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Loudoun Farmers Featured on Trading Cards
Loudoun County has created trading cards featuring local farmers! When I saw friends sharing images of these cards - like ...
Un-Breaking Birth – Showing Up for the Birth Revolution at BirthKeeper Summit 2016
The BirthKeeper movement was created to use the power of individuals and organizations to create a platform in which to ...
Local Mom Releases “If It Does Not Grow, Just Say No” Activity Book + giveaway
Children will eat healthfully if they can have fun with it. I created If It Does Not Grow – Just ...
Calendar Events for Spring and Summer
The Mindful Healthy Life event calendar is popping out with great wellness and green events this spring and summer in ...
Tuckahoe Elementary School shares its Discovery Garden
Tuckahoe Elementary hosted the February 2016 Arlington Public Schools (APS) School Garden Meetup with a presentation on bringing the outdoors ...
Placenta Accreta: A Survivor’s Story + Opportunities to Help Other Mothers
April is both Cesarean Awareness Month and Accreta Awareness Month, sponsored by the International Cesarean Awareness Network, or ICAN, and ...
Students compete and learn at Real Food for Kids Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo
Students from around Fairfax County rose early on Saturday morning to prepare their culinary masterpieces for judges and for the ...
4th Annual Grow Your Health Fun for the Whole Family
The fourth annual Grow Your Health Festival of Gardening, Local Food & Wellness was a huge success for the event, ...
NoVA Outside Promotes Outdoor Learning This Spring
NoVA Outside, an alliance of environmental educators that was founded in 2010, has some exciting events coming up this spring, beginning with a ...
Real Food for Kids to Host Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo March 12
The non-profit organization Real Food For Kids is hosting a Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 12 at Robinson ...
Grow Your Health returns for 4th annual gardening, local food & wellness festival
The fourth annual Grow Your Health Festival of Gardening, Local Food & Wellness will be held on Saturday, March 5, ...
Health & Wellness Events in Metro DC: Winter & Spring 2016
Sometimes we need to gather all the great health and wellness event information in one place to make sure we ...
Bronson Family Dentistry addresses whole body health
Dr. James Bronson and his son, Dr. Alex Bronson, of Bronson Family Dentistry have made it a priority of their ...
Safe Personal Care Products for Your Family
Did you know that the United States has not passed a major federal law to regulate the ingredients used in personal care ...
Pollination Station Exhibit at U.S. Botanic Garden is a must-see!
The botanically-created and inspired Season's Greenings train exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden, on display through January 3, has outdone ...
School Gardens gain momentum in Arlington Public Schools
Since the April 2015 Growing Green Schools event, parents and school staff in Arlington Public Schools have made progress in ...
How to Become an EWG Verified Product
The EWG Verified mark from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a new tool for health- and environmentally-conscious companies, both big ...
Get your Family Yoga on this winter!
When my daughter was three years old, she asked me at least a few times a day: “Wanna see my ...
Giveaway: Garden of Life supplements
In conjunction with our recent post about gardening events this coming winter, we here at Mindful Healthy Life want you ...
Gardening: a year-round affair! Local resources and upcoming events
Here in Metro DC, we have a long growing season. Potatoes can go into the ground in mid-March and can ...
Gift Guide: Green, Local and Feel-Good Treats for the Whole Family
Purchasing from local small businesses gives you the satisfaction of knowing exactly where your dollars go, and many of the homegrown DC-area ...
New EWG Verified program helps consumers shop for safe products: Interview with EWG Researcher Nneka Leiba
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), which many readers already rely on for its tremendous Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, is rolling out ...
A peek into the new Arlington MOM’s Organic Market – photoblog
This morning, the new Arlington location of MOM's Organic Market opened to a great crowd. If you haven't made it ...
A weekend overflowing with health! November 13-15
Hold onto your hats, because this weekend is full of special events you won’t be seeing again anytime soon in ...
