Health

“Why Is Thinner Better?” A Woman’s Journey to Self-Acceptance After Thyroid Surgery

I say these words with all sincerity and conviction: If we are eating well, training smart, managing stress, and getting enough quality sleep, we should accept our bodies as they come.

By Melissa Joulwan

Metabolism/Weight Loss Thyroid

Hormone Stress Test

How a cortisol test can help you evaluate whether your stress levels are cause for concern.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine Hormones

How Stress Impacts Your Metabolism — and How to Restore Balance

These days life is moving faster than ever. You’re typing on your laptop, talking to someone on the phone, while having a secondary conversation with someone else physically right in front of you.

By Sheila Viers

Metabolism/Weight Loss Stress

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The Benefits of Creating a Healthy Workplace

Employers who offer forward-thinking workplace wellness programs not only have healthier, happier employees, they reap fiscal benefits, too.

By Jessie Sholl

Work

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How to Cope With a Passive-Aggressive Coworker

Licensed counselor Loriann Oberlin explains how to cut through the veiled anger and toxicity.

By Jon Spayde

Healthy Communication Mental Health

The Debate About Flu Shots

Many health professionals recommend seasonal flu vaccines as a preventive measure. But do they actually work, and are they safe? Here's what you need to know about influenza vaccines to decide for yourself.

By Pamela Weintraub

General Health Immunity

PUMPING IRONY: Relax, It’s Only Cancer

I've always been leery of interventionist medicine, so I was happy to see a new study suggesting that ignoring a prostate cancer diagnosis is just as effective as treating it.

By Craig Cox

Cancer Pumping Irony

The Health Benefits of Volunteering

How volunteer work can improve your physical and emotional well-being.

By Experience Life Staff

Community Mental Health

How Probiotics Can Put You in a Better Mood

How the healthy flora can reduce anxiety and depression.

By Experience Life Staff

Gut Health Supplements

Frank Lipman, MD, on Foods to Eliminate for Better Health

"King of Smoothies" Peter Sarsgaard and Dr. Frank Lipman discuss weight loss.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine Metabolism/Weight Loss

Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth

For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?

By Mary Ruebush PhD

Immunity Nature

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A Complaint-Free World

Brian Johnson’s insights from Will Bowen’s book on how to stop complaining and start enjoying life.

By Brian Johnson

Emotional Intelligence Healthy Communication

Healthy-Brain Food

The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.

By Michael Gelb

Brain Health Cooking & Food

The Metabolic Resistance-Training Workout

Metabolic resistance training will build muscle, boost your metabolism and burn off unwanted fat.

By Andrew Heffernan

Endurance Fitness Tips

Heartburn Alert: The Dangers of Proton-Pump Inhibitors

Eye-opening statistics about remedies for digestive issues.

By Experience Life Staff

Functional/Integrative Medicine Gut Health

How to Move On From a Big Breakup

When a romantic relationship ends, you can feel depressed, resentful, and uncertain about your ability to get over it. Relationship expert Susan J. Elliott on how to heal your heart and move on.

By Jon Spayde

Mental Health Stress