How to Use Qi Gong to Manage Stress
A centuries-old Chinese system for cultivating health, vitality and enlightenment, qi gong is now gaining a reputation here in the West – as one of the most effective stress-busters around.
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How to Make a Fitness Plan
Determined to get into better shape? Don’t drive yourself to exhaustion: Coach yourself to satisfaction — and real results that last.
Mind-Body Synergy
Whether you seek lower blood pressure, a longer silhouette, or a more peaceful response to life’s pressures, disciplined practices like yoga, tai chi and Pilates offer a host of transformative benefits. Which might explain why mind-body exercise is one of the hottest trends in the fitness industry.
Fitness Redefined: Health and Vitality After 50
A generation of convention busters and iconoclasts, baby boomers are reshaping expectations when it comes to their personal health and fitness, too.
The Promise of Integrative Medicine
Disillusioned by decades of disease-focused medicine, more doctors and patients are now shifting their focus to whole-person health. Ancient practices (yoga), alternative therapies (acupuncture), and commonsense strategies (nutritional counseling) are complementing conventional treatments, expanding our notions of healing — and leading the way to greater well-being and vitality.
Understanding Emotional Biochemistry
Like it or not, emotions share some very real biochemical links with your nervous, endocrine, immune and digestive systems. Isn’t it time you learned something about how your body responds to what you feel — and vice versa?
Nutrigenomics: Understanding Personalized Nutrition and 7 Genetic Tests
An emerging field of nutritional research dubbed “nutrigenomics” focuses on identifying and understanding molecular-level interaction between nutrients and other dietary bioadditives with the human genome during transcription, translation and expression (the processes by which proteins encoded by the genome are produced and, for better or for worse, do their thing).
Coffee for Wellness?
Coffee gets a bad rap, and in excess it can be trouble. But enjoyed in moderation, it has a bright side, too.
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.
How to Rediscover Your Inner Athlete
Strategies for rethinking your self-image and goals so you can enjoy the benefits of a realistic, and really fun, fitness identity.
How Real Food Can Help Fight Poverty
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan explains why food, health, poverty and social justice must be transformed together.
Epic Outdoor Adventure Travel Trends for Active Travelers
Ready to expand your horizons? Our travel guide will help you go where you’ve never gone before.
Adrenaline Adventures
These getaways combine adventure with health-enhancing options, leaving you feeling recharged and ready for anything.
GOP Lawmakers: Share Your DNA Info or Pay the Price
Legislation would require workers to submit to genetic testing despite privacy concerns.
Cutting a New Path: José González
Educator José González shares his mission to nurture a lifelong love of nature in Latino children, their families, and their communities.
How Nature Boosts Your Health
Digging in the garden, walking by a river, and enjoying some sun during lunch do more than just lift your spirits — they’re good for your physical health, too.
5 Steps to Heal a Leaky Gut
Here are the “five Rs” — remove, replace, reinoculate, repair, and rebalance — of leaky-gut treatment.
Super Attractor: Gabby Bernstein
Motivational speaker and best-selling author Gabby Bernstein is back with a new book offering novel insights on how to reclaim your ability to create the world you want.
For the Love of Summer
No-cook summer meals, escapist reads, outdoor fitness — plus so many more ways to make the most of summer!
Experience Life Writer’s Guidelines
The dos and don’ts of writing for Experience Life magazine.