Looking at the Labels
Finding out what’s in your food and how to avoid the additives you don’t want. Wandering up and down grocery store aisles, strolling through farmers markets, visiting specialty shops, and ordering…
Health & Wellness
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Know Your Natives
What to eat and what to watch out for. when out exploring our many parks and preservations, how often do you think about which plants are edible and which could…
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Finding the best indoor plants for optimal health. The phenomenon of healing from plants is attributed to our innate human instinct to connect with nature and other living beings, also…
Gender Neutral Skin Care
Self-improvement without the gender bias. In our hypercritical society, it seems unheard of to meet a woman – or a man – who doesn’t dislike some aspect of their appearance.…
The Rumbly in Your Tummy
Food allergies and food sensitivities that could change the way you eat. There’s often confusion around the topic of food allergies and food sensitivities. Many people expect a reaction to…
Navigating Medicare with Population Health
Local experts share the to-do checklist for finding the best Medicare health plan for you. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s…
Is Your Skin Screen-shot?
Five harmful effects of overusing technology and how to recharge. These days it’s easy to overindulge in our phones, work computers, tablets, and living room TVs — we’re inundated with…
The Nine Lives of Rachel Barfield
Phase two of surviving cancer. A cancer diagnosis at 27 isn’t something you think will ever happen to you. I was blindsided when I learned I had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I…
Eating for Your Health
Dr. Chris Link tells you how to make good nutrition simple. As an integrative medicine physician, I am always looking for ways to partner with patients to help them reach…
Healing With Sneakers and a Smile
Alfred Johnson has earned a reputation for helping his patients feel better — inside and out. Growing up with a physician as a father, Dr. Alfred Johnson witnessed firsthand the…