Healthy Community
What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Neuropathy explained: From cause to care
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: New approach to the prevalence of back pain
If you are like most people, you have friends or family members that suffer with some form of back pain. The World Health Organization reports that low-back pain is the number one cause of disability around the glo…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — JONATHON M. SASSER: Osteoarthritis relief
Osteoarthritis (OA), a type of arthritis characterized by the degeneration of cartilage in a joint, is one of many conditions with a seemingly hopeless prognosis. Typically, patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis a…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Our community
Last week we wrote about our approach to the wine business here in North Idaho and how we work to set our shop apart. In writing that column I realized that the most important part of our story here at the Dinner P…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Effects of low-level laser therapy for autism
It is exciting to see options available for autistic spectrum disorder in children and adolescents. One of these options is low-level laser therapy that has been found to be an effective tool for some symptoms asso…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: When you don’t sleep well
I am amazed at how few people sleep well. These days I’m more surprised than not when someone says they sleep great. Sleep deprivation has some far reaching ramifications.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — JONATHON M. SASSER: Sleep: Quality over quantity
Imagine this: every night when you go to bed you lie awake for hours as your mind races and you even wake throughout the night once you do get to sleep. You may have been exhausted before, but no matter what you do…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Our philosophy
When you venture into a wine shop pretty much anywhere, it is likely a bit daunting. Questions run through your mind. How is this place organized? Are all the white wines in one spot? What if I want something speci…
ADVERTISING — Advertorial: DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: The brain’s effect on pain
New research in neuroscience shows a strong connection between your brain’s adaptability and your perception of physical or emotional pain. This ability of the brain to change and adapt is called neuroplasticity. E…
Our philosophy
When you venture into a wine shop pretty much anywhere, it is likely a bit daunting. Questions run through your mind. How is this place organized? Are all the white wines in one spot? What if I want something speci…
Sleep: Quality over quantity
Imagine this: every night when you go to bed you lie awake for hours as your mind races and you even wake throughout the night once you do get to sleep. You may have been exhausted before, but no matter what you do…
The brain's effect on pain
New research in neuroscience shows a strong connection between your brain’s adaptability and your perception of physical or emotional pain. This ability of the brain to change and adapt is called neuroplasticity. E…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: New reviews
Customers of the shop and readers of our weekly wine column know that we are always on the prowl for tasty new wines to add to the collection. Few of us like to drink the same things all the time and the “big world…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Cholesterol: The good and the bad
Most people have been made aware of the negative aspects of excess cholesterol in the body. High cholesterol/arterial plaquing that results in narrowing of the blood vessels and increased risk of stroke and heart a…
Cholesterol: The good and the bad
Most people have been made aware of the negative aspects of excess cholesterol in the body. High cholesterol/arterial plaquing that results in narrowing of the blood vessels and increased risk of stroke and heart a…
New reviews
Customers of the shop and readers of our weekly wine column know that we are always on the prowl for tasty new wines to add to the collection. Few of us like to drink the same things all the time and the “big world…