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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…
In pain or injured? Physical therapy may be just what you need!
Physical therapy is known for healing a variety of sources of back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain as well as injuries and impairments of the body. An example of someone that needs physical therapy…
Returning you to health and normal functioning
If your ability to move and function has been compromised by injury or disease, physical therapy may be what you need to return to health and normal functioning. Physical therapy is used to treat a variety of condi…
10 ways to make good on the mint takeover
So you planted mint this year and now you know what "caution: may take over your garden" means. What do you do with it besides use it to freshen the garbage disposal? While I am unaware of any good recipes for "Sti…
Magic minutes
Strength training is just that, magic minutes. What strength training can do for you in a matter of 20 to 30 minutes a day, three days a week is incredible. It can change your overall health in no time, in a myriad…
Varietal Emergence II
As we wrote earlier in the summer we have been pleasantly surprised at the demand for some previously over-looked wines, varietals and producers. Part of this trend has demonstrated its strength most notably though…
Group Work: Effective for teens
How often do you see teenagers walking alone? When you do, how often do they look happy? There's a reason why adolescents choose to hang out in groups...it's more fun!
Dietary lessons learned from gardening
As we reap the benefits of a beautiful garden - be it flowers or vegetables, we are also reaping the bad stuff too - WEEDS! Interspersed with harvesting beautiful broccoli, spinach, pink-sprinkled cabbage, red kale…
Fraxel: Provides a wide array of treatment options
Fraxel is a non-invasive laser therapy providing a wide array of treatment options to address many forms of aging, customized to each patient's needs and conce…
Earning an 'A' in lunch
Summer break is often when your child's healthy eating plan takes a vacation. As summer comes to a close, it's time to refocus your efforts to make sure your child is healthy and ready to learn to make those all im…
Upgrade please!
Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that with everything. I really sometimes wish it did. I wish all you had to do was the same thing you do at the airport when you suddenly decide you need a little legroom in orde…
New options for the treatment of kidney cancer
Legendary physicist Albert Einstein is credited with the sentiment that everything should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler. Sometimes this can be a fine line.
The 2012 winners are...
When this article runs in the Coeur d'Alene Press on Wednesday we will be just a few short hours away from the tasting on Wednesday evening. So here are the results of the judging for the 2012 North Idaho Wine Rode…
Backpacks and back pain
It is that time of year again! Back to school shopping, crossing guards, and school zones only mean one thing. There will be thousands of tiny people walking around a community near you. Right now many kids have ge…
Controlling the whistle
My Grandpa's hearing is very bad and his hearing aid whistles all the time. Is there a power aid available that doesn't whistle so much?
Having total joint replacement surgery?
For those who are anticipating a total joint replacement surgery, you most likely are anxious to return to doing the activities you love without pain. Imagine picking up your grandchildren, gardening, or even just …