Dr. Karen Horton shares her life’s triumph through her family’s tribulations For Karen Horton, M.D., relocating to San Francisco was an American dream come true. The Toronto-born surgeon had heard…
Leaders in Wellness
And you thought wine was for sipping? As it turns out there’s another use for wine good enough to turn a few heads. It’s called Vinotherapy. Redefining happy hour, the practice doesn’t…
In terms of culinary trends, the New York Times dubbed mushrooms the ingredient of the year as they foretold what we’d gulp and swallow in 2022 for better health. Their article How…
Water sommelier? That’s not a typo. That’s a thing. Indeed, Martin Riese, seen on Good Morning America, Conan O’Brien, CNN, and NPR among other key media outlets, has a degree in water.…
To borrow from an old saw and tweak it a bit: wellness is more than skin deep. We spend so much of our lives in pursuit of mind and body health that…
Terrie Absher’s beauty gleams from the inside out. With a passion for wellness and holistic beauty, the founder of Total Glow shares her decades of education and insider discoveries with her guests, a glitterati clientele,…
Have you ever considered integrative medicine? Dr Toni Brayer, one of the lead physicians of Sutter’s Institute for Health & Healing, thinks you should. “Integrative medicine is absolutely critical to global health.…
It’s a cliché, but in the new year, we all ponder the opportunity to redefine ourselves. It’s as if the calendar gives us permission to recalibrate, even nudging us, sometimes, to make…
Julia Faller, founder of San Francisco-based Benedetta, wonders why so many of us worry about what we put into our bodies, but don’t notice what we slather over our skin. An esthetician whose background boasts 30-plus years in medical…
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim,” wrote Nora Ephron. These innovative, take-charge Bay Area women embody the essence of feminine power and determination. With distinctive areas of expertise, each…
Lucky for us, wellness warriors exist in real time. Wise woman. It’s a mythological archetype as old as time. Essentially, it refers to a community’s well-respected elder, a person with a knowledge…
Shifting Hearts, Minds and Spirits, One Leader at a Time Just steps away from San Francisco’s iconic Land’s End Trail and its beautiful labyrinth, the sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge,…
Five Takeaways for the Future RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF AGEIST references in the news about protecting “Grandpa” and “Grandma,” as if those two words fairly represented the entire…
How do we really spend the ultimate currency of our life? As We Look Toward Closing Out 2020, I doubt many of us will be sorry to see it go. There won’t…
The next frontier is here in physics, technology, and product design A few months ago, Resonant Technologies Group (RTG) was planning which of the company’s technologies—all of them potentially paradigm-shifting—would be launched…
Tools to quiet the chatter and find power in the moment With the current chaotic state of the world, one topic getting attention is mindfulness and being present. But do we truly…
May reduce stress and help you live longer Most of us know the stock market hates uncertainty. Humans don’t deal with it particularly well either—it can affect both our physical and mental…
An interview with Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbajabiamila Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbajabiamila. What a distinctive name for a man of great distinction. You’ve probably seen him, hosting American Ninja Warrior or playing football for the…
A woman of ingenuity who soared from the depths of adversity to grace center stage Woven like webs of featherweight silk, yet vehemently steadfast in their bonds, are the ties of family,…