The roar of the engine echoed off the mountainside as Brooke leaned into a sharp turn, his motorcycle hugging the winding road. In his mid-40s, the real estate investor, outdoor enthusiast and lifelong thrillseeker still craved the adrenaline rush of pushing his body to the limit. But lately, he’d started to feel his age creeping…
Ava has always been a seeker, someone keen to carve out her own path and experience life in all its fullness. Today, you might find her spending time with her sons, practicing yoga or dancing to Pink Martini, her favorite music Latin station. But 15 years ago, you would have found her in a very…
There she is: the supermom on Instagram. Impeccably coiffed and styled. Smiling serenely in her spotless house. Displaying the crafts she makes with her children or the healthy homemade meals she whips up nightly for her family. You don’t have to scroll further to know what comes next. Cloth diapers, Scandi wooden toys, holiday photoshoots…
“My weight has been an issue my whole life,” says Mary, a 54-year-old Central California resident who became a patient of Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness earlier this year. “It goes back as far as I can remember.” She calls herself a “chunky monkey” of a child, born to Italian immigrants whose rich culinary culture…
In mid-March 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area became the first region in the nation to issue a ‘shelter in place’ order to curb the spread of COVID-19. It was six weeks after the area’s first known case of the novel coronavirus, and though officials insisted there was no reason for alarm, a frenzy began.…