Your Return to “Normal”: A Guide to Safe Social Reintegration
By Dr. James Mittelberger, MD, MPH Grandparents playing with their cute granddaughter at home Since March 2020, we stayed at home, stayed away from friends…
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The One Thing Your Diet Needs to Work Correctly
by Carmela Lieras, NASM-CPT Your current or future diet needs this one thing to actually work. It’s not a specific food type, nor a magical…
Hypnotherapy It’s Not What You Think
Have you seen a Hollywood movie or TV show where a hypnotist gets someone to cluck like a chicken or engage in another embarrassing act?…
Appointments difficult to make due to limited vaccine supply
Feb 7 - According to Contra Costa Health Services, a limited vaccine supply is resulting in a widespread inability to make new appointments, and in…
Vaccine Rollout
Note: 1/19/21: The vaccination effort is a rapidly changing operation. Click on this link for Contra Costa County's progress. Vaccine Dashboard. January 12, 2021 -…
Covid-19: Shelter in Till Jan 4
The Health Officers for the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and Santa Clara as well as the City of Berkeley have jointly…
EMOTIONAL HEALTH: Overcome Covid-19 restrictions to enjoy Holiday gatherings
By Dr. Holly Holmes-Meredith, D. Min., MFT, Board Certified Clinical Bill Yarborough, CHT and Certified EFT Practitioner Are you wondering how the Covid-19 pandemic will…
It’s not diets but habits that sustain a healthy weight
By Lisa Vonnegut, CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) Serial dieting is in my genes. I’ve inherited the tendency to carry extra weight, in addition…
Weight Loss ABCs
By Lisa Vonnegut, CSCS - Have you gained Pandemic Pounds? You’re not alone. A survey of 1,000 WebMD readers reported that 50% of women and…
DIARY OF A TRAINER: A PANDEMIC PATH
By Lisa Vonnegut, CSCS Sunday, March 15, I received a message from two of my long-term clients saying they wanted to discuss how to manage…
Masks are required
Keep a mask with you at all times. Contra Costa County requires anyone working at or visiting an essential business, such as a grocery store…
Is it a cold, the flu, or the Coronavirus?
COVID-19, struck in the middle of cold and flu season, leading people uncertain as to what their respiratory ailments indicate. If you think you have…