- Nutrition -
Truth on Tap
By Courtney HelgoeBottled water is more expensive than you think. Discover why tap is usually the better choice.
Environmental Health
- Environmental Health -
Troubled Waters
By Jon SpaydeHere’s what you can do to help protect and preserve this critical resource.
- video -
Behind the Scenes With Emily Penn (Video)
By Experience Life StaffIn our exclusive video, ocean advocate Emily Penn shares how she’s working to save our imperiled oceans.
- Environmental Health -
Why Are Our Oceans Full of Plastic?
By Heidi WachterFind out what you can do to decrease the amount of plastic in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
- audio -
Everything Is Connected: A Conversation With Terry Tempest Williams (Audio)
By Heidi WachterAuthor and activist Terry Tempest Williams talks with Experience Life’s Heidi Wachter about collaboration, community, and protecting the environment.
- Environmental Health -
Closer to the Earth
By Heidi WachterEcologist Robin Wall Kimmerer shares strategies for cultivating powerful relationships with the land.
- Nutrition -
Testing the Tap Waters
By Heidi WachterA widely used class of agricultural pesticides has been found in drinking water, according to a new study. Here’s how to mitigate their presence.
- Editor's Note -
A Greener Mindset
By Jamie MartinEditor in chief Jamie Martin on developing a “less is more” perspective.
- Environmental Health -
How Climate Change Affects Your Health
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredHow do we protect ourselves from increased air pollution, contaminated water, the spread of Lyme disease, and other health effects of climate change? That’s just one question a new consortium of doctors is trying to answer.
- Environmental Health -
A Friend to the Bees: Mikaila Ulmer
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlThis 12-year-old entrepreneur seeks to help support the declining bee population with her family’s lemonade recipe.
- Environmental Health -
How to Start Composting
By Kaelyn RileyTurn your kitchen scraps into gardener’s gold with this simple six-step method.
- video -
Behind the Scenes With Terry Tempest Williams (Video)
By Experience Life StaffAuthor and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams shares ideas on how we can all become more connected to the natural world.
- Stress Relief -
The Mental-Health Benefits of Bird Watching
By Heidi WachterNew research shows that living near a natural setting isn’t just good for the birds.
- Travel -
Green Travel or ‘Greenwashing’?
By Maggie Fazeli FardEveryone is trying to cash in on the eco-tourism boom. Here are six tips to help you be a savvy eco-minded traveler.
- Environmental Health -
Hawaiian Bees Are First to Be Designated as Endangered
By Heidi WachterFederal protections have been given to seven bee species in the hopes their populations will rebound.
- Environmental Health -
Healthy on the Inside
By Mo PerryThe Mayo Clinic and a New York design firm are collaborating to explore the relationship between built environments and our health.
- Stress Relief -
Hidden Triggers of the Sympathetic Stress Response
By Aviva Romm, MDSome unexpected stress factors to consider that can sap adrenal health.
- Environmental Health -
How to Make a Bee Bath
By Heidi WachterYou’ll make a splash with local pollinators by placing this watering hole in your garden.
- Gut Health -
White House Announces New Microbiome Initiative
By Kaelyn RileyThe Obama Administration answers the call for a broader study of healthy microbial communities.
- Environmental Health -
Leading Pesticide Company to Nix Toxic Neonicotinoids
By Craig CoxBackyard gardeners will soon be able to protect their plants — and the bees that pollinate them.
- Beauty -
Small Beads, Big Trouble
By Heidi WachterHow you can steer clear of cosmetic microbeads to safeguard our environment — and your own well-being.