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The nonprofit Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) will open a new clinic in the historic Wee Kirk Church building in Ben Lomond on Monday, January 24 offering primary care services. “We strive every day to improve the health of our patients and the community,” said Leslie Conner, Chief Executive Officer of SCCH. “We are proud and excited to bring health… Read More

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Winter Bathing for Mind, Body & Soul

December 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

By Jen Padgett Winter bathing rituals can be traced back to ancient cultures. Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system in practice today, guides bathing as a purification process for the body, mind, and soul. Hindus who bathe in the River Ganga perceive its waters to be holy nectar. The Romans bathed communally in bathhouses constructed on natural hot springs. They… Read More

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Running Down Adrenals

November 1, 2020January 1, 2021 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

Adrenal health and natural remedies. Health and wellness article from Jen Padgett of Aum Herbs Apothecary in downtown Boulder Creek. Read More

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Closer Together, Further Apart

June 7, 2020December 25, 2024 Jessica Tuniscovid, health, pandemic0 comment

It might be the understatement of the decade to say that things have been turned upside down lately. In a few short weeks, our lives have been drastically altered by a potentially deadly new disease, and rapid social and economic upheaval has jolted everyone out of their routines. Terms like “shelter in place” and “social distancing" have entered the lexicon,... Read More

Jen Padgett Aum Herbs Apothecary downtown Boulder Creek

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Self-Care in a Crisis

June 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth, wellness0 comment

Herbs and preventative advice for self-care during a crisis. From Jen Padgett at Aum Herbs in Boulder Creek, California Read More

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Walking Towards Freedom

June 1, 2020June 5, 2020 slvpost.comexercise, health0 comment

Walking can be a healthy and dynamic meditation. Think of all the different ways people move...fast, slow, forward, backward, side to side, up and down. Bones, connective tissue, joints, muscles, and nerves orchestrate this beautiful dialogue within our body. Read More

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Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center to Open in Ben Lomond January 2022

Winter Bathing for Mind, Body & Soul

Running Down Adrenals

Closer Together, Further Apart

Self-Care in a Crisis

Walking Towards Freedom