Weight Loss ABCs
By Lisa Vonnegut, CSCS – Have you gained Pandemic Pounds? You’re not alone. A survey of 1,000 WebMD readers reported…
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…
Masks are required
Keep a mask with you at all times. Contra Costa County requires anyone working at or visiting an essential business,…
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.…
Regional shelter-in-place orders extended as some rules ease
The seven Bay Area Public Health Officers have extended the shelter-in-place orders through May 31 while some restrictions are eased…
Laundry and Other Activities Contribute Microplastics into Our Food Supply
Steps You Can Take to Protect Rivers, Oceans by Jill Hedgecock Haunting images of gulls and seals with their necks…
Wild Mushroom Warning
by Dave Mason, East Bay Regional Parks Each year, mushrooms come out after the first fall rains, which we had…
Maris Makes a Movie
Maris Degener, Concord, is not an ordinary 20-year-old. At 13 she was hospitalized with life-threatening anorexia. Today, she is a…
WASH Project Concord Rotary Tackles Honduras School Sanitation
When schools have no water or sustainable infrastructure and poor sanitation behavior, students suffer. UNICEF has identified Haiti and Honduras…
DEA Removes Some CBD off Schedule 1
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that…
5 Ways The Elderly Can Reduce Risk of Injury
As the body ages, it’s more important than ever to avoid injury. As a child, it’s easy to bounce…
Let Shame Go and Live Your Life Fully in 2018
by Dr. Dan Peters It is the time of year when we choose a “resolution,” usually consisting of something…