- Stress Relief -
Reset Your Stress Response
By Aviva Romm, MDBeing on high alert for too long can put you into adrenal overdrive. Learn how to shift from fight-or-flight mode into calmer states that help your body recover.
Vitality-Longevity
- Functional Medicine -
United States of Diabesity
By Mark Hyman, MDOne 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.
- Functional Medicine -
How Massage Can Heal the Body and Mind
By Catherine GuthrieThink 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. Find out about the practical benefits of bodywork — and what’s in it for you.
- Mindfulness -
Fearless Health
By Jill Metzler PattonWorrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
- Personal Development -
5 Benefits of Curiosity
By Todd KashdanDiscover how cultivating an inquiring mind can help you lead a happier, healthier life.
The Stages of Change
By Jessie ShollBreak a habit. Achieve a goal. Transform your life. Here's a look at the six parts of Prochaska's stages of change.
- Hormones -
Repair Your Thyroid
By Jill GrunewaldMillions of people suffer thyroid problems without ever knowing why. Here’s how to recognize and resolve thyroid dysfunction your doctor might miss.
- Nutrition -
The Care and Feeding of Your Mitochondria
By Pamela WeintraubThey’re essential to energy, focus, vitality, and metabolism. And yet most of us have no idea how our mitochondria work. Here’s how to tune up your body’s quadrillions of “energy factories” and avoid mitochondrial dysfunction.
- Aging -
How Does Screen Use Affect My Eyes?
By Mo Perry"Computer vision syndrome" is an actual thing. Here are some tips to protect your eyes when using screens.
- General Health -
A Closer Look at Eye Health
By Mo PerryExperts answer 13 questions about vision and explain how to take better care of your eyes.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Decisions, Decisions
By Craig CoxWhen critical illness strikes, elderly patients often have less control over their treatment options than they would prefer. Recent research — and my own experience — suggests that better communication could create better outcomes.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Going Rogue
By Craig CoxBarbara Ehrenreich’s new book has me marveling at the capricious nature of the dystopian body.
- Weight Loss -
5 Ways to Eat for Energy
By Kathy SummersForget cutting calories and skipping meals. Try these tips to boost your energy levels.
- Aging -
Turning Back the Clock
By Anjula RazdanIn her compelling new book, Younger, functional-medicine doc Sara Gottfried, MD, outlines a seven-week program to reverse aging.
- Stress Relief -
Learn to Be Well
By Courtney HelgoeWell-being is not simply the result of good genes or good luck, says pioneering researcher Richard Davidson, PhD. It's a skill we can cultivate.
- Community -
Revolutionary Act 17: Reap the Rewards
By Pilar GerasimoLook and feel better, sure. But also think better, smell better, give better, love better, live better, be better.
- Aging -
Counterclockwise
By Brian JohnsonLife-changing, assumption-challenging takeaways from Ellen Langer's classic studies on mindful aging.
- Brain/Mental Health -
Dietary Shifts May Slow Brain Aging
By Craig CoxA new study suggests a variation on the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
- Fitness Tips -
Be Strong, Live Long
By Experience Life StaffOne more great reason to start strength training now: Older adults with more muscle mass live longer.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
On Knowledge and Nourishment
By Bahram AkradiA three-step approach to upgrading your health — and your life — for the long haul.
Exercise and the Aging Brain
By Experience Life StaffNew research shows the importance of physical activity for brain health.