Lebanese Kishk Soup
This delicious soup features kishk, a fermented mixture of bulgur wheat and yogurt. It is available at Middle Eastern markets, or you can make your own.
Celeriac Salad
Julienned celery root, carrots, Granny Smith apples, and caper are gently folded into a creamy lemon-infused mayo. Enjoy it solo or nested in endive leaves for a refined presentation.
Progressive Eaters, Unite!
America's food industry is in the midst of a dramatic culture shift that's challenging everything we've been taught about eating. Here's how to take advantage of this exciting new movement and eat more healthfully than ever before.
Fermented Freedoms
Is kitchen pickling destined to become a thing of the past? Not if Sandor Ellix Katz has his way. Find out why preserving homemade foods may soon be back in style.
How Does Soil Quality Affect Plant Nutrition?
Soil is not just a neutral medium in which to grow food. The nutrient density of the food we eat is directly influenced by the quality of the soil in which it is grown.
An Artful Activist: Majora Carter
Majora Carter left a promising artistic career to fight environmental injustice in the South Bronx.
How to Stay Healthy During a Recession
Tough economic times can actually foster healthier lives.
Welcome to the Fitness Revolution
No more mundane workouts. The time has come for a new fitness approach that's as fun and interesting as you are.
How Training for a Big Athletic Event Can Transform Your Health
When your workouts are lagging, nothing can get you charged up quite like registering for a really big race.
What Is the Graston Technique?
Feeling a little stiff after surgery? Suffering from a sports injury and need to get back in the game 10 minutes ago? The Graston Technique could be just the thing to untangle your tissue.
Functional Wellness, Part 4: Real Healthcare Reform
Everyone's talking about universal coverage, single-payer plans, and other well-intended solutions to America's healthcare access dilemma, but we're missing the real question: What's the point of giving more people access to a system that is likely to make them sicker?
Seeds of Revolution
Looking back 10 years from now, I believe we’ll all be struck not so much by how forward thinking and revolutionary these contemporary medical approaches were, but that any of us were ever remotely satisfied with a medical system that did not embrace these self-evident values.
Be a Policymaker
Look up the word “policy” in the dictionary and you’ll find that the definition involves making plans, following guiding principles and pursuing a determined course of action - all for the sake of getting things done in an expedient, prudent manner.
What Is Impetigo and How Do I Treat It?
Impetigo is a common highly contagious skin infection. It is especially contagious among children but is not usually serious.
What Is Bacterial Folliculitis and How Do You Treat It?
A relatively common type of rash that presents as itchy, pus-filled pimples. It usually appears around the base of hair follicles on the arms, legs, or scalp.
The Importance of “You” Time
Lack of solitude can lead to increased stress and undermined health. Here’s how to find some quality time—with yourself.
Time for Health: How to Schedule (or Unschedule) Your Family Well
A too-busy reality can run you and your loved ones ragged — and do real damage to your family’s happiness in the process. Here’s how to make time for the healthy priorities that really matter.