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Oxygen Therapy…The act of breathing in oxygen is, of course, life supporting. It happens without thought or focus. But oxygen is more than just the air we breathe – oxygenRead More

Sugar Balance…“Lifestyle change is kind of big,” says Pauline Asbill, “and small lifestyle changes made over time help to form new habits.” This is certainly true for those individuals withRead More

Not Alone…“The biggest complication of pregnancy is having a mental health issue,” says Barbara Sheehy, maternal mental health manager at Dignity Health. “One in five will have anxiety or depressionRead More

Cardiac Rehab…Shasta Regional Medical Center is taking a double-sided approach to heart health: With the cardiac rehab program, registered nurses are working hard to get heart patients back on theirRead More

For Your Health…In a historic cowtown like Montague, located 15 minutes east of Yreka, an organic vegan café and yoga studio might be the last thing you’d expect to findRead More

Just Breathe…When life gets hectic and altogether overwhelming, as it often does, one of the hardest things to remember is to just breathe. It’s advice we hear often but rarelyRead More

A New Hope…According to hearsay, downtown Redding’s California Street was home to approximately 127 bars in the 1930s. With so many bars, it’s easy to imagine the percentage of alcoholismRead More

Find Your Fitness…Here we are again. Another new year. More than likely, the holidays passed in a series of food, family and frantic fun. Alliteration aside, it’s time to loseRead More

A Vision from the Past…Deciding to take in a class while attending a vision conference, Redding optometrist Michael Young expected to receive new knowledge, but he was not ready forRead More

Way of the Warrior…Anyone who’s ever watched the NBC show “American Ninja Warrior” has probably thought at one point, “That doesn’t look that tough.” And while it’s likely tougher thanRead More

My Town: Giving…My wife, Kara, and I grew up in Southern California and through a series of work opportunities made our way north, landing in Redding in 2010. I didRead More

Editor’s Note…After the holiday hustle, a deep breath is long overdue – let’s quiet our minds and just breathe. Now, didn’t that feel good? This issue of Enjoy illuminates waysRead More

All That Glitters…It’s party season! We finally get to play with the bold and glittery palettes that spend most of their time sitting untouched at the back of your beautyRead More

Comfort Giver…In every house, at least one person has a favorite blanket or stuffed animal. There’s just something about it that brings comfort and security. They keep going back toRead More

Mindful Serenity…A visit to Shasta Abbey on a Sunday morning is an adventure in time travel, one that takes you back to the original teachings of a religion that beganRead More

Make, Merry & More…In a story that should warm the hearts of high school teachers and administrators everywhere, Andrea Emerick not only completed her senior project in 2004 at OrlandRead More

Holiday Bucket List…• Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows and peppermint• Make latkes• Write a letter to Santa• Bake sugar cookies• Trim the tree• Hang the stockings • Build a gingerbread house•Read More

The Ripple Effect…When a small leaf, drop of water or pebble hits a body of water, it casts an outward ripple that continues until it’s out of view, making anRead More

All Geared Up…In his novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” author Robert Pirsig writes, “On a motorcycle the frame is gone…you’re in the scene, not just watching itRead More

Family Legacy…Nicholas Dahl was an Army veteran who served in Iraq in 2008, where he spent 14 months as a skilled combat soldier, earning the Combat Infantry Badge, Iraq CampaignRead More