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22 Ways to Lighten Your Mood

Dishes are piling up, bills are overdue, and the phone’s pinging — we’ve all felt the weight of everyday overwhelm. Try these small, intentional actions to improve your mental well-being.

By Christine Schrum

Happiness/Joy Mental Health

The Health Benefits of Thermal Stress

Ritual saunas and cold plunges have long been central practices in many cultures, and research now shows they can boost circulation, immune function, and mental clarity. Here's the science behind hot and cold therapies.

By Heidi Wachter

Functional/Integrative Medicine General Health

7 Ways Movement Benefits Mental Health

Exercise is a powerful tool for improving mental health: It can reduce stress, relieve depression and anxiety, and be a salve for loneliness. Learn more.

By Lauren Bedosky

Depression & Anxiety Fitness Tips

Real Food

Healthy Snacks for Work and School

Step away from the vending machine! These nourishing, whole-food snacks can keep you energized throughout the workday.

By Robin Asbell

Cooking & Food Work

Why Iodine Is Important for Your Health

We need just the right amount of iodine for health — not too little, not too much. Here's how to strike a balance.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

How to Cook With Your Senses

It's true that you should taste your food often when cooking, but your other senses are also assets in the kitchen.

By Camille Berry

Cooking & Food Home/Living

SOMETHING SIMPLE: Honey-Roasted Rhubarb Salad

The stalks of this herbaceous perennial are good for so much more than pie.

By Kaelyn Riley

Salads Something Simple

Real Fitness

Train Like a Hybrid Athlete

Improve your strength and endurance with these three challenging workouts.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Equipment-Based Workouts Workouts

The Benefits of Jump Training and How to Get Started

Reach new heights of athleticism and safeguard your quality of life with this explosive vertical-jump progression.

By Andrew Heffernan

Body-Weight Workouts Workouts

Finding Your Fitness Edge

Learn how pushing just beyond your comfort zone can jump-start progress and help you avoid burnout.

By Mark Schneider, CSCS

Fitness Tips

How to Perform an Effective Dumbbell Pullover

This classic bodybuilding move builds your lats and shores up your core stability.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Strength Training

Real Life

The Stress of Keeping a Secret — and How to Cope

Keeping someone else’s secret can be a burden. A life coach explains how to deal with the guilt and navigate the challenge.

By Jon Spayde

Healthy Communication

What Is Gua Sha?

Gua sha facials are a social media sensation, but this skin-scraping technique is actually a traditional full-body healing modality. Learn more.

By Courtney Helgoe

Personal Care/Beauty

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Can the Arrival of Spring Cause Seasonal Affective Disorder?

It turns out seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter affliction. Try these strategies to lessen spring anxiety.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Depression & Anxiety Mental Health

13 Ways to Create Stronger Community

At its heart, community is connection — something many of us are lacking these days. These ideas can help you build more of it in your life.

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Community Relationships

A Guide to Teaching Kids Good Money Skills

Help your kids develop some basic financial skills.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Family/Parenting/Kids Financial Health

Well Informed

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New Study Finds Microplastics Can Cross Blood-Brain Barrier

Our brains may be up to 0.5 percent plastic pollution — which may play a role in dementia — according to new research.

By Michael Dregni

Brain Health

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What You Need to Know About Orthosomnia

Are you constantly checking your sleep tracker and worrying about your sleep quality? You might be experiencing orthosomnia. Learn what it is, how it affects your rest, and what you can do to sleep better.

By Michael Dregni

Mental Health Sleep

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7 Ways to Reduce Exposure to PFAS

Here's how to protect yourself from "forever chemicals" and mitigate their effects on your health.

By Mo Perry

Home/Living Sustainability

An Eyewear Solution for Migraine Symptoms?

Learn if this new technology may be right for you.

By Craig Cox

Brain Health Headaches & Migraines

In Every Issue

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The Joys of Imperfection

Author Oliver Burkeman describes the freedom of embracing your limitations.

By Courtney Helgoe

Happiness/Joy Mental Health

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How a 17-Year-Old’s Cardiac Emergency Changed His Mindset

A young entrepreneur discovers that living mindfully matters more than obsessing about success.

By Experience Life Staff

Heart & Cardiovascular Health Specific Health Conditions

Here Are 5 of Our Favorite Products Featuring Mushrooms

Try mushroom bacon, mushroom coffee, and more.

By Experience Life Staff

Product Reviews

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What Self-Care Strategies Support Your Mental Health?

Experience Life staffers share theirs.

By Experience Life Staff

Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Columns

A Win-Win Approach

Life Time founder and CEO Bahram Akradi shares his thoughts on the advancement of AI in the health and wellness arena.

By Bahram Akradi

Finding My Peace

Experience Life’s editor-in-chief shares her goal of carving out time to develop a more consistent meditation practice.

By Jamie Martin

Mental Health Mindfulness/Meditation

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