By Michael Pollan — 2009
Every trip to the supermarket these days requires us to navigate what has become a truly treacherous food landscape. I mean, what are we to make of a wonder of food science like the new Splenda with fiber?
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This article looks at the top 10 benefits of a healthful diet, and the evidence behind them.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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Getting enough sleep is important for overall health and may be related to cancer risk.
You probably know that exercise is one of the top things you can do to prevent chronic problems, but it can also mitigate existing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes — and the symptoms that come along with them.
You do it more than 23,000 times a day, but are you breathing properly? From a rebirthing session to holotropic breathwork, Richard Godwin inhales the latest wellness craze.
Some of the most effective methods people can use to improve their health are also the most accessible. The following six practices demonstrate how valuable it can be to go back to basics when it comes to well-being.
Your breathing rate and pattern is a process within the autonomic nervous system that you can control to some extent to achieve different results.
What you don’t know may very well hurt you. Curiosity is essential to wellness.
Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.
If you want to improve your health, treat it like school. Changes made in a hurry won’t last.