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The Benefits of Moderate Sun Exposure for a Healthy Body and Mind

We know that excessive sun exposure is unhealthy, but there’s increasing evidence that blocking out all the sun’s rays can be equally dangerous. Find out why many health experts now see moderate sun exposure as essential to maintaining a healthy body and mind.

Insufficient Funs Notice

While light-hearted amusements may not seem like a top priority right now, getting daily doses of fun, joy and comic relief may, in fact, be more important than ever.

Whole-Grain Pancakes

Makes twelve 4-inch pancakes

Bahram Akradi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time — Healthy Way of Life

Dread-Free Fitness

The reality of exercise is that its biggest fun potential often stays just out of reach until we’ve gotten invested enough to begin overcoming the stereotypes, fears and limitations that have previously kept us at bay.

PUMPING IRONY: Calories and Cardio

So, as promised in my earlier post, I'm reporting back. And as I suspected, I haven't been able to get to the gym every day on a regular schedule since then, but I have been getting in some good workouts…

The Kitchen Garden: 3 Recipes Using Homegrown Produce

No matter where you live, says cookbook author Jeanne Kelley, a simple garden — be it a pot of herbs or a plot of vegetables — is well worth the effort.

Broccoli: Recipes, Techniques, and More

This superstar vegetable helps fight cancer, reduces the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, and even helps prevent birth defects.

Cholesterol Reconsidered

June 1, 2009
The Experience Life Team
Heart & Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation, Nutrition, Specific Health Conditions
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Research disputes cholesterol’s reputation as the primary culprit behind heart disease. Here’s the real scoop on its role in the body, the right ways to bring it down naturally, and why cholesterol-lowering drugs may not be the cure-all we’ve been led to believe.

A Legacy in Blue: Alexandra Cousteau

Alexandra Cousteau continues her legendary family’s work with an eye toward protecting and conserving our most endangered ecosystems.

You, Unplugged

Feeling caught in the electrical current? Maybe it’s time to connect to the real world.

How to Improve Ankle Mobility

June 1, 2009
Jenny Liu
Arthritis & Joint Health, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Flexibility & Mobility, Recovery
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Immobile ankles can cause shin splints, knee injuries and even lower-back pain. Here’s how to improve ankle mobility and prevent an unwanted kinetic shock wave.

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How to Test Your Endurance

June 1, 2009
Matt Fitzgerald
Endurance, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Workouts
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Sometimes the best way to track your progress toward your fitness goals is to pick a test and make it a regular part of your regimen. Which benchmark assessment you choose depends on what you want to measure.

Light Rhythms: How Light Affects Your Health

How and when we are exposed to light can affect our bodies in surprising ways. Here’s what you need to know about your body’s responses to cycles of light and dark.

What We Don’t Know About Lyme

When a mysterious and debilitating illness overtook her and her family, the author struggled to find some answers. What she discovered about Lyme disease — and how little is actually known or agreed upon by the medical experts — is something everyone who goes outdoors should learn.

The Benefits of Moderate Sun Exposure for a Healthy Body and Mind

Insufficient Funs Notice

Whole-Grain Pancakes

Dread-Free Fitness

PUMPING IRONY: Calories and Cardio

The Kitchen Garden: 3 Recipes Using Homegrown Produce

Broccoli: Recipes, Techniques, and More

Cholesterol Reconsidered

A Legacy in Blue: Alexandra Cousteau

You, Unplugged

How to Improve Ankle Mobility

How to Test Your Endurance

Light Rhythms: How Light Affects Your Health

What We Don’t Know About Lyme

Just Another Statistic

An Interview With Alexandra Cousteau

On the Road Again

PUMPING IRONY: A Brave New Direction?

Tough Love: Rory Freedman