Functional/Integrative Medicine

Get Smart About Antibiotics

Thinking about taking antibiotics? Here are 6 tips to consider.

By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC

Functional/Integrative Medicine Gut Health

5 Ways to Eat for Energy

Forget cutting calories and skipping meals. Try these tips to boost your energy levels.

By Kathy Summers

Functional/Integrative Medicine Metabolism/Weight Loss

How to Build Your Microbiome

Modern life is tough for the trillions of microbes living in your body. Learn what you can do to protect and strengthen them.

By Kristin Ohlson

Functional/Integrative Medicine Gut Health

Shifting Focus: Sahar Aker’s Success Story

How cognitive behavioral therapy gave one woman the tools to work through depression and start a social-media movement.

By Sahar Aker

Functional/Integrative Medicine Motivation & Inspiration

The Coconut Oil Kerfuffle

Why the recent AHA study demonizing coconut oil isn’t saying anything new.

By Courtney Helgoe

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

illio of flower, butterfly and people siting on flower's leaves

Why Do Thyroid Disorders Affect Women More Often Than Men?

Here’s what to know about thyroid dysfunction — and how to get tested.

By Jill Grunewald

Functional/Integrative Medicine Hormones

Expert Answers: What’s Cupping?

Despite its new fitness-fad status, cupping has been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries.

By Heidi Wachter

Functional/Integrative Medicine

Autism: Why It’s Not Simply a Brain-Based Disorder

A new report describes autism as a “whole body” condition, suggesting there are a variety of avenues for symptom relief.

By Courtney Helgoe

Brain Health Functional/Integrative Medicine

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Which Fats Should You Eat?: An Interview With Mark Hyman, MD

Functional-medicine pioneer Mark Hyman, MD, chats with us about the problem with low-fat foods — and the truth about saturated fats.

By Anjula Razdan

Brain Health Functional/Integrative Medicine

Are You Overmedicated?: An Interview With Andrew Weil, MD

Integrative-medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, MD, talks to us about his new book, Mind Over Meds, and why Americans are taking too many drugs.

By Anjula Razdan

Functional/Integrative Medicine Healthy Aging

The Problem With Hormonal Birth Control: An Interview with Aviva Romm, MD

Integrative-medicine doc and hormone expert Aviva Romm, MD, talks to us about the health effects of hormonal contraception — and what to do about it.

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Functional/Integrative Medicine Hormones

How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?

Here are five expert tips to help you calibrate your vitamin D intake.

By Jack Challem

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

A Functional-Medicine Doc’s Daily Wellness Routine

Sara Gottfried, MD, shares a typical day on the Younger protocol.

By Sara Gottfried, MD

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

Taking On the Allergy Epidemic

Health experts are uncovering new ways to help us build resistance to allergies despite the challenging environment, along with straightforward strategies to help us stay healthy.

By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC

Allergies Functional/Integrative Medicine

Sara Gottfried’s Turmeric Latte Recipe

This creamy, rich latte is packed with anti-inflammatory and thyroid-supporting nutrients.

By Sara Gottfried, MD

Arthritis & Joint Health Cooking & Food

Turning Back the Clock

In her compelling new book, Younger, functional-medicine doc Sara Gottfried, MD, outlines a seven-week program to reverse aging.

By Anjula Razdan

Functional/Integrative Medicine Healthy Aging

Beyond Cholesterol: 8 Tests That Measure Your Cardiovascular-Disease Risk

Functional-medicine doctors are using new metrics to measure heart health and disease risk.

By Anjula Razdan

Functional/Integrative Medicine Healthy Aging

Acupuncture May Reduce Migraines

A new JAMA Internal Medicine study finds that treatment with acupuncture may reduce the frequency of these debilitating headaches.

By Courtney Helgoe

Functional/Integrative Medicine Headaches & Migraines

Journey to Healing: Q&A With Sarah Kay Hoffman

The author and blogger shares how she healed her gut, reclaimed her health, grew her family, and discovered a new place of joy.

By the Experience Life Team

Functional/Integrative Medicine Gut Health

First Blood Biomarker for MS Discovered — and What It Means for Treatment

MS expert — and patient — Terry Wahls, MD, on what the recent discovery means for those with the neurodegenerative disease.

By Anjula Razdan

Autoimmunity Functional/Integrative Medicine

Behind the Scenes With Aviva Romm, MD (Video)

Go behind the scenes at our cover shoot with Aviva Romm, MD, as she shares how she's connecting science and nature in her medical approach.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

Functional/Integrative Medicine

Get Smart About Antibiotics

5 Ways to Eat for Energy

How to Build Your Microbiome

Shifting Focus: Sahar Aker’s Success Story

The Coconut Oil Kerfuffle

Why Do Thyroid Disorders Affect Women More Often Than Men?

Expert Answers: What’s Cupping?

Autism: Why It’s Not Simply a Brain-Based Disorder

Which Fats Should You Eat?: An Interview With Mark Hyman, MD

Are You Overmedicated?: An Interview With Andrew Weil, MD

The Problem With Hormonal Birth Control: An Interview with Aviva Romm, MD

How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?

A Functional-Medicine Doc’s Daily Wellness Routine

Taking On the Allergy Epidemic

Sara Gottfried’s Turmeric Latte Recipe

Turning Back the Clock

Beyond Cholesterol: 8 Tests That Measure Your Cardiovascular-Disease Risk

Acupuncture May Reduce Migraines

Journey to Healing: Q&A With Sarah Kay Hoffman

First Blood Biomarker for MS Discovered — and What It Means for Treatment

Behind the Scenes With Aviva Romm, MD (Video)

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