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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Health Notes- Learning from Essential Oil fan fiction

In 2021 we ran across a posting from an essential oil advocate describing an event that theoretically took place in

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Health Notes- Tai Chi lowers blood pressure more than cardio

Tai chi can help lower your blood pressure even more than intense cardio, new research suggests, Gabby Landsverk on Business

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Health Notes- What’s the root cause of obesity?                                                    

Major Study Claims to Identify The Root Cause of Obesity: Fructose, Michelle Starr in ScienceAlert: Health, Oct 2023 from the

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Health Notes- Matcha tea… have you heard?

 Matcha tea… have you heard? We were listening to one of our radio faves, Thom Hartmann, when he began talking

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Health Notes- Placebo Effect Revisited

Placebo Effect Revisited The New York Times and Ted Kaptchuk feed into more confusion about placebo effects. Steven Novella on

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What do rural areas do when their doctors leave?

Health Notes Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What’s next when they want to retire? By Arielle Zionts

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Health Notes- Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders and complicate drug

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Health Notes- New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form

New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form Jocelyn Kaiser in Science magazine, Apr 2022 “Vaccines

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Health Notes- Doctors debunk 12 myths about sunscreen, sunburns, and tanning

Spring is here, so here’s a video from two dermatologists who’ll tell you the safe way to get brown this

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Health Notes-  Exercise can help your brain health at any age

        Whether or not you have ever lifted a weight, you can protect your brain health now

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Health Notes- Why do we sleep under blankets, even on hot nights?

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? Who are you… the person who can’t sleep with

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Health Notes-  Moral injury is real, and we’ve all been exposed

Moral Injury Is an Invisible Epidemic That Affects Millions Moral Injury is a specific kind of trauma results when a

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