Healthy Community
What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Neuropathy explained: From cause to care
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Our Fall Events Resume
Through the spring and early summer we did not hold most of our events, winemaker dinners and tastings, as the circumstances and restrictions of the coronavirus unfolded.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Passions
A dear friend of ours passed away in recent
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Acupuncture, immune and respiratory science
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years (literally) for the treatment of respiratory ailments – viral, bacterial, inflammatory, etc. Its usefulness spans preventative immune support as well as effectivenes…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Alternative to opioid use
According to the CDC, from February 2018 to February 2019 an estimated 69,029 people died of a drug overdose.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Monthly misery
A woman’s monthly cycle isn’t anything we really want but it is a fact of life. It’s not so bad when it is healthy, but when it isn’t, it can be truly miserable!
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: About that 2020 Wine Grape Harvest?
It was just two short weeks ago that we wrote about the 2020 harvest and how the vintage looked heading into the most crucial time in the growing year.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Child’s Backpack Leading to Back Pain?
With school right around the corner, it’s time to start shopping for school supplies. One of the most overlooked items is your child’s backpack.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Chronic pain triggers to avoid
Debilitating chronic pain is on the increase and if you do not know why you are in pain then it is difficult to know what to do or how to cope. At Natural Spine Solutions, we treat people with chronic pain every da…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: How to get rid of headaches or migraines
There are many causes for headaches and migraines. Many people would probably agree that one of the biggest causes right now is the political climate and uncertainty that seems to always linger in the background of…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Bonny Doon Access
A couple of years ago one of our great local distributors happened into the shop. In the sample bag were a few bottles from the Bonny Doon Winery, located in Santa Cruz. We have known the wines from Bonny Doon for …
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Are you hangry?
Some people are familiar with the word hangry, others think I’m misspelling hungry or angry. It is, however, a combination of the two words. It is when the emotion of anger, irritability, impatience or intolerance …
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Reports from Wine Country
Much news from our friends in “Wine Countries” across the west that affects everything from visits to the wineries, to our events here at home to the 2020 vintage. So, let’s get started with news that one way or an…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Wine dogs
When you visit wineries and wine shops, many times you will find the owners there with their dogs. It makes sense, wine, after all, is a social drink. We have long said that when you sit down to have a glass of win…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Lyme disease: The ticks are out!
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted through the bite of a tick. It can be a serious disease. Fortunately, not all tick bites cause Lyme disease. It is transmitted from certain ticks only. Some researc…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Consumption patterns
Consumer wine consumption has a natural rhythm to it. Varietals come and go in popularity, as does winemaking style. All but the most die-hard varietal loyalists will change their preferences with the seasons. Ther…