Artemis in the City Blog

A New Year's Feast

Artemisinthecity — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:13:21 -0600

Artemis in the City's Festive Black-Eyed Peas and other recipes were featured in the news media to help people welcome in the new year with good health, luck and prosperity.

The article titled "A New Year's Feast", highlights traditional southern New Year's Day recipes, but with a healthy twist, and their symbolic meaning. The article ran on Wednesday, December 29, 2010, in the Taste section of the Longview News-Journal. The story includes an interview with Danielle Heard, MS, HHC, of Artemis in the City along with some cooking photos.

Featured recipes which can also be found on this website:
Festive Black-Eyed Peas
Collard, Kale and Turnip Greens with Pearl Onions
Cornbread Muffins with Jalapeno Pepper and Cilantro

The article was written by writer, Robyn Claridy with photography by Less Hassell. Thank you very much Robyn, Less and the Longview News-Journal for the opportunity to share our healthy recipes with so many people and for writing and publishing such a great article!

Festive Black-Eyed Peas Bring Good Luck in 2012!

Artemisinthecity — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:55:30 -0600

Black-eyed peas are not just any ol' cow pea to southern folk. Black-eyed peas symbolize survival, health, prosperity and are thought to bring good luck. It is tradition for people living in the south to eat black-eyed peas each year on New Year's Day. Most southerners make sure to eat their black-eyed peas along with some leafy greens at the stroke of midnight or sometime on New Year's Day to avoid having bad luck and to obtain wealth and prosperity during the coming year.

To help you celebrate and have extra special good luck in the coming year, I have posted my recipes for black-eyed peas, greens and cornbread muffins. To view these recipes, you will need to login as a member to my website. If you are not a member, please sign up. Membership is completely FREE. Click here to find out more and to sign up.

New Year's Day Recipes:

Here are a few recipes that are sure to bring you luck, good health and prosperity in the New Year! I hope you will give them a try and let me know what you think.

Festive Black-Eyed Peas

Artemis in the City Launches New Holistic Health & Nutrition Workshop Series

Artemisinthecity — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:46:50 -0600

LONGVIEW, TX – December 19, 2011 – Beginning January 2012, Artemis in the City, LLC, will launch a new holistic health and nutrition workshop series in East Texas titled “Food for the Untamed Soul” Nutrition, Self-Healing & Lifestyle Plan for Everyone!

This four-part workshop series is designed to teach people to effectively make lasting nutrition and lifestyle changes that can significantly improve their health, quality of life and prevent disease.

This workshop series was developed and is taught by Danielle Heard, MS, HHC, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Certified Natural Whole Foods Chef and the Founder of Artemis in the City, LLC.

The “Food for the Untamed Soul” health education program is based on Danielle’s individualized health counseling programs that successfully help people lose weight, heal from many health symptoms and disease, increase energy, gain mental clarity, increase physical beauty and create lasting health and well-being.

The primary focus of the “Food for the Untamed Soul” health education program is on teaching people how to implement nutrient-rich whole foods and positive lifestyle change behaviors. There is no sale of nutritional products, calorie counting, fad dieting, weighing and measuring of foods or weigh-ins involved.

Artemis in the City Holiday Gift Certificates

Artemisinthecity — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:45:48 -0600

Purchase an Artemis in the City Holistic Health & Wellness Program Gift Certificate for someone you love!

All of our health counseling programs and events can be purchased for holiday and special occasion gifts, including our new "Food for the Untamed Soul," Nutrition, Self-Healing & Lifestyle Plan for Everyone workshop series!

Please visit our website store and events calendar to see what we have to offer.

If you are looking for a special gift to give someone that you love, that is meaningful and won't just sit on the shelf and collect dust, consider giving them one of our many fun health programs that can help them live a long, vibrant and healthy life!

Many people would like to have a professional Health Counselor / Coach help them but they won't or can't spend the money on themselves for the help and education that they need. Please click here to contact us to purchase your Artemis in the City Holistic Health & Wellness Program Gift Certificates today or you may purchase our programs through our website store! Your purchase will also help support a small American business!

For more information on our holistic health programs please click here.

