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…
'Old Timers' of the Northwest
From an historical perspective there is no getting around it the Washington state wine industry is an "infant" compared to other appellations around the world. This in no way diminishes the quality of wine produced…
Parenting when exhausted
As parents, we all want our kids to have the best life has to offer. We enroll them in sports, dance, music, martial arts and the like. Keeping up with the financial costs and toting kids around from one activity t…
The skinny on weight loss: Part XIII
In my last two articles I referenced the Health for Life article The Mind Body Connection that was in the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of Newsweek Magazine. I mentioned that they estimated that 60-90 percent of all doct…
Eating with our eyes
Blame the external cues for making us overeat! Brian Wansink, economics and marketing professor at Cornell University has conducted research demonstrating that we are way out of touch with our internal hunger and f…
Different sides of medicinal gardening
As we are looking forward to the spring and summer months, we begin contemplating our gardens. We want beautiful gardens, but we want functional/edible gardens as well. Can we have both? We can!
Wine Tasting: How to?
Last week I saw a news story about this weekend's Mother's Day winery tasting held in Spokane. If you have never been you should go sometime it is a great event although brace yourself for huge crowds.
Safe and healthy travels!
Traveling can be so much fun and I can't wait to fit lots of it into my summer. It can also be really rough on the body. Whether you are traveling alone, on a business trip or you're on your way to an amazing famil…
Mom's wine
Mother's day is this coming Sunday and figures from the national retail association show it is the second biggest retail shopping day to the Christmas holidays.
Chiropractic: A family affair
As a concerned parent, you no doubt want your child to be as healthy as possible.
To cook or not to cook: What is more nutritious?
Raw foods are a very trendy concept right now. But when it comes to serving veggies, raw is not always the most nutritious.
Taking care of your health is like teaching a child
In the early stages of childhood we go through a stage of "Mine!" You want what you want. You've not yet learned you can't have everything you want, you've not yet learned to share, and you've not yet learned that …
The skinny on weight loss
In last week's article I asked the following questions - What are you doing for the next 30 to 90 days? Where would you like to be in the next 30 to 90 days? Then I made the observation that 30 to 90 days will come…
Allergy season strikes again
Thanks to allergies, I see lots of red noses, itchy eyes, coughing and just plain people in misery this time of year. We all love spring and shout for joy as we put away our shovels, but with this joy come the alle…
Soter Vineyards: A review
It occurred to me that while we frequently discuss coming wine events in this article we have rarely gone back to review the events to let you the wine consumer know how they went. That is of even more value when t…
Family gardening: The solution to hunger is in your own backyard
As day to day living costs continue to climb, now is a great time to supplement your family's diet with food grown in your own yard.