Wellness
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25.6K2How Craniosacral Therapy Activates the Body’s Self-Healing
Craniosacral Therapist Inna Dagman explains how the modality works as a preventative and healing measure
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2.4KDoes the FDA’s Menu Labeling Rule Help Consumers?
A closer look at the mandate on calorie counts
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3.4KIs Barre the Next Zumba?
Our writer goes out on a limb to try the hottest new trend in fitness classes
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3.3KIs Chilled Water Really a More Healthy Choice?
The science behind iced, room temperature, hot and sparkling water
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7.4KConference Takes On Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz
Coalition Hosts Free ‘Human Trafficking Happens Here: Understanding Child Sexual Exploitation’ Conference
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3.5K‘Transcending Madness’ Workshop Presents Holistic Tools for Mental Health
Meditation guru Bill Scheffel leads workshop alongside Santa Cruz’s Annica Rose and Aleksandra Wolska
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4.3K2California’s Sobering Air Quality Reports Hit Close to Home
A closer look at Santa Cruz County’s ‘F’ in air quality
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4.7KSanta 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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10.1KAfter Cannabis is Legal, Could Magic Mushrooms be Next?
Marina mayoral candidate files proposal to begin psilocybin’s road to legalization
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2.6KHow Super are So-Called Superfoods?
A rational look at the superfood trend
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4.9K1Vegan 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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10.5KThe Truth About the Flu
One hundred years after the Great Flu, are we immune?
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5.7K1Eco-Friendly Burial Practices May Make Death Greener
The newest Earth-friendly movement targets the funeral industry
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3.6KStudies 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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3.0KThe Benefits of Writing by Hand
When it comes to learning, handwritten notes trump digital
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4.7K1Incorporating 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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5.9K1How 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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7.8K2The ABCs of CBD
How cannabinoids put the ‘medical’ in medical marijuana
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8.2KPsychologist Steve Whittaker on Taming Digital Chaos
Steve Whittaker on his book The Science of Managing Our Digital Stuff
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4.0KKitchen 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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6.4KFrom 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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3.7KHow 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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3.6KCultured 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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4.4K2Breakthrough 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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3.3KSanta 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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4.0KThe Complicated Link Between Alcohol and Health
Does the right amount of alcohol really improve health—and how much?
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2.6KEating Our Way to Better Z’s
The connection between the foods we eat and how well we sleep
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3.8KThe Importance of Vitamin D, and How to Get It
Studies find vitamin D deficiency is widespread in the United States
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4.1KThe 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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6.5KCould Bugs Be the Protein of the Future?
Insects may be a more sustainable protein for future generations, with crickets leading the way
