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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.
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.
Choosing a Brighter Future
“I took my life back. I took my body back. I took my health back.”
Goals for a Healthier You
Get inspired by these step-by-step suggestions for making positive changes to your health and well-being.
3 Ways to Breathe Through Stress
These guided breathing exercises can help you slow down, be more mindful, and find a sense of calm.
Can People Who Are Dairy Intolerant Eat Cheese?
It depends. But, goat and sheep cheeses are often tolerable for people with lactose and casein intolerances.
6 Exercises for Knee Pain
These exercises can help knee mobility and strength.
Do You Really Need a New Knee?
Before undergoing knee-replacement surgery, consider these statistics.
How to Avoid Knee Pain
Improving knee strength and mobility can help alleviate pain and irritation while improving performance and quality of life.
10 Tips to Develop a Big-Picture View of Health
Worrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
Recipes to Heal a Leaky Gut
Sarah Kay Hoffman, author of the new book, The Leaky Gut Meal Plan: 4 Weeks to Detox and Improve Digestive Health, shares two gut-healing (and delicious!) recipes.
Exercises for Lower-Back Pain
Lower-back pain might get you down, but it doesn’t have to take you out. This program can keep you moving to come back stronger than ever.