- Fitness Tips -
New Rx for Cancer: Exercise
By Craig CoxWhy exercise may be just as important as rest and recovery for cancer patients.
Department: Well Informed
- Nutrition -
6 Ways to Eat More Fiber
By Michael DregniMake beans the centerpiece of your meals, throw Swiss chard and spinach in your smoothie, and four other ways to amp up your fiber intake.
- Personal Development -
8 Ways to Laugh More
By Michael DregniWhy laughter really is the best medicine — plus tips to laugh more!
- Gardening -
The Health Benefits of Gardening
By Molly TynjalaTending to your garden may help cultivate calm, strengthen immunity, and build community.
- Stress Relief -
The Stress Response May Start In Your Bones
By Craig CoxWhy the flight-or-fight response is about more than adrenaline.
- Personal Development -
A Path to Self-Forgiveness
By Alexandra Smith, LPCCHow to stop self-loathing and learn to forgive yourself.
- Gut Health -
The Secret Life of Your Microbiome
By Molly TynjalaWhy all those microorganisms — collectively known as the microbiome — play a critical role in supporting your health.
- Nutrition -
Anatomy of a Soy Dog
By Michael DregniNot all fake-meat alternatives are created equal. Here's an inside look at soy dogs.
- Couples -
The Case for Couples Counseling
By Alexandra Smith, LPCCAccording to research, 70 percent of couples report that counseling helped improve their relationship.
- Nutrition -
Sugar Bust: New Evidence Against Sweet Drinks
By Michael DregniHere are some of the latest findings about sugary drinks like soda, juice, energy drinks, and more.
- Nutrition -
Your Body on Processed Foods
By Michael DregniThis is your body on foods that are more processed, have higher levels of sugar, and contain fewer nutrients.
- Family/Friends -
How Big Tobacco Hooked Kids on Sugary Drinks
By Michael DregniCorporate campaigns targeted kids and helped to create our obesity crisis.
- Fitness Tips -
3 Simple Shifts to Soothe Back Pain
By Molly TynjalaLengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between "stretchsitting" and "stacksitting" can help — and even prevent — back pain.
- Fitness Tips -
Exercising Your Memory
By Experience Life StaffCan a single workout help our memory?
- Aging -
Do You Really Need a New Knee?
By Craig CoxBefore undergoing knee-replacement surgery, consider these statistics.
- Brain/Mental Health -
New Tech Tools for Mental Health
By Alexandra Smith, LPCCHow new technologies, such as telehealth, digital crisis hotlines, digital support groups, and wearable tools, are changing how we treat mental health.
- Environmental Health -
Trash Talk: The Recycling Conundrum
By Michael DregniRecycling is better than nothing, but we need to do better, say experts. Here are some recycling facts.
- General Health -
Why Noise Is Bad for Our Health
By Craig CoxNoise can elevate our stress hormones — even at levels that do not produce hearing damage — according to a recent study.
- Nutrition -
Is Chewing Gum Bad for You?
By Experience Life StaffHere are 5 things to consider before making your next gum purchase.
- Fitness Tips -
How We Run
By Michael DregniHere are seven things your body is doing while you run.
- Nutrition -
What Is Nutrigenomics?
By Michael DregniSimply put, it's the future of personalized nutrition.