Lifestyle
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Fill up on soup to help slim down
For all sorts of reasons, soup tops my list of quick and convenient meals.
Caring for veterans in a time of need
Mary Ann, a resident of Coeur d'Alene, was having a difficult time caring for her parents. Her mother was admitted to the hospital for cancer treatments while at the same time her father was battling lung cancer. O…
Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of hea…
A fresh take on the classic French onion soup
Onion and mushroom soup
A body in motion, stays in motion
Sports and playground activities are an integral part of balancing out a school day. Our bodies are meant to move, jump and run; not be sedentary for a large portion of the day. Our core, after all, is a highly mob…
Prepare for disaster before it happens
When H1N1 flu hit in 2009, plenty of people panicked. This flu was unknown and scary. But even more upsetting than the illness was the chaos to daily life it brought.
Negotiant bottlers
We have talked much recently about "grower wines" and their impact on the wine industry as we have continued to be impressed by many of the wines. So too though we continue to find negotiant wineries who bottle som…
The politics of obesity: Part B
In last weeks' article I cited the following news release: Washington, July 21 (2010) /PRNewswire/ - As the Obama Administration sets its sights on overweight Americans, demanding obesity ratings for all citizens b…
Time to ditch the diet?
Sweets and other snacks may be the downfall to anyone's plan to lose weight, but new research is contradicting that claim. A recent article in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association de…
Consumer wine trends
While the economics of the wine industry continue to greatly influence the behaviors of wineries, winemakers, growers and distributors there are also clear trends from the consumers of wines at the retail level. Wh…
Real-time tracking ofdiseases improves diagnosis
WASHINGTON - The doctor doesn't think your sore throat is bad enough yet to order a strep test - unaware that a dozen people across town were diagnosed with strep throat just last week.
Food for thought
The phrase "you are what you eat" is truer than you might think. Consider all the processed foods you consume; no matter how tasty and craving satisfying they are, they often lack essential nutrients your body need…
Health care doesn't have to be so expensive
The first thought in most people's mind when a sickness or injury occurs is, "How much is this going to set me back? Can we afford to get this treated?" When you undergo a sickness, pain or injury, the symptoms and…
DIY butter: Easy, insanely good
Why go to the trouble of making butter at home? After all, that's why they package it all up neat in little sticks for us at the grocery store... So we don't h…
The gut: Asecond brain
Over the last decade, there have been waves of excitement regarding the "Brain Gut." Scientists have found that the gut is truly a brain in of itself, referred to as the "Enteric Nervous System." It turns out that …