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How to Make a Bee Bath
You’ll make a splash with local pollinators by placing this watering hole in your garden.
How to Break Out of a Rut
Some routines are helpful — others hold you back. Shake things up with a new design so you can move in a healthier direction.
Standing May Be as Bad as Sitting
Sitting may be the new smoking, but a recent study suggests that standing desks present health hazards of their own.
White House Announces New Microbiome Initiative
The Obama Administration answers the call for a broader study of healthy microbial communities.
Why Taking Time Off is Essential for Your Health and Happiness
Think time off is a waste of time? For the sake of your health and happiness, you just might want to reconsider.
Why Face-to-Face Connections Matter to Your Health
When our social lives unfold largely in the digital realm, it can damage our relationships and health in surprising ways. Discover why face-to-face connections count.
How a Healthy, Happy Sex Life Supports Your Health
Here are nine ways a healthy sex life can support your wellness — and vice-versa.
5 Ways to Live More Fearlessly
Wise advice from a master life coach to help you overcome angst and reach your full potential.
Revolutionary Act 21: Keep Your Body Clean, Inside and Out
Toxins, poisons, and other gunk have no place in the temple. Avoid artificial flavors, preservatives, colors, fragrances, petrochemicals, and other toxic ingredients whenever possible.
Designing Your Future Self
You’re the best person to create big changes in your life. But those shifts will happen only if your “future self” is on board.
Top Tips From Danielle LaPorte (Video)
Danielle LaPorte, author of The Desire Map, shares three ways she stays healthy and approaches goal setting.
When You’re the “Other” at Work
It’s easy to feel alone and alienated when you don’t fit in at your workplace. But executive coach Roshini Rajkumar believes that difference can be a strength.
Leading Pesticide Company to Nix Toxic Neonicotinoids
Backyard gardeners will soon be able to protect their plants — and the bees that pollinate them.
The Promise of Integrative Medicine
Disillusioned by decades of disease-focused medicine, more doctors and patients are now shifting their focus to whole-person health. Ancient practices (yoga), alternative therapies (acupuncture), and commonsense strategies (nutritional counseling) are complementing conventional treatments, expanding our notions of healing — and leading the way to greater well-being and vitality.
The Benefits of an Artistic Retreat
In search of inspiration? Artistic retreats can help you break away from daily routines and make delving into your imagination easier — and more productive — than ever.
Is Mold Affecting Your Health?
Learn if mold is messing with your body — and how you can clear up the trouble.
Behind the Scenes With Danielle LaPorte (Video)
Go behind the scenes at our cover shoot with Danielle LaPorte as she shares how following your core desired feelings can guide you to greater happiness and success.
Global Sister: Nisha Moodley
The motivational speaker and blogger shares her thoughts on how we can tap into our internal compass, and how she’s empowering women through Global Sisterhood Day.
Practice, Not Perfection
Focus on the process, rather than your goals, to create a more satisfying life.
What Is Behavior Design?: Understanding How Our Environment Shapes Our Behavior
Does your living environment support — or sabotage — your self-improvement efforts?
The Benefits of Walking Over Your Lunch Hour
A midday stroll can lift your spirits.