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HEALTH 

Men's Fitness, The Diabetic Athlete: Olympic gold medalist swimmer Gary Hall, Jr. shows that men can pursue active lifestyles, and even exceed their expectations, while managing diabetes 

Natural Health, The Migraine Solution: By disarming your triggers the natural way, you can alleviate—or even eliminate—these devastating attacks.

Natural Solutions, Turning SAD Into GLAD: Beat the winter doldrums with natural treatments for seasonal affective disorder. [Part 1 Part 2  Part 3]

Natural Solutions, Dreaming of a Good Night's Rest: Tired of insomnia? Here are some subtle lifestyle changes you can make to help you fall asleep easier and longer. [Part 1  Part 2]


FITNESS and YOGA 

Experience Life, Silent Sports: Listen up: There’s a quiet subculture of outdoor enthusiasts who prefer muscle power to motorized recreation — and they’re beginning to make some noise.

Fit Yoga, Yoga For Your Knees: These hard-working joints may be the most neglected in your body.

Fit Yoga, Shoulder Repair: A shoulder injury is not only common, it takes a long time to heal. Here’s how to increase strength and flexibility by working some “invisible” muscles.

Fit Yoga, Tales of the Twist: Wind yourself into a cleansing, balancing, and relaxing twist pose—your spine will love you for it.

Men's Fitness, Hot Days, Frigid Nights: How to survive and thrive when the weather turns wild.

Yoga Journal, Easy Rider: Intermittent bouts of sciatica disrupted Candy Doran's cycling career. After discovering yoga, she's back in the saddle. [Part 1 Part 2]


NUTRITION, SUPPLEMENTS, HERBS 

Body + Soul, Power Foods: Eggs: Eggs come with many warnings. Don't count their contents before they hatch; never put them all in one basket; and for the sake of your health, try not to eat too many.

Body + Soul, Beta-Carotene: This nutrient offers much more than just the promise of healthy vision.

Experience Life, Can This Fatty Acid Help You Get Thin?: Here’s the skinny on how CLA works and how you can best incorporate it into your fitness regimen.

Experience Life, Excitotoxins: They’re supposed to enhance flavor and excite your taste buds, but could these common food additives also be damaging your nervous system?

Natural Health, Amino Essentials: The best source for these acids is animal protein. What's a vegetarian to do? [Part 1  Part 2  Part 3]

Natural Health, Folate Bloomer: This B vitamin can help generate healing, sustain your brain and improve your mood — that is if you can get enough.


MENTAL HEALTH 

 Men's Fitness, The Placebo Effect: The power of "fake" treatments can rival pills, shots, and even surgery.

Men's Fitness, Lose Your Blues: If you're one of seven out of 10 Americans struggling with mild depression, cheer up. A simple fitness solution will put color back into your life.


COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE  

Fit Yoga, Chinese Checkup: Traditional Chinese Medicine balances yin and yang to address the root of a medical condition, not just the symptoms.

Fit Yoga, Meet the Bandhas: Conserving energy is a good cause, especially when it's the energy in your own body. [Part 1 Part 2]

Fit Yoga, Changing Channels: The hands of a Reiki master transmit universal life energy into the places in your body that need it the most.

Fit Yoga, Points of Precision: Japanese is the gentle cousin of the Chinese version, with fewer, less invasive needles and, for some patients, faster results.

Fit Yoga, A Fine Spine: Chiropractic medicine is much like the unwinding of a deep yoga twist. How this therapy can complement your quest for a supple spine.

Natural Solutions, Putting Stress to the Test: Biofeedback takes the emotional pressure off.

 

 

 

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