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Can EMDR Change Your Brain?
Why eye movement desensitization and reprocessing — or EMDR — may help treat trauma.
The Food-Sleep Connection
When it comes to metabolic health, sleep plays an unexpectedly powerful role. At the same time, our food choices also have a big impact on how we sleep — or don’t.
What You Need to Know About Your Thyroid
Meet your thyroid, a delicate little gland located at the front of your throat. It controls how every cell in your body turns food and oxygen into energy — and that can mean big trouble if your thyroid goes on the fritz.
The Everyday Liver Detox
Liver-rescue protocols abound, but daily support of this detoxifying organ is a better way to protect your health. These lifestyle and nutritional strategies come expert- recommended.
The Fascial Connection
Just beneath your skin lies a complex network of connective tissue called fascia that helps you move, stand straight, and play hard. Keeping fascia tissue healthy might be one of the most effective — and most overlooked — ways to improve your health and fitness.
19 Ways to Invest in Your Health and Well-Being
Simple strategies to help keep the doctor away.
United States of Diabesity
One in two Americans is suffering from diabesity, and most of them don’t even know it. Why? Because most doctors are not trained to treat the single biggest chronic disease in America. The good news? Diabesity can be prevented, treated and reversed. Dr. Mark Hyman explains how.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why Aromatherapy Is Going Mainstream
Plant-based essential oils have long been used in the practice of aromatherapy to help address stress, pain, and other issues. Conventional medicine has begun to take notice.
Take a Deep Breath: Understanding Lung Health and Immunity
Our lungs are essential to life — and our immunity. Learn what you can do to support them in the face of increasing air pollution — plus, lung-healing foods.
Understanding Blood Pressure Guidelines
Learn what functional-medicine healthcare providers think of the latest blood-pressure guidelines — and how to manage your blood pressure wisely.
5 Truths About Self-Care
There are a lot of misconceptions about self-care. Our experts explain why it matters for all of us — and offer self-care tips.
What You Need to Know About Essential Oils
Do essential oils work? They’ve become a powerful wellness trend — but are essential oils a cure-all, a marketing scheme, or something in between?
Autoimmune Disorders: When Your Body Turns on You
There’s been a stark rise in autoimmune disorders over the past 50 years, from type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis to celiac disease and asthma. What is autoimmune disorder? The first step toward a cure is understanding and controlling the causes.
What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You, Part 3
Health experts explain possible causes for niggling symptoms, including snoring, night sweats, and eye twitching.
7 Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics
The growing threat of antibiotic resistance is leading some researchers and doctors to investigate the power of natural remedies.