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Reframing Change
By Bahram AkradiTransitions aren’t always easy, but viewing them with an eye toward the possible can help.
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Ode to Cauliflower
By Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlIf you love this nutrient-rich veggie, you might appreciate the evolutionary effort that created it.
- Fitness Tips -
4 Drills to Improve Your Basketball Skills
By Sarah Tuff DunnBasketball demands an active body and a calm mind. Two experts offer techniques for training both.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Prepared for the Worst
By Craig CoxGeezers are particularly liable to imagine catastrophe whenever some ailment arises, but research suggests that accepting these conditions with equanimity can actually enhance our well-being.
- Success Stories -
Laurel Kallenbach’s Success Story
By Laurel KallenbachHow visualization exercises helped one woman heal from the trauma of three hip surgeries and take her dream vacation.
- Nutrition -
9 Ways to Beat Sugar Cravings
By Steven Lin, DDSHolistic dentist Steven Lin, DDS, offers nine quick tips to deal with sugar cravings.
- Travel -
Reconnect With Your Partner on a Getaway
By Caren Osten GerszbergCommitting to an annual trip can help couples rediscover what brought them together in the first place.
- Editor's Note -
Time Well Spent
By Jamie MartinGetting real about where all the hours go can inspire a shift in priorities.
- Sports/Recreation -
Meet 6 People Who Are Redefining Fitness
By Kaelyn RileyThese change makers are shifting the way we think about what it means to be fit.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Calm Down and Carry On
By Craig CoxThe Medical-Pharmaceutical Complex has been elevating my blood pressure for years by trying to convince me that the systolic readings produced in my doctor’s office matter. New research renders that argument moot.
- General Health -
The Living Experiment: Forgiveness
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigHow releasing past hurts can be helpful.
- Nutrition -
Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?
By Jon SpaydeIt all comes down to genetics, apparently.
- General Health -
Why One Woman Rejected Breast Reconstruction After a Double Mastectomy
By Jill Metzler PattonIn her new memoir, FLAT: Reclaiming My Body from Breast Cancer, Catherine Guthrie talks about why “going flat” was the only way for her to feel whole.
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Behind the Scenes With Elena Hight (Video)
By Experience Life StaffGo behind the scenes with Olympic snowboarder Elena Hight as she talks about leaving a successful halfpipe career to reach for new heights.
- Nutrition -
How to Hone Your Knives
By Kaelyn RileyA dull knife is an accident waiting to happen. Maintain your blades with a honing steel and a bit of TLC.
- Hormones -
What You Need to Know About Automimmunity
By Courtney HelgoeThree experts talk about the autoimmunity epidemic — and how to reverse it.
- Mindfulness -
How Do I Excuse Myself From Group Text Messages?
By Jon SpaydeThere are a variety of polite ways to deal with excessive group messaging, says an expert.
- Stress Relief -
6-Week Meditation Guide for Athletes
By Lauren BedoskyThink you would benefit from a meditation practice but hate to sit still? Try this new approach.
- Workouts -
Break It Down: The Glute Bridge
By Maggie Fazeli FardFinesse your form to build a strong derrière that powers you in athletics — and in life.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Make Your Medicine
By Craig CoxA nascent movement of “biohackers” aims to challenge Big Pharma by empowering patients to synthesize their own medications and assemble their own medical devices. I’m not the only one who’s cautiously pessimistic.
- Food Culture -
Bhakti Chai Pumpkin Doughnuts
By Brook Eddy and Bhakti Chai TeamThese paleo-friendly doughnuts are grain-free and dairy-free — and perfect for an autumn treat.