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A foundation of fitness
By JERRY HITCHCOCK
Caffeine: is it both good and bad?
This week, I am going to dip my toe back into the controversial waters of caffeine and its effects on health and fitness.
The value of simple meals
“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American College of Physicians recommends non-drug therapies for low back pain
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published in Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians and patients should treat acute or subacute low back pai…
Confused about foods
There are only two things I think everyone can agree on, bar none — that food and water are vital to our health and life. But that seems to be where the commonality ends. This subject is fraught with confusion. Foo…
What is pain telling you?
Pain is a warning signal advising that there is a problem. When we take time to listen to the pain, it can help us determine the cause. Pain begins after damage has already occurred in the tissues, ligaments and/ o…
The rosè way
As I write today I’m wearing a pink shirt to remind myself on this gray day that spring and summer are just around the corner. When the days grow longer, the sun is out more and temperatures warm our consumption of…
Stop daily headaches - live free with no limits
What would you do on a day that you didn’t have a headache or a migraine – and you knew that nothing you did on that day could cause a headache or migraine? Really — what would you do?? Would you be the real you – …
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How does Idaho measure up?
Last week’s Coeur d’Alene Press had a well-done two-part series addressing the annual report that compares health, social and environmental factors across counties in every state. Kootenai County had a mixed set of…
Ah, the possibilities
By JERRY HITCHCOCK
Time to step out
By JERRY HITCHCOCK
Spring brings allergies
Many people suffer with a stuffy nose, coughing, and sneezing when the seasons change. Does this automatically mean you have allergies? The answer is No. The definition of allergies is described as your immune syst…
A cure for the 'common' headache
Headaches mean big business, and this is especially the case when the cause underlying the headache pain goes undetected and therefore the headache pain is not successfully treated. Drugs are not a cure; they are n…
What's really new?
There is a whole big world of wine out there! This is why we taste as much as we do. We all have our favorites no doubt but for me and I think most wine consumers drinking the same thing all the time gets kind of b…