# health + wellness (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover health + wellness. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rearview Mirror: A Buzz at Salish Lodge, Gourmondo’s Next Steps, and a Spooky Casino](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/rearview-mirror-a-buzz-at-salish-lodge-gourmondos-next-steps-and-a-spooky-casino/) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Gallaher · - Seattle magazine_ NEXT STEPS, UNBOXED If you’ve lived in Seattle for any amount of time—especially if you work in a corporate setting—it’s likely that you’ve eaten something from Gourmondo, the longstanding Seattle catering and boxed-lunch company. Founded in Pike Place Market by Alissa Leinonen, Gourmondo recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with the announcement of Leinonen’s newest culinary… The post… ## [Restaurant Roundup: Pizza Pals and Paella on the Patio](https://seattlemag.com/food-drink/restaurant-roundup-pizza-pals-and-paella-on-the-patio/) _2026-08-21 · Ben McBee · - Seattle magazine_ Tackling a large pepperoni and cheese is always better with a friend. Now imagine that experience, but elevated to a Michelin-star level. That’s what you get from Pizza Pals, a one-night pop-up from Isaiah Ruffin of Pizza by Ruffin and Forrest Brunton of Roma Roma at the latter’s restaurant on Monday, Aug. 24 at 6:30… The post Restaurant Roundup: Pizza Pals and Paella on the Patio appeared first… ## [Studio Sessions: Periko The Artist](https://seattlemag.com/arts/visual-arts/studio-sessions-periko-the-artist/) _2026-08-20 · Sarah Stackhouse · - Seattle magazine_ Can a painting ever contain an entire person? The works of Gerardo Peña, also known as Periko The Artist, leave room for their subjects to move and change, resisting the idea that any of us can be reduced to a single image or expression. Peña’s colorful, surreal figures capture something less fixed than a likeness,… The post Studio Sessions: Periko The Artist appeared first on Seattle magazine . ## [House Special: Adana Kebap at Hamdi](https://seattlemag.com/food-drink/house-special-adana-kebap-at-hamdi/) _2026-08-20 · Tiffany Ran · - Seattle magazine_ At Hamdi—the Ballard restaurant from Istanbul-born chef Berk Guldal and his partner and co-owner Katrina Guldal—you cannot miss the distinctive tool standing upright on the pass, where finished dishes leave the kitchen: a Turkish zirh, the wide, curved blade used specifically for Hamdi’s signature dish, the Adana kebap. Named after a city in southern Turkey,… The post House Special: Adana Kebap at… ## [Opening Night: Stevie’s Famous Comes to North Seattle](https://seattlemag.com/food-drink/opening-night-stevies-famous-comes-to-north-seattle/) _2026-08-19 · Harry Cheadle · - Seattle magazine_ Welcome back to Opening Night, our column about hot new restaurants around Seattle. This time, we went to the soft opening of the new Stevie’s Famous location on Phinney Ridge. If you’re going down Phinney Avenue on a summer evening, there’s a new red neon sign above a bright blue-and-red building serving as a beacon… The post Opening Night: Stevie’s Famous Comes to North Seattle appeared first on… ## [Outdoor Store: Snow Peak Brings Japanese Design to Fremont](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/outdoors/outdoor-store-snow-peak-brings-japanese-design-to-fremont/) _2026-08-18 · Seattle Mag · - Seattle magazine_ Pacific Northwesterners know that summer is all about spending time in nature, so Snow Peak’s first Seattle store, which opened this spring, couldn’t have landed at a better moment. Known for its camping equipment and outerwear, the Japanese outdoor lifestyle brand features pieces with simple silhouettes and superior craftsmanship. The retailer has settled into its… The post Outdoor Store: Snow… ## [Do These 10 Popular Health and Wellness Trends Actually Work?](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/do-these-10-popular-health-and-wellness-trends-actually-work/) _2026-08-18 · Rachel Gallaher and Sarah Stackhouse · - Seattle magazine_ If you’re online at all, you’ve likely been exposed to any number of must-try workouts, don’t-miss beauty tips, and change-your-life diet suggestions purporting to help you lose weight, look younger, feel more energized, and sleep better. Scrolling social media often feels like a never-ending advertisement for new ways to spend money, presented through the shiny,… The post Do These 10 Popular… ## [When Art and Tech Align](https://seattlemag.com/arts/when-art-and-tech-align/) _2026-08-17 · Seattle Mag · - Seattle magazine_ Discover xispa, Seattle's new art and tech innovation lab in South Lake Union blending the PNW arts community with the city's tech workforce. Step inside. The post When Art and Tech Align appeared first on Seattle magazine . ## [Inside Horizon House’s Ambitious Next Chapter](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/inside-horizon-houses-ambitious-next-chapter/) _2026-08-17 · Chelsea Lin · - Seattle magazine_ “I do drink the kool-aid!” Erica Thrash-Sall laughs as she lists reason after reason she’s fallen in love with Horizon House, the First Hill senior-living nonprofit where she serves as CEO. There are the immediately obvious attributes like the museum-quality art, the library with a section for resident authors, the cozy nooks and ample green… The post Inside Horizon House’s Ambitious Next Chapter… ## [‘Explain yourself’: A Trump voter and Trump critic let you in](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/braver-way/explain-yourself-a-trump-voter-and-trump-critic-let-you-in/) _2026-08-14 · Seattle Mag · - Seattle magazine_ Moni is liberal. Travis Tripodi is conservative libertarian. Much of what he supports terrifies her… and vice versa. But when Trump returned in 2025, they knew they had to talk. In a new A Braver Way experiment, the two friends let you in on what’s become a critical exercise: bringing each other the headlines that… The post ‘Explain yourself’: A Trump voter and Trump critic let you in appeared… ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pZyzw42iUfyq) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Seattle Convention Center Steps Outside Its Walls to Energize Downtown](https://seattlemag.com/elite-partners/seattle-convention-center-steps-outside-its-walls-to-energize-downtown/) _2026-08-14 · Seattle Convention Center · - Seattle magazine_ The World Cup offered a glimpse of what downtown Seattle can feel like when public spaces are full of life and activity. This August, the Seattle