Specific Health Conditions

How Butyrate Can Help Protect Against Leaky Gut

Butyrate can help keep inflammation in check by strengthening our gut lining.

By Helen Martineau

Gut Health Nutrition Tips

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Do Environmental Toxins Play a Role in Food Reactivity?

Glyphosate, which is used in the herbicide Roundup, and mercury in fish can contribute to leaky gut.

By Mo Perry

Allergies Detox

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Does Food Reactivity Increase the Risk of Disordered Eating?

It can, but working with a functional nutritionist can help.

By Mo Perry

Allergies

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Do Compression Garments Work?

Compression garments and devices manipulate your circulatory system to boost performance and recovery. Are they right for you?

By Nicole Radziszewski

Arthritis & Joint Health Fitness Tips

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3 Unique Ways to Assess Your Heart Health

These simple-to-conduct assessments can provide valuable insights into the health of your heart — and guidance for your fitness regimen.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Fitness Tips Heart & Cardiovascular Health

What Are the Best Strategies for Coping With and Recovering From Food Reactivity?

If your symptoms are mild, you could start with an elimination diet. Otherwise, it's best to consult with a functional-medicine practitioner.

By Mo Perry

Allergies

Allergy, Sensitivity, or Intolerance? A Guide to Food-Reactivity Issues

Learn more about the difference between food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities, what might be behind their increasing prevalence, and what you can do about them.

By Mo Perry

Allergies Gut Health

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PUMPING IRONY: Typecast

Can certain personality traits protect us from cognitive dysfunction as we grow old? New research holds out some hope, but I have my doubts.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Pumping Irony

Can the Common Cold Prime Our Immune System to Fight COVID?

Exposure to germs may help our B cells and T cells battle COVID later on.

By Mo Perry

Covid-19 Immunity

Should People With IBS, Leaky Gut, or Other Gut Issues Eat a Raw-Food Diet?

If you have digestive challenges, a raw-foods diet might not be right for you. Here's why.

By Catherine Guthrie

Gut Health Inflammation

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Can Exercise Curb Cancer?

A 12-week exercise regimen suppressed the growth of prostate-cancer cells, according to a recent study.

By Craig Cox

Cancer Fitness Tips

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PUMPING IRONY: Unsettled by Snoozing?

Could regular daytime napping be a precursor to dementia — or even a sign that the disease has already taken hold? A new take on what has generally been considered a salutary practice creates some concerns, despite its caveats. I’m going to try not to lose any sleep over it.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Pumping Irony

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Kicking the Sugar Habit: How One Life Time Member Stopped Cravings and Found Success

“My addiction to sugar is gone.”

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Addiction Food Addiction

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How to Use a Neti Pot

Try this Ayurvedic practice to ease cold and allergy symptoms.

By Terri Trespicio

Allergies Personal Care/Beauty

3 Moves to Relieve and Prevent Elbow Pain

Tennis elbow doesn’t just affect tennis players. Stay pain-free with these wrist and forearm exercises.

By Lauren Bedosky

Arthritis & Joint Health Fitness Tips

PUMPING IRONY: Desperate Measures

Biogen, the maker of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, last week released the long-awaited results of two clinical trials — which promptly raised more questions than they answered.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Pumping Irony

PUMPING IRONY: On Memory and Forgetting

Concerned about my septuagenarian friend’s sudden memory lapse, I was comforted by new research suggesting that a little forgetfulness may not be a bad thing.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia