Lifestyle
What's happening in lifestyle news? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
Managing your macros
This week, I wanted to cover a short, but important topic: Managing your macronutrients.
Community Spotlight: John and Mallory Malee
The Fedora 5th Annual FREE Community Thanksgiving Dinner
SILENT AUCTION: Thanks to all involved with Birthday Ball
Thank you to the following individuals for their donations to the Silent Auction Event during the 240th Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov. 10 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort:
Save your turkey bones, help your own!
Don’t throw your turkey bones out! Keep them to make “bone broth” or “bone stock!” Consuming nutrient rich broth from animal bones can make a big impact on the integrity of your joints, bones and health in general.
Edible? Yes. Incredible? That's up to you.
If you want to know trends at the grocery store just ask a cashier. While many different items come through the checkout line, there is an old trend that is new again and in almost everyone’s basket. Here is your h…
Calorie saving for Thanksgiving
Enjoy Thanksgiving without sacrificing your weight loss goals with these tips:
Reboot your body
This last week I had the fun of traveling to Orlando, Florida for the annual private practice section convention of the American Physical Therapy Association. Each year it takes place in varying venues, and this ye…
Healthy aging
It is possible to reverse and or slow down the aging process. Chronological aging has an effect on the endocrine system, hormone levels decline with age. While bio-identical hormone therapy can restore these hormon…
Six things to drink this year at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is flat-out our favorite holiday for wine and food pairing. Our opulent national meal for the last Thursday of November offers so many choices for pairings, we get a bit of the proverbial “kid in a can…
Stubborn lip lines
Are you tired of the stubborn lip lines that surround your mouth? If you’ve noticed aging in your peri-oral region, a procedure called dermabrasion may help. Not to be confused with microdermabrasion, dermabrasion …
Are we getting healthier?
"Are we getting healthier?" is not an easy question to answer — and most statistics would point to a rather strong “No” overall.
Familiar, yet always innovative
The lines of food and wine are always intersecting, and in the best of circumstances they do so in wonderful ways. For most wine lovers it is just impossible to reflect on their favorite food and dining experiences…
Free hearing helps and repairs for the holidays!
Every holiday season, I give back to the community by giving away a free pair of digital hearing aids to a deserving individual. I will also provide free in-house repairs by appointment and bringing in a copy of th…
Tired of skin spots?
Our skin is our largest organ and creates a barrier from all environmental insults. Free radicals and exposure to UVA and UVB light creates premature aging and hyperpigmentation of the skin. Hyperpigmentation is th…
Body talk
A few years ago, in the dead of winter with snow piled high, I did the unthinkable for a physical therapist: I slipped on the ice and landed on my left elbow and wrist. As I was squirming around on the ground in my…