Southwest Lifestyle

Dandelion

Uses: Can be ground into pesto or blended and strained for lemonade or juice. Tender greens are good in salads.…

September 10, 2013

Purslane

Purslane, an edible weed, grows on the sidewalk near Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: Tart, crunchy…

September 10, 2013

Food

Amaranth or pigweed

Amaranth, an edible weed, grows at Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: Greens can be used like…

September 10, 2013

Food

Lambâ€™s-quarters

Uses: Can be used like spinach in many dishes. For salads, use only young leaves, which are tender and less…

September 10, 2013

Food

Meals gone wild

Looking for a cheap, abundant food source that can prevent chronic disease? Weed on.

September 10, 2013

Food

Common mallow

Common mallow, an edible weed growing at Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: The whole plant is…

September 10, 2013

Food

Early pumpkin beers brew dismay among drinkers

Pumpkin beers already are on display for sale Aug. 30 at a Whole Foods Market in Richmond, Va. Some craft…

September 10, 2013

Health

Changing its role, not its rationale

Healthy Lifestyle La Plata is in transition

September 8, 2013

Health

The advantage of age

Nyad says maturity, experience key in completing record Cuba-to-Florida swim

September 8, 2013

Health

Researchers show gut microbes might be useful in fighting fat

Dr. Jeffrey Gordon and graduate student Vanessa Ridaura of Washington University in St. Louis have found that certain microbes may…

September 8, 2013

Health

Some flu vaccines working overtime

Treatments now target certain specific populations

September 8, 2013

Family

Mom of ‘rainbow’ son comes out in new book

Lori Duron, right, has written a book about her son, C.J., in her book Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising…

September 7, 2013

Religion

Fewer Pentecostals are speaking in tongues

church enters mainstream, practice falls away

September 6, 2013

Religion

Jewish families offered $50,000 to move south

As Klaven began to explain traditional Jewish practices, it became readily apparent the children were completely unfamiliar with the religion’s…

September 6, 2013

Religion

Venezuelan Jews settle near Miami

Chavez’s hostility toward Israel led many to flee

September 6, 2013

Food

Early Rosh Hashana brings fresh possibilities

traditional recipes with the season’s ripe produce

September 3, 2013

Food

Utah liquor board scraps proposed restaurant rule

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission was considering the proposal to tell restaurants how to abide by one of Utah’s more…

September 3, 2013

Food

Learning to lunch

Schools and parents teach students to eat healthy

September 3, 2013

Health

Expo to take holistic approach

90 exhibits scheduled at local fairgrounds for event’s 18th year

September 1, 2013

Health

Students skip veggies, schools dump lunches

Program falters when kids refuse to eat

September 1, 2013

Health

Districts reaping fewer profits from junk food, soft-drink sales

A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30…

September 1, 2013

Health

9M use sleeping pills to get some zzz’s

But that’s only part of the picture. Experts believe there are millions more who try options such as over-the-counter medicines…

September 1, 2013

Health

New cap to curb fatal Tylenol overdoses

Extra Strength Tylenol will now have a new warning label on the cap alerting users to potentially fatal risks of…

September 1, 2013

Health

New criteria increase number of men with depression

Women traditionally have been diagnosed with depression about twice as often as men, with about 20 percent of women becoming…

September 1, 2013

Health

Hickenlooper recognizes brain-swelling condition

Durangoan, whose son has hydrocephalus, pressed for Colo. representatives’ support

September 1, 2013

Family

Some men opting to become single fathers

Trey Powell holds his 6-month-old daughters Kylan, left, and Ashton in their home in Seattle.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press “I feel so…

August 31, 2013

Travel

Adventure not over for Lonely Planet founder

Wheeler’s new book chronicles travels in Congo, Colombia, Pakistan

August 31, 2013

Travel

Now might be time to set sail on a cruise

The reason has little to do with cruise prices, which are rapidly sinking. The average cabin for two costs just…

August 31, 2013

Travel

Cruising Alaska

Alternatives to pricey excursions when you reach a port

August 31, 2013

Travel

Airline seats get a makeover

August 31, 2013