- Functional Medicine -
6 Ways to Boost Your Immune System
By Mo PerryA 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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- Fitness Tips -
5 Ways to Get Your Fitness Routine Back on Track
By Nicole RadziszewskiReviving an exercise routine can be frustrating and intimidating. Take it slow and easy by following these steps.
- Personal Development -
How to Embrace Uncertainty
By Kaelyn RileyEase your concerns about the unknown by learning to get comfortable with the unknowable.
- Nutrition -
Here’s What Not to Eat When You Have a Cold
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCThe foods and beverages you shun when you're sick can be just as important as those you eat.
- Functional Medicine -
The Best Supplements for Colds
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCIntegrative nutritionist Kathie Swift, RDN, MS, recommends the following supplements when fighting off a cold.
- General Health -
11 Foods to Eat When You Have a Cold
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCConquer a cold by eating wisely. Here are several foods that make you feel better.
- Fitness Tips -
The Real-Fitness Manifesto
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur best fitness tips to help you move well, recover fully, and achieve your fittest life.
- Workouts -
The 10-Minute Office Workout
By Alisa BowmanYes, you're at work. But, that doesn't mean you can't find time for fitness.
- Aging -
Healthy Heart = Healthy Brain for Seniors?
By Craig CoxTending to your cardiovascular health may ward off dementia in seniors, a recent study says.
- Workouts -
Workday Workouts
By Alisa BowmanSqueeze in activity throughout the day with these creative body-strengthening mini-workouts.
- Aging -
The Happiness Curve
By Heidi WachterFeeling gloomy in your middle years? Award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch tells us why life gets better after 50.
- Aging -
6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life
By Frank Lipman, MDA functional-medicine pioneer explains how to make small choices that build lasting well-being.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: The Boomerang Effect
By Craig CoxAn alarming percentage of seniors are shuttled between hospitals and nursing homes and back again, complicating their recovery. And government policies may be making the situation worse.
- 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.
- Stress Relief -
The Art of Stillness
By Pico IyerIn a world obsessed with speed and rife with distractions, there are few things that feel better than sitting still, paying attention — and going nowhere. A celebrated travel writer explains how to get there.
- 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.
- Sleep -
Reclaim Your Sleep Rhythm
By Frank Lipman, MDHow to reset your internal clock and get the rest you need.
- Personal Development -
Revolutionary Act 9: Safeguard Your Juju
By Pilar GerasimoDon’t let yourself get run down, depressed, negative, or reactive. That’s when immunity drops, inflammation rages, and unhealthy tendencies strike.
- General Health -
Ten Tips for Staying Healthy — No Matter What
By Pilar GerasimoPilar Gerasimo on how we can safeguard our vitality while living in a cultural context that often stretches us well beyond our natural capacity.
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Behind the Scenes With Pilar Gerasimo (Video)
By Experience Life StaffOur founding editor shares her thoughts on health and personal growth in our exclusive video.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Act Your Age
By Craig CoxI turned 60 last week, which is something of a milestone. If 50 is sort of the official entrance to AARP-Land, then I suppose 60 is the cheesy hotel on the outskirts of Social Security World. I’m not sure that I buy the whole milestone argument, but I know one thing for sure: 60 sure... Read more »