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Why Sleep and Stress Management Are Non-Negotiables
While many aspects of our health are interconnected, two in particular play a major role in how we feel and function: sleep and stress. In this episode, integrative psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD shares why they’re essential and offers tips for managing both.
Authentic Body Love: Q&A With The Birds Papaya
For writer and podcast host Sarah Nicole Landry, self-worth goes beyond her body. She shares her evolving journey of what it means to show up for oneself in love.
Want to Reduce Stress? Eliminate Annoyances
Resolve to fix, change, organize, replace or otherwise deal with anything that has been driving you bonkers.
Sugar Bust: New Evidence Against Sweet Drinks
Here are some of the latest findings about sugary drinks like soda, juice, energy drinks, and more.
The Power of Mindset in Your Health and Life
Jen Elmquist, a licensed mental health professional and the creator of LT Mind, discusses how our mindset is where real, lasting change begins — whether you’re working on your health, fitness, relationships, or career.
Power Aging
The older, the better? You bet! These age-specific strategies will help you get off on the right foot.
United States of Diabesity
One in two Americans is suffering from diabesity, and most of them don’t even know it. Why? Because most doctors are not trained to treat the single biggest chronic disease in America. The good news? Diabesity can be prevented, treated and reversed. Dr. Mark Hyman explains how.
How Massage Can Heal the Body and Mind
Think of massage as an indulgence? Perhaps. But it can also be a powerful tool for health and well-being — from easing pain and inflammation to soothing stress and anxiety.
Why Intermittent Fasting Isn’t Right for Everyone
Intermittent fasting has many therapeutic uses, but not everyone should try it. Here’s why.
How to Buy and Store Turmeric
Why it pays to buy fair-trade, organic turmeric powder — plus, how best to store this anti-inflammatory spice.
Fending Off Adrenal Fatigue
Are you exhausted for days following your workouts? Or are you just too tired to make it to the gym? If so, you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.
3 Simple Shifts to Soothe Back Pain
Lengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between “stretchsitting” and “stacksitting” can help — and even prevent — back pain.
How Functional Medicine Came to the Military
A group of dedicated service members and physicians are bringing whole-person healthcare to the U.S. military to treat brain injuries, toxic exposures, gut dysbiosis, and more.
Defying Convention
Experience Life founding editor Pilar Gerasimo discusses the healthy rewards of conscious nonconformity.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Integrative Insights
Our new columnist explains why our lifestyle choices matter in building resilience — and addressing the growing mental-health crisis.
The Health Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric is a potent, anti-inflammatory spice with a wide range of promising therapeutic properties.
Fast Track Liver Detox
Whether you’re trying to drop unwanted pounds or flush out unwelcome toxins, you need a healthy liver to make it happen. Here’s how to keep this overachieving organ in optimal shape.
High Anxiety: A Guide to Understanding and Easing Symptoms
Some 40 million Americans regularly suffer from troubling levels of anxiety. Find out what triggers these episodes, how our bodies respond, and how you can remain calmer in the face of whatever life throws your way.
6 “Healthy” Eating Choices to Rethink
If you’re committed to healthy eating, it’s time to start investigating whether your current food choices are as wholesome as you’ve been led to believe.
12 Ways to Experience Holiday Joy
Rediscover the real source of the holiday season’s magic.
Everything You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting
For many people, taking longer breaks from eating — known as “intermittent fasting” — can produce substantial positive health effects. Here’s what the latest research says.