Wellness
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4.4KSanta Cruz’s Regular Contra Dances Provide Fun and Exercise
Santa Cruz’s vibrant Contra Dance community emphasizes inclusivity and playful creative energy
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9.8KAfter Cannabis is Legal, Could Magic Mushrooms be Next?
Marina mayoral candidate files proposal to begin psilocybin’s road to legalization
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2.4KHow Super are So-Called Superfoods?
A rational look at the superfood trend
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4.5K1Vegan Chef Beth Love Takes On Healthy Dessert
‘Desserts in the Raw’ class proves an Earth-friendly diet no longer means dessert doldrums
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9.4KThe Truth About the Flu
One hundred years after the Great Flu, are we immune?
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5.3K1Eco-Friendly Burial Practices May Make Death Greener
The newest Earth-friendly movement targets the funeral industry
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3.3KStudies Show High Carbon Dioxide Levels Deplete Nutrients of Food Supply
Science wakes up to how CO2 levels are threatening nutrients in our produce
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2.8KThe Benefits of Writing by Hand
When it comes to learning, handwritten notes trump digital
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4.4K1Incorporating Seaweed Into Your Diet Just Got Easier, and More Delicious
Seaquoia Wild Seaweeds provides local sustainable harvest of nutritious seaweed varieties
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4.8K1How to Read the FDA’s New Food Label
What the changes mean for how we figure out what we’re eating
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7.3K2The ABCs of CBD
How cannabinoids put the ‘medical’ in medical marijuana
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7.3KPsychologist Steve Whittaker on Taming Digital Chaos
Steve Whittaker on his book The Science of Managing Our Digital Stuff
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3.8KKitchen Witch Bone Broth Develops its Monthly Cleanse Program
A nutritious five-day cleanse program is a welcome hush for the gut
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6.0KFrom Blog to Book: Kaia Roman on Her New Book ‘The Joy Plan’
Local author Kaia Roman uncovers the science of joy in her new memoir
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3.5KHow to Work Turmeric Into Your Diet
Local Ayurvedic chef Talya Lutzker gives creative ways to incorporate this anti-inflammatory root into the diet
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3.3KCultured Meat Is Here, And That Might Be a Good Thing
Lab-grown meat has arrived, and may soon be on your plate
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4.1K2Breakthrough Men’s Community Program Comes to Santa Cruz County
Longtime men’s education and support program helps men from all walks of life
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3.1KSanta Cruz County’s HIP Organization Takes On Big Issues
Local health care reform head sees some encouraging signs in murky state of health care
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3.8KThe Complicated Link Between Alcohol and Health
Does the right amount of alcohol really improve health—and how much?
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2.5KEating Our Way to Better Z’s
The connection between the foods we eat and how well we sleep
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3.6KThe Importance of Vitamin D, and How to Get It
Studies find vitamin D deficiency is widespread in the United States
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3.7KThe Often-Forgotten Benefits of a Daily Meditation Routine
The ancient brain exercise grows new brain cells and eases stress—if you remember to do it
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6.1KCould Bugs Be the Protein of the Future?
Insects may be a more sustainable protein for future generations, with crickets leading the way
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6.8KLaughter Yoga Evaporates Stress
Laughter Yoga grows in popularity, as both a powerful stress antidote and exercise
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7.4K1The Resilience of Sibling Relationships
How siblings bond, why they fight and what makes them so important
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4.1KTechnology at the Table
New study finds parents spend as much time on their devices as their kids, and everyone loses out
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7.0K3When Pets Eat Pot
The dangers of letting your pets get ahold of your stash
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4.9KThe New Political Movement that Also Benefits Your Health
Science is beginning to understand how generosity makes our lives better—and maybe even longer
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5.4KCancer Survivors Find Support—and Yoga
Studies show we’re healthiest when we find a network
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3.2KOur Brains on Reading
What does the survival of printed books say about our brains?
