Health + Wellness

Research Alters Allergy Approach

Research Alters Allergy Approach

A new study reveals more about infants and peanut allergies

The rate of developing peanut allergy in Western nations has doubled in the past decade, but Seattle-funded research holds clues to prevention. A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, designed and funded in Seattle by Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the Immune Tolerance Network, indicates that feeding peanuts to…

Top 4 Ways to Get Fit in Seattle this Spring
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Top 4 Ways to Get Fit in Seattle this Spring

Where to work up a sweat in and around Seattle

Sponsored by Coors Peak Seattle is one of the fittest cities in the U.S.—we ranked eighth in a recent poll by the American Fitness Index that looked at how the 50 largest metro areas stack up in terms of preventive health behaviors and the amount of community resources that support physical activity. With our ample…

How to Shop and Do Some Good this Holiday Season
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How to Shop and Do Some Good this Holiday Season

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's Shine boutiques carry local goodies, offer hope

Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance As Seattle gears up for the holiday shopping season, many gift-givers will be seeking out socially responsible brands and goods on which to spend their hard-earned cash. A 2014 Nielsen study found that 42 percent of consumers in North America were willing to pay more for products and services…

Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors 2015

Seattle Magazine’s Top Doctors 2015

The 459 best physicians in the Puget Sound region as chosen by their peers

Stories by Sally James, Amelia Apfel, Sheila Cain, Elsy Pawelak Niki StojnicFor 15 years, we have asked Seattle-area doctors this question: To whom would you send a loved one for medical care? And every year, more than 1,000 doctors have taken time out of their busy schedules to nominate the peers they trust and admire—initially…

6 Instagram Photos that Show why PNW Terrain is Ideal for Runners
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6 Instagram Photos that Show why PNW Terrain is Ideal for Runners

There's a great big beautiful world out there. Lace up your sneaks and get outside

    Forget the treadmill. Running outdoors in the Pacific Northwest–among the mountains, beaches and forested paths–is an experience for all the senses. There are ample trails and paths accentuated by rugged terrain and sweeping views where the adventurous set can push their limits year-round (three cheers for the PNW’s temperate climate) and enjoy all…

The Best of Seattle’s Spring Hair Styles
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The Best of Seattle’s Spring Hair Styles

Spring’s best styles—plus, tips on how to achieve the best look

Sponsored by Sassoon Salon Seattle This spring’s street styles are all about a bold new perspective on classic techniques with a deconstructed twist — thinksubtle yet intricate braids, undone curls and feisty ponytails. Sassoon’s new Blow & Style is not your average blow-dry. Our expertly trained team now offers a full menu of blow-drying and…

A Drink-Free January: Does it Really do a Body Good?

A Drink-Free January: Does it Really do a Body Good?

Deep breaths: I won't be in my cups until February 5

On New Year’s Eve, my husband and I each downed a dirty martini and shared two bottles of brut Champagne. Though he was kicking my tail at a rousing game of Monopoly (damn him for always snagging Marvin Gardens), our low-key bubbly- and vodka-fueled evening was a splendid way to ring in 2015. When the…

Feel Great This Fall with Non-Invasive Body Contouring
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Feel Great This Fall with Non-Invasive Body Contouring

Enhance your figure with EMSCULPT®, available now at Glow Medispa's multiple Seattle locations.

Sponsored by Glow Medispa Start your journey to an enhanced appearance without endless squats or the commitment of a surgical procedure. EMSCULPT is an exciting treatment option that is the first body contouring treatment of its kind. It is the first non-surgical, non-invasive lift procedure. EMSCULPT® is an FDA-approved body contouring procedure that is intended…

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Spine Health Can Have a Major Impact on Quality of Life

Improve spine health with comprehensive care at Northwest Spine Center

Sponsored by Northwest Spine Center Does back and/or neck pain prevent you from living your life to the fullest? The mission at Northwst Spince Center is to deliver comprehensive spine care that will improve the quality of life of their patients. Northwest Spine Center is now providing individualized spine care in Bellevue. Northwest Spine Center…

Understanding the Affordable Care Act

Understanding the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act likely affects you and just about everyone you know

Kathryn is in her early 50s and lives on the shore of Lake Washington with her husband, Bill, in an elegant contemporary home filled with sunlight and exquisite art. Bill, a successful entrepreneur, retired in his mid-50s. Bill and Kathryn* are too young for Medicare, but felt well protected since they had purchased one of…

Autism

Charles A. Cowan*, M.D., Seattle Children’s, Developmental Pediatrics, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2204; Seattle Children’s Hospital; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 1968; autism, Asperger’s syndrome Bryan H. King, M.D., Seattle Children’s, Autism Center, 4909 25th Ave. NE, Seattle, 206.987.8080; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; Medical College of Wisconsin,…

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