Courtney Helgoe
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What You Need to Know About Vitamin C
This essential nutrient supports nearly every aspect of health.
Can Yeast Overgrowth Make You Feel Drunk?
Technically, yes. Too much candida in your gut microbiome can lead to a condition called auto-brewery syndrome.
The Meaning of Grief
Grief expert David Kessler explains the importance of the “sixth stage of grief.”
How to Deal With Pandemic Burnout
A therapist who specializes in burnout offers tips for self-care during a crisis.
Nutritional Support for Your Immune System
What integrative health MDs are recommending right now to build immunity during the COVID-19 outbreak.
12 Strategies for Self-Care While Social Distancing
Here are some tips for staying sane during the COVID-19 outbreak.
14 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Airborne Toxins
Here are some simple changes to reduce pollution exposure — and improve your lung health.
Take a Deep Breath: Understanding Lung Health and Immunity
Our lungs are essential to life — and our immunity. Learn what you can do to support them in the face of increasing air pollution — plus, lung-healing foods.
Ingredients to Avoid in Personal-Care Products
Looking for safe and non-toxic shampoos, lotions, and other personal-care products? Try to avoid these ingredients.
How Climate Change Leads to Nutrient Decline
Global warming is reducing nutrients in wheat, rice, beans, and more.
How to Detox Your Body Safely and Effectively
The craze for fasting and cleansing has produced some fantastic claims, and some decidedly mixed results. Here’s how to separate the hype from the reality — and safely enjoy the benefits of a cleaner, happier body.
Community Counts: The Power of Creating Social Capital
Rebuilding a sense of neighborliness has become its own revolutionary act. Here’s why reconnecting with neighbors and fellow citizens is important.
What You Wear Can Affect Climate Change
An interview with eco-fashion pioneer Marci Zaroff on the perils of commercial cotton farming.
New Blood Pressure Guidelines: Experts Weigh In
We asked some trusted experts to weigh in on the new guidelines expanding the definition of high blood pressure. Here’s what they had to say.
A Whiff of Good News: Disclosing Fragrance Ingredients
Industry giant Unilever opts to reveal fragrance chemicals in all of its personal-care brands.
Trauma Lives in the Body — Here’s How Yoga Helps Release It
A book by renowned trauma expert Bessel Van der Kolk, MD, explains how trauma lives in the body — and why the body needs to be engaged in recovery.
How to Turn Off Chronic Stress
Is your body’s survival response stuck in the “on” position? Aviva Romm’s new book, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution, explains how (and why) to locate the off switch.
Lessons in Graceful End-of-Life Care
What my grandfather is teaching me about graceful exits.
10 Meditations for the Workplace
Consider these mindful approaches to finding more peace and happiness at the office.
The 4 Traits of Well-Being
Well-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.