Eat Well

Win a Week for Two at Farm of Life in Costa Rica

Two lucky winners will enjoy a week-long stay at a much-loved boutique health retreat in Costa Rica, sponsored by Natural Awakenings and Farm of Life (Finca de Vida).

Natural Awakenings Conscious Gift Guide

This holiday season give gifts of health, well-being and sustainability

Living the Good (Gluten-Free!) Life in Tucson

Various Tucson restaurants, social groups and support groups are highlighted to offer gluten-free alternatives to your lifestyle.

Love at First Bite (of Raw Chocolate)

Kristen Taylor, master chocolatier and author of a new book, Secrets of a Chocolate Goddess, will share her secrets of raw chocolate making throughout the month of February.

Make Annual Almond Bulk Buy Now

For the past four years, Bee Green Foods has sourced Tucson with truly raw, unpasteurized almonds at unbelievably low prices. They have created a massive co-op bulk buy for the community that they offer once a year.

Change Your Lifestyle and Save Your Heart

The nonprofit Foundation for Cardiovascular Health is offering their 12-week Heart Series program, from 4 to 7 p.m., every Tuesday, starting February 7.

Native Seeds/SEARCH Sprouts New Life in the Desert

Native Seeds/SEARCH now offers a vibrant selection of vegetables and herbs specifically suited for growing in desert climates.

Improve Your Snooze

Sleep Aids versus Sleep Sappers

Can what we eat help us enjoy better sleep? Yes, says our panel of experts—see which foods, drinks and supplements they recommend to ease your zzz’s.

Backyard Gardening

How to Get a Lot From Your Plot

Whether this is your first year growing a kitchen garden or your thumb glows green from years of use, it’s possible to quickly turn dreams of bountiful organic harvests into a reality.

A Flexitarian Diet for a Flexible Life

On Your Mark, Get Set, Flex

There’s a new term in town, ‘flexitarian’, which gives us a handle on what many of us are likely doing anyway; we are inclined to eat less meat and more plant foods, but not ready to completely give up chicken or the occasional burger.

Nutrition for Breast Health

Food Choices are Big Factor in Preventative Breast Health

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, prompting many studies about the possibilities for preventive breast health through a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition and regular exercise.

The Edible Schoolyard

Revolutionizing Classes and Cuisine Across America

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may be a lunchtime mainstay for many schoolchildren—along with other cafeteria fare of questionable nutrition and taste. Or worse, soda, snacks and candy from a hallway vending machine. But better, more healthy alternatives are on the horizon, thanks in part to the vision of renowned restaurateur Alice Waters.

Satisfying Summer Smoothies

Get a Whole Day's Fruit Quota in One Delicious Shake-me-up

Fruit smoothies have come of age and gone main stream to the point that they now rival coffees as a daily drink of choice. They’re quick, portable, filling and, of course, naturally nutritious.

Olive Oil Protects the Liver

Benefits of this Healthy Fat

Another Strike Against Saturated Fat

Brain Hit with Saturated Fats Fails to Signal the Body to Stop Eating

White Tea Tops Herbal Charts

The Tea That Trumps the Rest

Go Easy on the Meat

Frequent Meat-eaters Take Caution

For Love and Heart

A Delicious Way to Keep Heart Disease at Bay

Why Junk Food Is Aging

The Side Effects of Drinking Soda