Lifestyle
What's happening in lifestyle news? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
Cancer concerns
Cancer is probably one of the most controversial subjects today. When doing research on cancer statistics, it appears cancer is on the decline. Yet the numbers of people we encounter that succumb to cancer is clear…
Core limits Neural efficiency and chiropractic
Years ago, an Angel baseball player walked into our office, in terrible pain due to a right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. He appeared fit and healthy and had the muscle bulk to prove his time in the gym. Needle…
The simplest pairs
Summer is here, or at least it is trying to be here, and when the seasons change we find that our taste in food and wine and the pairings we have with them changes quite a lot. We fire up the grill, dine outside wi…
Focus on ADD/ADHD
You have been seeing the terms ADD and ADHD very often in our recent articles. This is due to the fact that our Focus program is now in full swing and we have begun helping children and adults in managing their sen…
Soup is good food ... winter, spring, summer or fall
Some might say that soup is a cold weather meal. However, switching out thick, heavy soups for a lighter broth soup is key. With so much to do over the Fourth …
FDA approves first rapid, take home HIV test
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes…
Treating sinus infections
Sinus infections are painful occurrences that often lead physicians to prescribe antibiotics, often upon the urging of uncomfortable patients. In fact, sinus infections (also known as "acute sinusitis"), which prod…
Choosing quality physical therapy care while on vacation
With the changing of the seasons, the warmer weather also brings many visitors or summer residents back to the beautiful North Idaho and Coeur d'Alene area. Just because you may be away from home, doesn't mean you …
Why you should buy wine like a collector
We frequently hear two things from even our best customers about buying wine from a wine shop; first, it takes an extra stop, and second that wine from a wine shop is more expensive than from a grocery store. The f…
Celebrating your freedom and independence
Every Fourth of July, families and friends across the country gather for cookouts, festivals and fireworks displays to celebrate our freedom and independence as a nation, as well as individuals. As you age, maintai…
Our great drinking water deserves protection
If you live over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, the water out of your tap is fresh, clean and envied by so many people who don't have such a pristine drinking water source beneath them. With the population living ov…
Relieving pain and improving mobility with physical therapy
Countless individuals experience pain, lack of mobility, limited range of motion, or joint pain in their back, neck, knees, shoulders, hips, feet and ankles. Many have had total joint replacement surgery to correct…
Can aspirin stop cancer's spread?
If aspirin's health benefits were limited to reducing inflammation, alleviating pain, and promoting heart health, it would be quite enough. However, researchers are continuing to find new ways that this common drug…
Jump-start yoursummer training with this healthy salad
If you were one of the hundreds of spectators who showed up to cheer on the Ironman athletes on Sunday, then I'm sure you felt that encouraging push to get in …
The happiness diet - high in omega-3's
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids , found in cold water fish such as salmon, have long been considered positive additives to the diet because they protect against chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer an…