Lifestyle
What's happening in lifestyle news? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
Some Zimbabweans, lacking gyms, exercise among the dead to stay healthy
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Caroline Vumbunu believes that exercising among the dead helps prolong her life.
Fitness programs help campus rabbis shape up
CONCORD, N.H. - As an Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Moshe Gray may not need a cross. But CrossFit? That's another story.
Woman helps seniors stay active, make friends
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - The awards wall at the Jo Brown Senior Center is an eye-catching reminder that competitive bridge is among the daily activities at the Fa…
Wine Camp 2015: Part 2
We began the tale of our 2015 Wine Camp to Walla Walla in last week's column. Here is part two and day 2 of all things wine with our wonderful customers and friends spent in the heart of Washington Wine Country.
Spinal disc problems
For many decades, most back pain was believed to be caused by "slipped" or "torn" discs. We now know this is not the case. Disc problems constitute only a small portion of the causes of back pain and rarely require…
Bears are not the only worry!
Summer time in Coeur d'Alene is filled with fun, family and camping. The great outdoors offer plenty of opportunity for fun, and food is almost always close by.
Thrive, don't just survive: Finding the reason you are sick, tired or in pain
Most acute and chronic diseases are created by exposure to toxins, microbes, allergens, poor diet, stress and mechanical injury. Any perturbation to the body by any of those six items will cause a change in how the…
Study suggests getting blood pressure even lower saves lives
Help from your hormones
We have an amazing substance in our body, called hormones. Hormones are regulatory substances that cause specific cells or tissues to do a prescribed function in the body. Most people when they think of hormones, t…
No limits
Recently,my sister who is a physical therapist and I, finished Amy Purdy's book "On My Own Two Feet." I met Amy this past January in Denver at the opening ceremony of the Snow Sports Industry show where she was the…
Iodine: Did you know?
Our diets have become increasingly deficient in iodine. A change from iodized salt to sea salt and/or low salt diets have resulted in deficiency in nearly 74 percent of adults.
Many thanks
With the final season of the year approaching, it creates a time of reflection. We had a wonderful year in our new Coeur d'Alene location and want to thank all our beautiful patients, past and present, for another …
Time to banish the not-chicken-again weeknight dinner blues
Does back-to-school time have you humming a few bars of the weeknight dinner blues?