Category: Active & Healthy Lifestyle

The Mediterranean Prescription: New take on an old favorite – The Washington Post

Who doesn’t want delicious food together with good health? Sounds like a winner to me! The Mediterranean diet is a veteran of the diet scene and not quite as trendy or weight-loss-focused as some of its siblings. But it’s a perennial favorite of doctors and dietitians, buoyed by studies that suggest it can lower the…

August 6, 2013
Now I know why I hate cilantro! Which side of the family do you take after?

Foodies sing the praises of cilantro, and it seems to turn up all the time in restaurant meals. For years I have thought that it must be an acquired taste and that if I just kept eating it, I would soon,

August 2, 2013
Never played before? Start now | FIRST WIND BAND | Senior Center

FIRST WIND BAND Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 am Never played before? Start now! Want to dust off old skills? This is for you! Email band@seniorcenterinc.org for more information. Fall session begins September 11. Open to all! Members $15 for fall session, guests $17.

July 31, 2013
Whats Happening at the Jefferson School City Center? | C-Ville Weekly

First Thursdays at the Jefferson School City Center mean a $10 grill menu and live music at the Vinegar Hill Café. On Thursday August 1, Vinegar Hill Café will host Chill’n & Grill’n from 5 to 7:30 pm. The Cafe will provide acoustic music and a straight-off-the-grill menu that includes BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken, or hamburgers, with a choice of collard greens,…

July 30, 2013
Program Offering Free Books to Summer Camps, Students in Charlottesville

Learn more about Book Baskets at Stitches in Time – cvillememories.wordpress.com.

July 22, 2013
Mediterranean-Style Diet Protects Brain | MJH – Nutrition

I’m getting ready for a new Coursera MOOC, Social Psychology – Wesleyan University, so I am starting to think about brain fitness again. Here is good news for all of us who love to eat a rainbow!

July 19, 2013