New in Town: exhale Evanston

Get ready to exhale. The aptly named well-being brand opens its second Chicagoland location in Evanston on Jan. 15. Nestled in the bottom floor of the new luxury residential high-rise, E2, this exhale location will offer a wide variety of award-winning classes that transform both body and mind. Stop in for a Power, Flow or […]

8 Activewear Lines You’ll Want to Sport Outside the Gym

Workout wear isn’t what it used to be. With celebrity trainers and athletic bloggers posting their gym looks on social media and high-end fashion designers incorporating activewear into their collections, fitness has definitely become fashionable. Sheer-paneled leggings, cut-out sports bras and funky socks aren’t your mom’s high-cut leotards. Suit up in gear from any of […]

Sneak More Vegetables Into Your Diet With These 5 Recipes

We all know that vegetables are good for us, and that most of us definitely don’t get enough of them. Health.gov recommends a minimum of five servings a day, but what does that translate to in real life? Servings are typically measured by the half-cup and cup — for most vegetables, a half-cup is one […]

Different, Not Defective: Accepting Autism

Journalist and author Steve Silberman opened his recent Family Action Network (FAN) talk with a great dose of enthusiasm: “We’re living in a very exciting time because society is on the brink of a major transformation.” Silberman could be referring to anything from politics to education (and, in the end, he’s kind of talking about both), yet […]

Is Stress Making You Sick? Fight It By Retraining Your Brain

Nine days after losing his job at Stanford Medical School, Don Joseph Goewey was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With six weeks to wait before his surgery, Goewey spent his days consumed with worry. Married with four kids, the family’s mortgage depended on his income. Goewey’s doctors warned he might never be able to work […]

How to Spot Signs of a Concussion

“He’s concussed … again.” I remember my mom, scared and in disbelief, uttering those sobering words to me my junior year in college. A helmet-to-helmet hit resulted in my brother Christian’s third concussion, ending his high school football career at the ripe old age of 15. The following year, a fourth concussion from a rowing […]

Suicide Prevention: Meet the Woman Behind a Leading Therapy

Marsha Linehan is funny and self-effacing and seems totally approachable. If she were a talk show host, you’d tune in. Yet, for all her affability, her life’s work has been to pioneer treatment methods for the most difficult-to-treat mental health clients: those at high risk for suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention states that […]

6 Calorie-Melting Winter Workouts

Chilly temperatures have a tendency to freeze more than just car engines: they freeze our willpower too. Luckily, it’s surprisingly easy to burn calories just by getting out in the cold for some old-fashioned winter fun — and it sure beats an hour on the treadmill. 1. Ice skating. Head to Millennium Park— just one […]