As the leaves in the trees start to take on their autumnal hues, shifting from the lime, emerald and kelly greens of summer to the gold, crimson and ochre...
Category - Health & Fitness
How I Lost 20 Pounds Without Losing My Mind
October 19 was the NOW Foundation’s 14th annual Love Your Body Day, and I spent the day counting calories. And no, I don’t feel like I’ve let...
30 Days of Yoga: The Commitment
I just committed to taking 30 yoga classes in 30 days. This is a somewhat terrifying prospect, and not just because I’ve never done such a concentrated...
Sourcing the Moxie, Part II: Are You Running on Empty?
According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, the second definition of moxie is of embodying courage and determination. Being chock full of true...
Finding Your Fitness Niche
In my world, working out is a chore. Exercise is on the same not-so-fun list as laundry, dishes and grocery shopping, except I enjoy the latter three tasks...
Get Your Head Around Antioxidants
I don’t trust most health experts. And not just because they’re usually delivering bad news for people like me, who’d prefer not to exert...
Food Allergies: Gluten and Dairy, Part II
In part one of “Food Allergies: Gluten and Dairy,” we introduced you to the nightmare that is having a food allergy in the first place and a metric...
Real Food Movement: What’s It All About?
America’s intoxication with food is perplexing. Though farmers’ markets and organic grocery chains have grown in popularity across the country over...
Workout Wear Deconstructed
Sometimes the hardest thing about getting out of bed is knowing I’m about to be faced with an unexpectedly heavy question: What the hell am I going to...