Convention Center (SCC) is building on that momentum. For several weeks early this summer, downtown Seattle felt different. Streets buzzed as FIFA World Cup visitors joined residents, workers, and… The post Seattle Convention Center Steps Outside Its… ## [Restaurant Roundup: Death & Co. and Japanese-Italian Fusion](https://seattlemag.com/food-drink/restaurant-roundup-death-co-and-japanese-italian-fusion/) _2026-08-14 · Ben McBee · - Seattle magazine_ In the aftermath of the violence at Bite of Seattle, the city’s other food festivals are in unfamiliar territory. Organizers of the upcoming Panda Fest Seattle want to highlight a few features that may help alleviate concerns about the event’s safety. Tickets are required to gain entrance to Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, and as… The post Restaurant Roundup: Death & Co. and Japanese-Italian… ## [Remember When the Eastside Felt Like a Road Trip?](https://seattlemag.com/lifestyle/ticket-to-ride/) _2026-08-13 · Jonathan Sposato · - Seattle magazine_ There’s a particular kind of optimism and happiness you feel when a city decides to connect itself to its own future. World-class cities invest in the invisible things that make everything else possible. They make it easier for ideas to collide, for workers to access opportunity, for culture to flow. The East–West light rail Crosslake… The post Remember When the Eastside Felt Like a Road Trip?… ## [Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas](https://www.ecowatch.com/methane-facts-ecowatch.html) _2025-08-05 · EcoWatch · EcoWatch_ By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It \[…\] The post Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas… ## [New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric](https://www.ecowatch.com/new-york-new-buildings-electric.html) _2025-08-04 · Paige Bennett · EcoWatch_ New York is now the first state in the U.S. to require new buildings to be built entirely electric, without hookups to fossil fuels including gas, the New York State Assembly reported. The rule was initially passed in 2023 as the All-Electric Buildings Act and was finalized with the State Fire Prevention and Building Code \[…\] The post New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric… ## [Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds](https://www.ecowatch.com/monarch-butterflies-deaths-pesticides.html) _2025-08-01 · Paige Bennett · EcoWatch_ A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024. In January 2024, researchers found hundreds of dead or dying monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where Western monarch butterflies typically overwinter. As The Guardian reported, researchers found \[…\] The post Mass Die-Off… ## [Deepest-Known Animal Communities Found Almost Six Miles Below Sea Level](https://www.ecowatch.com/deepest-animal-communities-mariana-trench.html) _2025-08-01 · Cristen Hemingway Jaynes · EcoWatch_ Thousands of mollusks and worms have been discovered by a Chinese submersible in the Mariana Trench, almost six miles below sea level. The new study revealed it is the deepest colony of animals ever observed. “Hadal trenches, some of the Earth’s least explored and understood environments, have long been proposed to harbour chemosynthesis-based communities. Despite \[…\] The post Deepest-Known Animal… ## [Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: Report](https://www.ecowatch.com/congo-oil-gas-drilling-forest-gorillas-habitat.html) _2025-07-31 · Cristen Hemingway Jaynes · EcoWatch_ The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as mountain gorillas, eastern lowland gorillas and bonobos. But the country has plans to open more than half its land — including 306 million acres of intact tropical forest and vital gorilla habitat — to oil and \[…\] The post Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC… ## [Global Hunger Fell Overall in 2024, but Rose in Africa and Western Asia as Climate and Conflict Threaten Progress: UN Report](https://www.ecowatch.com/global-hunger-2024.html) _2025-07-30 · Cristen Hemingway Jaynes · EcoWatch_ World hunger fell overall last year, but continued to rise in most of Africa and western Asia, according to a new report — The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) — published by five specialized UN agencies and released Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). \[…\] The post Global Hunger Fell Overall in 2024, but Rose in Africa and Western… ## [Probiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida Coral](https://www.ecowatch.com/probiotic-coral-disease-florida.html) _2025-07-29 · Paige Bennett · EcoWatch_ A beneficial bacterial probiotic is restoring hope for mitigating disease spread in corals off the coast of Florida. In a new study, scientists have investigated the effectiveness of a compound produced by the probiotic strain MCH1-7 for combating the deadly stony coral tissue loss disease. MCH1-7 was first uncovered by scientists from the Smithsonian Marine \[…\] The post Probiotic Found to Slow… ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PF4WXV3bs43v) _2025-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date](https://www.ecowatch.com/earth-overshoot-day-2025.html) _2025-07-28 · Paige Bennett · EcoWatch_ Earth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what the Earth can naturally regenerate in one year. For 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24, the earliest it has been since the event was first calculated in 2006. The Earth Overshoot Day was first \[…\] The post Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date appeared first on… ## [Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study](https://www.ecowatch.com/underground-fungi-networks-conservation.html) _2025-07-25 · Cristen Hemingway Jaynes · EcoWatch_ The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). The scientists found that 90 percent of mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity hotspots were located in unprotected ecosystems, the loss of which could lead to lower carbon emissions \[…\] The post Earth’s… ## [UN’s Top Court Rules That ‘Clean, Healthy’ Environment Is a Human Right](https://www.ecowatch.com/un-healthy-environment-human-right-icj.html) _2025-07-24 · Cristen Hemingway Jaynes · EcoWatch_ In a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling supports the obligation of UN member states to tackle the climate crisis and outlines the consequences they could face if they \[…\] The post UN’s Top Court Rules That ‘Clean,…