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How Protein Affects Serotonin and Mental Health
The neurotransmitter serotonin has a sizable impact on mental health. Here’s you to tailor your protein intake to bring it into balance.
Does Eating With Others Help Your Digestion?
Yes. Discover the social and physiological reasons behind this connection.
How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Your Cognitive Health
Discover what researches are learning about the gut-brain axis and brain health.
Why Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse — and What You Can Do About It
Climate change is extending the duration of the allergy season, but these key nutrients can help you build resilience and manage symptoms.
How Protein Affects GABA and Mental Health
The neurotransmitter GABA has a sizable impact on mental health. Here’s how to tailor your protein intake to bring it into balance.
How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Your Mental Health
Discover what researches are learning about the gut-brain axis and mental well-being.
Men Suffer from Osteoporosis Too
Many older women routinely get bone-density testing, but most men are tested only after an osteoporotic fracture occurs.
How to Feel Better After a Bad Night’s Sleep
Nine practical tips to get your day on track after a restless night.
Power Up Your Mitochondria: A Look at Mitochondrial Health (Performance & Longevity Series)
Learn about the role of mitochondrial health in overall well-being and longevity, including the health practices that can support these cell powerhouses.
Easy to Digest
Experience Life’s editor in chief reflects on how the eighth annual Food Issue brings EL’s food and nutrition philosophy to life.
How to Train for 3 Common Fitness Goals With Danny King
Do you have a goal to build strength, reduce body fat, or recomposition your body? Learn why having a goal and a set plan is key to making progress, as well as how to approach your training if you’re hoping to achieve one of these outcomes.
Understanding Perinatal Depression
Media and cultural portrayals of the joys of new motherhood can be wildly misleading. Here’s what to understand about peripartum and postpartum depression.
How to Turn Down Food Noise
Interventions to free your mind from obsessing about food.
Why Thyroid Health Matters for an Active Life (Performance & Longevity Series)
The thyroid hormone helps keep the body working at the right speed — but what happens if yours isn’t functioning well? Learn why it’s vital to care for this aspect of your health if you want to stay active and energized.
Eating for Your Cycle: How Food Can Transform Your Hormonal Health
Here are four recipes that cover the menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases of your menstrual cycle.
How to Eat for Prostate Health
Eating a plant-based diet may help with prostate health, according to recent research.
9 Ways the Gut Microbiome Influences Health
Your gut microbiome affects much more than digestion: It has an impact on your cognitive function, immune resilience, hormonal health, and more. Here’s why.
How to Overcome High-Functioning Depression and Reclaim Joy
Learn about high-functioning depression — something that may cause you to feel a lack of joy and result in overfunctioning and overworking — plus strategies for reclaiming your joy.
Normal vs. Optimal Lab Ranges: Why the Difference Matters
Life Time’s chief science officer explains how “normal” and “optimal” blood marker ranges are used to evaluate your health.
How Protein Affects Mental Health
Key for building muscle, this macronutrient is also important for your brain. Here’s why.