3 Reasons to Eat More Plant-Based Protein
It comes down to longevity, fending off chronic illness, and helping the planet.
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What We Don’t Know About Lyme
When a mysterious and debilitating illness overtook her and her family, the author struggled to find some answers. What she discovered about Lyme disease — and how little is actually known or agreed upon by the medical experts — is something everyone who goes outdoors should learn.
The Way of the Healthy Deviant
A rulebreaker’s guide to becoming a healthy person in an unhealthy world.
The Omega Balance
A guide to understanding omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and how they influence your health.
Is Aging a Disease?
Learn why this controversial question has set off a debate between those in geriatric healthcare and those in longevity research.
Functional Wellness, Part 4: Real Healthcare Reform
Everyone’s talking about universal coverage, single-payer plans, and other well-intended solutions to America’s healthcare access dilemma, but we’re missing the real question: What’s the point of giving more people access to a system that is likely to make them sicker?
How Long COVID Affects Your Ability to Exercise
Post-acute COVID symptoms can take a toll on exercise capacity. Experts explain what may be behind this — and how to respond wisely to your body’s needs.
The Nurse Who Learned to Heal Herself First
A health care practitioner details how she learned to prioritize her own wellness.
How Therapeutic Work — and Medication — Helped Gabrielle Bernstein Emerge from Trauma
In her new book, Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein talks about how medication, when prescribed as part of a larger program of recovery and therapy, can help establish a safe baseline from which to do the deeper work.
TAKING NOTES: 20 Things Overheard at the Functional Medicine Conference
Experience Life senior editor Anjula Razdan shares her top 20 takeaways from the recent @FXMed Conference in Minneapolis.
A Doctor’s Holistic Guide to Healing and Wellness
Don’t take two aspirin and call this doctor in the morning. He’d rather see you nourish, protect and heal your body for real.
How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Support Your Health and Well-Being?
More than just acupuncture, this system of healing focuses on a holistic approach to health, and a growing body of research supports its efficacy. Learn how TCM works and how it can treat the whole person.
What You Need to Know About Ibuprofen
How NSAIDS — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin — can cause more pain than they relieve.
Why You Need to Eat Fiber
Even a relatively nutritious diet can deliver inadequate amounts of fiber. Learn why it’s so critical to your health — and which foods are high in fiber.
PUMPING IRONY: Take Two Bean Sprouts and Call Me in the Morning
More than a half century after health-food activists began promoting the notion that food is medicine, public and private initiatives are finally taking shape. But formidable obstacles — some political, some institutional, and some purely personal — loom on the horizon.
Reclaim Your Vitality!
Has modern life depleted your vitality? Here’s how to reclaim it.
19 Ways to Invest in Your Health and Well-Being
Simple strategies to help keep the doctor away.
Help Wanted: Health Coach
Trained to listen and support, rather than simply dole out advice, health coaches are attracting more attention than ever — from patients and from a healthcare industry desperate for solutions.
How to Break Free From Fear
A shamanic healer explains how fear drains our vitality — and how we can reclaim more energy.
Cynthia Li’s Success Story
Diagnosed with a baffling autoimmune illness, this physician had to question her medical training to find a path to healing.