Why were crushing on berriesSUMMER LOVIN

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SUMMER 2015

PROTEIN POWDERS: WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? page 8

TRAIN FOR YOUR LIFEDont settle for someone elses workout

SNACK SMARTER 5 healthy chip alternatives

BUILD A BETTER BURGER Your grilling go-to just got a makeover

GO RAW! Reboot your system with a raw food diet

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The Time Is RipeBARDS HAVE LONG WAXED eloquent about summer. To American essayist Charles Bowden, summertime was always the best of what might be, while Henry James declared summer afternoon the two most beautiful words in the English language. In Shakespeares assessment, summers lease hath all too short a date.

We, too, are bullish on summer. For us, its a time to shedto be free and let go. Shoes are suddenly extraneous, coats tucked in closets. Schedules relax. Foods are fresh, whole, delicious. Long daylight hours beckon us outdoors, where anxieties and excess pounds melt away.

Perhaps thats why the lure of a raw food diet, as highlighted in Nancy Coulter-Parkers Going Raw seems especially compelling this time of year. For some people, eating raw is a way of life, but for many it serves as a refreshing break from cooked and processed foods, as well as the heat of the kitchen. This clean, powerful way of eating eliminates toxins and other digestive stressors. In turn, you gain the energy you need to make the most of lengthy summer days.

Some of our favorite raw foods are fresh berries, as iconic to summer as pumpkin is to fall.

These colorful, seasonal treats areresearch showsactually disease-fighting warriors housed in sweet and delicate packaging. We demonstrate not only why to eat berries but also how. Find refreshing berry recipes from our chef friends at Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts inside.

This season, while you naturally ease the demands on your calendar, your workouts, even your digestive system, take the opportunity to reinvent yourself, as our resident naturopathic expert Dr. James Rouse suggests. If youve been pressed all winter saying, I cant find the time to do the things I want to do, now weve gained a couple of hours to fit in windows for wellness. And we should really leverage that. By developing new healthy life patterns to carry into fall, we might just discover that summers lease isnt so short after all.

Enjoy the issue. Embrace the season. Do good things.

The Editors

This season, while you naturally ease the demands on your calendar and your life as a whole, take the opportunity to reinvent yourself.

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volume 03, issue 03: summer 2015

departments begin 07 Eating local foods that are in

season connects you to the places and people around you...and they simply taste better. PLUS: Find your perfect protein powder and activity tracker, eat better to sleep better, make your workout a game and more.

eat17 POWER PODS

Who needs a pharmacy when youve got berries? These warm-weather treats are small but mighty when it comes to disease prevention. Try them in delicious recipes from our friends at the Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts.

21 MAKE IT. BUY IT. The bounty of fresh produce makes summer the ideal time to mix up your own salsas. Here we offer four creative ideas (Bloody Mary salsa, anyone?) as well as healthy store-bought options for the time-crunched.

28 A BETTER BURGER Its summertime, and the grilling is easyand tastier and healthier than ever.

think30 FEAR AND LOATHING

IN THE KITCHEN Are your cooking tools killing you? We sort out truth from myth. BY REBECCA L. OLGEIRSON

move41 TRAIN FOR YOUR LIFE

Put the new functional fitness to work for you. BY KELLEE KATAGI

boost45 SUPPLEMENTS

Boost energy like an ancient Andean, and learn when to take which supplements.

thrive52 DR. JAMES ROUSE

Reinvent yourself this season. Be the sermon, not the preacher. Create a self-care practice.

feature32 GOING RAW

You dont have to become a fanatic to experience the benefits of a raw diet. And trust us, there are a lot of them. BY NANCY COULTER-PARKER

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