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Seeing Beings, Not Bodies: How to Embrace Humanity in Every Encounter
Untraining the mind, seeing the person and not their label.
What Are the Possible Root Causes of Autism?
The incidence of autism is growing at an alarming rate. Experts are struggling to discover why. Slowly, a strange and complex picture is coming together. It suggests that autism’s mysterious mechanisms could ultimately reveal health truths relevant to us all.
How Forests Boost Immunity
Studies show that positive immune benefits can last up to a month after a visit to the woods.
Expert Answers: Kids and Weight Training, Natural Joint-Pain Remedies, and Saggy Skin After Weight-Loss
Jen Sinkler, our fitness editor, wrangles leading experts to address your most perplexing workout quandaries and conundrums.
Wherever You Go, There You Are
This classic book from mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn brings meditation down to earth.
Can We Trust Most Medical Studies on Health?
Dr. Frank Lipman reveals why many scientific studies, especially in biomedical research, might be misleading or wrong.
Tips for Taming Your Inner Critic
Reprogram your brain to see all that’s good in your life and the world around you.
3 Methods of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting – it is definitely one of the fastest (no pun intended) growing nutrition topics right now.
Question Authority
When it comes to health and fitness information, authoritative organizations may not be your best source of advice.
How Good Bacteria — and Bad Bacteria — Affect Your Microbiome
Find out why some internal bacteria are our friends – and why providing a happy, well-balance home for them is essential to our vitality and well-being.
Try a Healthy Dose of Lifestyle
A study by Roger Walsh, MD, PhD, found that making lifestyle changes can be as effective as drugs at treating depression and other mental health disorders.
Even BPA-Free Plastic Has Health Risks
Some tips on how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals in your kitchen.
Relaxation Revolution
Herbert Benson’s book offers scientific proof that mind-body practices can have powerful, gene-altering effects — in a surprisingly short period of time.
Making a Diagnosis is Less Important than Asking These 2 Questions
Ultimately, asking the right questions is more important than giving a label to a set of observations.
How Not Having Enough Food Causes Obesity and Diabetes
How does not having enough to eat cause obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and early death? Let’s investigate.
10 Natural Ways to Stay Energized Throughout the Day
Feel like you’re moving at marathon pace during the day? Here are 10 easy and natural ways to stay energized throughout the day.
Mindfulness Practice: The Practice of Arrival
Rick Hanson offers gentle guidance that encourages a shift in our perspective towards acknowledging one’s journey and accomplishments while fostering a sense of calm and contentment.
Post-Baby: A New Kind of Body Confidence
Honest views on loving your body, even after baby.
Cigarette Smoke’s Rapid Impact on Genes
New research shows that cigarette smoke can cause genetic damage within minutes.
Jog Your Memory, or Walk It
A new study shows that physical exercise increases memory.
4 Happy Places
For as little as these locations have in common, they share one delightful trait: Their residents rate among the happiest in the world. Find out what they know, and what they can teach the rest of us, about living well.