Making Connections and Taking Action
Zowie! Ever since the last issue lit a fire under me (Jan./Feb., Action Plan 2004), I’ve been on kind of an action rampage.
What Life Expects of Us
When I travel outside the country, I am regularly reminded of how many people are struggling with immense problems and living in great need, without basic necessities like food, shelter and freedom. I am also reminded, at these times, by how blessed many of us are to be facing lesser struggles.
Good Salmon Sense
Which is better – wild caught or farm raised? Explore the pros and cons of America's favorite fish.
Navigating Nutrition Controversies Surrounding Fat
Expert fats researcher Dr. Mary Enig offers surprising insider views on good fats, bad fats and the food police.
Tips to Keeping Your Joints Healthy
Degenerative joint disease can cause debilitating pain, loss of mobility, and function, even severe disability. But what if you're just starting to suffer from a little wear and tear? Here's how to work with your joints — not against them.
Overcome Unidentified Fitness Obstacles (UFOs) for Lasting Health and Happiness
Are Unidentified Fitness Obstacles sabotaging your fitness goals?
How to Pace Your Exercise to Optimize Your Metabolism
Eager to be leaner? Don't work harder (or wait longer) than you have to! Learn the art of heart-rate training for optimal fat loss.
Resolutions Workshop: Resolutions Reconsidered
For this year's Resolutions Workshop, we gathered up four of our favorite personal-development experts and asked them to weigh in with how — and how not — to go about crafting New Year's resolutions. They wound up recasting the whole resolutions process and sketching out a more successful, sustainable course for personal change.
Weight Loss 101
Feel like you're failing at weight loss? Forever stuck in the remedial class? Don't despair! Here's the study guide you need to make the weight-loss honor roll once and for all.
Getting It Done
“Is this supposed to press down on my nose so much,” I asked Ryan, the trainer administering my metabolic and VO2 max test. “Yeah, it needs to be snug enough so air doesn’t get in through the sides,” he explained, adjusting the straps and checking the seal of the mask.
Reinventing Yourself
It’s resolutions season again - a time of review and reflection, and for many, a time of frustration. We may find ourselves facing some of the same issues we faced last year and the year before. And not all of them have improved with age.
Conquering the Kitchen
Don't buy into all that I can't cook nonsense! You just need a few simple skills, a little kitchen savvy, and these three recipes to build your kitchen confidence.
Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs
Carbs have gotten a rotten rap lately, partly because they're frequently lumped into one big-bad category. But not all carbs are bad! Find out which are worth befriending, and which are better to let go.
Non-Instant Gratification
This marks the end of my second full year editing Experience Life. Two years of reading and writing about wellness, fitness and quality of life.
Wild Mushroom Soup
This rich and creamy wild mushroom soup features an assortment of mushrooms, including chanterelles, morels, and porcini.
How to Teach Your Child Healthy Eating Habits
How to play the right role in your child's eating choices.
Family Time: How to Find It, How to Make It
There's nothing more satisfying than spending time with the ones you love best. So why is it so hard to pull off?
The Benefits and Strategies of Using a Fitness Log
Forget pouring out your innermost secrets — your fitness log may have a few things to tell you. Which is why you oughta start keeping one.
Coming Up for Air
Hey, did we get an abridged-version of summer this year? I swear it was July before I even got my garden in, and then it seemed like the next time I looked, all my plants were already going to seed.
Farmer’s Chicken
James Beard inspired my family to make this dish. His recipe was based on a traditional field hand’s lunch handed down from Spanish settlers in Southern California.
Time to be a Citizen: Navigating Work, Family, and Civic Engagement
How can you do your part for your country when work is swallowing you whole?