Share knowledge and discover the joys and benefits of eating whole, nutrient-dense foods made the way nature intended. Learn about the concept of nourishing traditions and methods of nurturing the mind and body through whole, traditional foods. Food is medicine and a healthy diet can improve your overall well being. For a list of local farms and resources and for more information about the group, please see our "About Us" page. If interested in joining, please write a description about yourself …

Let's come and talk about our food choices and how to make better food choices that will create health and healing. Our personal Nutrition plays a large part in our overall health. All of our meetings will help our members to stay focusd on making healthy choices and adding more tasty food recipes that will stop starvation diets. We are a group that loves to EAT more but want to Weigh less and increase our health and energy. Obesity and its related diseases can be a challenge. Our group members …

Do you maintain a Real Foods lifestyle? Are you interested in getting started with learning how to? Join us for a mix of events including recipe swaps, Real Food connections, informal seminars, book and blog reviews, hands-on cooking demonstrations, food storage ideas, real foods expeditions (farm visits and market trips), and the occasional pot luck or family night. Learn to cook traditional foods and save time and money on yours meals. Best of all, you can better maintain a Real Foods diet wit …

Meet fellow Raw Foodists near you! Come to a local Raw Food Meetup to have fun, share raw food meals, and discuss vegan diet and health issues. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle, or wanting to eat more live food is welcome! The pictures to your right are from Rhio's wonderful website, www.rawfoodinfo.com.

This is a meetup for the Weston A. Price Richmond Chapter (WAPF Richmond). We are interested in exchanging information about how to obtain and prepare nourishing, traditional foods, and in exploring the work and nutrition principles of Weston A. Price. If you are interested in improving your health through diet, want to know how best to support your nutritional needs throughout pregnancy, to feed your children to support their optimal growth and development, or just to meet other people who love …

This meetup was inspired by a desire to gather a community of people who are interested in exploring pathways to living in a whole new way. Together we will learn how to care for our mind, body, and spirit thorough whole foods, raw foods, green smoothies, yoga, meditation, breath work, bodywork, energy balancing, green living, aromatherapy, and more! Join us for what promises to be an amazing journey!

Whole, happy health is connected to all parts of our body and all aspects of our lifestyle. It is true that good health is connected from our heads to our feet and beyond. At our monthly seminars you can learn how cranial and dental issues, structure, nutrition, posture, environmental toxins, stress and emotions play a role in your overall health and how they are all connected to each other. Learn how to heal from the inside out by understanding the systemic whole body connections to sympto …

Meet others in Leesburg interested in a holistic and integrative approach to overall health and well-being. Gather to discuss whole foods nutrition, stress management/relaxation techniques, alternative healing modalities such as integrative medicine, acupuncture, supplementation, reiki, yoga, massage, energy work, etc. Local healers will attend and speak on timely and relevant topics. This group is great for people who currently use integrative and/or holistic modalities and approaches for …

This group is for health conscious people everywhere, looking to connect with Vegans, Raw foodists, Vegetarians and others that are in transition to one of these lifestyles.  This is also a good  group if you are looking to add healthy additions to your plate even if you are not a vegan, vegetarian or raw foodist.  It's never to late to green your plate! We will plan a variety of meetups from potlucks to seminars/webinars! If you have any event ideas and great recipes, please post them on the me …

Plant-powered people of the Northern Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Panhandle: You are not alone! Find like-minded people for potlucks, parties, plant-based food preparation classes (raw and cooked), recipes, and more!

Some presentations, some exercise, mostly sharing good Fuhrman-approved food

VIVA LA RAW! Welcome to DC RAW! This is a Meetup for raw food lovers and enthusiasts to connect, hang out, learn, experiment and enjoy each other! We will be focused on raw vegan food, as well as support for raw food lovers and exploration of all things raw in the DMV! All diets welcome, as are assistant organizers! Feel free to suggest or volunteer to organize an event that you think would benefit the group! Thanks for joining!

