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LATEST STORIES
6 Strategies to Take Back Your Schedule
How to stop overcommitting your time — and start doing what matters most.
Ibuprofen & Your Body: 10 Things to Know
NSAIDS — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin — can cause more pain than they relieve.
11 Facts About Your Thyroid
Millions of people suffer the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction without ever knowing why. Here are 11 critical things you should know now.
The Ultimate Obstacle-Course Workout (Video)
Training for your first obstacle-course race? This functional, whole-body workout will help you get ready for the route.
Behind the Scenes With Angela Sun (Video)
Eco-adventurer and journalist Angela Sun shares her passion for getting plastic out of oceans.
Summer Vegetable Pickles (Video)
Learn how to preserve all those homegrown goodies you’ll be harvesting come fall — and get a significant dose of gut flora while you’re at it!
How to Hard-Boil Eggs in a Pressure Cooker (Video)
Hard-boiled eggs peel easily after just six minutes of high-pressure steaming. See how easy it can be!
The Voices in My Head (Video)
On a quest for more peace and quiet, freelance writer and improv performer Jon Spayde wages a unique battle with those nagging internal voices.
Take a Break
Random moments of “unproductive” time don’t just make you healthier, happier, and more resilient. They help you work smarter, too.
Dress Up Your Salad: 12 Homemade Salad Dressings
Twelve easy and healthy salad dressings you can make at home.
Paleo Vs. Vegan
Both Paleo and vegan diets have become popular in the last few years. But what are their pros and cons, and how might they affect your health? We assembled a roundtable of experts to make sense of the debate.
The Surprising Health Benefits of Volunteering
There are plenty of fine reasons to volunteer. Do it for charity, for community – or just for the health of it!
Change Agents
Meet five visionaries who are leading the charge to better health, and a healthier world.
How Appreciating Your Healthy Achievements Can Lead to Greater Health Success
Before you set healthy goals, stop and appreciate what you’ve already accomplished. A quick look back may be the best tool for evaluating what comes next.
Shaking Out the Truth About Salt
We’re all being told to reduce our sodium intake. But some experts argue that we aren’t getting the whole story — about why salt may not be the killer we’ve been told, and where the real dangers may lie.
Understanding the USDA Dietary Guidelines
Every five years the government issues an updated version of its guidelines for healthy eating. We asked some clued-in nutritionists to help us evaluate its latest confounding effort.
Understanding and Achieving Flow
Although we tend to think we are happiest in our leisure hours – most satisfied when we are relaxed with absolutely nothing to ponder – the truth is quite the opposite.
Grace Notes: Pieta Brown
From her childhood scribbles to her critically acclaimed music, Pieta Brown has always been intent on making art that matters – and connections that count.
Good, Clean Fun
Cindy Joseph shares the strategies she uses to keep her life and her personal-care routines simple and satisfying — including BOOM!, her new line of pro-age cosmetics.
The Health Benefits of Drinking Water
Proper hydration is key to good health, but why? And what’s the best way to get what our bodies really need? Our experts debunk a few myths.
Why We Fake Fitness and How to Overcome It
An evolutionary biologist explains why we spend a fortune trying to fake health, fitness and other desirable traits — and why our efforts are rarely convincing.