Michael Dregni
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15 Ways to Outsmart Your Smartphone
Here are tips to avoid being sucked into digital life — and to embrace real life.
4 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Consider these strategies for producing less carbon in your own daily life.
Riding the Waves of Life
Legendary waterman Gerry Lopez explores the deep connections between surfing, yoga, and living.
Coping With Salicylate Sensitivity
If you’re eating healthy and still suffering from health issues, salicylic acid may be to blame.
Train Like an Olympian
Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen has won eight Olympic gold medals. Here’s how she trains.
Meet Your New Organ — the Interstitium
The interstitium might be the reason some complementary-medicine techniques, such as acupuncture and myofascial-release therapy, work, says one researcher.
Is Your Kombucha the Real Thing?
People spend millions of dollars on the popular fermented tea, but several recent lawsuits question whether the commercial brews are actually good for you.
How to Find the Healthiest Dark Chocolate
Here are nine tips to help you find the healthiest and best-tasting dark chocolate.
Household Products and their Role in Air Pollution
Everyday household products, including cleaners and personal-care items, contribute almost half the pollutants in the atmosphere.
Is Dark Chocolate Actually Good for Us?
Dark chocolate is hailed as a health elixir. Is this more hype than reality?
18 Ways to Live With Less Plastic
Ditching plastic is good for the planet — and your health. Here are some tips to help reduce your plastic consumption.
Tips to Boost Your Cycling Performance
Training intensity is the key to raising your cycling game, according to Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.
How Exercise Can Alleviate Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
Why going for a run helps balance our brain chemistry — and improve our mood.
How Exercise Benefits the Brain
The benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.
8 Ways to Save Money on Organic Groceries
Organic foods can by pricey, but these tips can help lessen the blow.
Heart-Healthy Exercise: By the Numbers
Just how good is exercise for the heart? Here are the numbers.
The Anatomy of a Mac-and-Cheese Dinner
What goes into a typical box of mac and cheese? Phthalates, food dyes, and more.
The Alarming Rise of Youth Diabetes
Once considered an adult-onset disease, type 2 diabetes is becoming an epidemic among children. We break down the numbers.
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising: By the Numbers
Only two countries allow pharmaceutical companies to target consumers through advertising — and the United States is one of them.
Extreme Workouts and the Rhabdo Risk
Learn how to spot — and prevent — this rare but life-threatening condition.
How to Treat Lower-Back Pain
Why exercise — not opioids — is the best remedy for back pain.