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If you’re someone who reliably gets restful nights of sleep, then you may not fully realize how detrimental insomnia or disrupted sleep can be to your physical and mental health. And it’s not just a lack of sleep: poor sleep hygiene—including not sticking to a sleep schedule—can also make us feel worse.

Experts say you can meditate anywhere—even on your commute to work (but don’t close your eyes for this one). Some people squeeze in a five- to 10-minute session when they wake up before a busy day. Others incorporate it into their wind-down routine or their lunch break at work.

Do you feel that’s your time to glow? We don’t mean a superficial glow, but an inner and essential one. Whether you are a CEO, business executive, or just an employee facing everyday stress, anxious meetings, demanding deadlines, and limited free time, thinking that you may need a magical glowing stick to change all these things, then you are reading the right article.

When many people hear the word “cholesterol” alarm bells start going off. But cholesterol isn’t the enemy—in fact, it plays an important role in your body’s ability to function. The problem is when you have too much “bad” cholesterol.The “bad cholesterol,” LDL, is what can clog your arteries and increase your chance of developing heart disease and other chronic health conditions. However, there is also “good cholesterol,” HDL which helps get rid of bad cholesterol.

“The type of fat most people think of when they think of body fat is white fat,” says Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, functional and integrative medicine doctor and author of the upcoming book Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life From Within. “White fat can be stored under the skin as subcutaneous fat and around the organs, which is the more health-hazardous visceral fat.”

In the world of supplements, there are some most people are familiar with (looking at you, calcium) and others, like l-glutamine, that you may have heard of, but kinda-sorta have no idea what they are. L-glutamine benefits like immune health and healing sound pretty attractive, but what is it?

In the world of supplements, there are some most people are familiar with (looking at you, calcium) and others, like l-glutamine, that you may have heard of, but kinda-sorta have no idea what they are. L-glutamine benefits like immune health and healing sound pretty attractive, but what is it?

Dr. Stacie Stephenson found her way into alternative medicine when a figure skating accident derailed her Olympic dreams. Intense training had led to high levels of stress, illness and injury, and her doctors only offered pharmaceutical solutions. With a growing interest in medicine, she noticed the focus was only on treating disease. “I wanted to learn about creating health, so I immersed myself in integrative modalities,” she says. With certifications in lifestyle medicines, including nutrition, Chinese medicine, acupuncture and antiaging, Dr. Stephenson opened a private practice dedicated to functional medicine.

Dr. Stacie Stephenson, DC, CNS, a competitive figure skater turned functional medicine practitioner, is on a mission to help wellness warriors tap into their inner vibrance. With her comprehensive online health platform, VibrantDoc, paired with her groundbreaking book Vibrant, Stephenson uses natural medicine and anti-aging modalities to promote transformation from the inside out. Here, she speaks with Purist founder Cristina Cuomo about her signature three-pronged approach to longevity, and shares simple, nutritious recipes to nourish the body.