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Get Gorgeous: A Natural Guide to Skincare and Makeup
Get gorgeous with this natural guide to skincare and makeup. It covers the most nourishing, luxurious, and safe products on the market. Save yourself as well as the planet.

Conquer 5 Midlife Crises & Be Fabulous
Author Marianne Williamson on how to triumph over five common catalysts for midlife crisis. She shows how you can find a sense of peace and a new you who’s cooler than ever.

Build Stress Resilience with Ayurveda
In the West, stress has become a major contributor to disease and illness. Instead of stress reduction, Ayurveda prescribes a series of stress-prevention techniques.

Who’s Your Mama? Gift Guide
Your mom's the best! The Who's Your Mama Gift Guide has just what she needs to keep going. Are you a mom? Working hard to balance it all? Treat yourself! You know you deserve it.

5 Ways to Boost the Bone Building Power of Your Workout
Tweak your workout to build bone density even if you already have bone loss or osteoporosis. How weight-bearing vs. weighted workouts help, plus multidirectional movement, balance exercises and more.

Kick Off Your Detox with a Restorative Twist
Twist your torso to help your body detox. Here’s how to do a restorative seated yoga twist to give your cleanse a gentle and painless jump-start.

Update Your Heart Smarts: New Research & Advice
Updated studies, statistics and tips on preventing cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke, including how yoga, meditation and other techniques are proven to help.

Beat the Blues with Heart-Opening Yoga
Feeling blue? Yoga instructor Kate Hanley explains how to do simple yoga poses that open the chest -- a surprisingly simple and effective way to lift your mood.

How to Lose Weight with Yoga
Experts weigh in on the best ways to put specific yoga styles, poses and side-effects to work helping you lose weight and get healthier.

Lose Weight Permanently with Ayurveda
Is simply being an American making you fat? This plan for what, when and how to eat to lose weight and keep it off for life is based on Ayurveda and European ideas about food.

1-2-3 Detox for Radiance
Gone overboard with indulgences lately? Look radiant in 24 hours, luminous in 48, and positively sparkly in 72. Step-by-step plan gives 3 ways to detox plus 7 recipes.

Why Meditate? Science Finds Clues
Researchers are finding exciting evidence of meditation’s effects on the brain -- new clues to why it can help calm emotions, sharpen reasoning and even make you healthier.

Cancer Survivors Thrive with Yoga
In Laura Kupperman’s Yoga for Survivors class, sore shoulders and tight hips are likely the least of students’ complaints. But here they find help with exactly what cancer has brought them today.

Crazy Sexy Cancer: Tips from Survivors
It's not your typical cancer book. Kris Carr and her “Cancer Babe Posse” share hard-earned insights, hints, “hell-yeahs” and real, fun, crazy, sexy ways to live with cancer.

5 Ways to Lose More Weight with Walking Workouts
Top five ways to get better weight loss results from your walking workouts, from high-energy superwoman and Walkvest diva Debbie Rocker.

The Truth About Happiness: Q&A with Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith answers our top questions on the keys to becoming truly happy, based on the advice he shares as an expert featured in "‘The Secret’" and "‘Living Luminaries."

Get Creative to Live Healthier, Longer
Aging experts help you act on research showing that staying active and creative as you age yields better health and cognitive abilities, and more happiness.

Face Yoga: Fountain of Youth?
Face yoga students are abandoning face-lifts and Botox for Downward Dog. Here’s the good, the bad and the need-to-know on face yoga and its anti-aging benefits, plus four poses with photos and instructions to help you see if it’s for you.

3 Steps to Being ‘Happy for No Reason’
Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author Marci Shimoff, a featured expert in ‘The Secret,’ shares tips from her new book ‘Happy for No Reason.’

Improve Your Sex Life with Yoga
Yoga is a true physical and mental workout, so it's no surprise it can help you have better sex. Find out how Yoga can improve your sex life and make the next time a real mind-body experience.

Relationship Fix: How to Tell Difficult Truths So People Thank You
It’s possible to tell the most difficult truths so that people are literally filled with gratitude afterwards. Follow this advice from The Relationship Survival Guide, and overcome what you fear the most about telling a life-defining truth.

Apple Cinnamon 'Menopause Muffins' Recipe
Features ingredients including whole-grain flour, soy milk, flax and walnuts that help prevent and ease hot flashes, mood swings and other symptoms.

