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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
Health care cost and chiropractic
Let's face it; there are very few people who are going to call our health care system cost effective. Health care can be very expensive, often times leaving people trying to "wait out" their problems in exchange fo…
Are you suffering sleep deprivation?
When was the last time you slept well? More than 80 million Americans suffer from lack of sleep. It is estimated that 50 percent of work related accidents and 25 perceny of household accidents are caused by fatigue…
The skinny on weight loss: Part VII
What does detoxification have to do with weight loss? A better question might be "is there a connection between toxins and fat?" Let me explain. All the detoxification pathways in the body (liver-colon, kidney-blad…
Newborn blood tests and diet soda - what's the link?
The words "phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine" is on every food product containing aspartame as a sweetener. But have you ever stopped to wonder what it means and why it is included on the label?
Ask your audiologist...
In these economic hardship times is there a way to donate old hearing aids so someone else can use them?
Blood pressure and chiropractic
You hear a lot about the health of your heart and for very good reason. I doubt there is a single person who doesn't realize how astronomically important our heart is to our ability to function. Stop the heart, sto…
Adrenals: Many roles
If you were to take a test and it asked, "what organ or gland is part of the sugar-control mechanism in the body, is responsible for the management of energy, blood pressure, eye sensitivity to light, the fight or …
Communication skills vital to good living
Nancy Jeruzal can pinpoint a weak tongue in a sound bite, and she knows the exercises to help build back strength. She's heard plenty of people hunt in frustration for a word that's just out of reach, and she's giv…
The suicide disease
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) has picked up an extreme nickname over the years. This nerve disorder is often called "the suicide disease" due to the tremendous, unrelenting pain it can cause in the eyes, lips, nose, sc…
Key to healthful diet is improving nutrition
March is National Nutrition Month, and the American Dietetic Association reminds everyone that an easy way to focus on eating better is to start with the basics build your nutritional health from the ground up. To …
Welcome to the North Idaho Wedding Fair
POST FALLS — Plenty of wedding fairs showcase vendors in fashion shows, but the North Idaho Wedding Fair on Feb. 28 has something better: The entire year-long process from engagement to wedding compressed into 30-m…
Battling anxiety
Approximately 4 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with anxiety. The prevalence of anxiety in this society is definitely on the upswing. Anxiety is very real to those who experience it, ranging from mil…
Sciatica and chiropractic
Sciatica….if you don’t know the meaning of the word, then you have probably never experienced the symptoms.
Diet do's and don'ts for Dudes
Men think differently when it comes to nutrition. It’s not that they don’t care about nutrition, health or fitness, but “diet” tends to be one of those feminine words. This is why diet foods and beverages tend to b…
Take it from a walk to a run with Fleet Feet
The first steps on a new exercise program can be the hardest to take when one tries to go it alone. The loneliness of the long-distance runner isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. Many beginning runners find tro…