May/June 2024

The Food Issue

More than sustaining and nourishing, food is one of the most celebrated sources of comfort and connection in the human experience. Dig into this fan-favorite issue for a sampling of of the many ways it fuels and inspires us.

Features

What to Eat for Strong Muscles

You need protein and more to get and stay strong. These essential nutrients can support your muscles now and for the long haul.

By Lauren Bedosky

Nutrition Tips

The 7 Types of Rest

If you’re feeling run-down, you might be deficient in one of the seven types of rest. Learn how you can recharge your physical, mental, emotional, creative, social, sensory, and spiritual self.

By Jessie Sholl

Mindfulness/Meditation Sleep

a man places his hand on his uncomfortable stomach

DIGIN: A 5-Step Functional-Medicine Protocol to Treat Digestive Disorders

This framework can help simplify the process of diagnosing and treating complex digestive disorders.

By Mo Perry

Functional/Integrative Medicine Gut Health

Real Fitness

8 Yoga Poses to Help Digestion

Stretch, twist, and breathe your way to better digestion with this restorative flow.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

At-Home Workouts Body-Weight Workouts

How to Do the Goblet March

This low-impact move challenges your balance while strengthening your grip, core, hips, and back.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fitness Tips Strength Training

The Health Benefits of Creatine

Many supplements claim to make you stronger and fitter. This one actually does.

By Andrew Heffernan

Supplements

a man performs a Bulgarian squat in his living room

Morning Movement

The benefits of moving first thing in the morning are vast and varied. Our fitness editor shares a routine that works for her.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

At-Home Workouts Fitness Tips

The Problem With Using the RICE Protocol to Treat a Soft Tissue Injury

Some think the RICE protocol — rest, ice, compression, and elevation — is an outdated way to handle injuries. Here’s how to use a little PEACE and LOVE for recovery.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Pain Relief Recovery

Real Food

turkey tail mushrooms next to a cup of tea

The Health Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms

Fungi have been used as medicine for thousands of years. Discover six varieties and their many health benefits.

By Catherine Guthrie

Cooking & Food Functional/Integrative Medicine

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Sheet Pan Egg-in-a-Hole

This convenient and family-friendly breakfast is a breeze to whip up, even on a busy morning.

By Kaelyn Riley

Breakfast Something Simple

5 Picnic Salad Recipes

Made with good-for-you ingredients and full of flavor, these side dishes are perfect for your next alfresco affair.

By Maddie Augustin

Cooking & Food

various staple foods in glass containers

Easy Meal Prep: How to Start Component Cooking

Bring more convenience, ease, and variety to mealtime with this batch-cooking method favored by foodies.

By Camille Berry

Meal Planning & Prep

Real Life

Discover How Play Can Improve Your Mental Health

Explore how adopting a more playful attitude toward life can boost your mental health.

By Henry Emmons, MD and Aimee Prasek, PhD

Attitude/Mindset Happiness/Joy

How to Keep Your Pantry Decluttered and Organized

Streamline your space with these expert organizational tips.

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Decluttering Home/Living

9 Tips for Scheduling — and Actually Enjoying — Family Meals

For hectic families, enjoying a meal together may feel like a luxury. These tips can help make the dream a reality.

By Jon Spayde

Family/Parenting/Kids Relationships

illustration of a Native American woman with with nature's food sources around her

An Indigenous Woman’s Journey to Decolonize Her Diet

In this personal narrative, Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native (Tlingit), shares her journey to decolonize her plate and heal her relationship with food.

By Kate Nelson

Food Culture Inclusive Wellness

Well Informed

The Healing Power of Birdsong

If feeling low is for the birds, maybe it’s only right that our feathered friends can also lift our spirits.

By Craig Cox

Mental Health

a woman drinks a cup of coffee while looking out the window

This Is Your Body on Caffeine

The caffeine you’re imbibing may not be working the way you think it is. Here’s what happens when you down a caffeinated drink and your body gets hit with the jolt.

By Experience Life Staff

Nutrition Tips

a woman standing outside looking into the distance

What Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

The gold standard in psychotherapy, CBT can help with a range of mental disorders, including anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder, depression, addiction, insomnia, and PTSD.

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

Mental Health Stress

Do We Really Slow Down As We Age?

Studies of elite masters endurance athletes indicate it may not be age that slows us down but rather a drop in physical activity.

By Michael Dregni

Healthy Aging

COlumns

Origin Stories

Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on her rural upbringing and how growing up on a family farm allows her to feel more connected to — and appreciative of — the food she eats.

By Jamie Martin

Sustainability

In Harmony With Food

Bahram Akradi, CEO and founder of Life Time, shares his thoughts on the importance of food, from its nutritional value to its role in fostering social connections.

By Bahram Akradi

Food Culture

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