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

TIP SHEET

12 Easy Ways to Green Your Holidays

Follow these money-saving tips from the Oregon Environmental Council to minimize the eco impact of your gift giving and decorating.

12/12/2014 By Allison Jones

WINTER BUCKET LIST

15 Ways to Pamper Yourself From Head to Toe

From salt-cave massages and yoga to champagne and chocolate pedicures, we've got plenty of ways for you to melt away winter stress.

12/01/2014 By Eden Dawn, Allison Jones, and Kelly Clarke

HEALTH

Three Crucial Yoga Poses—and Why They Work

Michele Loew of Yoga Space deconstructs three familiar asana shapes, and what they can do for your whole body (and mind).

11/21/2014 By Hannah Wallace

FIT CITY

Inside Planet Granite's Massive New Pearl District Rock Gym

Take a look around Northwest Portland's first rock gym, complete with 30,000 square feet of bouldering, climbing, yoga, and more.

11/04/2014 By Sara Rangel

Slideshow

Slide Show: Inside Planet Granite's Massive New Pearl District Rock Gym

Take a look around Northwest Portland's first rock gym, complete with 30,000 square feet of bouldering, climbing, yoga, and more.

11/04/2014

RECIPE

A Kure for the Common Smoothie

The Extra Mile, a perennial customer favorite, tastes like dessert but is packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals.

07/22/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

Q&A

This Probiotic Crusader Wants You to Get Cultured

How OHSU's Dr. Robert Martindale initiated a “probiotic protocol” for every patient receiving antibiotics.

07/22/2014 By Hannah Wallace

GET OUT

8 Great Afternoon Hikes and Rides

Five trails and three bike routes that celebrate Northwest splendor—without the long haul.

07/21/2014

HIT LIST

Portland's 10 Best Guilt-Free Dishes

Vegan sushi, Paleo parfaits, bracingly acidic ceviche, and salads a-plenty...there's a whole new world of healthy dining out there, and it's delicious.

07/17/2014 By Benjamin Tepler, Allison Jones, Kelly Clarke, and Tuck Woodstock

TECHNOLOGY

A Tribute to the Pioneer of Fitness Wearables

Nike's Fuelband sparked an enduring tech/fitness revolution—but will it survive the industry's changes?

07/17/2014 By Marty Patail

HEALTH

4 Local Alt-Medicine Innovators

Meet a handful of locals blazing trails in complementary care.

07/16/2014 By Hannah Wallace Illustrations by Matty Newton

HEALTH

The Big Push Towards Safe Home Birth

Home-birthing mothers sometimes avoid hospitals, even in emergencies. At Legacy Emanuel, doctors and midwives are working together to change that.

07/15/2014 By Jill Davis

PDX INDEX

Cover Oregon, By the Numbers

We break down the breakdown of the Oregon's healthcare insurance marketplace.

07/15/2014 By Maya Seaman

HEALTH

Inside the South Waterfront’s Innovative (and Luxe) Senior-Living High-Rise

A day in the life of Mirabella, complete with a morning Zumba class, a 7,000-volume library, Mandarin classes, and an evening choral performance.

07/15/2014 By Alisha Gorder

EDITOR'S NOTE

Living the Good Life, PDX-Style

Homing in on what it means to be healthy in the City of Roses, from good wine to great hikes.

07/15/2014 By Zach Dundas

HEALTH

A New Kind of Tourniquet for the Modern Battlefield

Portland-based industrial design firm Ziba’s new design for an ancient life-saving device brings rugged health tech to the US Army.

07/14/2014 By Zach Dundas

HEALTH

Shifting Gears

A recession-era career switch takes a Portlander from showroom to emergency room.

07/14/2014 By Chris Lydgate

FIVE QUESTIONS

What's Wrong With Plastic Surgery?

A Q & A with Eugene's anti-aging author Lauren Kessler

06/03/2013 By Rachel Rasmussen

FEATURE

Zenger Farm Grows Community Ties

In a messy part of the city, an urban farm grows connections between families and fresh food.

06/03/2013 By Randy Gragg

Portland Monthly

Health

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

12 Easy Ways to Green Your Holidays

15 Ways to Pamper Yourself From Head to Toe

Three Crucial Yoga Poses—and Why They Work

Inside Planet Granite's Massive New Pearl District Rock Gym

Slide Show: Inside Planet Granite's Massive New Pearl District Rock Gym

A Kure for the Common Smoothie

This Probiotic Crusader Wants You to Get Cultured

8 Great Afternoon Hikes and Rides

Portland's 10 Best Guilt-Free Dishes

A Tribute to the Pioneer of Fitness Wearables

4 Local Alt-Medicine Innovators

The Big Push Towards Safe Home Birth

Cover Oregon, By the Numbers

Inside the South Waterfront’s Innovative (and Luxe) Senior-Living High-Rise

Living the Good Life, PDX-Style

A New Kind of Tourniquet for the Modern Battlefield

Shifting Gears

What's Wrong With Plastic Surgery?

Zenger Farm Grows Community Ties