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.
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10 Things You Should Know About Probiotics
Here’s a simple primer on how to buy, store, and consume probiotics.
How Exercise Affects Circulation (and Vice Versa)
Discover how your circulatory system can support athletic performance — and help nutrients flow through the body.
Why Some Germs Are Good for Immunity
Learn why a little exposure to germs and viruses is good for your health.
Untangling Alzheimer’s
Breakthroughs in understanding dementia are leading to new healthcare approaches. Nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep may be the keys to prevention.
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Probiotics and Boost Gut Health
Your guide to making the most of your body’s beneficial bugs — for gut health, immunity, metabolism and more.
Functional Wellness, Part 2: Hormones and Inflammation
Hormonal imbalances can lead to a host of serious health problems, including inflammation, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, cancer, dementia and more. Here’s how to get your body back in balance.
Living Strong With Cancer
When an otherwise healthy, fit person who has “done everything right” receives a cancer diagnosis, it can feel unfair on many levels. Still, experts say, don’t ditch your healthy habits now — they may be some of your strongest allies in recovery.
The Vital Role of Your Skin in Overall Health
In our obsessive quest to improve its superficial traits, we often forget that our skin is our body’s largest organ — and an incredibly hard worker. Discover how your skin reflects and affects the state of your health, and what you can do to keep your skin looking and feeling its best.
Tips for Creating a Toxin-Free Home
Eco-friendly home furnishings and building materials can help make your home a healthy one.
Why Magnesium Is Crucial for Your Health
This mineral is one of the most critical nutrients in your diet. Are you getting enough?
The Case for Intermittent Fasting
How intermittently halting our food intake can improve health and metabolism — with zero risk of starvation.
Expert Answers: Digesting Protein, Exercising During a Detox, and More
We ask the experts how much protein you can digest, if you should exercise during a detox, and if certain yoga poses detox the body.
Digesting the USDA Dietary Guidelines
Every five years the government issues an updated version of its guidelines for healthy eating. We asked some clued-in nutritionists to help us evaluate its latest confounding effort.
What Is Functional Medicine?
Many people are finding better health solutions with functional medicine, a new model for how to practice medicine and treat chronic disease.
12 Game-Changing Ideas About Health
12 big ideas that are shifting the way we think about health.
What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
Acne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions can be red flags pointing to more serious health concerns. Here are six of the most common — and how they might be speaking for the rest of your body.
New Research Links the Brain and Immune System
The findings have implications for how diseases with an immune component are researched and treated.
See the Connection: Understanding the Relationship Between Your Health and the Health of the Planet
Your health depends on a complex, connect-the-dots network of variables that make up your ecosystem and the systems that sustain it. Discover the keys to keeping both you and your planet healthy — by following nature’s models, and honoring life’s connections.
Do Environmental Toxins Play a Role in Food Reactivity?
Glyphosate, which is used in the herbicide Roundup, and mercury in fish can contribute to leaky gut.
14 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Airborne Toxins
Here are some simple changes to reduce pollution exposure — and improve your lung health.