General Health

In Depth With Mark Hyman, MD (Video)

In this exclusive extended interview from his Experience Life cover shoot, functional-medicine pioneer Mark Hyman, MD, explains what functional medicine actually is, how it differs from integrative medicine, and how simply changing how we eat can create significant health improvements in a matter of days. Plus, Hyman shares what a typical day of eating looks like in his own life.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

Saved From Surgery: Kristin Lupino’s Success Story

How one woman avoided a hysterectomy by using nutrition to rebalance her hormones — naturally.

By Kristin Lupino

General Health Success Stories

Behind the Scenes With Mark Hyman, MD (Video)

Mark Hyman, MD, shares how his own health issues lead him to functional medicine, and why he now considers food and community to be our most powerful "medicines."

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

Mark Hyman smiles in his cover shot for Experience Life magazine.

Mark Hyman: Take Care of Yourself

Functional-medicine pioneer Mark Hyman, MD, is doing his best to help you avoid the doctor altogether.

By Heidi Wachter

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

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Revolutionary Act 8: Minimize Symptom Suppression

Make whole-person vitality, well-being and resilience your goal. Partner with healthcare pros who understand and support your desire to be fully healthy with a minimum of medical interventions.

By Pilar Gerasimo

General Health

Businesswoman practicing mindfulness meditation at her desk

How Your Thoughts and Emotions Affect Your Health

Science has now confirmed that our thoughts and emotions have very real physiological consequences. What does this mean for medicine in the 21st century? Among other things, that many potions of choice might be produced by our minds and delivered without prescription drugs.

By Pamela Weintraub

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

Obesity: The “Disease” Factor

A 2014 study suggests that the way we talk about and frame weight issues can have a significant impact on both the attitude and behavior of overweight individuals.

By Experience Life Staff

General Health Inflammation

12 Game-Changing Ideas About Health

12 big ideas that are shifting the way we think about health.

By Kristin Ohlson

Food Culture General Health

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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.

By Pilar Gerasimo

General Health

a person cuts veggies to support his mitochondrial function

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.

By the Experience Life Team

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

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.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

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.

By Experience Life Staff

General Health Pain Relief

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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.

By Pilar Gerasimo

General Health

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.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health