We initially started this group to spread the tradition of fermented foods, but we are broadening our scope to include a variety of fun, healthful kitchen adventures.  We will get our hands into all kinds of recipes, from kombucha to kale and from soup to pickles. We think it is much more fun than doing it by yourself, too! You should think about joining if you are into probiotics, eating traditional, minimally processed, healthful, or natural, home-made foods. You should definitely join if you …

This group is for everyone who loves healthy Thai foods and wants to learn how to cook for yourself or family. Even you are busy moms, working women or business men with easy, simple recipes won't take too much time but you will have all good nutrients, low in carb & fat, high in vitamins & fibers, fresh and good for everyone, best for someone who on diet. Also you will learn how to make your meal as your medicine fallow the principle of Thai Traditional Medicine or Thai Holistic Healing. Let's …

Let's enjoy all things animal friendly! We will be having vegan potlucks at members homes, food demonstrations, picnics and attend cruelty free events. For vegans, vegetarians, or vegan-friendly.

Staunton is a small town with big city appetite, and the restaurants to prove it! We know unprocessed foods from local farms are better than those made from chemistry sets. I started this meetup group to complement and build on Staunton's gastric intellect. I plan to host at least two meetups per month in which I talk for about 30 minutes about what's in my brain. Then I'll eagerly listen to what's in yours! Some of my interests are: -Benefits of whole/real/unprocessed foods -The basics: Wha …

This meetup is a community based support and educational structure designed for people to share experiences, learn about GAPS, learn new recipes, and have questions answered by a GAPS Practitioner. All GAPS clients and anybody who is interested in learning about GAPS may attend. GAPS is an acronym that was trademarked for Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride in 1988. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride holds a Degree in Medicine and Postgraduate Degrees in both Neurology and Huma …

A group for people that want to eat healthy (or healthier) and want to meet cool people at the same time. We'll kick-start the group with a screening of the documentary "Forks over Knives" and follow it with a panel discussion on 12/16/2012 from 2pm - 5pm at the Arlington Public Library - Central (Ballston). If it goes well, we can plan other fun events.

ANYTHING VEGAN CO-FOUNDER JASMINE IS ALSO A VEGAN/VEGETARIAN CHEF FOR WHOLE FOODS MARKET TYSONS, FALLS CHURCH VA. WFM VEGAN COOKING CLUB IS HELD THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 7-8:30PM. "I FOCUS ON TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY PLANT-BASED FOODS THAT TASTE AMAZING!!!"

Sometimes you need like minded folks to help you go further in your path to health. This group supports one another in achieving that by means of following a nutritarian diet. Long time followers of this way of eating are available to share their successes and reversal of disease. What is a nutritarian diet? It is one that focuses on nutrient density of foods. Another way to put it is Health = Nutrients/Calorie. By greatly increasing the nutrients in your diet, you can lose weight while gaining …

We need you! We are a group of women who continually seek ways to create a more conscious and connected life; women who are practitioners in a holistic health or healing modality; women who want to connect with an inspired community. Lots of years of experience, or just learning about other ways to live? You are welcome here! The groups mission is to inspire and empower you to create the life and health of your dreams! Through lectures, panels, workshops, and shared meals we will encourage each …

Wellness Adventurers gather to meet others seeking to achieve optimum wellness in all aspects of their lives.  We share, inspire and are inspired by one another, we gather in a safe, relaxed and informal environment to tell our stories and listen to others tell about their quest for wellness; including our successes and failures.  We share information about what we’ve learned so far and open our minds to new ideas that can catapult us to higher levels of awareness about health and well being. It …

This DC Metro group meets regularly to discuss our successes, our struggles, answer any questions people may have and participate in a community of like-minded friends. We will also hold ad-hoc potluck meet-ups, picnics in the park, local farm visits and who knows what else. The group is led by Matthew & Stacy of http://PaleoParents.com but we welcome all members to suggest events and participate fully!

This group is for women who are currently going through anxiety and panic to meet others, as well as those who have recovered to share their success stories.

We are consolidating groups and are no longer posting new events and information to this Meetup. Please join us at our sister group, the Northern VA Whole Food Nutrition Meetup at: http://www.meetup.com/WholeNutrition/

This group explores “What is wellness”, with the goal of providing individuals an avenue to explore different tools that can help them create wellness in their lives. Starting from the premise that, “Wellness can be defined as purposeful, enjoyable living or, more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.”, participants of this Meet Up group gather together every month to share a vegan m …

Why not give yourself the gift of health and join the party and participate in a monthly potluck where you will meet interesting, fun and like minded people? We are a couple, interested in meeting and sharing ideas about a Plant based, Vegan, and/or Vegetarian lifestyle. So come hang out with us one Sunday a month and share knowledge, recipes and discuss the impact that diet has on the body for good health and disease prevention, reversal and general well being in a laid back, relaxed environmen …