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How Exercise Improves Your Immune Health

By Michael Dregni and Maggie Fazeli Fard

Regular movement is one of the best ways to tamp down inflammation — and up your immunity.

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5 Ways You Can Support Regenerative Agriculture

By Elizabeth Millard

Regenerative agriculture is critical to the future of food — and the planet. Here’s how you can help.

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How to Boil an Egg

By Maddie Augustin

Try our simple four-step method for fuss-free, easy-to-peel eggs every time.

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The Rise of Animal Assisted Healthcare

By Courtney Helgoe

“Biotherapy” involves using animals such as dogs, horses, and even worms to help healing.

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PUMPING IRONY: I’m All Ears

By Craig Cox

With my hearing aids on the fritz, I suddenly find myself rooting for scientists seeking a way to genetically manipulate the malfunctioning human ear.

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How Fitness Can Improve Your Brain and Mental Health

By Michael Dregni and Maggie Fazeli Fard

Moving your body can help you sharpen your focus, improve your mood, and more.

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The Magazine They Said Would Never Fly

By Pilar Gerasimo

Our founding editor reflects on 20 years of Experience Life.

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A Prescription for Action

By Craig Cox

The “deprescribing” movement faces various obstacles as advocates seek to gain some influence amid our drug-happy healthcare system, not the least of which is simply getting your doctor’s attention.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Color of Worry, the Color of Calm

By Craig Cox

If stress can lead to graying hair, can periods of calm reverse the process? Recent research suggests it may have that effect, though my graying locks are probably beyond help.

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The Happier Happy Hour:
6 Alcohol-Free Drinks

By Experience Life Staff

Sophisticated sips without the alcohol.

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Our Favorite Experience Life Articles

By Experience Life Staff

Whether it was the subject or the storytelling, the articles we’ve written, edited, and read these past 20 years have made an impact on our team.

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How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQIA+ Communities

By Heidi Wachter

Learn what you can do to support, uplift, and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community every day — beyond Pride Month.

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9 Cruciferous Veggies — and How to Enjoy Them

By Mo Perry

There are a wide variety of brassicas and many delicious ways to prepare them.

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PUMPING IRONY: Born to Run?

By Craig Cox

Late-blooming runners are routinely beating veteran racers at the national level, raising questions about the toll decades of training exact on the body — and why we choose to run (or not) in the first place.

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5 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth        

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Whether you are taking a day off to be with community or to learn more as an ally, these ideas can help you better connect to Freedom Day.

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5 Tips to Stop Light Pollution

By Michael Dregni

Turning off lights and advocating for better streetlamps are just two ways to preserve the night.

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How to Make Your Own Hair Pomade

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Whip up a batch of DIY pomade using beeswax pastilles, coconut oil, arrowroot powder, and essentials oils of your choice.

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Can People With Thyroid Conditions Eat Cruciferous Vegetables?

By Mo Perry

Cooking and fermenting the veggies — and making sure you have adequate iodine — might be the key.

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Another New Normal

By Quinton Skinner

As life continues to evolve in the wake of the pandemic, experts offer advice on how to remain adaptable.

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PUMPING IRONY: New Hope, Selectively Dispensed

By Craig Cox

The controversy surrounding the FDA’s approval of the first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly two decades will do little to temper demand by desperate patients and their caregivers. It may also exacerbate racial disparities among those vying for the treatment.

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