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How to Release Deep Muscle Knots Using Trigger Points
Are myofascial problems holding you back? Discover how deep-release techniques can help you work out the kinks and improve your flexibility.
Anatomy of a Chicken Nugget
Ever wonder what goes into making a chicken nugget? Here’s more than you probably wanted to know.
9 Ways to Cultivate Courage
Simple ways to become your bravest self.
The Coconut Oil Kerfuffle
Why the recent AHA study demonizing coconut oil isn’t saying anything new.
You Are Your Own Guru
In her fierce new book, White Hot Truth, Danielle LaPorte talks about overcoming self-help fatigue and learning to love yourself.
6 Ways Strength Training Supports Overall Health
Here are six ways strength training supports your overall health — beyond building muscle and burning fat.
Yoga for Every Body: Q&A With Jessamyn Stanley
The body-positive advocate shares how we can all let go of doubt and be kinder to ourselves through yoga.
Cross-Training in the Garden: A Lesson From Alignment to Zucchini
Movement ecologist Katy Bowman offers 9 tips on how to cross-train in the garden.
4 Exercises to Boost Your Circulation
Trying to improve your circulation? Try these four exercises.
The Truth About Circulation
Can exercise help varicose veins? Are there quick fixes for cold hands? Learn what’s true — and false — when it comes to circulation.
Are Smartphones Causing Thumb Tendonitis?
As smartphone usage grows, more and more people are finding it to be a pain.
Psychobiotics: Using Gut Bacteria to Treat Mental Illness
Can probiotics and prebiotics improve our mental well-being?
Can Fitness Trackers Help Detect Illness?
Wearable tech might soon be able to predict the onset of everything from the common cold to type 2 diabetes.
Bounce Back: Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Low Back Pain
Lower-back pain doesn’t have to be devastating to your fitness routine. With the right exercise tactics, you can recover from many aches – and keep future back troubles at bay.
How Statins Hamper Exercise
As many as one in five people taking the heart medication experience pain and fatigue, which makes working out more difficult — and less beneficial.
How Exercise Affects Circulation (and Vice Versa)
Discover how your circulatory system can support athletic performance — and help nutrients flow through the body.
Fitness: The New Vital Sign
Why your aerobic-fitness levels may be just as important to your health as your blood pressure.
Why Do Thyroid Disorders Affect Women More Often Than Men?
Here’s what to know about thyroid dysfunction — and how to get tested.
Fish Smarts for Pregnant Women
Which fish should pregnant women eat? For optimal health, the key is looking at both mercury content and omega-3 fatty-acid levels.
Nourishing Care for the Postpartum Mom: An Interview With Heng Ou
Heng Ou, the author of The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, talks to us about ways to honor the postpartum season.
Expert Answers: What’s the Deal With Cupping?
Despite its new fitness-fad status, cupping has been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries.