Farmers Market Season is upon us! Here in Portland we’re lucky to live in a city with such an abundance of local produce, so take advantage and head over to your local farmers’ market. Scattered throughout the city, and open almost every day of the week, Portland’s farmers’ markets offer a variety of organically grown fruits, vegetables and […]

Breakfast has often been heralded as the most important meal of the day, and it turns out that it’s with good reason. Studies have shown that breakfast improves mood, focus, and even helps people to lose weight. The last one might seem counterintuitive-how could eating additional calories actually stimulate weight loss? Turns out that eating breakfast contributes to […]

Among the factors that contribute to successful weight loss there are many that seem obvious: how many cookies you eat in a day, how hard you hit the treadmill, and others that you might not even consider. Sleep is one of those. Sleep debt can weaken the immune system, dull your focus, and cause you to snap at […]

This week marks the beginning of February, a month of Valentine’s Day decorations, longer evenings, budding trees, and the final throes of flu season. While typically the flu hits earlier in the season, this year influenza has been particularly severe and widespread. If you’re lucky, you spent a couple of miserable days in bed with chicken soup and […]

There is a profound relationship between the mind and the body and nowhere is that more apparent than in the manifestations of stress. You might feel the physical effects of stress when your head hurts for no reason, when you find yourself clenching your hands or your jaw, or when you’re tossing and turning, unable to sleep at […]