Wellness
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7.2K3When Pets Eat Pot
The dangers of letting your pets get ahold of your stash
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5.0KThe 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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5.5KCancer Survivors Find Support—and Yoga
Studies show we’re healthiest when we find a network
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3.3KOur Brains on Reading
What does the survival of printed books say about our brains?
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3.8KCould Farmed Seaweed Save Us?
Many believe super-nutritional seaweed could be the next big green industry
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4.5K2The Truth About Flossing
Though recently skewered for a lack of scientific evidence, flossing still seems smart
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9.1KCupping Therapy: Is it Legit?
Olympic swimmers spark interest in controversial treatment
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5.0K55+ Meet Ups in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz’s underground supply of activity groups
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4.2KZumba on the High Seas
Fitness is the newest reason to cruise
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2.2KOvercoming Sleep Apnea
What I did when snoring was no longer a laughing matter
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3.9KSilence and Noise on the Brain
The quest for silence and its benefits in an increasingly noisy world
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17.4K4Beginner’s Guide to the Potent World of Herbs
Why tapping into herbal medicine requires experimentation and self-learning
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4.4KZumba Gold Gains a Local Following of Older Adults
A twist on the Zumba craze aims to get adults moving with a lower-intensity workout
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25.3KHealing Leaky Gut Syndrome Through Diet
New science may confirm what Ayurvedic medicine always knew about the importance of a healthy gut
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3.8KExamining Our Shampoo Habit
A growing ‘No Poo’ movement questions our dependence on harsh chemicals
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3.9KSoda Consumption the Lowest in 30 Years
New report shows that consumers are wising up to soda pop
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3.9KThe Bad News About Working Too Much
Workaholics’ extended hours can have serious health consequences
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4.7KSex Education 2.0
The key to good sex may be talking about it more
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3.3KRethinking Mental Health
Ami Chen Mills-Naim on a psycho-spiritual approach to mental well-being.
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2.9K1Burgers: Myth vs. Reality
The sobering science behind America’s favorite comfort food
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4.7KPine Soul
Japan’s forest bathing tradition may be catching on in the US
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1.9KHealthy Paths
Why the spring is a beneficial time for a tea hike
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2.9KEye Surrender
What twitches are trying to tell us about our stress levels
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2.8KPulp Friction
Our relationship with bananas is complicated, but they still have appeal
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3.3KHarvesting the Clouds
How to catch and store rainwater now to beat the dry season later
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3.3KThe Gender Web
What transgender and gender-nonconforming children can teach us about identity
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3.2KFood Porn
Aphrodisiacs and the food-sex connection
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2.7KSaving Time
Free time-bank program seeks to improve community health by combating social isolation
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3.6KWear It’s At
Wearable technology is changing how we exercise, and even how we live—but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
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Portions Sized
Eating healthy in the new year just got more confusing
