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Challenge Yourself
Challenges are small steps you can take toward living a more natural, healthy life. Accept a challenge, log your progress, and watch your successes add up to positive change!
How does it work?
- Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
- Log your progress on accepted challenges.
- Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.
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April 05, 2011
Start a new Friday-night tradition
Who doesn’t look forward to the simple pleasure of a Friday-night Happy Hour or Hump Day lunch with friends? One way to keep the companionship but up the activity ante is to make your meeting date more meaningful. Today, challenge yourself to...
community progress 90% success
April 04, 2011
Cook with quinoa
Quinoa, like buckwheat, is not a true grain, but masquerades as one successfully. Quinoa is actually a seed, and can be found at natural food stores and, increasingly, conventional supermarkets. Quinoa has a nutty flavor and hearty texture that make...
community progress 87% success
April 01, 2011
Do a plank
Many yoginis swear by plank pose as an effective and meditative method of firming the body’s core muscles. As with all exercise, repetition and discipline are key; regular, even daily, plank practice will produce greater results. Today...
community progress 93% success
March 31, 2011
Insulin-takers: Review your drug practices
If you are diabetic and taking insulin is part of your healthcare routine, it’s a good idea to periodically review your practices to avoid common mistakes. According to the Mayo Clinic, the most common error is mixing up insulin types and...
community progress 100% success
March 30, 2011
Get a pair of shoes resoled
If you’re like us, you’ve probably got a tattered but well-loved pair of shoes languishing in your closet right now, unworn yet not discarded. The good news is, with the proper care and repair, old shoes can be made new again—and...
community progress 100% success
March 29, 2011
Try white asparagus
You know spring’s arrived when thick and thin green asparagus starts popping up in stores and farmers’ markets. But have you tried its white cousin? White asparagus is known to be more tender and gentler in flavor than green, and it makes...
community progress 66% success
March 28, 2011
Advance your abs workout
Tired of the same old crunches? Pilates 100 feeling more like 1000? Try mixing it up with some new core strength exercises. If yoga or Pilates are your thing, experiment with Nautilus machines, free-weight, or kettleball abdominal work. If you rely...
community progress 100% success
March 25, 2011
Focus on the positive
In our diagnostic-minded health culture, it is easy to obsess about problems and their causes, often at the expense of recognizing what is good about our lives. As we learn more about the link between what goes on in our minds and what happens in our...
community progress 92% success
March 24, 2011
Opt into orange peels
As with many things created by nature, fruit skins have uses beyond their primary job of protecting the fruit inside them. Orange peels are a case in point: Up to 98% of an orange peel’s essential oil is limonene, a natural cleanser found in...
community progress 78% success
March 23, 2011
Have fun with fennel
Fennel is one of nature’s miracles—flavorful, fragrant, hearty, and delightfully pungent. With a taste reminiscent of licorice and a firm, resilient texture, this greenish-white bulb enhances fish, roast chicken, salads, baked potato...
community progress 100% success