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With Only Months to Live, This 17-Year-Old Inspired Millions with Music and Love

When he was just 14 years old, Zach Sobiech learned that he had only a few years to live. He decided to use that time creating beautiful music, and inspired a lot of people while doing so.

| Jan 25, 2014

Sitting Is the New Smoking: Why Walking Is the 鈥淪ecret Sauce鈥� for Better Health and Happier Communities

Whether you live in the 鈥榖urbs, the city, or the middle of nowhere, the "wonder drug" of walking is just what the doctor ordered.

Jay Walljasper | Jan 7, 2014

Italy鈥檚鈥淪low Food鈥� Pioneer: How My Love for Food Ripened into a Life’s Work

鈥淥ur philosophy is good, clean, and fair food: Good because it is healthy and tasty; clean because it is produced with low environmental impact and with animal welfare in mind; and fair because it respects the work of those who produce, process, and distribute it.鈥�

Sarah van Gelder | Dec 21, 2013

This Farmhouse Cookbook Will Show You How Gathering at the Table Can Revive Your Spirit

Visit the remote kitchen of a writers' refuge where Dorothy Allison, Ruth Ozeki, and other women discovered radical hospitality for the body and soul.

| Dec 13, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

The Surprising Healing Qualities … of Dirt

A doctor discovers exposure to healthy farm soil holds keys to healthy bodies.

Daphne Miller | Dec 7, 2013

Can Football Teach Boys Compassion Instead of Aggression? Two Videos Show Us It Can.

Two videos making the rounds online show us what happens when boys embrace their vulnerability and support one another's emotional needs.

Ariel Chesler | Dec 7, 2013

Infographic: The Link Between Cooking at Home And Living Longer

We spend less time in the kitchen than ever. But here's why Michael Pollan says cooking could be an important solution to our public health crisis.

Doug Pibel | Dec 6, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

The King of Portland鈥檚 Deli Scene Cured His Diabetes Through Diet

After I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, I figured out how to get healthy without giving up my favorite foods.

Ken Gordon | Dec 5, 2013

How I Got My Husband to Take Care of His Body (Even Though He Just Wants to Take Care of Me)

If it takes being a "controlling wife" to make my husband value his own health over his love for his family, I'm going to do it.

Shannon Hayes | Nov 28, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

Delicious Food Is Not an Indulgence鈥擨t鈥檚 a Way to Solve Our Ecological Crises

Food became my teacher, and I aligned my taste buds with what the people and planet need.

Frances Moore Lapp茅 | Nov 28, 2013

“Escape Fire” Doc Explores the Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

Beyond the Affordable Care Act, the film explores how to make a healthier America.

Valerie Schloredt | Nov 20, 2013

These 5 NFL Players Are Changing What It Means to Be a Man in Football

Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin is not the only NFL player to challenge the league's bigotry and misogyny. These five men stand for a new kind of masculinity.

Leigh Finke | Nov 15, 2013

Michelle Obama and Elmo. Official White House Photo.

Sustainable food and farming

Dear Michelle Obama: If We Want to Curb Childhood Obesity, Sesame Street Is Not Going to Cut It

Can a licensing deal between Sesame Street and the Produce Marketing Association truly improve childhood health? Maybe, but grassroots solutions already exist.

Erin Sagen | Nov 9, 2013

Why Do Nuns Outlive the Rest of Us? Six Tips for Healthy Aging

The good news is that you don't have to live in a convent to do the things that keep these nuns healthy and happy.

Anna I. Corwin | Sep 28, 2013

A Marathon Runner鈥檚 Lessons for a Saner Civilization

Long-distance running demands that athletes pace themselves and keep the future in mind. Might they have something to teach those who want to create a sustainable society?

Andy Lee Roth | Jul 26, 2013

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.

Nadia Colburn | Apr 23, 2013

Cooperatives

Don鈥檛 Like Your Health Insurance? Make Your Own

The Affordable Care Act hopes to drive expansion of health care co-ops.

Nina Rogozen | Mar 21, 2013

How To Raise Boys to be Kind Men

What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others鈥攁nd the courage to go against the crowd.

Kim Simon | Mar 19, 2013