A few decades of research into the many benefits of a healthy gut microbiome have piled up evidence that a broadly diverse array of microbes inhabiting your gut leads not only to improved digestion but also to reduced chronic inflammation and resistance to disease.

SoHum Health is proud to announce the launch of MRI services in Garberville, bringing advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) closer to home for Southern Humboldt residents. Patients in Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties now have another closer option for receiving…

From promising treatments for PMDD and chronic hepatitis B to advances in pancreatic cancer detection and a potential alternative to LASIK, researchers are making strides that could improve millions of lives.

Did you know that as many as 70% of age-related fractures occur in people who do not have osteoporosis? A 2019 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism looked at 3,700 people over age 50, and concluded that aging itself was more likely the cause of fractures than osteoporosis. 

The Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center (SHFRC) has been awarded the 2026 Children First Award by the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council (CAPCC) of Humboldt County. 

Photo by Kampus Production. Pop quiz: What substance of the human body fights infection, maintains a steady pH in its environment, helps with digestion, reveals the presence of disease or drugs in the body, repairs tissue, and rhymes with a…

Photo by cottonbro studio. Up to twelve percent of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia disorder, and as many as thirty percent of us report short-term difficulties getting enough zzz’s, classified as acute insomnia.  Chronic vs. acute insomnia To be considered…

Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash. Last time we learned that mold is a type of fungus and that its presence in your house can cause health issues from mild to severe in sensitive individuals who breathe in the spores…

Photo by Rodion Kutsaiev. Two guys walk into a bar. One suddenly breaks out into a sneezing fit, followed by coughing, watery eyes, and a general feeling of being unwell. The other looks at his friend as if he were…

Photo by Kampus Production. The term “mouth breather” has unfortunately been an insulting slur since early in the 20th century, when medical science was just beginning to figure out that chronic breathing through the mouth, technically labeled “chronic oral ventilation,”…