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3 DIY Longevity Tests

Here's how to assess your strength, balance, and coordination.

By Jessica Migala

How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You (Without Losing Yourself)

Learning to let go of resentments and grudges — without losing yourself — is an important step toward healing and wholeness.

By Experience Life Staff

Emotional Intelligence Happiness/Joy

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A Few Deep Breaths

Jamie Martin shares her thoughts on big transitions at Experience Life and the importance of embracing them.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

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How to Support Your Resilience While Grieving

Loss can be taxing. An integrative psychiatrist shares six ways to boost your resilience as you grieve.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Mental Health

Healthy. Happy. For real.

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PUMPING IRONY: Screen Test

Is reading better for our aging brains than watching TV?

By Craig Cox

Pumping Irony

How Your Mitochondria Support Your Health and Vitality

These cellular powerhouses play a key role in energy production, metabolic health, cognitive function, mental health, and aging. Find out how you can support your mitochondria.

By Mo Perry

Functional/Integrative Medicine

Skillet Butter Beans With Caramelized Onions

Serve this cheesy, vegetable-packed dish with toasted sourdough or over some brown rice.

By Maddie Augustin

Lunch & Dinner

4 Nutrients to Support a Calm Heart

Prioritize these heart-healthy nutrients to support your cardiovascular system during a stressful holiday season.

By Rachel MacPherson

Cooking & Food Heart & Cardiovascular Health

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Are Weight Machines Safer to Use Than Free Weights?

No — and here's why.

By Andrew Heffernan

Fitness Tips

5 Nutrients to Prioritize When You’re on a GLP-1

GLP-1s can disrupt your gut, muscles, and bones. Here’s what to eat to help offset the side effects.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Metabolism/Weight Loss

In This Together: Geeta Maker-Clark, MD

Integrative physician and author Geeta Maker-Clark, MD, on why belonging is essential for our health and vitality.

By Jamie Martin

Food Culture Mindful Eating

Just a Few Questions

As the year ends, Life Time founder Bahram Akradi reflects on the big picture and the small moments — and why we need both.

By Bahram Akradi

Columns

PUMPING IRONY: Cholesterol Control, From Bad to Worse

Lowering levels of “bad” cholesterol has long been viewed as key to treating coronary artery disease, but recent research suggests it may be only a first step.

By Craig Cox

Pumping Irony