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Artemisinthecity — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:00:54 -0600

May all of your dreams come true! — Danielle

Thank you very much for reading my blog and please continue to visit often.

I wish you good health, happiness and love!

Danielle

Health Counselors / Coaches Play Vital Role In Helping People Live Healthy Lives

Artemisinthecity — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:12:49 -0600

"If we look around the country - look at the statistics, the clear indication is that most Americans are eating in a way that is having many adverse effects on their health,” states Walter Willett, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition Chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Health Coaches can help people understand what healthy food choices are and then help people put those into practice in a way that will have a huge impact on their long-term well-being.” Dr. Willett is a regular faculty lecturer at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school which trains Holistic Health Counselors / Coaches.

Occupy Against Big Food Rally in NYC

Artemisinthecity — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:37:04 -0500

It is time we put a stop to the corporate manipulation of our food and agriculture policies and farming practices and take back our food! This Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM in New York City, Occupy Against Big Food will be held in Zucotti Park. The organized event will include food policy leaders such as Marion Nestle, PhD and Anna Lappe, MA. According to Nestle, "The food movement's goal is to make the food system healthier for people and the planet. That goal is entirely consistent with the goals of everyone in the Occupy Wall Street movement." Concerns that corporations have profited from poisoning our food supply, monopolizing farming practices and torturing animals are all clearly outlined in the first official statement released by Occupy Wall St.

Over the past several decades, our food has changed more than any other time in history. Large corporate agriculture businesses have crushed traditional family farms into near extinction with the help of our government that has been heavily influenced by Big Food industry lobbyists.

Food Day Aims to Help America Eat Real

Artemisinthecity — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:07:54 -0500

"Food Day is an opportunity to celebrate real food and the movement rising to reform the American food system." — Michael Pollan

Created by the nonprofit watch dog group Center for Science in Public Interest, Food Day is a grassroots event that will be held in the United States of America for the first time on Monday, October 24, 2011 and each year thereafter.

The event purpose is to bring together Americans from all walks of life in order to reform the food system into one that is healthy, affordable, fair to farm workers and that is also produced sustainably and humanely.

Food Day's Six Main Goals:

1. Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
2. Support sustainable farms & limit subsidies to big agribusiness
3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
4. Protect the environment & animals by reforming factory farms
5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
6. Support fair conditions for food and farm workers

Across America there will be celebrations, diner parties, conferences, film screenings, demonstrations, lectures, the building of community gardens and more! To find an event in your local area, click here!

Despite Severe Drought Some Farmers Still Have Products to Sell But No Place

Artemisinthecity — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:50:38 -0500

As Texas experiences one of the most costly droughts in more than a century, farmers across the state have been hit with record losses as pasture land has burned up under exceptional drought conditions. Texas farmers have been forced to quickly sell their cattle to feedlots, vegetable crops have dried up in the fields and many farmers markets have closed leaving some farmers with no place to sell their products.

The drought has greatly affected many of the East Texas farmers who also participate in the Historic Longview Farmers Market. Many went to great lengths to grow larger crops, produce more products and buy more chickens in order to participate in the market this year. The Historic Longview Farmers Market has had to temporarily close due to the drought but plans to reopen in the fall pending a break from the extreme weather conditions. The market's closure has left some of the vendors, who do not grow vegetables, without an avenue to sell their products.

Gluten-Free Baking Eases Allergies

Artemisinthecity — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:20:37 -0500

On Wednesday, August 3, 2011, the Longview News-Journal featured an article on food allergies and intolerances in the Taste section titled "Gluten-free baking eases allergies." The article written by editor Charlotte Stewart, features a family who has had to learn to cook and prepare food without gluten and other ingredients that trigger severe health conditions for a member of their family.

The article includes an interview with Danielle Heard, MS, HHC, of Artemis in the City as an expert on food allergies and intolerances.

If you would like to read the article on the Longview News-Journal's website please click here or download the newspaper pdfs page 1 and page 2.

Thank you very much Charlotte and the Longview News-Journal for including Artemis in the City in the article! We are very grateful that you thought to interview Danielle.