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…
Celebrate Registered Dietitian Day
March 13th marks Registered Dietitian Day - a celebration that occurs during National Nutrition Month. When you need reliable food and nutrition information rely on qualified professionals in the field. Licensed, r…
Learn the joys of hand spinning your own yarn
The art of hand spinning yarn has been around for thousands of years and recently has made a resurgence among fiber arts enthusiasts who yearn to take their knitting projects back to the very source they originated…
When your head is unclear
An all too common grievance I hear today has to do with mental clarity. Complaints about not being able to remember details, having difficulty concentrating, or just plain feeling like they're in a fog is more comm…
After leaving the hospital
Upon being discharged from the hospital, heart patients, in particular, are prone to making medication mistakes at home. In fact, one recent study indicates that more than half of patients admitted to hospitals for…
Celebrate National Nutrition Month and diversity by eating right, your way
March is National Nutrition Month and this year the Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages everyone to "Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day." When it comes to eating healthy, there is no one-size fits all. …
The right one
We always enjoy and have long advocated for increasing choices in all things wine.
Supplement Quality: Is yours making the grade?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is in regards to over-the-counter supplements.
It's not all in the shape
We attended a lovely dinner party last week that was a celebration of a friend's 50th birthday. There were a total of 10 folks, all of whom brought wine, so as you can imagine there was quite an array of wines and …
Cross-train
My grandpa Alex was a broad-shouldered, burley man of European decent.
Take advantage of higher IRA contribution limits
For the first time since 2008, contribution limits have risen for one of the most popular retirement savings vehicles available: the IRA. This means you've got a greater opportunity to put more money away for your …
ADHD drugs perform better than assumed
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects an average 9 percent of U.S. children between ages 5 and 17, making it one of the most common childhood disorders. Because children affected by ADHD experienc…
Give your feet some love with quality socks
Treat your feet to the luxury of a hand-knit pair of socks or machine knit Alpaca Socks
Spinal Decompression: A successful non-surgical treatment for herniated and bulging discs
Non-Surgical Spinal decompression is an effective alternative treatment to surgery or injections. It is utilized for conditions of the neck and low back, including chronic neck or low back pain, sciatica, spinal st…
Open house this Saturday
The Integrative Wellness Center invites you to join us at our Spring Open House, Sat., March 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Everybody knows somebody
In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men have suffered from an eating disorder at some time in their life. Feb. 24-March 2 is National Eating Disorders Awareness week. Changing our society's unreal…