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…
Spotlighting venous disease
Approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population is affected with venous disease. 20-25 percent of women and 10-15 percent of men will have visible varicosities. Much of the time people do not seek treatment for the…
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Spring release
While new wines are constantly available on the market wineries typically release their new vintages in groups in the spring, and again in the fall. As the spring of 2013 approaches these new release wines are bein…
What's your ROI?
You have been hearing it for months now. The fiscal cliff, your IRA simple money needs to be diversified and your paycheck is going to decrease by $200 in the next 30 days. Oh, thank goodness I have a good accounta…
Beware of winter injuries
We are almost through January. As anyone from North Idaho knows, that usually means snow and ice are here as well.
The Unrepresented
The passing of proposition 1183 in Washington State and the possibility of any similar legislation here in Idaho bring with it a host of side effects and unintended consequences. The most unfortunate one to us is t…
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Time to focus on fiber
January is Fiber Focus Month! Really, we don't make this stuff up. If eating healthy is at the top of your resolutions list for 2013, then consider fiber. Most Americans do not get enough. We know we should eat mor…
Cholesterol-lowering drugs are working
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cholesterol levels among U.S. adults have been decreasing since the late 1980s. While some of the improvement can be attributed to dietary improvem…
Some of the best surprises
As wine shop owners and wine consumers, we have tasted a lot of wine over the last five years. I mean, a lot. We have tasted countless wines in all kinds of formats from blind tasting during the judging for the Nor…
Your body - winter weather takes its toll
Winter can be a challenge even for the healthiest of bodies. Our natural response to cold is for the body to conserve warmth at the core which decreases circulation and blood flow to the muscles. Resulting stiffnes…
Hacking away at pneumonia
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drugs prescribed to treat hypertension are known to produce a dry, hacking cough as a side effect in some cases, which leads many to switch to another medication. As it…
Find the hero in you
A hero. Not the ones who protect and serve or the ones with super human strength. The unsung heroes. The heroes that give of themselves, and by doing so, save lives. The everyday heroes: our community's blood donor…
So Good, So Far
Sometimes I really don't care for statistics. A Study at the University of Scranton reported that only 8 percent of all people who make New Year's resolutions actually keep them. Dan Diamond at Forbes magazine repo…
Warm Alpaca socks make winter fun
With the cold snowy days upon us in North Idaho, it is important to keep active outdoors and enjoy all the beautiful scenery winter brings us. My husband and I enjoy walks with our dogs down to the shore at Hayden …