Health & Wellness

GET OUT

January Wellness Events to Inspire Your Best Year Yet

Our calendar of health-focused workshops and detox dinners will help you keep those resolutions fresh, fun, and on track.

01/14/2015 By Allison Jones

FIT CITY

Free Pop-Up Workouts Are Coming to Portland

The Boston-based free workout fanatics behind the November Project are bringing flash mob-style fitness to PDX.

01/14/2015 By Claire McNally

DEEP STEEP

Can Green Tea Keep You Warm from the Inside Out?

Local functional nutrition expert Andrea Nakayama gives us the scoop on green tea's lesser known health benefits—and a recipe for her chai matcha latte.

01/13/2015 By Allison Jones

GOOD EATS

Made-In-PDX Pantry: 7 New Healthy Food Companies

Paleo pancake mixes, deliciously creamy coconut yogurt, hot sauce with soul, and all-natural bitters for your conscious home bar

01/13/2015 By Allison Jones

HEALTH NEWS

Providence Oregon Ditches Soda and Sugary Drinks

The health care organization will remove all added-sugar beverages from its Oregon hospitals and medical offices in 2015.

01/08/2015 By Allison Jones

FIT CITY

Gym Spotlight: Honest Personal Training

This grassroots Northeast Fremont spin, circuit, and yoga studio combines personal training motivation with physical therapy smarts.

01/07/2015 By Allison Jones

OM BASE

Prenatal Yoga in PDX: Part Support Group, Part Ideal Birth Prep

What to expect from yoga when you're expecting

01/07/2015 By Allison Jones

BODY TALK

10 Reasons to Love Portland-Based GladRags

From comfort to community building to lifetime cost savings of more than $3000, there's plenty to adore about these reusable menstrual products.

01/07/2015 By Tuck Woodstock

GOOD EATS

Forget Weird—A New Artisan Rye Keeps Portland Regular

Nick Burger is a baker on a mission... and yes, that mission may involve your bowels.

01/07/2015 By Tuck Woodstock

TOP DOCS

Portland's Top Doctors and Nurses 2015

This year, we tallied nearly 14,000 votes from doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants, and complementary medicine practitioners to find the city's best.

01/05/2015 Edited by Ramona DeNies and Marty Patail

THE MONEY ISSUE

How to Cash In On Legal Pot in Portland

We get the inside scoop on making money in the new marijuana market from one of Washington's pot branding pros.

01/05/2015 By Catalina Gaitán

DESIGN WITH A CONSCIENCE

Merging Architecture and Recovery at a New Women's Rehab Project

A new Portland drug- and alcohol-free facility offers recovering women a permanent home emphasizing community and design.

01/05/2015 By Nicole Cordier

INSPIRATION

New Year's Resolution Tips From Portland Health Pros

Whether you haven't yet nailed down your goals for 2015, or if you suspect you might be biting off more than you can chew, we asked 7 experts for advice.

12/31/2014 By Allison Jones

GOOD EATS

11 Healthy Cookbooks to Start 2015 Off Right

Paleo, veg-focused, whole grain, fermented...no matter your resolution, these cookbooks will satisfy.

12/31/2014 By Allison Jones

HOMETEAM ADVANTAGE

Break a Sweat Like Portland's Top Athletes

From rugby to ice hockey to Mixed martial arts, we work out with some of the city’s most impressive athletes to find out what makes them tick, how they stay fit, and how you can get in on the action.

12/31/2014 Edited by Rachel Ritchie By Allison Jones and Marty Patail

PRACTICAL POSES

6 Yoga Poses to Stop That Hangover in its Tracks

Two local yoga experts share a half dozen yoga poses to restore your system after a night out.

12/31/2014 By Allison Jones

GOOD EATS

3 Healthy Sauces to Jazz Up Your New Year's Cleanse

To celebrate the release of her new cookbook Essential Sides and Sauces, natural foods chef Abby Fammartino shares the go-to condiments she couldn't live without.

12/30/2014 By Allison Jones

PDX INDEX

New Year's Diet and Exercise Resolutions, By The Numbers

Ready for your gym to get way more crowded this month? We break down Oregon's January wellness bump.

12/23/2014 By Eric Earle

GOOD EATS

Portland Chefs Share Their Favorite Salad Dressing Recipes

It's easy enough to eat more salads—but it can be tricky to make them exciting. Here are 8 DIY dressing ideas that will keep you away from the bottle.

12/23/2014 By Allison Jones

GEAR UP

New Climbing Shop, AntiGravity Equipment, Opening in January

In response to the meteroic rise of Portland's climbing community, a new retail outpost readies to open inside Stoneworks climbing gym.

12/22/2014 By Allison Jones