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Should You Co-Sleep With Your Baby?
Most people around the world share their beds with an infant. If you choose to do this, James McKenna, PhD, offers some tips to be as safe as possible.
Do GABA Supplements Help With Anxiety?
Many people believe GABA may help with anxiety, but the data is limited.
Bookends: Tips to Start and End Your Day Mindfully
The first and last moments of your day can steady or destabilize everything that comes in between. Are your mornings and nights propping you up, or tipping you over?
5 Steps to Heal a Leaky Gut
Here are the “five Rs” — remove, replace, reinoculate, repair, and rebalance — of leaky-gut treatment.
13 Ways to Calm Your Mind and Boost Digestion
These expert techniques can help you turn off stress and turn on better digestion.
Live to Eat: Michelle Tam
Nom Nom Paleo author Michelle Tam serves up some of her favorite tips for cooking easy, nutritious, tasty meals — regardless of your dietary preferences.
Cooking Up Change: A Q&A With Julia Turshen
The Feed the Resistance cookbook author and founder of Equity at the Table shares how food and activism bring communities together.
What to Know About Postpartum Exercise
During the “fourth trimester,” it’s important to respect your body’s recovery time and ease back into a fitness routine.
Why Do I Feel Worse About Myself When I Read Self-Help Books?
Sometimes, self-help books can overwhelm and set you up for unhappiness. Here’s why.
Can Exercise Improve Male Fertility?
Prospective dads who work out may have healthier sperm, according to a recent study.
Is Carbonated Water Dehydrating?
Is your daily La Croix a good way to hydrate — or not? Here’s what our expert had to say.
Why Is the Appendix Important?
The appendix plays a key role in storing good bacteria and keeping our microbiome healthy.
How to Reverse Female Hair Loss
Here are 11 reasons you might be losing hair — and what you can do about it.
Are Sperm Counts Declining?
Yes, says our expert, but here’s what you can do to protect your sperm health.
How to Deal With Traumatic Memories
Here is one expert’s four-step process for coping with trauma.
The Parasite Paradox: How Parasites May Benefit Health
Intestinal organisms can be a trigger for troubling health issues. But new research finds they can also help the body heal, especially from autoimmune diseases.
How to Detox Your Body Safely and Effectively
The craze for fasting and cleansing has produced some fantastic claims, and some decidedly mixed results. Here’s how to separate the hype from the reality — and safely enjoy the benefits of a cleaner, happier body.
What Your Period Is Trying to Tell You
Here are nine things to know about your monthly cycle.
How to Get Rid of a Stiff Neck
A five-minute stretching routine to refresh and relax your neck, shoulders, and upper back.
How to Repair Your Thyroid
Millions of people suffer thyroid problems without ever knowing why. Here’s how to recognize and resolve thyroid dysfunction your doctor might miss.
The Care and Feeding of Your Mitochondria
They’re essential to energy, focus, vitality, and metabolism. And yet most of us have no idea how our mitochondria work. Here’s how to tune up your body’s quadrillions of “energy factories” and avoid mitochondrial dysfunction.