Nutritional supplements are no longer marketed exclusively to the elite athlete. New products hit the shelf every day: pills and powders that promise fat loss overnight with before-and-after testimonials to prove it, drink mixes...
Being told you don’t exist and being ignored by lawmakers can make one feel invisible, but on a cool Austin morning in early May, cancer survivor Jessica Ressel was determined to be seen. Flanked...
Celebrate National Yoga Month with fun and stylish yoga mats you’ll bend over backwards for. Manduka’s The Manduka Pro www.manduka.com With a lifetime guarantee, this mat will keep you active for years. Favored by...
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Recenlty, a breakthrough in dementia research suggests doctors may soon be able to test for Alzheimer’s using sniff tests, by identifying odors like smoke, coffee, and raspberry. In two studies, participants ages 60 and...
The technique of dry needling (DN) dates back to the 1940s but has only gained mainstream acceptance in the physiotherapy and pain medicine world in the last couple of decades. DN is the use...
When you propose a meetup with someone–whether it’s an interview, first date, or catching up with an old friend–what do you suggest? It’s typically narrowed down to coffee or alcohol. Coffee shops have the ambience...
The meat market can be an intimidating place. Although many omnivores would love to take time to chat with their local butcher about different cuts, shoppers tend to stay in their comfort zone. And...
Chocolate has a unique way of communicating. It can say, “I love you” or “I’m sorry” or “thank you.” We celebrate Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays with chocolates. And when we have rough days,...
These days, it seems like you can fit the entire food pyramid into one tasty smoothie. What a time to be alive! In a city where you can find a refreshing smoothie in almost...
With the unfortunate prevalence of food technology, more and more mystery ingredients pop up in our everyday munchies. Foods that were once simplistic in nature are now loaded with stuff we can’t even pronounce....
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When you see someone who moves very athletically, and you observe them getting ready to jump, sprint or perform even a speed squat it’s evident they work with an efficient posture. They have fluid...
Running, unlike other popular sports, has been around for thousands of years. While our early ancestors weren’t exactly chasing soccer balls or swinging tennis rackets, they were most definitely running. The instinct is basically...
On Jan. 1, 2011, I attempted to start my year off with a 10-day Master Cleanse. That's right—10 days of drinking nothing but a questionable concoction of water, lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne...
Sitting across from her, you would never know that Ashley Cheng is in the middle of new ice cream flavors to taste-test, a yoga teaching program to design and carry out, on top running...
It’s a mistake to believe that our gut acts merely as a path for food to travel through the body. Today, we know that the digestive tract and its vast network of trillions of...
Most fitness fanatics in Austin know that making the right food choices is what sets you apart from the pack. It can also be one big challenge. When you're running from the gym to...