Functional-medicine pioneer Mark Hyman, MD, is doing his best to help you avoid the doctor altogether.
This portable smoothie from Dr. Mark Hyman can power the busiest of days. It’s 100 percent whole, real food — with plenty of plant proteins, healthy fats, fiber, and potent phytonutrients.
Sprint faster. Jump higher. Prevent injury. Avoid back pain. With a strong set of glutes behind you, you can do it all.
Pilar Gerasimo on how we can safeguard our vitality while living in a cultural context that often stretches us well beyond our natural capacity.
Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.
In a new study by the Stanford University School of Medicine, 88 percent of the 1,081 doctors surveyed say they would choose a do-not-resuscitate status if they had a terminal diagnosis rather than be hooked up to machines and feeding tubes in their final days.
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Two easy exercises to engage your core.
An integrative psychiatrist offers a holistic approach for treating depressive illness.
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It’s time for us to start taking better care of our amazing bodies — and for healthcare to start raising its game.
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How one woman avoided a hysterectomy by using nutrition to rebalance her hormones — naturally.
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An array of wholesome ways to prepare one of the healthiest foods you can eat.
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A U.S. congressman explains how lack of access to real food is at the heart of our nation’s health problems — and what we can do about it.
How compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.
Ten simple tips for making meditation a part of your life — starting now.
This three-day glute-training program combines a variety of movements that target the glutes and hips plus muscles throughout the legs and trunk.
Mark Hyman, MD, shares how his own health issues lead him to functional medicine, and why he now considers food and community to be our most powerful "medicines."
In this exclusive extended interview from his Experience Life cover shoot, functional-medicine pioneer Mark Hyman, MD, explains what functional medicine actually is, how it differs from integrative medicine, and how simply changing how we eat can create significant health improvements in a matter of days. Plus, Hyman shares what a typical day of eating looks like in his own life.
The effects of a leaky gut extend far beyond the gastro-intestinal tract. As our understanding of the syndrome increases, the list of conditions related to leaky gut keeps growing. Here’s a partial list:
Scientists find that leaky gut syndrome can lead to the onset of an autoimmune disease.
Some of the most valuable tests that can help identify direct and indirect signs of a leaky gut.
Strategies to repair your leaky gut at home.