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Heart-healthy Activities in Sonoma County

by MiguelLujan2 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

Keeping the heart and body healthy in Sonoma County is an easy thing to do, especially with so many of nature’s great wonders to explore with your family and friends. Even better, make this destination a fabulous get away from your daily life. It’s a wonderful place to spend a lovers’ weekend or your own retreat. Beyond wineries and fantastic {…}

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Spa-licious! Sonoma tempts with luxurious retreats

by careysweet3 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

“For 2012, I hereby solemnly swear to treat myself well. When I feel healthy and happy, I perform better in both work and my personal life. Because I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!” If you’ve ever seen Al Franken perform on Saturday Night Live, you know what this is all about. With his character, {…}

Savory Spice Shop in Santa Rosa adds spice, wellness to your life.

Sonoma Spices (and Herbs …)

by MiguelLujan6 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

Spices and herbs help create new flavors with Sonoma County’s locally grown foods. But just as buying local means you should also buy fresh, so too should spices be fresh, and if possible, local. Many of us buy large quantity of spices or herb and leave them in the cabinet for months or even years without any use, leaving them {…}

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Dr. Evil’s House of Horror offers a scare fest

by MiguelLujan7 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

Dr. Evil’s House of Horror, 16101 Neeley Road in Guereville, www.doctorevilshouseofhorrors.com has been my favorite place to take my friends and family for a night of fun and horror. It’s an opportunity to share that adrenalin rush you get when you’re scared. It’s the “fright or flight” response that is hard-wired in all of us. Of course, screaming and laughing {…}

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Enjoy a fitness retreat for your body and mind

by MiguelLujan8 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

We are always looking for new way to enjoy ourselves. I had the pleasure of joining Stacie Sherman, owner and CEO of Fitness & Vine Retreat, on a recent outing. I met up with her group for what I thought was going to be a simple walk through a state park that I had walked many times before. By the {…}

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An Apple a Day – Celebrate National Apple Month

by MiguelLujan8 months ago in Wellness.3 Comments

The month of October is National Apple Month (it actually spans September, October and November); what better way to celebrate it than being in Sonoma County and experiencing the wonder flavors of our apple – the Gravenstein. Throughout Sonoma County you can find amazing apple ciders, home-style apples pies, apple preservers to eat with homemade apple bread, apple sauce, and {…}

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Massage is more than Swedish or Deep Tissue

by MiguelLujan10 months ago in Wellness.1 Comment

A Sonoma County vacation is even more special when you add a spa visit for a massage. Massage also can become part of your lifestyle when you return home; call it a wellness souvenir. Massage therapy has many wonderful benefits that can be very helpful in alleviating muscle, joint or body pain. There are many different styles of massage that {…}

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Natural Bug Repellent

by MiguelLujan11 months ago in Wellness.0 Comments

Many of us are gardening and planting flowers in our yards, making everything look beautiful and inviting. Using pesticides to keep your yard pest free with isn’t the only option out there.   Many plants, predatory insects, local mammals, and birds can help with great force and no residual back-lash to the environment. I recently visited a few places that {…}

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Nectar Restaurant & Lounge now Offers a Gluten-Free Menu

by MiguelLujan12 months ago in Wellness.1 Comment

The Nectar Restaurant & Lounge at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, 3555 Round Barn Blvd., Santa Rosa, is now offering a new menu that benefits those with allergies to gluten-related food items. Gluten allergies are one of the most common food allergies facing travelers today. A wheat-free diet menu is a hard one to find in most restaurants today, especial {…}

Osmosis Day Spa is a Great Place to Relax and Rejuvenate

by MiguelLujan1 year ago in Wellness.0 Comments

On one of my Tuesday wellness adventures through Sonoma County brought me to Osmosis Day Spa in Freestone. Men, as well as women, will enjoy the feeling of rejuvenation this spa offers. Once you enter the spa you will hear relaxing music, which sets the mood for your experience. In the locker room, I changed into a large robe and {…}