Natural Health: Our Must-Read Stories of 2022
ICYMI: An alternative perspective on ADHD. The surprising connection between midlife and depression. How local Chinese medicine practitioners are addressing Long Covid. Ahead, a shortlist of stories...
View ArticleMallory Weggemann Just Keeps Swimming
Fresh off a triumphant return to the 2022 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships, Mallory Weggemann is on a steadfast mission to bend our perception of motherhood.
View ArticleAn All-Inclusive Approach to Grief
Brighter Days Grief Center in Eden Prairie is a tangible refuge for that intangible thing that's so instrumental to our survival—hope.
View ArticleBody Language
How viruses can precipitate hair loss. Why dreams help us process trauma. A concerning correlation between screen time and dry eye. Ahead, the ABCs of treatments and recent findings from local...
View ArticleGym Shorts: Local F45 Trainer + Owner On Overcoming Gym Anxiety
Ashley Kropp talks about community fitness, how she parlayed her passion into a profession, what "active" recovery days mean, and quelling nerves when it's been a minute since you set foot in a gym.
View ArticleCosmetic Procedures: You Woke Up Like This
Patients are giving a hard "no" to puffy faces and exaggerated features and saying "hell yes" to looking like themselves—just a little more “prejuvenated.”
View ArticleWishing for Winter
From ice roads and impressive icicles to frozen parks and fireside stays, we’ve rounded up cool reasons to layer up and the hottest places to warm up all winter long.
View ArticleJust Wondering: Is This a Cold, Seasonal Allergies, or Worse–Both?
Is there some sort of go-to sniffle detector I should know about?
View ArticleA Meditation on Trauma Sensitive Yoga
A local facilitator, who's practiced alongside renowned psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk ("The Body Keeps the Score"), shares how breath and gentle movement can help us process trauma in ways that the...
View ArticleTest Drive: Breathwork at Constellation Acupuncture
Can a form of meditation really bring you to an altered state of consciousness and in touch with your ancestors? I set out to find out … and then found me.
View ArticleA Mic-Drop Moment
When life dealt Jessica Cordova Kramer a pretty bad hand, she decided to turn those lemons into Lemonada Media, an award-winning podcast network aimed to help make life “suck less.”
View ArticleHow Local Health Giants Are Championing Inclusivity
These Twin Cities health care communities have creatively found ways to confront institutional racism that go beyond the status quo.
View ArticleTalking Wellness with Deepak Chopra
During a recent stop in Minneapolis, we were able to get up close and personal with the global icon. From radical acceptance to rewriting our genes for longevity, he shares his meditations on the...
View ArticleTest Drive: The Grind Mpls
As the new kid in Nolo, this stylish sweat space packs its trendy repertoire into an efficient ground-level studio. Before its official opening later this month, we donned our biker shorts and got a...
View ArticleHow the Locally Underserved Are Finding Inner Peace
Karuna Community MN, a small but mighty advocacy nonprofit, is giving criminal legal system-involved individuals the opportunity to roll out the mat and mentally move forward—even if for the moment.
View ArticleListen Local: 12 Health and Wellness Podcasts
In these Minnesota-based podcasts, local hosts, health experts, and wellness-minded organizations dish on myriad health and wellness topics.
View ArticleJust Wondering: Is There a Safe Way to Postpone My Period?
How can I take back my power and revoke the summer vacay invite from Aunt Flo?
View ArticleWell With: Dessa
The Minneapolis one-name phenom shares how she harnesses her mental energy to keep her wellness game 100—from gamifying daily step totals to practicing self-hypnosis.
View ArticleTurning Pain into Portals of Mental Healing
While traditional talk therapy and medication continue to be the gold standard for mental health treatment, other interventions are gaining ground.
View ArticleAll Things AutuMN: Your Guide to Fall in Minnesota
As the paint-by-number landscape lights up, we embrace our northern side, taking to leaf-coated trails, plucking pumpkins and apples, tromping through corn labyrinths, playing dress-up for fests, and...
View ArticleJust Wondering: How Long Can I Go Without Washing My Hair, Really?
For me, it's lather, rinse, and—don't repeat. At least for a couple of days.
View ArticleThe Busy Woman's Guide to Balance
Yes, women can have it all—as long as they're not doing it all. Twin Cities professionals share how to seize opportunities and prioritize self-care, without the sacrifice.
View ArticleBeyond the Binoculars: How Birding Soothes the Soul
Searching the skies for rare-to-find fowls is no longer your grandpa's favorite pastime. A growing number of young people are getting on board with birding as a way to improve their mental health.
View ArticleDash, Dance, and Dare Yourself into New Heights This January
Enter the unknowns of 2024 by exploring some of Minny's most uncharted: by dogsled, ice farm, or icebox.
View ArticleChill, Thrill, and Get Celestial This December
From getting up close and personal with the cosmos (we are the North Star State, after all) to eke-ing out one last 'eek,' here are a few ways to end 2023 with a bang—or spook.
View ArticleChillfest Events in the Month of the Lovefest
Ready to make your love for Minnesota official? Ahead, three creative ways to weather the February frost, from flying kites to enshrining "Grumpy Old Men."
View ArticleTest Drive: Red Light Therapy at Life Time
Does the latest in anti-aging tech live up to the hype? Our editor decided to get to the (energy) source and ultimately learned that red means “go”—in the name of healing our skin, minds, and bodies.
View ArticleHealth Care Specialties: Special Treatment
From hair loss concerns to teeth grinding, innovative treatments for chronic pain, and preventable eye disorders—start here for answers from leading providers in their fields. Plus, sleep hygiene tips...
View ArticleSunny Vibes Only
Up North Escape will feature the best recreational activities and amenities our state has to offer.
View ArticleCosmetic Procedures: Creating Balance
Self-healing injectables. Lunchtime lifts. Advances in post-op care. Cosmetic procedures are skewing toward a wider demo and steering away from the ol’ “cut and sew.” Local pros in the beauty biz share...
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