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10 Tips to Help Your Body Rest and Repair

By Aviva Romm, MD

Functional-medicine doc Aviva Romm’s replenish-repair kit helps bring your hormones into balance.

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How Childhood Adversity Creates Toxic Stress

By Heidi Wachter

Pioneering pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris is transforming how public-health advocates respond to the toxic stress created by childhood adversity. Here, she shares her prescription for healing.

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How Insomnia Leads to Weight Gain

By Heidi Wachter

Chronic stress that keeps you up at night can increase the production of fat cells.

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6-Week Meditation Guide for Athletes

By Lauren Bedosky

Think you would benefit from a meditation practice but hate to sit still? Try this new approach.

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Behind the Scenes With Jon Kabat-Zinn (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes with mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn to learn more about the effects of mindfulness on your health.

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4 Tips to Actually Relax This Weekend

By Karen Olson

Do you spend your weekends running errands or squeezing in too many activities? Try these four tips to take back your downtime.

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Trying to Unwind? Try These Two Breathing Exercises

By Frank Lipman, MD

Activate your calming system by learning belly breathing and the 4-7-8 breath.

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How Stress Affects Your Sex Drive

By Emily Nagoski

Tension, exhaustion, and worry are the ultimate libido killers. A renowned sex educator offers tips on how to restore intimacy.

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My Massage Therapist Talks Too Much. How Can I Politely Let Them Know?

By Jon Spayde

A veteran massage therapist offers some tips on communication.

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The Roots of Anxiety: A Case Study

By Deanna Minich, PhD

How detoxing helped one woman overcome her anxiety.

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DIY Facial Lymphatic Massage

By Kaelyn Riley

This easy self-care technique can help clear your head of congestion and sinus pressure.

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Why Halotherapy Is Worth Its Salt

By Courtney Helgoe

Halotherapy has been used for centuries around the world. Its healing benefits have sparked a new interest in salt pools, flotation tanks, and caves in the United States.