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Taste Quest is a Nashville-based, nonprofit, food magazine and app that aims to make cooking both fun and educational for children. For Emily Capo Sauerman, the founder of the nonprofit organization Taste Quest, her love of food started very early on. “I first caught the cooking bug when I was 12, so I decided (ambitiously) […]

Payments by the major pharmaceutical companies to Doctors (and other medical professionals) for ‘consulting’, ‘speaking’, ‘travel’ and ‘gifts’ reached $2.2billion in 2018. Research carried out by ProPublica, an independent news and publishing site, reveals the astonishing sums being paid out in what many believe are just thinly disguised attempts to promote certain drugs to doctors […]

Many activities are best done in the company of a group of like minded and motivated individuals. Veronica Williams provides a round up of such local groups.

Kylie Morgan is a growing star on the Nashville music scene. As well as a burgeoning music career, Kylie is a health and wellness enthusiast, and a qualified yoga instructor. Here, she speaks to PURE Living Nashville to tell us more about her wellbeing routine. Your favorite healthy place to visit in Nashville? The Farmers’ […]

Trying to be more eco-friendly can be overwhelming, but there are several simple ways that you can reduce your impact on the environment, particularly your plastic consumption. Here, we highlight easy steps you can take in your day-to-day life to change how much plastic you use, as well as brands that we love. Buy bars […]

The country music star Tim McGraw will be undertaking a book tour to promote his new fitness book, ‘Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life.’ The new lifestyle book “melds Tim’s personal fitness transformation story with practical advice to inspire healthy changes in readers’ lives.” Grit & Grace, which goes […]

In this day and age, with so much coming at us at any given moment, to be disconnected from the self is a common side effect. In truth, it may be simpler to live an unintentional life then we might realize. This poses the question, what does it mean to live an intentional life? To […]

Running is a vital part of many people’s exercise routine, as well as a great tool for positive mental health. As fall approaches and the evenings start to draw in, those who enjoy jogging are often faced with a difficult decision: is it still safe to workout outside? In particular, this is a concern for […]

Rachel Kirsch suggests some restaurants in Nashville that offer some interesting, different and easy vegetarian options. Nashville is known for being Music City, but is it starting to become Food City? According to The Tennessean, the Nashville area has gained almost 500 restaurants since 2010. Restaurants that include barbecue, Mexican, and the healthier options, including […]

Of all the things we can do to reduce our carbon footprint, there’s one which, while being the most effective, is also the most contentious – not having a child. A new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, sets out the impact of different actions we can take-and compares them. By far the biggest impact is […]

Technology is a hugely useful tool to live a more sustainable life. Here, PURE Living Nashville recommends a number of apps that you can use in your daily life… Downloading an app on your phone can be a simple and effective way to become more sustainable. From finding out where you can recycle your batteries, […]

It seems that every few months, a new diet phase or ‘fad’ arrives. Whether it’s keto, low carb, high fat, paleo, the list of how we should consume food continually changes. A new dieting technique called ‘intermittent fasting’ has recently emerged as a new way to manage weight. Interestingly, this approach doesn’t control what you […]