Dash and Dine
by Steve Wilson
Runners in a Sunday group jog used to be lucky to get a paper cup of water for their trouble. Now, they get bRUNch. The idea is simple: meet outside a restaurant at ...
by Jodi Egerton • Photography by Jote Khalsa
On a crisp morning, midwife GB Khalsa and I sit together over steaming mugs of chai at Radio Coffee & Beer in South Austin. We’re ...
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by Megan Giller • Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo
In the late ’90s, entrepreneur Alan Graham spent most nights handing out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to Austin’s homeless. As a recent ...
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What’s an effective way for a hospital to honor the mission statement to “create healthy” and also connect with the surrounding community? For Hill Country Memorial Hospital (HCM) ...
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By Kristi Willis
Laurie Gonzales, a department manager at the University of Texas in her early 40s, was not surprised when she found out she had type 2 diabetes. She was overweight, had a history of ...
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When Dr. Jeremy Wiseman tells his primary-care patients at Wiseman Family Practice that they should know where their food comes from, it isn’t just lip service. In fact, instead of going to the ...
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By Laura McKissack
Long before modern chemistry, man relied on plants to heal, protect and manipulate the body. Many medicinal herbs grow very well in Central Texas, and a medicine garden can be ...
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By Deborah HerriagePhotography by Jenna Noel
Over the last several years, Austin has seen a growth in markets that provide fresh, organic, low-calorie-yet-tasty, nutrient-dense drinks. Juice bars ...
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!By Oran B. Hesterman, Ph.D. President and CEO of the Fair Food Network
Up close and personal. That was my experience with the health-care system when I was 36 years old and lying in a hospital bed ...
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By Kristi WillisPhotography courtesy of HISD, Bianca Bidiuc and Kate Adamick of Cook for America
The statistics are staggering and the word epidemic is bandied about frequently. According to the ...
Read more: Reshaping Our Future Through Food