Articles
November 4, 2011
As the new year approaches, many are planning new work out regiments, new diets and researching local gyms to join. While these options are great and often work, they aren’t always the most affordable....
November 4, 2011
by Tiffany Harelik When you think of street food, sometimes a questioning eyebrow is raised. Is it clean? Safe? Healthy? Sushi?…. In a trailer? The answer here in Austin is: yes. Since I started...
November 4, 2011
Halloween has come and gone and many pumpkins now sit neglected, collecting cobwebs and wallowing in their post-season funk, waiting for their next shining moment: Thanksgiving. And with the next holiday comes food, lots...
November 4, 2011
With Thanksgiving a mere week away, I thought I’d explore a myth that’s been around for ages: Does turkey makes us sleepy? Perhaps we’ve been telling ourselves this to justify our Thanksgiving after-dinner naps,...
November 4, 2011
Thanksgiving is finally upon us, and while it’s easy to blame our poor eating habits on the holiday, it’s not the smartest decision. However, fear not because “smart” eating doesn’t mean you have to...
November 4, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series on healthy food choices. Our goal is to help decipher some of the marketing language and tricks used to promote a food as “healthy”...
November 4, 2011
From calories to the ANDI (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index), managing your nutrition can require a lot of number crunching. In the course of putting this issue together, we came across some incredible numbers. Here...
November 4, 2011
Some places to live seem to promote a more healthy lifestyle than others. Here in Austin, those places tend to encourage folks to exercise, eat right, and take care of themselves. Perhaps it’s proximity...
November 4, 2011
Currently, as I am writing this, it is wet and rainy in Austin (crazy right?!) and I believe I even felt a chill in the air. That’s right, it is finally beginning to cool...
November 4, 2011
In the midst of our record-breaking summer heat, what Austin runner didn’t sweat buckets? Odds are if you carry a cell phone during your run, you worried about killing it with all that moisture....
November 4, 2011
by Individual Businesses Have you ever wondered exactly how your favorite restaurant makes that delectable meal you love? Austin restaurants give you the inside scoop on how to make their healthy dish! www.wholebitemeals.comOrganic Beef...
November 4, 2011
Macaroni and cheese, pizza, plain noodles – this menu sounds like that of a child, and a picky one at that. What if I told you these were a few of only a handful...
November 4, 2011
I want to preface this article first by explaining that I’m not a nutritionist or registered dietitian. However, it’s been necessary for me to gain a practical working knowledge of nutrition as it...
November 4, 2011
I was waiting for the shuttle bus to take me to my volunteer post at the Ironman 70.3 Austin in October when I struck up a conversation with a group of women all wearing...
November 4, 2011
For those of us who couldn’t brave the crowds this past “black Friday”, there’s still hope for some great deals online today. “Cyber Monday”, as today has come to be known, provides some amazing...
November 4, 2011
with Dr. Jennifer Conroy The Mayor’s Fitness Council’s (MFC) city-wide contest is one part self-control, three parts access to healthy foods, and they’re challenging every restaurant in the city to create and offer one...
November 4, 2011
Legumes are among the world’s most perfect foods, according to Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. In his book “Eat to...
November 4, 2011
Several doctors and researchers have been proclaiming evidence-based disease prevention and reversal through diet for years. Six have written books that are widely acclaimed for programs based on healthy eating. Several of these authors...
