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Revolutionary Act 7: Practice Medicine Without a License
Research your own conditions and treatment alternatives, ask questions, and seek second opinions with impunity. Leverage the expertise of trained pros, but don’t allow it to eclipse your own informed instincts about what’s best for you.
7 Ways to Protect Your Mitochondria
Caring for your mitochondria is one of the best ways to take care of your health — and enjoy better energy, metabolism, and mental focus in the process. Discover how you can be nice to your mighty mitochondria.
In Depth With Sara Gottfried, MD (Video)
The best-selling author of The Hormone Cure shares more insights on the importance of balancing our hormones and the profound effect they can have on our overall health and well-being.
Fake MEDS, Real Relief
A Harvard report finds that sugar pills can greatly reduce migraine symptoms — even when the patient knows the pill is a fake.
Revolutionary Act 6: Redefine Your Role
You are not a “healthcare consumer.” You are a human being. You may be experiencing an illness or other health challenge right now, but remember that good health is your body’s natural state.
Behind the Scenes With Sara Gottfried, MD (Video)
Integrative- and functional-medicine pioneer Sara Gottfried, MD, shares her personal struggle with imbalanced hormones, and how what she learned from her own treatment protocol has informed more than a decades-worth of work helping women, as well as her best-selling book The Hormone Cure.
Revolutionary Act 5: Repossess Your Health
Reclaim responsibility for your well-being; own your daily choices; minimize your reliance on the broken sick-care system.
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.
Revolutionary Act 3: Rage Against the Machine
Use your healthy frustration about unhealthy status quos to spark creativity and determination.
Lyme Disease: How to Protect Yourself
The tick-borne illness, one of the fastest growing diseases in the United States, can be disabling if left untreated.
Why Strength Training Is Essential
Strength training isn’t just for building muscle anymore: It’s an all-in-one functional-fitness strategy.
What You Need to Know About Ibuprofen
How NSAIDS — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin — can cause more pain than they relieve.
Behind the Scenes With Pilar Gerasimo (Video)
Our founding editor shares her thoughts on health and personal growth in our exclusive video.
Revolutionary Act 1: Defy Convention
Do the healthy thing, even when it’s challenging, inconvenient, or considered weird. Take pride in that.
How to Decode Health Media
Here’s what you need to know regarding the food industry’s influence on what we hear about nutrition.
An Addictive Test: The CAGE Questionnaire
The CAGE questionnaire is a quick way to gauge whether or not your cravings are out of control.
Don’t Just Sit There!: The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle and the Power of NEAT
Research shows that being sedentary for long stretches might be one of the unhealthiest things we do each day — even if we regularly exercise.
Overcoming an OCD — With Words
Discover the five simple words that helped Christy Rice overcome a decades-long impulse disorder.
Slow Medicine’s Approach to a Better Death
Senior editor Courtney Helgoe on Slow Medicine and the importance of choice in treating chronic or terminal illnesses.
The Nose Knows: The “Pinocchio Effect”
University of Granada researchers found that your nose gets warmer whenever you think about being dishonest.
What Is Functional Medicine?
Many people are finding better health solutions with functional medicine, a new model for how to practice medicine and treat chronic disease.