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Real Alignment: Simran Sethi
Simran Sethi traveled the globe looking for ways to combine her passion for sustainability with her talent for storytelling.

How Clutter Affects Your Energy
How clearing out the clutter in your space can help you clear your head, too.

Tips and Strategies for Improving Your Posture
Bad posture doesn't just look bad. It can also compromise your workouts, undermine your health and contribute to injuries. Here's how to straighten up.
Spring-Clean Your Fitness Routine
Ready to dust offyour fitness commitments and polish up your plans? Here, fresh from Experience Life's how-to files, we've gathered the guidance, inspiration and practical tips you need to do the job right.

The Health Impact of Parasites and How to Protect Yourself
Parasitic infections are on the rise, but there are plenty of ways to keep the beasts from taking over.

Out From Under the Rug
Once, when I was about 8 years old, I tried that tricky housecleaning shortcut where you sweep some dirt under an area rug rather than bothering with a dustpan.

Unburden Yourself
In recent years, there’s been a surge of popular interest in detoxification regimens - the kind that help flush food-borne and environmental toxins out of our systems.

5 Foods to Eat and 5 Foods to Avoid
Dr. Mark Hyman weighs in on the top-five foods to eat regularly – and the top five to avoid.

The New View of Health
Once perceived as the domain of medical experts tasked with keeping our symptoms at bay, the realm of personal healthcare has expanded. It now includes broader definitions, more integrated, preventive approaches — and, perhaps most important, us.

Pavel Tsatsouline’s Guide to Pushups, Sit-Ups, and Squats
Think you know everything about sit-ups, squats and pushups? Well, Russian strength trainer Pavel Tsatsouline thinks you might know just enough to be dangerous.

How to Start Eating More Whole-Foods: 3 Tasty Recipes to Try
Have you considered a move toward healthier, whole-food choices? Authors Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry share insights and ideas to get you eating in the right direction.

Asparagus: Recipes, Techniques, and More
This sturdy green vegetable has a surprisingly delicate flavor – and packs a powerful nutritional punch.

All About Oils
Some fats and oils are good for us – and critically important to our health. Others are just plain bad. And with some fats, it depends. Here's how to make sense of this slippery subject and make the very best choices about what you put into your body.