- Nutrition -
CLA: Can This Fatty Acid Help You Lose Weight?
By Matthew SolanFans of the CLA supplements believe it does. Here's the skinny on how CLA works and whether or not it can help with weight loss.
By Matthew Solan
Silent Sports
By Matthew SolanListen up: There's a quiet subculture of outdoor enthusiasts who prefer muscle power to motorized recreation — and they're beginning to make some noise.
Mission Accomplished
By Matthew SolanThese three people took on BIG FITNESS GOALS this year, and actually arrived at the finish line! Here's how they did what they set out to do.
- Personal Development -
Questions for Answers
By Matthew SolanGet a new view of your life - and your self - using the Japanese art of Naikan.
- Nutrition -
Excitotoxins
By Matthew SolanThey're supposed to enhance flavor and excite your tastebuds, but could these common food additives also be overexciting your cells — and doing damage to your nervous system?
- Nutrition -
Looking for More Information
By Matthew SolanAdditional Resources: BOOKS Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills by Russell L. Blaylock, MD (Health Press, 1996) In Bad Taste: The MSG Syndrome by George R. Schwartz, MD (Health Press, 1999) The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children by Carol Simontacchi (J.P. Tarcher, 2001) A Consumer’s Dictionary of... Read more »
- Travel -
Retreat
By Matthew SolanSometimes, instead of surging forward on another explosive, equipment-intensive adventure, what you really need to do is fall back and get some perspective. Here are three adventures to help you challenge your own status quo.