Health

Fried Zucchini Blossoms
Author and chef Tom Formaro explores how to channel heartbreak through cooking in his new book, The Broken Heart Diet.

Sunflower Brittle
It’s great as a hiking snack or tossed over salad and makes an attractive finish to sweet or savory dishes.

Advice From Woman Who Completed The Adventure Grand Slam
“You don’t have to have total clarity in order to just put one foot in front of the other.”

Roasted Beet & Quinoa Salad
Beets, especially if they are roasted to bring out their natural sweetness, always add an earthy touch to a dish.

Buckwheat & Onion Mini-Loaves
These little loaves are good both hot out of the oven or cool. Serve for brunch or lunch with a salad.

Quick Memorial Day Meal for the Gluten Intolerant
This gluten-free steak pizza recipe is über easy to prepare and packed with ingredients that will keep you powering through the day outdoors!

Catching the Travel Bug. No, Not That One.
I clutched my stomach in agony and thought, I’m going to die. I was in Manali, India, in a cheap motel, lying on the floor of the bathroom. The projectile vomiting, cramps, headache, and diarrhea were horrible, but that wasn’t the worst of it. When I looked in the toilet, I couldn’t believe my eyes. […]

Strength Exercises to Prevent Running Injuries
It happens to me every year, without fail. I get too excited. When winter starts to melt away, I start running again, too hard, too fast, without enough stretching and without any strength training. And by August, something hurts—usually my heel, my Achilles, or a calf muscle. So I start the Ibuprofen, ice, and dreaded […]

Does Adventure Have To Be Fun?
What is the real reason I embark on this kind of adventure in the backcountry? Do I carry a heavy backpack up 3,600 feet to reach camp, placing myself entirely in Mother Nature’s hands and good will while suffering from blisters and bruised toes, all because it’s just so much fun?

Top 10 Happiest Women’s Adventure Articles
There she was in all her glory standing on the seat of a convertible VW Beetle with a pair of skis above her head, beaming like the glorious ray of sun she is.

Women Have More Control Over Cancer Than They Realize
Feeling helpless about cancer isn’t uncommon—especially with the constant talk of cancer being on the rise and with all of us watching women we know and love be stricken by the disease. But instead of letting the overwhelming prevalence of cancer sink you into depression, you should know that there are plenty of things that […]

Second Acts: From Family Counselor to Camp Counselor for Women
Tracey Gramenz of RAW Retreats talks about how she went from Family Counselor to a Camp Counselor for Women who want to explore their wild side in the great outdoors.