Healthy Living

Austin ranks highest among Texas cities for overall well-being

By Arden Ward, Claire St. Amant

03.29.13 | 4:00 pm

The Austin-Round Rock metro area has one more healthy notch to add to its belt. Gallup's Well-Being Index ranks Austin-Round Rock the highest of all Texas areas, coming in at No. 33 on the list ...

Well-designed Fitness

Take back your health with Take Back the Trail

By Shelley Seale

03.27.13 | 11:40 am

Terri Givens is involved in numerous causes and campaigns. As a scholar and professor, she focuses on the global politics of immigration. As an activist, she has served on the Board of Directors fo ...

If You Build It, They Will Come

Whole Foods Market announces plans to open health resort

By Aleksander Chan

03.22.13 | 3:26 pm

If you are among the unwashed masses or perhaps dabble in the occasional genetically-modified organism, then you've likely noticed the healthy, youthful glow of Whole Foods Market shoppers &mda ...

Juice Expansion

Austin-based Daily Juice secures funding to go nationwide

By Aleksander Chan

03.21.13 | 1:29 pm

Daily Juice, Austin-based health food shop focusing on natural juices, has secured the necessary funding to take its franchise nationwide, with plans to open new stores in Houston and Dallas this y ...

Paleo f(x) 2013

Palmer Events Center

03.28.13 - 03.30.13

PaleoFX is a collaborative three-day symposium energized by enthusiasts and professionals dedicated to turning the esoteric theory of primal health and fitness into actual real world practice. 

Prayers and good wishes

George H.W. Bush released from Methodist Hospital after seven week stay

By Whitney Radley

01.14.13 | 2:17 pm

After nearly two months of receiving treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough, former President George H.W. Bush was released from the Methodist Hospital on Monda ...

health awareness

High level activity continues: Flu prevention and treatment in Central Texas

By KVUE News

01.13.13 | 8:06 pm

KVUE - Separating fact from fiction, where does Austin and central Texas stand when it comes to flu cases, vaccinations, and treatment? High levels of flu activity continue to be reported ...

reversing obesity

The Wellgro Co. aims to bring real food back into our schools

By Shelley Seale

01.13.13 | 9:45 am

One in every three kids in America is overweight. One-third of those who were born in 2000 or later are expected to develop diabetes, while the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. wh ...

New Year, New You

Reduce your salty habits for good in just 21 days with the Sodium Swamp Challenge

By Whitney Radley

01.12.13 | 4:00 pm

Exercise for an hour each day, limit reality TV time and cut alcohol intake in half? Let's not kid ourselves — it's less than two weeks into the new year, and we've already b ...

Health Kick

From Kanye West to the King of Pop, pump up your workout with the CultureMap fitness playlist

By Rachael Abrams

01.12.13 | 2:45 pm

After a long day of work, we struggle to get on our running shoes and to the gym. We figure it's easier to sit on the couch, watch our favorite TV show and indulge in something fatty. But sprin ...