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…
Easing into life transitions
People who hope to complete a marathon don't just wake up one day and decide to run the race. Instead, they start a training regiment and ease into it by gradually increasing the distance they run to build strength…
Tis the season for repetitive motion injuries
No, it is not winter anymore. It is the season when the sun shines more, the snow is gone, the work in the garden beckons, outdoor sports and activities intensify. Even if you have been working out at the gym all w…
What's your treasure?
We all have them. They come disguised, as many different things and often we have to peel back the layers of our life to figure exactly what they are and where they came from. They seem to come handed down through …
Even a little too much
Much has been made recently of the potential risk posed by taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol). As a result, the FDA has set the maximum dose of acetaminophen at 4,000 milligrams over a 24-hour period. In addit…
ADD/ADHD and chiropractic
In the time that I was making my way through middle school and high school, I heard very little about ADD or ADHD. Now that I am older and in touch with many teachers, it seems that this diagnosis has become common…
Remedies in a crisis
Idaho is considered one of the safest places to live. The chance of having a catastrophic emergency is rare. However, we are not immune.
Stop living with the symptoms of back pain, treat the cause
One of the most common sources of pain in adults is low back pain. According to surveys conducted by the American Physical Therapy Association, "Nearly two-thirds of Americans experience low back pain, but 37 perce…
Waiting to get hearing aids
Why do people who need hearing aids wait so long to get them?
Alpaca on the green: A match made in heaven!
When you think of the greatest legends of golf, what do you see? Jack Nicklaus striding down the fairway? A black-and-white snapshot of a young Arnold Palmer teeing up? Whatever image springs to mind, we bet we kno…
Back to basics... Part one
You are not destined to get sick. Your body is a remarkable piece of machinery capable of healing itself. If you treat that system right and respect your body, you won't have much to worry about in terms of "health…
Pros, cons of 'pink slime'
Social media networks have been eating up Pink Slime recently - no pun intended. Lean, finely textured beef (LFTB), also known as "pink slime" that is found in many of our beef products, is the hot new nutrition to…
Alcohol deregulation, the wine industry
I have been asked many times now by customers and readers about my feelings on proposition 1183 in Washington state and its effect on the wine industry and the prospects of a similar law here in Idaho.
Get it going on
Exercise... If it's the last thing on your list or the first thing to get rid of when you get "too busy," just hold on one minute. Your mind and your body need it everyday and your family will thank you for taking …
Home blood sugar monitoring
There is no question that diabetics who carefully monitor their blood sugar levels stand the best chance of avoiding complications commonly associated with the disease. To this end, it helps greatly for diabetics t…
What are we doing about heartburn and reflux?
Digestive disorders seem to be the norm more than the exception today. It is estimated that almost 50 percent of the U.S. population has heartburn, with 7 percent reporting it daily. Nearly a billion dollars is spe…