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| Opening the mind and body |
Parkour practitioners give a whole new meaning to the saying, “It’s the journey, not the destination, that matters.”
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
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| Taking the lead: Six steps to keep your kids fit |
According to the Centers for Disease Control, obesity rates in children increased from 5 percent to more than 18 percent between 1980 and 2008. Locally, according to Public Health–Seattle & King County, in 2008, 30.2 percent of students in grades 8, 10 and 12 were considered overweight or obese.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
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| Take care of your feet during American Diabetes Month |
One out of four people with diabetes will have at least one foot ulcer in their lifetime. Two out of three non-traumatic amputations performed in the United States are on a person with diabetes. That's the bad news.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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| Staying healthy in tough economic times |
Some time ago, I saw a patient who had become unemployed at an age where finding another job wasn't going to be easy. The stress from his job search and the increasing anxiety about his financial situation made it difficult for him to maintain a healthful lifestyle.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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| Growing up with healthy eating habits |
I often looked back to these years on the Andrews farm with fondness and gratitude because they had taught me many things I benefited from all my life. Among those is a deep appreciation for fresh, healthy food.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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| Flu season is here; vaccines coming |
There are two types of flu this season, each coming at different times. This fall into early winter, H1N1 will be more common.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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| Walking for more than a cure |
Inside the Cherry Hill campus at Swedish Medical Center in the Central Area, medical experts are keeping hope alive. For more than 200,000 patients diagnosed annually with primary or metastatic brain tumors, hope cannot come fast enough.
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| VIEW FROM THE KIRB | Volunteers are lifeblood for blood center |
The Puget Sound Blood Center (PSBC) is one of the largest volunteer organizations in the state of Washington, and they need to be. Each day PSBC needs 900 people to donate to maintain our blood supply.
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| Frye book reading explores Alzheimer's disease |
A powerful new anthology from Kent State University Press acts as a torch that moves down the dark tunnel of the mind's decrepitude, illuminating the hard, heartbreaking realities of old age for the afflicted, their caregivers and families.
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| Open wider, gummy |
Maybe the only thing worse than sitting in a dentist's chair for an hour or two is reading a book about it. Dr. Fred Quarnstrom, a Southeast Seattle dentist who practices on Beacon Hill, has taken up the challenge.
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