Health-Concerns Archives - Experience Life

- Beauty -

Are We Too Clean?

By Michael Dregni

All of our soaping and scrubbing may be harming our skin microbiome — and our immunity.

32 Ways to Kick Your Coffee-Break Habit

By Jennifer Barrett

Are you too dependent on your afternoon coffee? Here are better ways to break up the day.

- General Health -

How to Treat Long-Haul COVID

By Mo Perry

COVID-19 is leaving many with a disturbing array of chronic symptoms. These functional-medicine strategies can help.

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- Aging -

Can Exercise Prevent Vision Loss?

By Craig Cox

According to a recent study, even moderate exercise can help slow or even prevent vision loss.

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- Functional Medicine -

7 Immune-Boosting Foods

By Mo Perry

Looking to build your immune system? Start by eating immunity-boosting foods like turmeric, sauerkraut, and medicinal mushrooms.

- Nutrition -

Is Butter Good for Us — or Not?

By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHC

Everything is better with butter — but is butter healthy or not? We talked to some integrative-health experts to find out.

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- Functional Medicine -

6 Ways to Boost Your Immune System

By Mo Perry

A strong immune system is essential for health — in the face of a pandemic or otherwise. Learn how to build all-around resilience.

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- Functional Medicine -

5 Ways to Boost Your Immunity

By Michael Dregni

Lifestyle factors — like exercise and nutrition — can boost your immunity.

- Personal Development -

Gut Feelings

By Alyssa Ford

By cultivating your intuitive skills, you’ll be able to listen more closely to what your body is trying to tell you.

- Hormones -

What You Need to Know About Your Thyroid

By Elizabeth Larsen

Meet your thyroid, a delicate little gland located at the front of your throat. It controls how every cell in your body turns food and oxygen into energy — and that can mean big trouble if your thyroid goes on the fritz.

- Functional Medicine -

United States of Diabesity

By Mark Hyman, MD

One in two Americans is suffering from diabesity, and most of them don’t even know it. Why? Because most doctors are not trained to treat the single biggest chronic disease in America. The good news? Diabesity can be prevented, treated and reversed. Dr. Mark Hyman explains how.

- Stress Relief -

How Massage Can Heal the Body and Mind

By Catherine Guthrie

Think of massage as an indulgence? Perhaps. But it can also be a powerful tool for health and well-being — from easing pain and inflammation to soothing stress and anxiety.

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- Recovery -

Fending Off Adrenal Fatigue

By Matt Fitzgerald

Are you exhausted for days following your workouts? Or are you just too tired to make it to the gym? If so, you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.

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- Stress Relief -

The Healing Power of Sound

By Karen Olson

Why certain rhythms, sounds, and vibrations can help us reduce stress, create a deep sense of well-being, and even promote healing.

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- General Health -

14 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Airborne Toxins

By Courtney Helgoe

Here are some simple changes to reduce pollution exposure — and improve your lung health.

- General Health -

Take a Deep Breath

By Courtney Helgoe

Our lungs are essential to life — and our immunity. Learn what you can do to support them in the face of increasing air pollution — plus, lung-healing foods.