Natural Ways to Fight Heartburn
Are your eating and drinking patterns giving you heartburn? Are over-the-counter medications making it worse? Here’s how to find out — and fix acid reflux for good.
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Paleo Vs. Vegan
Both Paleo and vegan diets have become popular in the last few years. But what are their pros and cons, and how might they affect your health? We assembled a roundtable of experts to make sense of the debate.
Expert Answers: Increase Your Bench Press, Working Out Sore, and Are Dietary “Cheat Days” OK?
We wrangle leading experts to address your most perplexing workout questions and conundrums — from increasing the weight of your bench press to improving your lymph’s detox system (and how it impacts your fitness recovery).
Paleo Vs. Vegan: Interview Transcripts
Read the complete email interviews from healthy-eating experts Kris Carr, Nora Gedgaudas and Mark Hyman, MD.
Smart Juicing: 4 Recipes and Preparation Techniques
Trying to eat more veggies and fruits? Here’s what the experts, including The Juice Lady, Cherie Calbom, MS, say about the pros and cons of juicing.
How to Recover From Burnout
Learn to recognize the signs of serious depletion and chronic stress — and how to restore your inner fire.
Healthy-Brain Food
The foods you eat can have a major effect on your brain’s health.
Minding Our Business
With employers’ medical costs on the rise, the smart money is on supporting healthy change.
Ghosts in Your Machine
Our bodies are haunted by millions of microbes, many of which are essential to our health. Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl discusses how fermented foods help keep those mysterious little critters happy.
How to Repair Your Thyroid
Millions of people suffer thyroid problems without ever knowing why. Here’s how to recognize and resolve thyroid dysfunction your doctor might miss.
The Older, the Better
Wise advice on how to get healthier, happier and more attractive with age.
Underwire Bra Worries
Research suggest a dangerous link between underwire bras and cell-phone radiation.
Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth
For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?
Living Up to Our Promises
A commitment to self-care may be the first step in showing up for others — and in living up to your full potential.
The Effects of Junk Food-Induced Inflammation on Our Health
Researchers show that eating processed junk food regularly is the highest cause of tissue inflammation.
The Problem with Chemical Flame Retardants
The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.
Detox Diary
Intrepid staffer Heidi Wachter completes her first detox diet, and shares the ups, downs and life-altering lessons.
The Problem With Processed Food
All processed foods are not created equal — especially those that claim to be healthy. Here’s what to watch out for on a product’s label and where to turn for better alternatives.
How to Do the Twisting Triangle Pose
Celebrated yogi Seane Corn offers tips on mastering this detoxifing pose.
Stevia: Too Good to Be True?
This popular “natural” sweetener appears less problematic than its artificial counterparts, but it could still have health consequences of its own.
What Does it Mean to Be “Skinny-Fat”?
Mark Hyman, MD, discusses why being skinny is not the same as being healthy.