NCHOPS: The building blocks of life
By Mike Wagoner Reader Contributor I was thumbing through a biology textbook the other day and stumbled upon the periodic chart. You remember it: the big, scary, multi-colored banner of boxes that hung on...
Category: Health
The healing power of simplicity
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer, ND Reader Columnist Invariably, some time before Christmas it hits me – the feeling of being enfolded in woe. Nothing seems to go right. My brain goes into a million directions...
In Fine Fettle: A healthy kind of donut
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist I’m just kidding. There’s no healthy kind of donut. But you’re already reading so you might as well continue. Also, it could be emotionally healthy for you to...
In Fine Fettle: Setting intention for changes
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist Perhaps Lao Tzu said it most plainly: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” It’s that time of the year again....
In Fine Fettle: Creating change one cup of coffee at a time
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist “You could stop eating the butter mints on your secretary’s desk each day,” says Kenny. I roll my eyes at him. Really? The butter mints? My life will...
Bonner General earns four-star rating
By Reader Staff The Bonner General Health staff is enjoying a merry Christmas indeed after receiving a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. A system evaluating hospitals on a one- to...
‘These are working Idahoans’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Founders of the political movement Reclaim Idaho spent last weekend in Sandpoint to officially launch their initiative to get Medicaid expansion on the 2018 state ballot. Through gatherings...
The Fine Fettle: Seasonal Affective Disorder (and other sad states of mind)
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist “Maybe I’ve got SAD,” I tell my mom as I whine about lethargy, lack of motivation, crying over pudding commercials, and a voracious appetite for cookies. “Or it...
Kaniksu Health receives award
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kaniksu Health Services has earned level-three Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This national program recognizes community health centers and primary care...
‘A Night to Remember’ benefits cancer organization
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Community Cancer Services dedicates itself to improving the lives of people in the area affected by life-consuming illnesses. But one night a year, the organization throws an evening...
