CORE BLOG

What event happened on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019? CORE had the pleasure of attending the Santa Cruz Parks & Rec Leadership Meet and Greet. It was hosted by the Coastal Watershed Council. Their mission is "to preserve and protect coastal watersheds through community stewardship, education, and monitoring." The event was held ...

As an adult, it can be hard to take on the habits of healthy eating. This is especially true for those who grew-up eating fast food, snacking, and with very little physical activity. For many, unhealthy eating habits started in childhood making them hard to break them and start eating ...

Vitamin K isn’t a well-known vitamin, yet it plays a crucial role in the body.  It is involved in the coagulation (or clotting) of blood which is needed to patch vascular injuries and prevent major bleeding. Its name comes from the German word “koagulation” which simply starts with the letter ...

HBOT, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is a treatment in which a person is exposed to pure oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure. The increased oxygen and pressure saturates red blood cells and blood plasma with more oxygen than normal. This treatment is commonly used to treat decompression sickness (“the bends”), air embolisms, ...

Many leading health institutions and professionals prescribe the Mediterranean diet. Cultures surrounding the mediterranean sea- mainly Greece, Crete, and Southern Italy influence the diet. Health benefits include reduced risk for chronic disease and healthy aging. This is not a weight-loss diet but rather a good health diet. Hence, studies suggest ...

Excess sugar intake is associated with weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and poor health. What is worse it is that sugar is everywhere and in everything. It is disguised as different types of food like chips and bread (refined carbohydrates) and is added to many more (to enhance flavor). Avoiding ...

News about carcinogens is everywhere. It is common to find a warning sign or article about a substance that leads to cancer almost anywhere, which can be scary. Does everything cause cancer? Do we have to stop eating foods we love? And What can we do to lower our risk? ...

The human body is only about 10% human cells. The other 90% are microbial cells, most of which reside in the gut. Most microbes in the body are actually essential- they live in harmony with the body and help it survive. When an imbalance in microbial cultures occurs or infection ...

Cannabis plants (including marijuana and hemp) have for a long time been used for medicinal purposes. The use of cannabis can be traced back to ancient China, ancient Egypt, and many other civilizations throughout the world. Today, cannabis plants have a range of uses including the making of paper, clothes, ...

Honey has many uses in the home. It can be used as a sweeter or topping and is a popular remedy in times of illness. It can also be used to treat sore throats and skin burns, to make face masks and topical creams, and has even been studied to ...

At Santa Cruz CORE our services complement each other. Personal training and nutrition counseling, for example, go hand-in-hand when it comes to weight-loss. Corrective exercise, massage therapy, and acupuncture together can achieve greater results for treating pain. Thanks to our wide range of services, a client can combine many of ...

Multivitamin intake is very common, more than half of Americans take some sort of multivitamin. Whether or not to take one, however, can be confusing. Some research suggests benefit, some suggest no benefit, and some suggest harm. So what’s real and what isn’t? Vitamin Deficiencies in the U.S. Before assessing ...