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A Safer Splash: How to Stay Healthy in Different Water Environments
Whether you’re diving into a pool or wading into a lake, certain water conditions can threaten your health. Here’s how to avoid trouble.
An Island Over Here
You don’t have to travel beyond our borders to find the perfect island getaway. These secluded isles deliver a little bit of paradise your whole family can enjoy.
Green Turns Blue
The concept of a Blue Issue came to us courtesy of Alexandra Cousteau (granddaughter of marine legend Jacques Cousteau), who was the cover subject of our “Get Into Nature” issue back in June 2009. She proposed the idea during the course of our photo shoot, and we were instantly sold.
How to Pick Safe and Sustainable Seafood for Better Health
You know that fish offers all kinds of health benefits, but how do you know what’s safe to eat and good for the planet, too?
Conscious Catch: 2 Sustainable Seafood Recipes
Chef Rick Moonen celebrates the ocean’s sustainable bounty.
Sea Vegetables: Recipes, Techniques, and More
Bursting with flavor and rich in minerals, seaweed is a clever addition to soups, salads, risottos and main dishes.
Living Better: 7 Simple Tips to Create a More Fulfilling Life
Rethinking your housing choices, embrace community, and five more tips to live more simply.
A Friend of the Sea: Wallace J. Nichols, PhD
Wallace J. Nichols wants everyone to know how closely the ocean’s health is tied to our own survival.
Every Body Into the Pool: 8 Strength and Stamina Water Workouts to Try
Water workouts aren’t just for hardcore swimmers anymore. Learn how aquatic exercise can help you take your fitness to a whole new level.
Reality Floats
A recent diving expedition left me staring pollution in the face – and sobered about the stresses our watery worlds are having to endure.
COMING CLEAN: Week 4: Me and My TV
I didn’t have any preview to our Take Action Challenge prior to the calendar that was sent in Week 1, but it almost feels like its creators knew what I struggled with most so that I would be forced to raise my sword to my lazy ways and shout en garde.
COMING CLEAN: The Challenge of the Challenge: Weeks 3 & 4
For most of my life, I’ve danced along a duality. I’m biracial — my father is black and my mother is white.
COMING CLEAN: Take Action Challenge: Week 1
Climbing the stairs has always been a challenge for me.