Healthy Community
What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
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…
Ancient herbs used to boost immunity
White blood cells (WBCs or leukocytes), are the defensive frontline of the immune system. WBCs are created in bone marrow, the spongy tissue at the center of large bones. There are five distinct types of WBC’s that…
And they're off! 2015's harvest summary
It’s that time of year again, when we can hear the collective exhale of winemakers and grape growers from around the wine regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Harvest is finished. If there are grapes still hanging a…
Pink cupcakes
There they were standing on the dock at the lake, my nieces' high school varsity volleyball team. They were not in their typical volleyball attire, instead they were dressed to the nines in beautiful short dresses …
Our solution for lousy lip lines
Lip lines present some of the most challenging areas on the face to rejuvenate. Luckily, through the use of combined products and services we can finally wipe those lines away. For starters, the most conservative a…
How are you feeling?
How are you feeling? Are you struggling with the changes in your life that the aging process brings?
Balancing blood sugar: Part I
Most of us understand the negative effects of sugar. Most know we consume too much. But the draw is just too strong. The problem is, sugar just tastes too good! That oral stimulation, the emotional gratification, t…
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…
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…