A grain of salt: Gifting yourself down-time
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
It’s that time of year again. We’re obliged to parties and gatherings and second helpings. We’ve got relatives to relate to, colleagues to Secret Santa …
Tagged: health
Trail Dispatches: Trails for Health
By Deb Ruehle
Reader Contributor
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” …
A grain of salt: Illness is not a weakness
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
Somehow, perhaps with the transition into the Industrial Revolution and hourly wages, Americans seem to have lost compassion for the unwell. Working hard for long …
A grain of salt: Getting back to the basics
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
“Do you believe in those IV infusions as a hangover cure?” a family member asked me as he loaded some hotel pancakes onto his plate. …
A grain of salt: Why your tribe is essential
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
A few years ago I added some questions about “support systems” to my patient intake questionnaire. I had been hearing a lot of the same, …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: My new superpower
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Many people think of Parkinson’s disease as afflicting only older people. They conjure up an image of someone with stooped posture, bent over a cane, …
A grain of salt: Summer in Sandpoint — one long booze session
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
Let’s be clear on some basic facts before we disappoint our readers today: There are nearly zero scientifically-proven health benefits to drinking alcohol.
I know. …
A grain of salt: Why you should care if your tomatoes are huge
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
In my office, the questions of, “Should I eat organic?” or, “Are GMOs bad?” come up almost daily. The answer to both is, yes. …
A grain of salt: In defense of your doctor
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
I can always tell that I’ll like a patient when they tell me that they’ve spent years with the same doctor. It means they have …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: It ain’t all bad
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
“You have Parkinson’s disease.” Those four words rock your world, and nothing is ever the same. PD is progressive, it is chronic and it involves …
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