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Just a few months ago, I was writing about the joy of being outside after a cold winter. Now it seems the weather has conspired against those that wish to be outside with ever-higher temperatures and percentages of humidity to match. How does one stay active through the blazing days of summer without retreating indoors to air conditioning?

Remember all of the hype around eating sugar and getting pimples? Well, now the dermatology world has an even bigger concern regarding nutrition and skin conditions: Eczema and food allergies. But what exactly is eczema?

Finding turnips on a restaurant menu is a rare event, but smart chefs are rediscovering this versatile vegetable. Turnips can be baked, stir-fried, mashed, deep fried, stewed, hash browned, au gratined, pickled, roasted, grilled, or used in soups, and the leafy tops prepped like mustard greens. Inexpensive, under-appreciated and often overlooked, this cousin of mustard is fairly easy to grow, and can be found in farmers markets throughout much of the growing season.

Summer is here, and the vacation you’ve been gearing up for is just around the corner! Though there are plenty of stops the average family can make along the way, what about the gluten-free family?

Anyone can have celiac disease or gluten insensitivity; some people experience mild symptoms and others more severe ones. The breadth of symptoms, from bloating to joint pain to infertility, make gluten sensitivity difficult to diagnose with standard tools. Understanding how to avoid the foods that cause celiac and other gluten-related disorders may provide you with the answers – and the relief – you seek.

Healthy Traditions: Baked Apples In The Wild by Carol Lovett. For your summer road trips, if you're looking for something beyond roasted marshmallows for dessert, try Carol's recipe for Baked Apples.

Feed Your Body What it Needs by Adele Hite in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. Give yourself what it takes to be great!

Multiple Sclerosis and My Journey to Gluten Free Living by Lucinda Gunnin in the July 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. My journey to gluten free living was long, and I had to get kicked in the head a few times to actually learn the lesson. I think, that maybe, for …

Movie Review: Farmageddon, The Unseen War on American Family Farms by Amy Dungan. This is a documentary that will tick you off.

Tony Roma's - Sweet. Too Sweet For a Low Carb Lifestyle by Ed Stockly. Tony my never go to Tony Roma's again and he thinks that's a shame. It's not that they don't do a good job making some food a low carb dieter can enjoy, it's just that they can do so much better.

For many, camp food is baked beans, hobo packets, hot dogs and other grilled items. But with a low carb diet, it's necessary to make some adjustments so why not make them more interesting?

Many people taking prescription or OTC meds are willing to risk some mild side effects to feel better. Package inserts, drug info sites on the Internet, pharmacists, and the prescribing practitioner can be helpful providing information about side effects. However, one of the potentially damaging side effects you are rarely told about is the negative effect of medications on nutrient levels. Drugs can interfere with absorption of nutrients or inappropriately increase excretion. Keep in mind that vitamins and minerals play a major role in hundreds and hundreds of chemical reactions in the body vital for life.

Dana's Kitchen: Gluten Free Cooking 101. When Dana started creating low carb recipes 18 years ago she had no idea she was way, way ahead of the curve on a future trend: gluten-free cooking.