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A Women’s Guide: 5 Practical Ways to Balance Hormones
An imbalance in hormones can be to blame for weight gain and other unwanted symptoms — and learning to balance them is often people’s secret to success.
The Health Benefits and Risks of Drinking Alcohol
Should alcohol be part of your healthy lifestyle, or could it be doing you more damage than good? Learn the health benefits and risks.
5 Ways to Stay Connected While Confined
Loneliness can present a real health threat — especially for the elderly — but everywhere you look, people are finding new ways to engage with one another.
New Rx for Cancer: Exercise
Why exercise may be just as important as rest and recovery for cancer patients.
3 Ways Sleep Affects Your Metabolism
Poor sleep disrupts metabolic systems and can trigger these three conditions.
5 Markers for a Healthy Immune System
Your immune system and underlying health have never been more important than they are now — but do you know which health markers are most critical to keep healthy?
How to Deal With Pandemic Burnout
A therapist who specializes in burnout offers tips for self-care during a crisis.
Nutritional Support for Your Immune System
What integrative health MDs are recommending right now to build immunity during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Low Vitamin-D Levels Linked to Increased COVID-19 Death Risk
Coach Sam breaks downs the findings of a recent study that looked at the connection between this vital vitamin and the novel coronavirus.
The Sauna: 7 Health Benefits and How to Use It
Get healthier while sitting? Normally that’s not the case — but it is when you’re sitting in a sauna.
The Audacity to Farm
Leah Penniman is on a mission to debunk the myths about black people’s relationship to the land and help a new generation reclaim its agrarian heritage.
Your Questions, Answered: How Big of a Deal is Alcohol When it Comes to My Fitness Goals?
Here’s how a Life Time dietitian approaches this subject with clients.
How to Treat Candida Overgrowth
Yeasts are a natural component of the human microbiome, but when they proliferate, they can lead to misery. Learn what you can do to keep them in check.
8 Ways to Laugh More
Why laughter really is the best medicine — plus tips to laugh more!
11 Podcasts to Listen to While Sheltering in Place
Looking for a great podcast to pass the time? Our staff weighs in with some of their favorite listens.
Meet Your Farmers
Small-scale farming has never been more challenging. These six resilient growers describe how their connection with the earth — and their customers — keeps them inspired.
8 Insights Into the Emotional Journey of Weight Loss
When it comes to weight loss, emotional barriers can be the hardest kind to overcome. Learn from the insights and experiences of others to help guide you on your own journey.
Boost Your Immune System: Tips for Nutrition, Supplements, and More
Get advice from Tom Nikkola, vice president of nutrition and virtual training at Life Time, about the eating and lifestyle choices that can compromise immunity, as well as how we can optimize our nutrition to help build this system. Plus, he shares some bonus tips for exercise and sleep.
Your Questions, Answered: Digestive Enzymes — Do I Need Them?
Because our natural production or function of digestive enzymes and acids can be blunted for various reasons, many people may feel and function better when supplementing with enzymes.
The Food-Sleep Connection
When it comes to metabolic health, sleep plays an unexpectedly powerful role. At the same time, our food choices also have a big impact on how we sleep — or don’t.
5 Supplements for Mental Health
Here are some key supplements to give your mental health a boost.