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The Great Indulgence Chocolate Festival Coming to Central Market

In honor of Valentines day, and our intense love of chocolate, we’re passing along this note from Central Market about upcoming chocolate festivities this month… The Great Indulgence Chocolate Festival...

How to stay healthy when living gluten-free

How to stay healthy when living gluten-free

For years now our family has avoided gluten; after struggling my entire life with sickness, poor thyroid function, adrenal issues, stomach aches, headaches, fatigue and more. It might seem surprising...

Inspiration comes in many forms

We all know we’re supposed to be grateful for what we have, right? That there are those less fortunate than us, those who suffer in ways we have never had...

Are we really that surprised by The Biggest Loser contestant’s BIG loss?

I usually avoiding writing about mainstream events. Celebrity deaths, while tragic, don’t really have much to do with my focus on healthy lifestyles, unless it relates to their tragic loss...

Dr Oz sheds light on signs of Gluten Sensitivity

I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. Sometimes I think it’s a fascinating tool that’s made keeping in touch with friends and family members much easier than ever, allowing us...

USA Rice Federation announces healthy brown rice on school lunch menu contest winners

USA Rice Federation announces healthy brown rice on school lunch menu contest winners

Jack Osbourne on the Paleo diet and how it helped him with an MS diagnosis

Jack Osbourne recently talked with Dr. Oz about his multiple sclerosis and how the Paleo diet helped him gain control of his health. There are some things I can’t imagine...

John Pinette: Still Hungry “Gluten” Clip cracks me up – yes John, Gluten is everywhere!

John Pinette is an actor and comedian who seems to be on an effort to clean up his diet, and was apparently diagnosed as wheat sensitive. He has some hilarious...

Austin’s only Raw Food Restaurant, Beets, offers nutritious and healing food options

When you first walk into their modern, sleek dining area you’re greeted by  one of the friendly staff at Beets, who waves their arms at the tables and invite you...

Non-toxic, allergy-free Easter egg dyes keep Easter safe and fun!

Do the store-bought Easter Egg Dye Kits make you shiver with thoughts of toxic food dyes seeping into your kiddos hard boiled eggs?  Us too! If you’re looking for safe,...

Today’s Inspiration: the power of belief

I was told once that the strength of a belief is more powerful than any other life force; that people who willed themselves to heal, would heal, and those who...

Why you should ‘punch fear in the face’ to overcome trauma

Punch Fear in the Face! There are so many reasons I love this. When I was first diagnosed with an auto-immune condition, adrenal fatigue, hormonal and vitamin deficiencies and various...