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What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.

Updated 1 year ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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…