December 24, 2024

Elevated Mocktails

you can whip up non-alcoholic drinks that are as much of a conversation starter as the finest craft cocktail.

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December 10, 2024

Mindful Bites

Rather than swinging between all-out indulgence today and guilt-ridden resolutions come January, what if we embraced a more balanced relationship with food?
December 3, 2024

Inner Health

The Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society’s First Friday gatherings are more than just educational events—they’re spaces for connection, inspiration, and community.
November 26, 2024

Best Steps Forward

For optimal health, 10,000 steps a day is the holy grail. But do we really need that many? I ask movement guru Laurie Broderick-Burr.
November 20, 2024

Magic Mountain

There comes a time in every parent’s life when any excuse to escape for a weekend is a good one. I’d like to say...
November 12, 2024

EVOO Essentials

And thanks to local makers, you don’t have to cross continents to score some top-quality olive oil, rich in flavor and loaded with health benefits.
November 5, 2024

Clearing the Haze

Feeling like you’re stumbling through a thick fog the day after? That classic “lost in the woods” feeling where the path forward is blurry,...
October 30, 2024

Protein Shakeup

A plant-based diet can easily meet your protein needs. But getting people to let go of that meat-first mindset can be tougher than chewing through a charred ribeye.
October 15, 2024

Health Food

When necessity meets community spirit, innovation follows—and for the Teen Kitchen Project, it's a recipe for changing lives. In 2012, Angela Farley was a Santa...
October 2, 2024

Autumn Spice

You know it’s fall when every food includes pumpkin. And nothing says autumn like a PSL—Starbucks’ infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte.
September 18, 2024

Sustainable Scent

By Elizabeth Borelli Last week at the Homeless Garden Project’s First Friday event, I was handed a bar of soap by the mother-daughter team who...
September 11, 2024

Sensible Self-Help

Staying healthy takes more than maintaining the right dosage. It’s about having access to essentials.
September 4, 2024

Perchance to Dream

Lucid dreaming is a state where sleepers are aware they are dreaming—and transfer the content of these dreams into their waking lives.
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