Health & Fitness
Courting the Trees
By Charlotte Tenney, MA Integrative Health Selecting new trees for the Trees for Health Garden in Balboa Park is somewhat like dating. Friends make introductions in hopes of a good match; some are encountered by accident in the course of daily life; and then, (being a modern woman) there is a lot of online searching. […]
Flat Bellies: Tips That Really Work
Had a little too much “comfort food” and lack of movement these last months? Maybe you’ve put on a few pounds around the middle? The summer bathing suit season is just around the corner, so if the pooch in your belly is the pain in your mirror, now is the time to do what it […]
Is Our Drinking Water Safe?
Almost two years ago, against the wishes of the majority of San Diegans, our tap water began being treated with hydrofluosilicic acid (artificial fluoride), not calcium fluoride. What I have learned with the assistance of scientists with the EPA, dentists and chemists is that artificial fluoride is 35 times more toxic (lethal dose 150mg/kg as […]
Tell a Nurse You Care
My sister is always saying how grateful she is that the Multiple Sclerosis that attacks her body does not give her bouts of pain. Last week was an exception. Intense pain brought her to the doctor’s office where we were told it was probably best to go straight to the emergency room. I hesitated. Emergency […]
The Power of Peer Education
I work with peer health educators on a regular basis. Since I have developed a deep respect for their ability to communicate both concisely and effectively about health issues, I was delighted to find a book about cancer that was written by “the common man” and not a medical expert. The brief booklet, not even […]
Six Tips to Avoid Skipping your Workouts
Around this time of the year, as opportunities arise to trade in daily workouts for work, and personal extracurricular activities, you may be tempted to skip your workout and derail your health and fitness goals. To help keep you focused on your ultimate fitness goals and ensure your workout commitments stay intact, incorporate the following […]
Pacific Hospitality Group Purchases Historic Warner Springs Ranch
San Diego-based Firm to Invest $50 million in Landmark Property Poised to rejuvenate a longtime San Diego County destination, Pacific Hospitality Group, Inc. (PHG) has acquired the historic Warner Springs Ranch – an iconic San Diego County destination long known for its healing natural hot springs. The nearly 2,400-acre property was purchased by PHG at […]
Hemlock for Your Health
Herbalist thought process can be unexpected. If a plant is poisonous, so goes the herbalist thinking, then it must be useful. A well-known expert in plant lore, Christopher Hobbs, once explained at a lecture that when a plant is “toxic” it is to be used in small amounts and with great caution; when a plant […]
Four Ways to Keep Your Kids Active this Spring
Although playing video games may exercise your child’s hands and fingers, it’s important to get kids off the couch, out of the house and engaged in total body physical activity during spring break. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children and adolescents should do at least 60 minutes of physical activity each […]
