Lifestyle
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Milestone Announcements
ANNIVERSARIES Stanley and Joyce Huff 65th Anniversary
Community Spotlight: National Homeless Youth Awareness month
In the U.S., as many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness, 2,483,539 children in 2013 (The National Center on Family Homelessness). This represents one in every 30 children go to sleep without a ho…
Music to veterans' ears
POST FALLS — Eighty-eight is a key number to Kathryn Robison these days.
Time to think snowboarding and skiing
It is that time of year again to start thinking about getting your strength and conditioning firmed up so you can hit the slopes.
Managing your diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, which means that this month is the perfect opportunity to reflect on your health prior to the onset of holiday festivities with the tendency for exercise and healthy eating to …
Thank you Coeur d'Alene
Let me take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful and loyal patients and staff. This year, Owsley Plastic Surgery was voted Best of City by the Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living Magazine, and we couldn’t be mor…
Balancing blood sugar: Part II
In part one, we discussed mostly the history and problems with having blood sugar problems such as diabetes and hypoglycemia. Here we will discuss some suggestions to help.
The wines that make you go ahh
I recently returned from a weeklong business trip, and the first night home as I was cooking dinner, I walked through our home and sighed, “Ahh,” thinking it is always good to get back home. There are wines for all…
Thank you, veterans! Dealing with post-traumatic stress
I want to take this time to thank the men and women of uniform — the military, police officers, paramedics, fire fighters, first responders at disaster sites, and all that risk their lives for our benefit. I have n…
Riding the roller coaster
I was never a platform stander waving at the riders, I was always a rider. I loved the thrill of the coaster, the excitement of the other passengers and my arms overhead as the coaster dove up and down. In fact the…
Are you low on testosterone?
Men, how are you feeling? Are you struggling with the lack of drive you once had? Testosterone performs many roles, some of which are protecting the cardiovascular system by widening the lumen of the coronary arter…
How immobilization affects your body
The negative effects of immobilization (lack of proper motion) begin as soon as four hours after an injury! These negative effects are not just a problem for the muscles and joints, but they also affect your heart,…
A natural alternative to the flu vaccine
Driving home from the clinic the other day, the radio news announced that the flu has reached Spokane early this year. It strongly encouraged the listeners to rush off and get the flu vaccine in the hopes of wardin…
My brain isn't working and I am tired all the time
Does this describe you and how you feel everyday? These are a few of the most common complaints given by patients that walk into our clinic every day. They report feeling burned out, tired, never feeling rested, wa…
Randy Swick: No turning back
COEUR d'ALENE — Randy Swick said that he became enchanted with the idea of being a National Park Ranger as a child, while on summer camping trips with his pare…