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San Jose Arthritis

Scientists Uncover Major Cause of Arthritis and How to Put Out the Fire

The pain and suffering of arthritis is well known by a large portion of the population since about 50 million people in the U.S. currently suffer...
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Arthritis pain and weather: Is there a correlation?

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy tissues causing stiffness and...
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San Francisco Advocacy Challenge

San Francisco Advocacy Challenge! What's that, you ask? It's my challenge to you, mighty San Franciscans, to go beyond the sporadic phone...
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Designing Bathrooms for Seniors

  • Senior safety 101: Home safety for the elderly
  • May 12, 2011
Twenty five percent of San Francisco residents are senior citizens and they have important safety requirements to preventslipping and falling down...
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Put On Your Walking Shoes!

Spring is a wonderful time in the Bay Area. People are sunning, trees are blooming, and charity walks abound. What better time to get out, get...
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Oakland's fiscal health improves with medical marijuana tax

Oakland, California has become the first city in the US to tax the proceeds of medical marijuana. The measure was passed by 80 percent of voters on...
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When NOT to do yoga

In many cases, stretching and performing hatha yoga poses are as effective as physical therapy when it comes to alleviating the pain of muscle...
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Kitchen Yoga

Many of my yoga students tell me that their work or family obligations interfere with their ability to either attend regular yoga classes or...
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The best medicine

Today, I am putting on my medical-writer “hat” to explain how yoga can make a significant impact on your physical health and well-being...
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Fountain of youth?

Seven years and two months ago, I started teaching a yoga class at a little studio that I used to own called Eden Yoga and Wellness (now Castro...
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