Eat to Boost Metabolism and All-Day Energy: Meal Planning Guide & Recipes
Running on empty? Dr. James Rouse maps out what, when and how much to eat to keep both your metabolism and your energy levels steadily elevated -- to help you manage your weight, keep your cool, maintain your focus and avoid cravings.

Mariel Hemingway's Secrets to Healthy Living
In her new book, actress, yogi and survivor Mariel Hemingway shows you a 30-day plan to help you derive "more health, more peace and more pleasure" from the life you already have.

9 Ways to Build a Healthier Relationship with Food
Your overeating triggers may be chemical and/or emotional, and by avoiding them, you can improve the state of your body, mind and spirit.

Can Yoga Help You Lose Weight?
Diets are often about limiting your experience. Yoga is about celebrating the experience of life. Which would you find easier to commit to? This excerpt from the book Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss explains why, by teaching you to turn your focus inward, yoga works on an emotional level to strengthen a nurturing relationship with yourself and with food -- and identify your overeating triggers.

Not Just a Men's Disease: 7 Heart Disease Facts Every Woman Needs to Know
Surprising statistics compiled by naturopathic physicial Dr. James Rouse on how prevalent heart disease is among women, when your risk increases, and how lethal it can be.

Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis: Healthy to the Bone
Are you at risk for Osteoporosis? How much calcium is enough? What if you don't eat dairy? What about hormone therapy, soy, isoflavones ... The facts you need to help prevent and treat bone-density loss.

Making Peace with Your Age: Patricia Walden's words of widsom
Yogi Patricia Walden shares how yoga supports a woman's body, mind and spirit through all the stages of her life, from puberty to child-bearing years to menopause. An excerpt from The Woman's Book of Yoga & Health.

Patricia Walden: Teaching the World What Saved Her Life
"We have the opportunity to find our Self with a capital "S" through yoga," says this revered yoga veteran. Featured in Time for her work with yoga and healing, Patricia takes special interest in yoga for women and for depression, sharing what finally turned her life around during a very dark period in her early adulthood.

Mariel Hemingway: Front and Centered
Finding peace wasn't always easy for Mariel Hemingway. In her book Finding My Balance, Mariel narrates a life story filled with painful memories compounded by a career that puts incredible pressure on women to look a certain way. But through yoga, Mariel was able to firmly plant her feet.

Off the Scale, Into a Better Body
"It's not about aesthetics -- I'm trying to save your life," says Pam Peeke, M.D. "You can actually drop 10 pounds and gain body fat," She implores that fat increases the risks of cancers, heart disease and diabetes -- and maintains that getting rid of your scale is imperative.

8 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship
Love and intimacy have been linked to better physical and mental health. Stay more connected to your partner with these tips from experts including "Dr. Phil" and Love & Survival author Dean Ornish, M.D.


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Rodney Yee: How Yoga Can Help You Accept Your Body
A lesson in really seeing, appreciating and loving what is, and letting go of expecting it to be something else.

Top 3 Cancer Fighting Foods
James Rouse, N.D., shows you the three foods the American Institute for Cancer Research says may pack the most punch for preventing specific types of cancer.

A Healthier Heart: Another Reason to Eat Your Breakfast
Naturopathic physician and triathlete James Rouse reports on a study that shows breakfast can help reduce your risk of heart disease and related illnesses.

Muffins for Menopause: Key ingredients ease symptoms
Naturopathic physician and chef James Rouse explains how his recipe for "Menopause Muffins" helps prevent and ease hot flashes, mood swings and other symptoms. Get the recipe here

How to Get Some Power in Your Life
"Most people don't know how to get power in their lives," says Tae Bo? creator Billy Blanks in this interview for Gaiam Life. Take some sage advice on how to power yourself up, from a man who defied the odds and the naysayers to become a karate champ and celebrity trainer.

Boost Workout Results: Use Pro Training Techniques
"Life takes energy, endurance and strength," says pro trainer, endurance athlete and Walkvest creator Debbie Rocker. "It's not how hard you train, but how efficiently you train," she adds, explaining why varying intensity and heart rate is so important.

