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How Do Amino Acids Support Muscle Health?
Amino acids are essential to muscle growth and function. Discover the best food sources and when a supplement may be necessary.
This Is Your Body on Caffeine
The caffeine you’re imbibing may not be working the way you think it is. Here’s what happens when you down a caffeinated drink and your body gets hit with the jolt.
Easy Meal Prep: How to Use Cooked Chicken in Component Cooking
Elevate your nutrition and simplify meal prep with precooked chicken.
PUMPING IRONY: Life in the Slow Lane
While researchers hunt for the causes of age-related mobility issues as a way to address Parkinson’s and other diseases, I find myself embracing a mindful slowness.
How to Do the Goblet March
This low-impact move challenges your balance while strengthening your grip, core, hips, and back.
Smoked Salmon Salad
This picnic-worthy dish, made with hot-smoked salmon, fresh dill, and capers, pairs perfectly with hearty crackers or served on a bed of fresh greens.
5 Tips for Finding High-Quality Mushroom Supplements
The way mushrooms are cultivated affects their quality, so finding good mushroom supplements can be a challenge. Keep these five things in mind when you’re shopping.
How Does Creatine Support Muscle Health?
Creatine, a type of amino acid, is essential for muscle health. Discover top food sources and when a supplement may be necessary.
Do We Really Slow Down As We Age?
Studies of elite masters endurance athletes indicate it may not be age that slows us down but rather a drop in physical activity.
What Are the Health Benefits of Turkey Tail Mushrooms?
Learn more about the powerful medicinal effects of turkey tail mushrooms and how to incorporate them into your diet.
Discover How Play Can Improve Your Mental Health
Explore how adopting a more playful attitude toward life can boost your mental health.
Origin Stories
Experience Life‘s editor in chief reflects on her rural upbringing and how growing up on a family farm allows her to feel more connected to — and appreciative of — the food she eats.
An Indigenous Woman’s Journey to Decolonize Her Diet
In this personal narrative, Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native (Tlingit), shares her journey to decolonize her plate and heal her relationship with food.