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2 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Helen Martineau |Pamela Weintraub
The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of iodine for adults who are not pregnant or breastfeeding is a mere 150 micrograms. The upper intake level — the maximum daily amount considered safe — is 1,100 mcg, or just over 1 milligram. “It’s been called the Goldilocks mineral,” says Christianson. “For most nutrients, you have a much bigger buffer zone than that.”The iodine you consume in food and drink is absorbed in your gut and circulated through your blood.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Alexandra Smith |Elizabeth Millard |Mo Perry
Some integrative-health practitioners see the recent rise in thyroid-related diseases — including hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer — as evidence that we need more iodine than public health guidelines suggest. “Many feel the current adult RDA of 150 mcg per day was provided as a baseline to prevent goiter and is not an appropriate level for ideal iodine balance to allow for its full range of benefits,” explains Malini Ghoshal, RPh, MS.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Kate Nelson |Jill Metzler Patton
Jennifer Mullan, PsyD, is more than a clinical psychologist. She’s a scholar-activist, an ancestral channel, and a paradigm crusher. She views much of contemporary psychotherapy as part of an outdated and broken system, rooted in Eurocentric values and methodologies. In her work to decolonize therapy, she encourages practitioners and support seekers alike to break free from these constraints, which can be not only unhelpful but also retraumatizing for people from marginalized communities.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Jill Metzler Patton |Nicole Radziszewski |Margret Aldrich
Physical HealthExposing your body to intense heat can initiate a host of adaptive responses. An increased heart rate triggers greater blood flow to the skin and helps you cool off, and sweat can help the body excrete small amounts of heavy metals, pollutants, and other toxins. The body responds to a higher core temperature by producing heat-shock proteins, which enhance your ability to manage stress and build resilience.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Stephanie Soucheray
Iodine is an essential micronutrient — “essential” in that it’s required for your body to function, but your body doesn’t make it, so you can get it only through your diet. Iodine supports virtually every aspect of health, primarily by helping create thyroid hormones. Iodine also has antioxidant, anti-infection, and potential anticancer properties. A trace mineral, iodine is found in seawater as well as in certain rock formations and soil.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Jon Spayde |Lola Mendez |Erin Peterson
If you’re a parent, you’ve likely taught your kids to brush their teeth and eat their veggies. But have you talked with them about saving for a rainy day? “Financial literacy” refers to the skills and knowledge that enable us to manage our money effectively. Teaching kids sound monetary habits from an early age sets them up to make smart, confident financial decisions as they grow — and can improve their overall well-being.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jamie Martin |Jill Metzler Patton
“Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively,” writes renowned mindfulness teacher Sharon Salzberg in her 2010 New York Times best-selling book, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation. If only I turned to meditation as willingly and as frequently as I reach for my actual mobile device. The reality is, of all the healthy-living habits we write about in Experience Life, this is the one I’ve had the most trouble making part of my routine.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Lindsey Palmquist |Nicole Radziszewski |Jill Metzler Patton
In search of places other than bars to connect with people, Susie Whitlock visited a Minneapolis sauna with an old high school friend. “She said she’d been doing a ‘fire and ice’ activity; I was like, ‘I’ll try that,’” Whitlock recalls. “But what I ended up loving more than the heat was the cold water.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Matthew Kadey |Julie Kendrick |Courtney Helgoe
Have you ever wondered why salt is iodized? Most of us take the fortification of this everyday condiment for granted, yet the iodization of table salt represents one of the most surprisingly consequential — and little-known — U.S. public health initiatives of the 20th century. In the early 1900s, iodine deficiency was rampant in much of the United States.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Henry Emmons |Maggie Fazeli Fard |Jill Metzler Patton |Frank Lipman
During winter, our bodies want to hibernate. We sleep more, eat more comfort foods, and spend more time indoors. Come spring, when nature awakens, so do we. We might need less sleep and feel energized to give the house a good cleaning. Yet for some of us, the pendulum swings too far: Spring energy turns into agitation, moodiness, irritability, and insomnia. We might think of having seasonal affective disorder (SAD) solely as being tired, sluggish, and depressed during the winter.
