Chances are good that if someone is holding a health- or wellness-related event in Northern Virginia, cellular hydration specialist Julianne O’Dwyer will be there or was involved in organizing it. Julianne, whose business is Vital Healthy Life, healed several chronic conditions with the help of ... Read More about Why drinking water is essential to improve health, well-being & athletic performance
Welcoming winter!
The winter solstice is coming on Sunday, December 21, and there are lots of great opportunities for reflection. So many that we haven't even had a chance to put them all in our calendar yet! So here's a quick compilation of solstice and winter events. Be sure to follow the links for information ... Read More about Welcoming winter!
Super Food Cards debut! (+ giveaway)
Long before launching the new Nourish Schools Super Food Cards this past October, Katherine Sumner has been an inspiration on the Real Food front. While a parent at George Mason Elementary School in Alexandria, she organized Farm to School events that inspire me today, now that I have two kids in ... Read More about Super Food Cards debut! (+ giveaway)
Moms keep up the fight against climate change and for clean air
Climate change has been all over the news in recent months, and moms are leading the charge. This summer, Moms Clean Air Force, the country’s largest group of moms working on climate change with over 400,000 members, organized a play-in on the Capitol in early July and later that month brought the ... Read More about Moms keep up the fight against climate change and for clean air
Return to Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park seemed like the perfect excursion on a sunny day during a long holiday weekend when we'd all eaten too much and not gotten outside nearly enough. Each pairing in our family of four needed to be broken up every 20 minutes. I hoped watching the water tumble over rocks would be good ... Read More about Return to Great Falls Park