- Personal Development -
Refill, Please!
By Pilar GerasimoAn alarming convergence of overlapping Gantt charts, my life suddenly looks like it’s being meted out in 15-minute increments - because it is.
Vitality-Longevity
- Nutrition -
Don’t Stop Taking Your Vitamins
By Experience Life Community ManagerA new study on vitamins might not give you the whole story.
- Personal Development -
Ready, Set, Glow: Latham Thomas
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCIf you haven’t yet heard about Latham Thomas, get ready. Dr. Oz describes her as a “fitness and nutrition powerhouse,” but that only begins to describe the scope of her efforts and accomplishments.
- Mindfulness -
Wherever You Go, There You Are
By Experience Life StaffThis classic book from mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn brings meditation down to earth.
- Gut Health -
What Is at the Root of Autism?
By Pamela WeintraubThe incidence of autism is growing at an alarming rate. Experts are struggling to discover why. Slowly, a strange and complex picture is coming together. It suggests that autism’s mysterious mechanisms could ultimately reveal health truths relevant to us all.
- Travel -
Out of the Ordinary
By Joe RobinsonIf doing new things makes us feel good, why do we resist doing them? Here are practical ways to get past our fear of the unknown and make each day an adventure.
- Hormones -
8 Hidden Toxins: What’s Lurking in Your Cleaning Products?
By Jessie ShollWe assume they are safe. But in fact, many popular household cleaners are dangerously toxic. Learn about the eight scariest substances hiding under your kitchen sink, and how to replace them with safer, more natural options that really work.
- Stress Relief -
Relaxation Revolution
By Brian JohnsonHerbert Benson’s book offers scientific proof that mind-body practices can have powerful, gene-altering effects — in a surprisingly short period of time.
- Personal Development -
Time Off for Good Behavior
By Joe RobinsonAre you measuring your worth by what you get done? Here’s why it’s time to give your productivity-seeking a rest, and go in search of some fun instead.
- Sports/Recreation -
The Next Game: Tony Sanneh
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCAfter 18 years of playing professional soccer, Tony Sanneh retired from the sport in 2010. But “retired” is hardly a word that describes this world soccer great. A native of St. Paul, Minn., he established The Sanneh Foundation, a nonprofit organization, in 2003; its purpose is to provide positive environments - including soccer clinics and camps - for urban youth in America. We caught up with Sanneh by phone to find out more about his projects and passions.
- Personal Development -
The Ways of the Worried Well
By Pilar GerasimoThese days, frankly, if you’re not at least a little concerned about your health, you’re probably not paying attention.
- Personal Development -
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
By Brian JohnsonFrom Robin Sharma's bestseller about a celebrity attorney who undergoes an unexpected transformation, wise advice on living your ideals and making every day count.
- Community -
Four Happy Places
By Courtney HelgoeFor as little as these locations have in common, they share one delightful trait: Their residents rate among the happiest in the world. Find out what they know, and what they can teach the rest of us, about living well.
- Personal Development -
Don’t Miss Your Life
By Joe RobinsonDo your days seem like an endless string of obligatory routines? Take some lessons from a work-life-balance expert on how to reclaim more joyful time for you.
- Community -
Horse Sense: Lisa Arie
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCLisa Arie shares the instinctive wisdom that brought her to a more centered place.
- General Health -
The Distracted Adult
By Jessie ShollADD is not just a childhood condition. Millions of adult Americans suffer from it, mostly undiagnosed. Here’s how to recognize its symptoms — and keep it from running your life.
- Stress Relief -
Pick Yourself Up
By Alyssa FordThe weight of daily responsibilities and the burdens of chronic stress have produced an epidemic of adrenal fatigue. Find out if this energy-zapping condition is dragging you down, and how to treat it naturally.
- Family/Friends -
When Work Is All There Is
By Jon SpaydeIf job-related thoughts dominate most of your waking hours and energy, it may be time to rearrange your priorities and give the other aspects of your life some room to grow.
- General Health -
How Renewable Is Your Energy?
By Pilar GerasimoUntil we better master the art of cultivating renewable, sustainable health and vitality for ourselves, we’ll have a hard time respecting the principles on which all sustainable energy production depends.
- Personal Development -
The Places That Scare You
By Brian JohnsonInsight and wisdom from Pema Chödrön’s transformative guide to cultivating fearlessness.
- Personal Development -
Keeping Secrets
By Jessie ShollWhether it’s hidden debt or a family skeleton, carrying around secrets can take a heavy toll on your happiness. Here are real-life stories that show how coming clean can set you free.