Food & Nutrition

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Weston A. Price “Wise Traditions” conference comes to Baltimore! + giveaway!

For the first time in many years, the large Wise Traditions conference on traditional diets and nutrition-based healing protocols returns ...
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One-day Gut Microbiome Conference comes to McLean October 27

Heavenly Bodies Clinic is putting on a one-day event October 27 that will help participants understand how to use the ...
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Sally Fallon Morell to speak at The Nourished Life August 18

Ancestral Health DC, a local chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation, is putting on The Nourished Life, a special ...
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Healthy Child Book Giveaway

Parents who seek answers about how to best provide a healthy life for their children may spend hours on reading ...
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First BlogHer Health conference: major inspiration!

BlogHer and SheKnows Media held their first health-focused conference last week. I walked away from BlogHer Health feeling inspired, connected ...
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Earth Fare natural foods grocery opens in Fairfax! (+ giveaway!)

Natural foods grocery store Earth Fare opened its second Virginia location today in Fairfax with an enthusiastic response. The store, ...
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Achieving Optimal Health Conference returns to Georgetown October 14 + giveaway!

One of the staples of the fall health & wellness circuit here in Metro DC is the Achieving Optimal Health ...
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Women’s Health Summit runs October 18-24

The Wellness Inspired Network, a group of holistic professionals in the DC Metro area, is holding its first online summit ...
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Being a public school parent: How to make a difference

Parents engaged in public schools have a tremendous opportunity to effect change and improve the lives of hundreds of children ...
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Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in Metro DC

Show the world you support breastfeeding by participating in World Breastfeeding Week August 1-7 . There are events around town ...
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MOM’s Organic Market opens renovated Alexandria store

This morning marked the Grand Re-Opening weekend for the Alexandria location of local natural foods grocery chain MOM's Organic Market. The ...
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Celiac Disease Awareness Month: One Mom’s Story

Figuring out my reactivity to gluten was one of the key developments in my pre-conception health journey. May is Celiac ...
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Choolaah Indian BBQ opens in Northern Virginia

Indian food is making its way onto the fast-casual scene with Choolaah Indian BBQ, a new eatery that brings authentic flavors ...
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Dr. Anne Berkeley brings Naturopathic Medicine to DC-area families

“Some say it’s healthcare’s best kept secret” says Dr. Anne Berkeley about naturopathic medicine. “It takes the best of conventional ...
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Real Food for Kids: Expo and Healthy School Advocacy Training

Real Food for Kids recently held its annual Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo with hundreds of students attending from more ...
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School Gardening Resources

School gardens are such a terrific resource on so many levels, but it takes work to get one started, to ...
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Plants that grow and regrow, whatever the weather!

Even though we've had a mild winter, the low temperatures this past weekend reminded us that it's not time to ...
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Real Food for Kids Culinary Challenge & Wellness Expo returns March 11

Real Food for Kids is holding its 2017 Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 11 at Lake Braddock Secondary School ...
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ALF Educational Institute Health and Wellness Conference March 24-25 2017

Bronson Family Dentistry to hold Health & Wellness Conference

The ALF Educational Institute, a project of McLean's Bronson Family Dentistry, is holding its first annual Interdisciplinary Health & Wellness Conference in Arlington ...
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