When my sweetie popped the question back in 1975, I was the first of my friends to get engaged, so I had no engagement playbook. Here’s what I did know: you tell your family and friends, you get a ring, you pick a time and place, and then … I had no idea. Telling people…
As summer creeps up and the cringe factor of donning a bathing suit for a poolside afternoon starts to badger the back of my mind, I realize that summer should not be just about stripping down. It should be about covering up, too. Summer fun often means more time in the harsh summer sun, and…
In today’s medical world, specializations dominate. Doctors aren’t just doctors; they’re endocrinologists, adolescent medicine specialists, neurologists, pulmonologists or even otolaryngologists (the fancy name for good ole’ ear-nose-n-throat docs). But when was the last time you met a garden variety GP? At Pacific Medical Group in Beaverton, family practitioners (formerly known as general practitioners or GPs)…
Rabbi Yossi Chaiton and Rabbi Alan Berg help answer the question, “What does Jewish tradition say about our responsibility to take care of our body?” Rabbi Yossi Chaiton Chabad of Oregon, shaliach, associate rabbi Portland Jewish Academy, Hebrew and Jewish studies director “Maintaining a healthy and sound body is among the ways of G-d,” but…
A new generation prompted lifelong athlete, Paula Garfinkle Reed, to begin teaching fitness classes, and previous generations inspired her to open her own gym – Born To Ride Cycle & Fitness. When Paula’s children were toddlers, she realized she could get paid to exercise if she was teaching classes while her children played in the…
Want to age gracefully, but aren’t sure what steps to take? As we get older the body goes through many changes; some we welcome, some we don’t! Fortunately there are many ways to keep the body feeling and looking young naturally. As naturopathic physicians, we specialize in creating radiant health for our patients. One of…
The fountain of youth includes inner health and wellness as well as outer health. Medicine is advancing at the speed of light, and it is hard to keep up on the latest recommended supplements, diet or food fad, and the best exercise regimen. What doesn’t change over time is the fact that we all must…
All of Portland was the stage for the nation’s first Food for Thought Festival, an ambitious event that fulfilled its promise. Launched on April 18, the four-day Jewish celebration and learning experience attracted 2,500 participants and raised more than 10 tons of food for the Oregon Food Bank. On opening night, 600 people converged on…
THE NEXT SCOTT NADELSON, A LIFE IN PROGRESS by Scott Nadelson, © 2013, Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts, Portland, $16.95, original paperback (by Paul Haist.) After the 2004 publication of his first collection of short stories, Oregon writer Scott Nadelson, a New Jersey native, still questioned whether he would ever do something worthwhile. No matter…
There’s been a lot of news about women in the military recently, particularly women who have experienced sexual assault. But that’s not what inspired playwright Andrea Stolowitz to write Ithaka, her newest play, which won the newly established Fowler/Levin Prize and is being produced by Artists Repertory Theatre this month. Ithaka centers on Lanie, a…
