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Oceans Away: Philippe Cousteau Jr.
The world’s oceans deserve more attention, says Philippe Cousteau Jr. So he’s using his famous name and his gift for storytelling to raise the oceans’ profile – and, he hopes, to ensure a better future for the planet.
What Triggers Emotional Shopping and How to Take Back Control
Do you have the urge to splurge? Emotion-induced shopping may seem harmless, but letting your feelings take over your wallet could end up costing you more than money.
The Problem With Affluenza
Our obsession with the trappings of success too often eclipses our essential priorities. Are we passing this affliction on to the next generation?
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How to Use Naikan for Gaining Perspective and Self-Reflection
Get a new view of your life – and your self – using the Japanese art of Naikan.
C’mon, Get Happy! 10 Ways to Find More Happiness in Your Life
10 reasons to celebrate (and ways to get even happier in the process).
What Is Affluenza?
It’s an epidemic that’s sweeping the nation and infecting millions of American consumers with an insatiable desire for more. Have you got the bug?
What Is Functional Training?
Functional training teaches your body to move more effectively in specific sports — and everyday activities. Read on to learn more.
What Is Nordic Walking?
Discover one of the world’s fastest-growing and easiest-to-learn fitness routines: Nordic walking.
Are Women More Prone to Knee Injuries?
If you’re an active woman you may be at greater risk for knee injury than your male counterparts. Learn how to protect one of your body’s most valuable joints.
Resolutions Workshop: Resolutions Reconsidered
For this year’s Resolutions Workshop, we gathered up four of our favorite personal-development experts and asked them to weigh in with how — and how not — to go about crafting New Year’s resolutions. They wound up recasting the whole resolutions process and sketching out a more successful, sustainable course for personal change.
How to Prevent an Athletic Injury
Athletic injuries are one aspect of fitness we can all do without. Here’s how to avoid the pain, heal the damage, and come back better than before.
Sleep Deficit: The Hidden Debt That’s Hurting Us All
Next time you’re thinking of pulling an all-nighter to beat some looming deadline, consider this: Too little sleep can lead to increased stress levels, compromised metabolism, a suppressed immune system and a host of other health problems.
High Anxiety: A Guide to Understanding and Easing Symptoms
Some 40 million Americans regularly suffer from troubling levels of anxiety. Find out what triggers these episodes, how our bodies respond, and how you can remain calmer in the face of whatever life throws your way.
How Empowered Health Seekers Are Redefining Healthcare
Is healthcare something delivered by a provider when you get sick — or something you do for yourself to stay vital, healthy and well? A growing number of health seekers say “both.” Together, they’re forging an empowered new path through America’s broken medical system.
One Big, Happy Family
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Back and Forth
Ah, the new year. It’s kind of like starting a new journal, a new chapter, a new relationship. It’s all fresh and clean, all full of possibility.
An Interview With Alexandra Cousteau
Get a closer look at what inspires and motivates adventurer and environmental advocate Alexandra Cousteau in the transcript from our Coverage interview.
Learning by Example
Do as I say, not as I do. Anyone whose parents ever tried that line on them knows just how ineffective such directives are likely to be at inspiring good behavior. Kids learn best by example. And, in fact, so do must adults.
Are Your Medications Doing More Harm Than Good?
Could the medications we take to regulate cholesterol, blood pressure, and stomach acid be doing us more harm than good?
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.