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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…
Loose dentures? Implants can help
In the relatively recent past, dental implants have completely changed the way that dentists think about replacing teeth. But besides being a nearly ideal option for single tooth replacement (for all of the hockey …
Stay warm during the winter chills
With the holidays behind us and the new year ahead, it's time to focus on our goals for 2014. One of my goals this year is to become a better skier. We got up before sunrise on Saturday and headed up to Lookout Pas…
Metabolic Syndrome: Chronic disease of today's lifestyle
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of issues that occur together and increase your risk of heart disease, cancer and early death. It is characterized as having high blood pressure, elevated glucose levels, elevate…
Let's get started
Expectations are just a part of life. The new year started and already this week, I have heard people saying they dropped the ball on their expectations for their health. They forgot their tennis shoes to walk at l…
Is the little yellow packet doing you harm?
Having Sucralose sensitivity myself, I understand firsthand the symptoms people have when consuming these products. I myself get fibromyalgia-type symptoms, swollen joints and headaches any time I eat anything with…
Leavenworth: Go for the wine and the wine lists
One of the drawbacks of owning a retail wine shop is that it makes it tough to get away and explore wine country, even the nearby ones. Not that we don't get to try new wines - we do, virtually every week. The expe…
Ask your audiologist...
What is the difference between getting hearing aid(s) from a warehouse store and a local independent office? (Part three of three parts.)
The good in Idaho liquor law
As the New Year starts and the State Legislature starts to gather and plan its session for the coming year, the subject of liquor law and the potential for deregulation always seems to come up. As we have in past a…
Can chiropractic help the post-surgical patient?
Worldwide, low back pain (LBP) affects approximately 84 percent of the general population. Back pain is the rule, not the exception, when it comes to patient visits to chiropractors and medical doctors.
Do you have ITB syndrome?
ITB syndrome is a frequently written about overuse injury that causes knee pain. Characterized by pain on the outside of the knee joint (lateral knee pain), ITB syndrome can bring runners to their knees, literally!…
Minerals: The foundation of function
The foundation of all life is minerals. Minerals provide a rich substance for the life of plants, which then give humans, as well as animals, insects, and most life forms, life. When the body is "returned to the du…
It's time
When I was 12, I had a beautiful horse named Dealer. He was chestnut in color, with four white socks and a white bolt across his forehead. His official name was Sir Winston, and he had been a show horse before he w…
Chiropractic is health care, not disease care
Chiropractors have, since 1895, treated sickness and infirmity without the use of drugs and with the goal of avoiding surgical removal or repair of any of the body's organs or structures. Chiropractic's message is …
Healthy choices for the new year
As the holidays come to a close, we begin contemplating the New Year and the improvements we would like to make in our lives. Invariably, it comes to being healthier, eating better, losing weight. On that vein, can…
Dealing with dehydration
Dehydration occurs when your body does not have enough fluids to perform its normal functions. Your body loses more water and other fluids than it takes in, leading to a potentially serious medical condition. Exces…