3 Exercises for an Immobile Thoracic Spine
Immobility in your thoracic spine can send pain into your shoulders, neck or lower back. Here’s how to correct the problem.
Ready and Willing
There is no better way to expand willingness, I find, than by constantly expanding your knowledge and perspectives.
Quantum Leap
Even during the best of times, the turn of a year is a natural time to reflect on what we’d like to see changed, and what we’d like to do differently. I think this particular New Year presents especially rich opportunities in that department.
Functional Wellness, Part 6: Energy, Mitochondria and Toxicity
Mighty mitochondria — those little factories inside our cells that generate energy — play a central role in our metabolism, our vitality and our well-being. Find out how to rev your cellular engines, rid them of the gunk and damage that slows them down, and start feeling your healthy best.
Six Packs and Sex Lives
Thoughts on Experience Life and the quirks that make it appealing to more than 3 million readers. No gimmicks, no hype, no kidding.
In Praise of Plenty: The Problem With Deprivation-Based Diets
When you choose the right foods, you can eat abundantly - and still achieve a healthy weight.
Healthy Hedonism: 3 Holiday Recipes to Savor
’Tis not the season for self-denial. Cookbook author Myra Kornfeld shares her wisdom on healthier ways to indulge in the holidays’ guilty pleasures.
How to Overcome Time Anxiety
How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.
Sensory Perception: Eduardo Xol
On Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - and in his life - designer Eduardo Xol creates spaces that appeal to the senses, and to his own notion of what living well is really about.
A Real Pleasure
When it comes to creating the conditions for optimal health, we know that managing stress is important. But it turns out that dealing with our anxieties and negative emotional reactions is only half the battle. Discover why an ample supply of enjoyable, positive experiences is equally essential to your well-being — and how you can go about giving life’s pleasures the healthy emphasis they deserve.
How to Optimize Your Cardio Workouts for Maximum Results
Cardio workouts are not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Here’s how to make your program work better for you.
Don’t It Always Seem to Go . . .
Joni Mitchell always did have the poet’s gift of summing up great truths in simple phrases.
What Matters Now
If we’re willing to lift our heads enough to see beyond the daily global-recession headlines, then I would argue that the future is bright indeed.
PUMPING IRONY: Partial Vindication
Three items to report on this glorious autumn morning (blue sky, a wisp of a breeze from the west, 33 degrees), two of which vindicate my urban walkophile-ness: 1. I couldn't help but notice while I ambled, capless, along my…
PUMPING IRONY: Walk Like a Man
It occurred to me on the walk into the office this morning (glorious blue skies, soft NW breeze, 32 degrees) that I've maybe been beating myself up a bit too much about this running thing.
Marjoram Pesto With Capers and Olives
Add a burst of Mediterranean flair to your meal with this thick, rich, and comforting pesto.
Brussels Sprouts With Cauliflower and Mustard-Caper Butter
The mustard-caper butter brings zing to this earthy fall favorite.
