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…
Add a little spice to your life!
If meal planning starts to feel a little dull, try adding a little spice to your life! Not only will it spice up your dishes with flavor, but some herbs and spices will work simultaneously to spice up your health. …
Trick or treat?
Sugar related diseases continue to rise. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, arthritis, infertility, gallbladder and liver diseases, respiratory disorders, sleep apnea, insomnia, …
Chronic pain and depression
Pain serves an important function in our lives. When you suffer an acute injury, pain warns you to stop the activity that is causing harm and tells you to take care of it.
The cost of eating 'bad' food
As I write today, I am saddened. My sweet dog is in the veterinarian hospital, struggling for life. At 6 years old, it is not expected. She ate a mushroom or something moldy and has mycotoxicosis, and her tremors a…
Food banks and primary care - a natural partnership
Access to healthy food, regular physical activity and checkups with primary care providers are critical components of wellness and longevity. However, many adults in Idaho live in low-income communities with high r…
Sleep time can kill you!
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is by far the problem sleep specialists see most often. If you suspect that you have OSA, be careful about the information and products you get from the internet and other sources. The…
Self-reflection and your health
Last week a couple of my amazing patients came into my office, on different days, but with the same thoughts, how do we stay well and vibrant as we are aging? Do we just accept and give in to "old age" or do we fig…
The crowd pleasers
Here are our fall finds that are priced a bit more gently, and are more economical for the large gatherings of family and friends we have during the fall and winter holidays. The wines we wrote about last week are …
Osteoporosis is not just a calcium problem
Osteoporosis is not a calcium deficiency disease, but rather a disease of excessive calcium loss. In other words, you can take all the calcium supplements you want, but if you are deficient in the other minerals an…
Is gluten-free a great idea just for the health of it?
The term “gluten-free” seems to be everywhere these days: at the grocery store, on restaurant menus, and plastered on your favorite social media site. Perhaps you even know one or two people who have eliminated glu…
Fall finds the special occasion category
Fall is a great time of year for wine consumers and wine retailers. The combination of fall releases and our distributor partners working hard on their portfolios results in us finding many new things to put on our…
Breast cancer recovery and the gift of community
What makes America great is the people in our community. There is power in the people when they are dedicated to making the lives of other people, better. So on Saturday night at the Best Western Inn, the Casting f…
Ask your audiologist Are behind the ear hearing aids the best?
I have heard that behind the ear (BTE) hearing aids are the best. Is this true?
Foggy thinking in the brain
Are you finding that your brain just doesn’t seem as clear as it used to be? Poor memory, difficulty concentrating, inability to recall words, just feeling foggy? There are many things that can contribute to “foggy…
What is a headache?
Psychologically, a headache will steal your life. It will make you be a different person. You never get to be your real self! You really want to live free with no limits. Clinically though, a headache is pain in on…