Best of Elemental 2019

11 Stories That Made Us Healthier and Happier in 2019

Staff-picked standouts to keep you informed and entertained this holiday

If you are a human being in 2019, you know that the health and wellness world can be a little bonkers with its crazy cure-alls, pin-balling research findings, and all-meat diets. But in reality, health and wellness is more nuanced than that. Since its launch in April, ELEMENTAL has provided endlessly-curious people (like you) clear, trusted, science-backed information about your bodies and minds and how to best care for them. Naming our favorite stories of 2019 is sort of like naming our favorite children… but eh we’ll do it anyway.

This article has everything you could want from a science story: amazing one-liners, surprising biology facts (did you know the liver can regenerate itself?), and practical health advice. It’s even got Greek mythology! Angela Lashbrook’s piece is simultaneously entertaining and…