How to Stay Well
During the Winter
As winter settles in, you may find yourself feeling rundown, lacking motivation with the shorter days, combating itchy and dry skin, and more. We’ve put together a collection of articles to help you navigate these cold, dark months.
Body Care ⋅ Fitness ⋅ Mental Health ⋅ Immunity ⋅ Get Cozy ⋅ Healthy Home
Body Care
11 Vital Nutrients for Skin Health
Here are some of the most important nutrients for skin health, including collagen, probiotics, selenium, and nitric oxide.
How to Dry Brush for Healthy, Glowing Skin
Discover the dos and don’ts of dry brushing for skin health, plus get tips for doing it at home.
DIY Facial Lymphatic Massage
This easy self-care technique can help clear your head of congestion and sinus pressure.
How to Gua Sha Your Face and Neck
This ancient massage practice can support your body’s circulation and natural ability to heal.
How to Keep Winter Skin Well-Hydrated
Expert tips for maintaining moisture in your body’s largest organ — and why it’s vital for general and skin health.
Fitness
Expert Answers: Winter Workout Clothes
Practical advice on how to dress for your next chilly-weather workout.
How to Stay Fit in Winter
Follow Mother Nature’s rhythms to banish workout boredom, stave off injury, and build your fitness.
4 Cold-Weather Activities to Boost Fitness
Complement your favorite indoor workout routines with these cold-weather pursuits.
Mental Health
8 Key Supplements to Boost Your Mental Health — Naturally
Herbs, supplements, and other natural remedies promote well-being — yet separating help from hype can be challenging. Follow this expert guidance.
Want a Mental Health Boost? Take a Walk
Discover how the simple act of walking can help restore your nervous system.
How Using Your Senses Can Improve Your Mental Health
Smell, touch, and sound can help cultivate resilience. Here’s how.
6 Tips to Beat the Winter Blues
Seasonal affective disorder can make a stressful time of year even harder. Here’s how to offset the symptoms of SAD.
7 Ways to Experience More Joy
Two longtime meditation practitioners share their principles for finding more joy in your daily life.
The Surprising Benefits of Laughter — and Tips to Find More of It
Laughter has surprising health benefits for your mood, your mind, and your body. Try these tips to make more space for it in your life.
How to Use Journaling for Mental Health
Explore six types of journaling practices that can offer meaningful benefits for your mental health.
Immunity
How to Make a Ginger-Lemon Wellness Shot
Mix up this anti-inflammatory wellness drink to give your immune system a boost.
6 Supplements to Boost Your Immune System
Many Americans are deficient in micronutrients, which can drag down immunity. These six supplements can help you rebuild your immune system.
7 Immune-Boosting Foods
Looking to build your immune system? Start by eating immunity-boosting foods like turmeric, sauerkraut, and medicinal mushrooms.
3 Immune-Supportive Recipes
Enjoy these nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
5 Everyday Habits to Build Your Immunity
A Life Time nutritionist shares the five keys to boosting your immune health.
How to Build Your Immune System
Your body’s rapid-response defenses protect you from millions of would-be invaders daily. Here’s how you can help your immune system do its job.
Boost Your Immune System: Tips for Nutrition, Supplements, and More
Get advice from Tom Nikkola, vice president of nutrition and virtual training at Life Time, about the eating and lifestyle choices that can compromise immunity, as well as how we can optimize our nutrition to help build this system. Plus, he shares some bonus tips for exercise and sleep.
Get Cozy
5 Cozy Soup Recipes
Make easy, comforting, delicious meals with a few of our favorite soup recipes, including pear-parsnip soup and lentil soup with delicata squash.
8 Cozy Winter Drinks
The days are short and cool, but these beverages will be sure to warm you up.
18 Ways to Find Hygge
Slow down and create an environment of warmth and coziness, Danish-style.
How to Build a Campfire
A few basic instructions are all you need to light up your next outdoor adventure.
Healthy Home
5 Health Benefits of Houseplants
Cleaner air and increased productivity are just two of the benefits associated with houseplants.
How to Create a Natural Home Medicine Cabinet
You stock your kitchen’s pantry shelves with wholesome, all-natural goods. Why not the shelves of your bathroom, too?
4 Easy Decluttering Projects
Clutter affects our mental and physical well-being. Focus on these high-traffic areas to maximize space and minimize stress.
Make Your Own Spring-Cleaning Kit
These simple, low-cost recipes are all you need to refresh your home.
Detox Your Home
How to limit your exposure to toxins in your home and better balance the basic elements of air, fire, water, and earth.