We’ve got a new team member heading up The Dish, which is our collection of healthy recipes featured on the JOY magazine website. Her name is Sidney Fry, and she’s got some serious credentials. Sidney is a two-time James-Beard-Award-winning food and nutrition writer who loves creating simple, healthy recipes and thoughtful, actionable content for the … Read More
If you’ve never placed a plump Southern peach on top of a mountain of fresh salad greens, then you are in for a real treat. So often we look to dessert recipes when we load up on that extra basket (or two!) of peaches at the market during peak season, and that’s fine on occasion. But … Read More
Go fast. Slow down. Rest. Repeat. This is the basic pace of interval training, a form of exercise that uses the changes your body undergoes during intervals of high intensity movement and then moments of recovery to ramp up your workout results. There are multiple methods and interval training regimens, but let’s start with the … Read More
As temps edge ever warmer and days stretch a bit longer, spring is the perfect season to explore the Montgomery’s new Riverfront Loop Trail. Although, it’s not really all new. The route of the two-mile loop trail is actually just the connection of already existing stretches of urban trail that traverse the Alabama Riverfront and … Read More
Is your menu in need of a makeover? Bland is boring, but well-seasoned dishes ensure your taste-buds are tantalized. Make the most of common spices and herbs to add layers of flavor to your foods without adding calories. Garlic. It’s powerful and pungent, but garlic’s sharp flavor plays a key part in a wide range … Read More
Want to know how I celebrate summer in the South? I eat at least one fat tomato a day. I wish I was one of those garden ninjas who could snap my fingers and have a bumper crop of tomatoes ready to pick from my backyard garden at any given moment during summer. But my green … Read More
They may sound sweet, but there’s really not much to like – much less love – about love handles, those fluffy folds of fat to sitting on top of your hips. But once you’ve got them, they can be tough to get off. Your best bet? A combo of targeted exercises, a healthy diet and … Read More
When many women hear the diagnosis “breast cancer,” a lot of the other concerns and considerations in their lives take the back burner for a time. Pursuing treatment and taking care of themselves becomes a major priority. But if these same women are planning to have children (or more children), it’s possible that the treatments … Read More
Honey is one of Mother Nature’s greatest gifts and should stay on your “must-eat” list. First, this liquid gold is certainly sweet, and thanks to its distinct, complex flavor, it boasts an even better sweet than regular ole sugar. It can also vary greatly from one batch of honey to the next, depending on which … Read More