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Foods to Eat — and Avoid — During Cancer Treatment
Use nutrition to help protect — and fortify — a weakened immune system during cancer treatment.
6 Tips to Start Working Out — at Any Age
Here are six ways to get over the mental barriers to working out.
Can Massage Help Relieve Headaches?
Shiatsu-style massage and craniosacral therapy can help with chronic headaches.
Larry Prablek’s Success Story
After a frightening bout with COVID-19, an ER doctor recommits to his fitness routine.
The Benefits of Group Therapy
Individual therapy sessions are great for mental-health support, but group therapy also offers a variety of unique advantages.
4 Foods to Wake Up Taste Buds During Cancer Treatment
Nourishing yourself while undergoing treatment can be tricky. These foods might help whet your appetite.
Fit for Life: You’re Never Too Old to Get Moving
One of our greatest misconceptions is that we reach peak fitness when we’re young, and then it’s all downhill. Here are fitness tips for life — no matter your age.
PUMPING IRONY: Medicate or Meditate?
While Alzheimer’s patients wait to see if Biogen’s new drug will someday prove effective — and affordable — researchers continue to make a case for the healing powers of meditation.
When the Hard Stuff Happens . . .
At one point or another in all our lives, we will all go through hard things. We typically can’t prepare for them and they can catch us off guard, and yet we often often judge ourselves for how we react or behave in those moments — and after. Nora McInerny, author, podcast creator, and public speaker, joins us in this episode to talk about how to cope during those times, the ways they shape and change us, and why we can never move on or go back, but we can move forward.
Raising the Bar: Katia Smirnov’s Success Story
When one woman began investigating ingredients in her food, she found preservatives, chemicals, and hormones she wasn’t expecting. Her decision to prioritize organic whole foods improved her mood, weight, and overall well-being.
How Massage and Healing Touch Benefit Overall Health
Massage can help with pain relief, digestion, and even immunity.
Can Aducanumab Help Treat Alzheimer’s?
Many scientists and Alzheimer’s researchers are not so sure.
The Benefits of Alkaline Water
Research suggests alkaline water may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol and moderate the effects of diabetes.
Eating Well During Cancer Care
Integrative cancer experts offer ways to nourish yourself when food seems less appealing.
Yoga for Veterans: Q&A With Daniel Libby, PhD
The founder of the Veterans Yoga Project shares how past and present military members are benefiting with self-regulating tools like yoga and meditation.
11 Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Simple steps to clear the air inside your house.
How to Lower Grilled Meat’s Cancer Risk
Adding onions and garlic to a meat marinade may offset the risks of heterocyclic amines.
Tools to Ease Cold and Allergy Season
Breathe a little easier with these natural supports for colds and allergies.
The Exercise and Movement Guide to Supporting Your Immune System
Learn how exercise and movement can help support your body’s immune system. Plus, get a four-week, immune-friendly strength workout plan.
For the Aging Gut, Change is Good
As we age, our microbiomes change — and that might be a good thing. Here’s why.
Straight From the Coaches: Your Health & Fitness Questions, Answered
What do I do if I’m not seeing results? How often do I need to exercise? How many calories should I be eating? Life Time coaches Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, and Lindsay Ogden, CPT, join us to answer the most common health and fitness questions they hear from our members — including these ones and more.