife’s lifespan — in more ways than one.
Health
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PUMPING IRONY: No Pressure
By Craig CoxGeezers facing ever stricter demands to lower their blood pressure might want to look beyond the American medical-pharmaceutical complex for guidance.
- Stress Relief -
Eat for Calm
By Catherine GuthrieHere are five dietary recommendations to manage anxiety.
- Functional Medicine -
Cancer-Fighting Diets
By Laine BergesonHere are the benefits — and challenges — of using a vegan, Paleo, and ketogenic diet to prevent and heal from cancer.
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PUMPING IRONY: DNA and Destiny
By Craig CoxFor more than a half-century, scientists have wondered why our genes should be kinder to youth than the elderly. A new study suggests genetics may be subject to change as we age.
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Deliberate Rest
By Heidi WachterA Silicon Valley tech consultant explains why working less can actually improve your productivity.
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PUMPING IRONY: Too Weak for Surgery?
By Craig CoxWith an alarming percentage of elderly Americans going under the knife each year despite a level of frailty that makes survival a dicey affair, surgeons are pondering alternatives.
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How Caffeine Can Increase Anxiety
By Catherine GuthrieIf you experience anxiety, it might be time to lay off the caffeine. Here’s why.
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How to Treat Lower-Back Pain
By Michael DregniWhy exercise — not opioids — is the best remedy for back pain.
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Pumping Irony: Just Say No
By Craig CoxIn the past five years, researchers have identified some 500 unnecessary procedures and tests regularly perpetrated on anxious healthcare consumers, yet doctors continue to recommend them and we continue to acquiesce.
- Functional Medicine -
Whole-Person Cancer Care
By Laine BergesonWhy lifestyle-based therapies — including nutrition, exercise, acupuncture, and other alternative practices — are becoming essential components of traditional cancer treatment.
- Stress Relief -
Anti-Anxiety Eating
By Catherine GuthrieThese four nutritional strategies can help support a calmer state of mind.
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How Screen Time Messes With Your Sleep: Q&A With Tiffany Lester, MD
By Michael DregniThe medical director of Parsley Health shares her tips on developing a healthy relationship with digital devices — and reclaiming your sleep.
- Functional Medicine -
Boost Your Thyroid
By Amy Myers, MDFunctional-medicine doc Amy Myers, MD, outlines her 28-day plan to bring your thyroid back in balance.
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PUMPING IRONY: We All Fall Down
By Craig CoxFrequent tumbles are a way of life — and death — for the elderly. But the latest prevention strategies seem riskier than sprinting down a well-waxed tile floor.
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PUMPING IRONY: Life, Interrupted
By Craig CoxLittle good can come from projecting your lifespan or falling prey to a late-life medical intervention.
- Weight Loss -
Gene Armstrong’s Success Story
By Gene ArmstrongHow one man is creating a family tradition of healthy living by making manageable changes to his own diet and lifestyle.
- Gut Health -
ADHD: A Nutritional Tune-Up
By Pamela WeintraubHere are nine ways to use nutrition to help children with ADHD and ADD.
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PUMPING IRONY: Come to Your Senses
By Craig CoxNew research suggests that a declining sense of smell, taste, touch, vision, or hearing may lead to an early grave. I’d suggest it’s simply a natural consequence of growing old.
- Yoga -
Breathe Like a Yogi
By Jonny KestYoga has been this teacher’s path to spiritual freedom. It can be yours, too.
- Gut Health -
Revolutionary Act 35: Move It Out
By Pilar GerasimoMost of us would rather not talk about poop, but it turns out that what exits your body is just as important as what goes in.