It’s Healthy Pumpkin Drink Time

It’s Healthy Pumpkin Drink Time

When my local Starbucks starts advertising Pumpkin Latte’s, I know that it’s officially “Pumpkin Season”. Trader Joe's will also have a variety of pumpkin goodies on their shelves now, such as honey-pumpkin roasted ravioli, pumpkin biscotti and chocolate-dipped...

Warriors Use an Unconventional Super-Power to Win Games

Warriors Use an Unconventional Super-Power to Win Games

The new Chase Center in San Francisco, built for the Warriors basketball team, includes a “mindfulness room”, which is part of the players locker-room complex known as “the campus.” The mindfulness room was built to help with vision and focus and will allow players to...

Nine Benefits from Taking Cold Showers

Nine Benefits from Taking Cold Showers

Cold showers?  Good for you?  I know it sounds crazy, but there are tons of health benefits that come from taking cold showers and baths. A cold shower, as the name implies, is when you crank the temperature of your shower down, away from the typical comfort of a...

Epidemic of Anxiety for College Students Doubles in Ten Years

Epidemic of Anxiety for College Students Doubles in Ten Years

Adapted from the San Francisco Chronicle article by Nanette Asimov By the time UC Berkeley sophomore Maja Ahmann had been on campus a few weeks last fall, her pattern was clear: When schoolwork felt too overwhelming, she relaxed with Snapchat, Twitter or Instagram,...

Allergies on the Rise in Marin County

Allergies on the Rise in Marin County

Adapted from the Marin Independent Journal article by Adrian Rodriguez As we move more into the spring, hopefully we’ll have more sunny days and less rain.  Since it’s been the rainiest year that we can remember, get ready for an assault on your allergies.  The rain...

Super-Herb for your Health: Turmeric

Super-Herb for your Health: Turmeric

Turmeric is a golden spice that has been used to treat inflammation, bacterial infections and digestive issues for thousands of years.   It's been getting a lot of press lately, so here's some facts that will get you up to speed on learning about this...