Essentialism: My New Minimalism
By Casie Leigh LukesSure, you can declutter to have less — but what do you truly need? How essentialism is helping one woman pare down to the good stuff.
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5 Ways to Maintain and Spread Healthy Habits
By Katie DohmanBy now we’ve heard that obesity is contagious. Well, the flip side of that is that healthy habits are contagious, too. Here’s how to build and share those habits with everyone around you.
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Coca-Cola to drop controversial chemical from all drinks
By Maggie Fazeli FardBrominated vegetable oil, commonly used in sports drinks and sodas, has been banned in several countries because it’s both a flame retardant and a potential hormone disrupter.
TwoGrand: Reimagining the food journal, one photo at a time
By Maggie Fazeli FardPictures trump calorie-counting on TwoGrand, a recent addition to the bastion of food and exercise tracking apps.
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What makes a “Shamrock Shake” green?
By Maggie Fazeli FardWe take a look at the artificial food dyes that give St. Patrick’s Day-themed treats their signature hue.
Making Resolutions Stick
By Experience Life StaffOnly 8 percent of people who make New Year’s resolutions actually succeed, according to the University of Scranton. Take heart: By learning a few tricks to bolster your willpower, this year can be different.
Life Saved: Kathe Yamagata’s Success Story
By Kathe YamagataHow an appointment with her doctor jump-started a woman’s weight loss — and helped her find the strength within.
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
By Courtney HelgoeThe authors of Blindspot show us how to “outsmart the machinery of our own hidden biases.”
Shift Change: Scott Johnson’s Success Story
By Courtney HelgoeA bartender leaves his life long job, finds work in a natural food co-op, and radically overhauls his health.
Power Aging
By Dimity McDowellThe older, the better? You bet! These age-specific strategies will help you get off on the right foot.
Ready, Aim . . . Aim Again
By Courtney HelgoeIn their new book Decisive, business strategists Chip and Dan Heath explain how to avoid the usual pitfalls of decision making.
The Antidote
By Laine Bergeson BeccoIdeas on obsessing less about happiness from author Oliver Burkeman’s best-selling new book.
A New Path: Courtney Lewis Opdahl’s Success Story
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlOne woman’s journey from yo-yo diets and a spirit-crushing obsession with weight to a happy, healthy rebirth.
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Your Attention, Please
By Bahram AkradiLooking for a fast way to improve your life? Take a moment to focus intently on what’s working, what’s not — and why.
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Body Mind Mastery
By Brian JohnsonSelected wisdom from Dan Millman’s guide to training for sport and life.
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Fear of Moving Forward
By Jon SpaydeContemplating a major life change can create significant levels of stress. Psychologist and author Joseph Burgo, PhD, offers strategies on how to cope.
Hooked on Fitness
By Nicole RadziszewskiFitness isn’t always love at first sweat. Learn how three individuals became infatuated with activity — and made it a joyful priority.
Take Our Poll: Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
By Experience Life StaffAre you searching for the best possible option? Or is “good enough” good enough? Take our poll and let us know.
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Prisoners in Candy Land
By Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlIt may seem there’s no escaping in the profusion of sugary treats we’re offered each day. Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl shares her thoughts on breaking free from the death grip they have on our health.
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Alone With Your Thoughts
By Jon SpaydeFind it difficult to just sit with your own inner ramblings? Clinical psychologist Noam Shpancer, PhD, offers advice on taming the tumult and finding some mental peace and quiet.
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Finding Ease in Effort
By Bahram AkradiOnce you discover the work you were meant to do, you’ll get a whole new lease on life — and a massive reduction in stress.