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11/29/12Grateful and Happy HolidaysNovember has been a month of giving thanks. Beyond long weekends and big meals, the holidays are a time of gratitude for our blessings, including our health. Many men across the country have sported moustaches this month, and not just because facial hair helps to keep us warm in cooler weather… Movember is a month-long celebration of moustaches raising awareness (and funds) for men’s health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancers. For the health-conscious South Bay men out there – there is much you can do with this increased awareness. Ask your doctor about the benefits of monitoring your PSA levels to establish... |
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10/18/12Healthy HalloweenIn just thirteen days candles will be flickering inside pumpkins, doorbells ringing, and action heroes and zombies roaming neighborhoods all over America. But party-goers and trick-or-treaters won’t be the only ones dressing up this year. Unofficially known as FrankenFoods, there’s a whole new crop of GMOs in those candy baskets. Are you still getting tricked by those treats? What makes Halloween 2012 especially interesting is California’s Prop 37. If passed on November 6th the law would require my secret stash of sweets to wear a very revealing costume, exposing their genetically modified contents (eg. GM corn syrup, GM soy emulsifier, GM beet sugar, GM cottonseed oil, etc.) beneath their “natural” veneer. Plenty of spooktacular studies... |
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10/11/12Be the LifestyleHealthy living is a mantra for many of us in the South Bay. Wellness awareness is abundant throughout the Beach Cities. People seem to relax more, go a touch slower, breathe a bit deeper. So what’s so special about the lifestyle here? Is it that we dive into active beach lifestyles with fun sports like volleyball, swimming, surfing, SUP, biking, skating, and running on the strand? Is it the beautiful sunsets and scenery? Or perhaps the plentiful variety of world class wellness-related businesses, including Yoga studios, farmers markets, massage therapists, personal trainers, med spas, and nutritionists? Maybe for you it’s just the ocean breeze… For me, what sets the South Bay apart from the rest of our... |
