Wellness

In the countdown to my second Pfizer dose, I covered my quantified self in a blanket of warm data. Here’s what happened when I pulled apart the threads.

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

Despite the growing, unsolved mystery of why sperm counts around the world are declining, society still treats fertility as a female issue.

Smell training is helping those with coronavirus-related anosmia restore this vital sense.

Paradoxically, people who are lonely may have more active social brains.

Living design elements create a serene, multisensory, healing experience.

Featuring cactus shoes, custom probiotics, never-ending glow sticks, and more.

Low levels of the naturally occurring, soft shiny metal could reduce violence and enhance moods for all.

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

The Zoe dietary app zeroes in on timing and food combinations to maximize wellness.

Azizi Seixas uses sleep to study health inequalities—and make us all feel and snooze better.

How smell training can change your brain in six weeks—and why it matters.

Syncing cures with circadian rhythms is an idea whose moment has finally come.

Nicole Prause left academia to study sexuality without institutional limits. Now she’s challenging orthodox views of climax and pornography.