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Healing Meals: 7 Gut-Friendly Recipes
Restore your gut and revive your health with these nourishing recipes inspired by the GAPS healing protocol.
The Upside of Downtime
The scientific case for doing nothing more often — and its surprising rewards.
A Will To Serve: Major Dan Rooney
For Major Dan Rooney, there is no higher calling — and nothing more satisfying — than helping military families in need.
How Heavy Metals Affect the Body
Mercury in fish and dental fillings. Lead in old paint. Cadmium and arsenic in industrial wastes. There’s a lot of talk about heavy-metal toxins these days. But how worried should you be, really? And what can you do to protect yourself?
Second Act: Michele Martin’s Success Story
How one woman changed the course of her life — with some help from her friends — to come back better than ever.
The Nurse Who Learned to Heal Herself First
A health care practitioner details how she learned to prioritize her own wellness.
Fitness Fix: Improve Your Shoulder Mobility
2 exercises to improve your shoulder mobility.
Behind the Scenes With Danielle Walker (Video)
Against All Grain author and blogger Danielle Walker is managing her chronic autoimmune disease with nutrition instead of medications — and feels better than ever. Hear more about her journey in this exclusive behind–the–scenes video from Walker’s Experience Life cover shoot.
The Health Benefits of Supergreens
Packed with phytonutrients, supergreens detox, nourish, and heal. Here’s how you can get more of them into your life.
Expert Answers: Working Out While Pregnant
Should I temper my workouts now that I’m pregnant?
What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
Acne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions can be red flags pointing to more serious health concerns. Here are six of the most common — and how they might be speaking for the rest of your body.
Cooking Against the Grain: Danielle Walker
Best-selling author Danielle Walker helps you serve up some favorite comfort foods — free of grains, gluten, and dairy.
The Institute for Functional Medicine’s Elimination Diet Comprehensive Guide and Food Plan
Get a free download of The Institute for Functional Medicine’s Elimination Diet Comprehensive Guide!
Home Treatments for Your Leaky Gut
Strategies to repair your leaky gut at home.
The Connection Between Leaky Gut and Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists find that leaky gut syndrome can lead to the onset of an autoimmune disease.
4 Simple Questions to Uncovering Happiness
Elisha Goldstein shares his four tips for uncovering happiness.
How Practicing Compassion Boosts Happiness and Well-Being
Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.
20 Common Conditions Associated With Leaky Gut
The effects of a leaky gut extend far beyond the gastro-intestinal tract. As our understanding of the syndrome increases, the list of conditions related to leaky gut keeps growing. Here’s a partial list:
Dying With Dignity
In a new study by the Stanford University School of Medicine, 88 percent of the 1,081 doctors surveyed say they would choose a do-not-resuscitate status if they had a terminal diagnosis rather than be hooked up to machines and feeding tubes in their final days.
9 Strategies to Become an Empowered Patient
Medical appointments can be intimidating. Here’s how to get the support you need from a doctor who makes you a partner in your own care.
How to Test for Leaky Gut
Some of the most valuable tests that can help identify direct and indirect signs of a leaky gut. Here are six tests to try.