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A Spa Changes Hands in East Alton: What a New-Owner Purchase Means for Your Next Appointment
Two longtime therapists bought the business they already worked at. Here is how to read that change as a client.
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Light Therapy Lamps in Winter: What the Trials Support
Trials support a narrow protocol for light therapy lamps: 10,000 lux, ultraviolet filtered, 30 to 45 minutes in the morning through the dark months. The rest of the shelf is thinner.
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Forest Bathing in Central Park: What the Research Measured
Japanese field experiments measured cortisol and blood pressure falling after forest bathing, and a Michigan study found the steepest stress drop at 20 to 30 minutes. The samples stay small.
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What Really Happens During a Wellness Retreat
A wellness retreat is time set aside from normal life for rest, movement, and reflection. Here is what a typical stay looks like and how to choose one.
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Morning Wellness Routines Worth Stealing From Real People
The morning habits people actually keep are simple: a regular wake time, a little movement, and a few calm rituals. Here is the research behind them.
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Lifestyle Medicine: The Doctors Prescribing Habits Instead of Pills
A growing medical specialty treats chronic conditions with sleep, food, and movement. Here is what it actually involves, and what the evidence can and cannot promise.
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Glo Tanning Comes to Sandy: What the Announcement Says, and What It Doesn't
A press release frames tanning as wellness. The document itself offers no evidence for that framing — here is how to read it.
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A Shelter's New Isolation Rooms: What the Roos Family Health and Wellness Center Actually Changes
Haven of Peace spent years building a two-bedroom answer to a pandemic-era problem. The finished space arrives with lessons about how wellness infrastructure really gets funded.