Walking: The Best Workout?
Competitive endurance athlete, trainer and Walkvest creator Debbie Rocker explains why walking is the most effective workout -- and how she integrates training techniques used by pro athletes into her walking workouts.

Dr. James Rouse: No Time for Breakfast? Try a Super-Fast Superfood Smoothie
Naturopathic physician and chef James Rouse shows just how fast you can be out the door in the morning without feeling out of energy by mid-day. The doctor's smoothie solution is an ultra-nutritious power breakfast made with superfoods like blueberries and soy.

Relationship Fix: Never Fight About Sex or Money Again
Relationship experts Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., reveal why arguments about sex and money are almost never really about sex or money. Find out what's really going on and how to get past it to stop the bickering.

Edie Falco on Cancer
Edie Falco's secret battle with breast cancer taught her how NOT to be in control. She shares the lesson at Donna Karan's Urban Zen forum.

Mayo Clinic: Back Pain Tips
Ralph Gay, M.D., of Mayo Clinic explains alternatives to drugs and surgery for back pain. Get tips on alternative medicine therapies to treat and prevent back pain and help relieve symptoms.

Mayo Clinic: Fibromyalgia Tips
Fibromyalgia doesn't have to be a crippling disease. Dr. Jeffrey M. Thompson of Mayo Clinic explains how you can take charge and reduce your symptoms for a happier and more fulfilling life.

Mayo Clinic: Heart Health
Bijoy Khandheria, M.D., of Mayo Clinic shares tips and research on how to keep your heart healthy and prevent heart attack through simple lifestyle changes.

Mayo Clinic: Weight Loss Tips
Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., from Mayo Clinic explains how modest lifestyle changes can help you lose weight permanently and improve your health. From the Wellness Solutions DVD series by Gaiam and Mayo Clinic.

Can Your Relationship Survive an Affair?
Can you and your spouse or significant other survive cheating? Experts Gay & Katie Hendricks on how to heal after an affair or infidelity.

Mayo Clinic: Menopause Tips
You don't have to let menopause symptoms keep you from living a happy and active lifestyle. Find out how by following these helpful tips from Dr. Lynne T. Schuster.

Mayo Clinic: High Blood Pressure
With no symptoms, high blood pressure is known as the silent killer, but simple lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of being affected. Dr. Irvin M. Cohen explains how.

Mayo Clinic: Osteoarthritis
Although there is no cure for arthritis, there are many ways to minimize pain and improve daily function. Dr. April Chang-Miller shares helpful tips to help you start.

Sex Drive Clash? No Problem
Can you both feel fulfilled if your sex drive is higher or lower than your mate's? Sexologist Marilyn Volker says yes in this interview with a real couple, from Marilyn's "Red Couch Sessions in the City."

5 Cs Spell A Great Sex Life
To keep your sex life fun and interesting, sexologist Marilyn Volker says remember the 5 Cs in this interview with a real couple in one of her "Red Couch Sessions in the City."

Easy Detox Exercise
Learn one of 13 gentle yet powerful exercises for flushing out toxins. Led by qigong experts Francesco Garripoli and Daisy Lee Garripoli.

Crazy Sexy Cancer
Possibly the most honest first-person account of (and advice on) dealing with cancer. With lessons and advice from actress/photographer Kris Carr's own journey giving cancer a "makeover".

Restorative Exercise For Strong Bones
Building bone strength can be easy! Watch as Katy Santiago shows a simple hip-challenging exercise that you can incorporate into your daily routine.

Restorative Exercises for Spinal Alignment
Daily activity can cause your spine to misalign. Katy Santiago shows how to keep your spine aligned and healthy using simple daily exercises.

Healthy Eating Tips for Strong Bones
Dr. Miriam Nelson shares healthy eating tips and lifestyle practices that will strengthen your bones and help prevent osteoporosis..

Slow Down Aging With Superfoods
Oz Garcia walks through a variety of 'superfoods' — which help protect your heart, slow down aging and improve your appearance — and how they work to provide essential nutrients for your body.

Natural Relief During Pregnancy
Dr. Andrea Pennington offers natural remedies and solutions for those pesky symptoms that can pop up during pregnancy such as morning sickness, indigestion and back pain.

Restorative Exercise For Foot Pain
Daily activity can take a toll on your feet. Katy Santiago shows how to restore mobility and strengthen muscles with simple exercises.


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