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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
Protecting our children through food
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a parent who wasn’t concerned about their children’s health, and more especially, that they are feeding their kids the right foods. Feeding our children the correct foods that wi…
Are your thoughts causing you pain?
You might not realize this, but our emotional and physical health are connected. It doesn’t matter what the emotion is, our bodies have a physical response to our thoughts, how we feel and act. Positive emotions, s…
Most requested
Recommendation columns are always a bit tricky. Write them too often, and customers lose interest. Write them too much from our own perspective, and we risk losing part of our audience. After all, tastes in wine ar…
Save your health and your savings account: Get ahead of your symptoms
The exorbitant health care costs of our nation are no secret. According to the Center for Disease Control, average health care expenditures per-person were $10,000 on average in 2015, amounting to $3.2 trillion or …
Motor vehicle accidents: When should I get evaluated for injuries?
The answer is immediately following the accident, even if you don’t have any pain. The reason for this is that many individuals do not display symptoms for days, weeks or even months after the incident. It is impor…
Ask a drummer
Over the 12 years that we have owned our little shop here in Coeur d’Alene, we have gotten to know many wonderful people. Customers, friends and colleagues all come from diverse backgrounds with varied interests, i…
Is your child's backpack causing them harm?
School is only a few weeks away, so back to school shopping has begun. Selecting the right backpack is crucial to your child’s health. Many parents are not aware of the consequences of selecting the wrong backpack …
Inflammatory bowel disorders: The nebulous category of digestive distress
Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, and others are a collection of digestive disorders that have been lumped into the bin of inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD). For years they have …
Late and light
Much of the “intel” we get on the wine grape crop in any given year is opportunistic. We learn much from winemakers and others who visit the shop to taste the latest releases as they come in. While we wrote recentl…
Can a negative attitude affect your pain?
No matter how much you exercise or eat healthy, at some time you will experience neck or back pain.
Aspirin not recommended for cardiovascular disease
For decades, one low-dose aspirin a day was considered an easy way to prevent a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event. But according to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart A…
The story behind the decisions
There has been much speculation in the Press and among North Idaho residents about the likelihood, or even the chance, of a Trader Joe’s opening in our area. Having some crossover with the company — given that we s…
Getting pregnant with acupuncture
Today the rate of infertility is rising. Infertility and subfertility can affect women, men or even both. Since I have been in practice for four decades now, I have watched the trends. Initially, in the 1980s, it w…
Sacroiliac joint pain
The sacroiliac (SI) joint is where the upper body meets the lower body by connecting the sacrum with the iliac crest of the pelvis. It transmits all the forces of the upper body to the pelvis and legs and is the ce…
Why I chose to practice natural medicine
My goal as a health care practitioner is simply to help more people to have more fun by helping them feel well enough to have fun. I put a diverse background to use to make this happen. Before I decided to pursue a…