Wellness
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2.8KWill Cauliflower Make the Leap From Food Trend to Food Staple?
The trendiest vegetable of 2020 is more than just the ghost of broccoli
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4.7K2‘Climate Grief’ and Doomsday Support Groups
Anxiety about ecological catastrophe inspires new forms of climate organizing
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3.7K‘Emotional Baggage’ Exhibit Unpacks Childhood Trauma
Santa Cruz doctor Dawn Motyka translates patient stories into found-object art
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6.2KSanta Cruz Film Fest 2019: M.A.P.S. Stars in Psychedelic Doc ‘Dosed’
Gripping story of addiction and therapeutic psychedelics spotlights local research
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5.2KKindred Herbs’ Guide to Growing Medicinal Herbs
No, not that kind of herb
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22.4KCopper Moon Apothecary Adapts to Changing Climate
Local natural beauty business keeps it crunchy
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5.9KWatsonville’s Farmhouse Culture Ferments an Empire
Gut shots and other kraut concoctions star in new cookbook
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5.9KSanta Cruz’s First (Legal) Weed-Friendly Music Festival
Power of Flower takes over the fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 10
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5.0KGoat Yoga Wins Santa Cruz Converts
Do it for fun, not perfect form
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4.6K1How Monterey Bay’s Giant Kelp Curb Iodine Deficiency
Santa Cruz company aims to alleviate one of the world’s largest public health problems
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2.9KWhy Your Hearing Could Be Worse Than You Think
Tinnitus, or that sound of ringing in the ears, affects 1 in 5 Americans
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6.3KDowntown Watsonville’s Hub for Bilingual Wellness
Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts offers a range of classes in South County
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27.1KChilling Out With Cryotherapy
How and why self-freezing can be beneficial
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6.8KUpside-Down Gardens Flip Planting Expectations
Topsy-turvy tomatoes are easier to grow than their upright brethren
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6.6KEstrella Collective Likes Being the Black Sheep of Local Yoga
Year-old Santa Cruz studio embraces hip-hop yoga, tooth gems and more
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5.0KBonny Doon Farm’s Lavender Legacy
The country's first English lavender farm lives on after its founder's passing in natural soaps, salves and oils
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4.7KHow Kirtan Chants Changed My Yoga and My Mind
Call-and-response Hindu mantras relieve stress and anxiety
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5.5KCBD: Cure-All or Snake Oil?
From CBD coffee to cosmetics, not all cannabidiol products are created equal
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6.1KWho Owns Your DNA?
UCSC researchers decode genetic privacy
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3.8KRewriting the Rules for Men’s Mental Health
It took the #MeToo movement to shine a light on men’s mental health
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8.2K1Why I Chose A Green Burial
The case for “cremation conversion”
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7.2KThe Real Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke
What are we breathing, for how long, and why are you still running?
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11.5K2New WAMM Garden Promises Heirloom Cannabis for the People
Compassionate care collective partners for expanded grow space.
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7.8KSanta Cruz Ayurveda Explains Autumn’s Seasonal Body, Mind Shifts
The fall transition is a powerful time to make these healthful adjustments
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5.6KVape Wars: Are We Missing the Bigger Picture?
Controversial e-cigs surge in popularity as smoking declines
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14.8KJacob’s Heart Celebrates 20 Years of Community Support
The nonprofit helping families battling childhood cancer is still going strong
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9.2KResponding to Catcalls
Clara E. Minor of Minorsan shows women how to take back power in her free self-defense classes
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29.1K1Cannabis Newcomers Flock to CBD
After prohibition, Santa Cruz sees increase in adults seeking medicinal over recreational products
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25.6KOne Man’s Quest to Become More Literate in Body Language
How a sea change in posture can change your world
