Work Your Inner Game, Find Your Mental Focus
How The Inner Game of Tennis author W. Timothy Gallwey is teaching business people new ways to master mental focus, “work free,” and win big.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Author Malcolm Gladwell offers empowering and inspiring stories of everyday Davids battling Goliaths.
Beating Food Addiction
Functional-medicine expert Mark Hyman, MD, on our addiction to sugar, processed foods, and other refined carbs — and why a detox could help you lose weight and regain your health.
Whole-Body Psychiatry: Nutrition for Mental Health
Mental health is not all in our heads. Nutrition is an oft-ignored — yet incredibly effective — way to manage mental illness, including schizophrenia.
Hey, Rebel, What’s Your Cause?
Until you’re aware of its bigger “why,” you can’t know for sure whether a fight against the status quo is worth having.
10 Strategies to Navigate the Stresses of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one — without falling apart yourself.
4 Ways to Keep Toxins From Entering Your Home
We enjoy connecting with the earth through a landscaped yard or natural park. Once we track that earth inside, though, it’s a different story. Dirt, in this chemical age, is dirtier than many of us might want to know.
Raw Chocolate-Coconut Macaroons
An Experience Life member shares a favorite dessert recipe that's decadent, easy to make, and not terrible for you — yay! — thanks to the health benefits of coconut and cocoa.
Field Notes: Hog, from Ranch to Table
Whether you hunt or buy your meat, butcher Ross Flynn explains how — and why — to look beyond the tenderest cuts.
PUMPING IRONY: Positively Geezerville — Day 3
Day 3 in Geezerville tells me that I might be more sociable than I think I am.
Field Notes: Feral Hog Factsheet
Learn more about wild hogs, which are running amuck in Texas and other southern states.
Best. Roast. Chicken. Ever. (Really.)
Senior editor Anjula Razdan can't get enough of this perfect roast chicken.
How One Senior Man Impressed His Family With His Newfound Flexibility From Yoga
Want to be fit and flexible at all stages of your life? Practice yoga.
Culinary Spices and Cancer Prevention
A Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach shares the cancer-fighting properties of spices.
How to Make Almond Milk
An Experience Life staff member shares her super simple recipe for homemade almond milk.
PUMPING IRONY: Meditating on Outcomes
Has 20 years of Buddhist meditation made me a better person? Who cares?
Simple Meals for Non-Cooks
Some sample recipes from Heidi Wachter's continued foray into cooking for non-cooks.