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Update: 8 things I learned from my holiday run streak If my math is correct, this year there are 35 days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day — a period…

While most people are drawn to the beaches and campsites of Fisherman’s Island State Park, near Charlevoix, I come to run the varied, wooded trails.

Try this refreshing salad with delicious, in-season cucumber and cantaloupe! This recipe is a crowd pleaser – the health benefits are just a plus.

My wife and I try hard to put healthy foods on the table for ourselves and our children. We prioritize fresh, organic and humanely raised food over fare that is…

In my family, Christmastime means Swedish food. Our gatherings feature plenty of hearty and heavily spiced fare — like pickled herring, meatballs and plenty of…

Most runners I know all say the same thing about fall: This is the best time of year to run. The oppressive summer heat and humidity has given way to crisp air…

It’s no secret that organic food costs more than conventionally raised fruits, vegetables and meat — sometimes a lot more. So should it come as a shock that a…

There’s something pretty magical about corn and green chiles. Maybe you’ve had authentic enchiladas verdes from someplace in, say, New Mexico…

Five great outdoor workouts that can burn fat and sculpt your body.

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a group of six Michigan women who were attempting to break the world record for a two-way crossing of the English Channel…

There are plenty of great reasons to buy organic produce — supporting sustainable, small farms; avoiding pesticides, fungicides and antibiotics…

Tired of grilling burgers? Here are 7 new foods to try on the grill.

The documentary “Forks Over Knives” has captured the attention of an ever-growing list of celebrities, including Kristen Bell (a Michigan native), Ozzy Osbourne…

When the temperature climbs during summertime in Michigan, the Great Lakes elicit a powerful psychic pull — as well as welcome relief from the heat.

It's not hard to make a stir-fry full of flavor with these eight healthy ingredients.

Food waste is a serious problem in the world today, and in developed countries, it’s practically inexcusable. Americans threw away 33 million tons of food in…

The news that hamburger and other ground beef has for years contained so-called pink slime has caused plenty of public outrage, disgust — and misplaced fear.

Parents will recognize this scenario: You’re sitting around the house and the kids are absolutely bouncing off the walls, driving you nuts. You want to find…

Let us ponder for a moment the wonders of peanut butter, a food staple of American childhood. Who doesn’t occasionally crave the simple pleasures of a sweet-and…

Medication errors are one of the most common types of preventable medical mistakes that occur in hospitals. The Institute of Medicine estimates that these…

Health care in the United States is a study in contradictions. On the one hand, Americans benefit from some of the finest care available in the world.

Fun-size and king-size: One of these will soon hit the novelty dustbin after Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers, Twix, Mars bars and M&M’s…

Whether or not Mother Nature cooperates, the organizers of this weekend’s Palmer Park Winter Fest see the inaugural one-day festival fitting into a larger…

Who doesn’t love sleep? Climbing into a soft, warm bed and temporarily letting go of noise and distractions for a night of rest can be one of life’s simple joys.

Deer hunting season in Michigan may be over, but if you or a friend or family member hunts, chances are you have some venison lying around in a freezer — and…

Today’s recipe is a traditional Swedish dish of braised red cabbage commonly found as part of a julbord, or a Christmas Smorgasbord. In Sweden…

The holiday season can cause quite a bit of stress but with these tips you'll be able to get to the new year stress-free.

Let’s face it: Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa can inflict gastronomic carnage on the most disciplined of healthy eaters this time of year. If you need proof…

This recipe, which comes via my mother, is my favorite of all the variations on cranberry sauce that I've tried. Despite the addition of golden and dark raisins…

Today’s recipe brings a soul food twist to the Thanksgiving table, but without all the extra calories and fat. It comes from The Culinary Studio…

Thanksgiving Day, perhaps the biggest eating day of the year, is fast approaching, and we’ll be counting down the days by posting a recipe each day for the next…

Does the placement of Nutrition Facts labels and ingredients lists on the sides of packages of food make it less likely that consumers read that information?

During his presentation at TEDx Detroit last month, author Anthony DeBenedet delighted many of the parents in attendance with his discussion of the importance…

We here at A Healthier Michigan have been gorging ourselves silly today in honor of National Pancake Day with the realization that it’s easy and fun to give the…

Check out these ides for ways to get into the gym on busy weekdays.

Eating organic is a beautiful thing — after all, who wouldn’t prefer that their fruits and vegetables weren’t slathered in hard-to-pronounce chemical pesticides.

How’s this for an open water adventure: A kayaking instructor, writer and photographer is paddling home to Minnesota from Port Huron in a mostly solo trip that…

Learn about these tasty grilling recipes from restaurants around Michigan.