Lifestyle
What's happening in lifestyle news? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
The gut is a second 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 …
Get relief from shoulder pain with physical therapy
A torn rotator cuff is one of the most common upper-body injuries. Rotator cuff muscles are crucial to the golf swing, so we see these injuries frequently this time of year.
Introducing 'My Plate'
Goodbye "Food Guide Pyramid" and hello "My Plate." Last week the USDA unveiled a new icon to replace the complicated and confusing pyramid. The new icon is a plate divided into four sections, with fruits and vegeta…
Make home-cured bacon for Father's Day
Home-cured bacon? Sounds like one of those things the average person wouldn't in a million years attempt.
Hormone-blocking drug reduces breast cancer risk
CHICAGO - Millions of women at higher-than-usual risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing the disease. Pfizer Inc.'s Aromasin cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half, without the si…
Consumer look at Idaho liquor law
As a wine retailer we are governed daily by Idaho Liquor law as are all of our great local wine distributors, Idaho and out of state wineries, and all other restaurants, grocery stores, warehouse stores, and any pl…
The skinny on weight loss
The health hazards of metabolic syndrome aka Syndrome "X" are devastating. Central obesity, hypertension, Type II insulin resistant diabetes and elevated cholesterol are the manifestations but only two of these sym…
Hospitals hunt substitutes as drug shortages rise
WASHINGTON - A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses - from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest - has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delayin…
A healthy makeover fora classic dinner salad
Restaurant diners hoping to lighten their load often go for salads. The usual suspects? The grilled chicken Caesar, the Cobb and Chinese chicken salad.
Play smart in contaminated areas
Every summer weekend, a Post Falls family deserts its comfortable home and heads to the Coeur d'Alene River near Cataldo to picnic, kayak, float on water toys and relax.
Understanding the role of curcumin in Alzheimer's
The link to healthy diets and brain health is well established. The link to diet and Alzheimer's Disease is less clearly established, but new information on curcumin (found in turmeric) may prove to be helpful.
Eric Ripert: Salads start - don'tmake - a meal
For Eric Ripert, a salad can be an anything goes experience... So long as it's small.
Don't be fooledby sea salt
When it comes to fries and other products seasoned with sea salt, marketers know their audience. In a new survey conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA), 61 percent of Americans erroneously think that sea…
The skinny onweight loss: Part XIII
In my last three articles I referenced the Health for Life article on the Mind Body Connection that was in the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of Newsweek Magazine. I mentioned that they estimated that 60-90 percent of all…
More Q & A about chiropractic
As I promised you last week, I'll continue with more frequently asked question concerning chiropractic care.