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How Massage and Healing Touch Benefit Overall Health

By Mo Perry

Massage can help with pain relief, digestion, and even immunity.

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What’s In Your Makeup?

By Molly Tynjala

It’s hard to know. Why? Federal rules regulating the cosmetic industry have not been updated for more than 80 years.

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Tools to Ease Cold and Allergy Season

By Experience Life Staff

Breathe a little easier with these natural supports for colds and allergies.

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A Calling From Cancer

By Molly Tynjala

When two sisters received back-to-back breast-cancer diagnoses, they developed a virtual system to support each other — and became inspired to do the same for others.

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NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Is Depression Overdiagnosed?

By Henry Emmons, MD

Labeling all mood dysregulation as “depression” may interfere with effective treatment. Consider this a more nuanced approach.

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Megan Larsen’s Success Story

By Megan Larsen

When Megan Larsen traded her sedentary suburban life for a rural hobby farm, she lost 170 pounds and was able to climb back in the saddle.

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Soothe Your Skin

By Experience Life Staff

Looking to pamper your skin? Here are some of our favorite tools, including a dry brush.

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Does Face Yoga Actually Help Tone Your Facial Muscles?

By Julie Dulude

Experts weigh in on this anti-aging trend — and offer a few exercises you can try at home.

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How to Use Tapping

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

This holistic-healing technique uses the body’s acupressure points to lower stress and reset your mind.

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Protect and Style: Your Summer Haircare Routine

By Emily Ewen

Simple tips for keeping your hair and scalp healthy and protected when you’re spending more time outside in warm, sunny weather. Plus, ideas for trendy, heat-free styles to try.

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A Go-To Guide for Safer Summer Skincare

By Hayley Arnet

Simple tips, swaps, and DIY recipes for cleaner sun-care products.

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The Body Is Not an Apology

By Sonya Renee Taylor

We can all do better than self-acceptance. Here are 10 tools that can move us toward radical self-love.

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How to De-Stink Your Sweats

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Funky odors in your fitness gear can be tricky to remove. Give these ideas a try.

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How to Make Your Own Hair Pomade

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Whip up a batch of DIY pomade using beeswax pastilles, coconut oil, arrowroot powder, and essentials oils of your choice.

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How to Make Your Own Sea-Salt Spray for Hair

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

To texturize your hair, make this DIY sea-salt spray with sea salt, avocado oil, warm water, and essential oils of your choice.

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How to Use Dry Shampoo

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Try these tips from LifeSpa’s Ali Yanez on how to apply dry shampoo.

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NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Can Aromatherapy Help With Anxiety?

By Henry Emmons, MD

Essential oils and aromatherapy can support mental and emotional health in many ways, says our columnist Henry Emmons, MD.

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8 Tips for Toxin-Free Clothing

By Experience Life Staff

Here are eight ways to avoid toxic dyes, pesticides, and even formaldehyde in your clothing.

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What Your Mouth Is Trying to Tell You

By Mo Perry

Oral health is intricately connected to the rest of the body. Here’s why it matters — and how to read those niggling mouth symptoms.

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How to Gua Sha Your Face and Neck

By Laura (Fogelberg) Lineburg

This ancient massage practice can support your body’s circulation and natural ability to heal.

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