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Community Thanks January 17, 2016
Blessing were abundant this Christmas Season when Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn invited Family Promise of North Idaho guests to stay for 5 relaxing days of holiday fun and vacation renewal. Best Western CDA I…
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Milestone Announcements January 17, 2016
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Baby-led weaning: Is it a solid method for feeding?
Baby-led weaning (BLW) is a method for introducing solids to infants without the use of pureed food or spoon feeding. This method of feeding was developed in the United Kingdom. In the United States baby-led weanin…
Different kinds of fatigue
When people talk about being tired or fatigued, it is generally called by different verbs: they refer to it as “sleepy,” tired, “sick fatigue,” physical fatigue (overwork, muscle soreness), mental fatigue, just wor…
Reach your health goals and change your life
With the start of the New Year, many people will make resolutions. Whether it is to lose weight, exercise more, eat better, or just try to be healthier, many will try and few will succeed in the long term.
A new year, a new you?
How many of you have once again made a commitment to change your lifestyle, lose weight and become more active? 2016 brings new possibilities for us all! The investment you make into your health will have long term…
Healthy New Year
I love this time of the year! I like the idea of closing the door to the last year and choosing to walk in the open door of the New Year. To me, there is nothing better than a chance to make “new healthy lifestyle …
Sometimes you just need to give it a chance
We watched a movie last night. It was one of those films that I describe as “artsy,” great cast but no beautiful stars, no slick sets or great special effects, and no rousing score from John Williams. It is the typ…
Massive weight loss: Now what?
So you’ve lost a lot of weight. You may be asking yourself, “now what?” Whether it was through diet and exercise, bariatric surgical intervention, or a combination of both, massive weight loss is an incredible acco…
Why do my headaches start?
Patients often ask things like:
A creative mind: Ali Shute
Albert Einstein is often credited with saying, “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”
A mindful start to 2016
Here we are in 2016, and many of you have started the annual ritual to be healthier and happier over the next 12 months and beyond.
Turning the page on the calendar
This year with the way the holidays fell, we even managed a three-day weekend, which was wonderful. We had the time to host a dinner party of our own, catch up on things that needed attention at home after an inten…
Can I have cosmetic surgery if I'm overweight?
This is one of the most commonly asked questions from patients seeking body contouring procedures. Body weight and how it relates to your body mass index is very important in prescreening patients for their eligibi…