A Healthy Idyllwild

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    A Healthy Idyllwild: June 15, 2017

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from: www.fresnometmin.org/images/pdfs/clean-homes-healthy-families-en.pdf www.backdoorsurvival.com/diy-liquid-castile-soap-wonderful/ If you follow this column, then you’ll know that the last couple of articles have dealt with darker topics. So, to quote a phrase: “And now for something completely different.” The clean,…

  • A Healthy Idyllwild: Prostate care

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status. Some info below taken from: www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/understanding-prostate-changes www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/ www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/pdf/prostate_health_tips.pdf Gentlemen, please do not neglect your prostates.  Know the symptoms of problems and get your regular checkups. True enough, at least…

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    A Healthy Idyllwild

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from:  “The Worst is Over,” Judith Acosta and Judith Simon Prager, Jodere Group, 2002, www.traumaresourceinstitute.com. Having been a trauma psychotherapist for nearly 30 years, now retired, I still find myself thinking about how to help…

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    A Healthy Idyllwild

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from:  https://wellness.uchicago.edu/page/bystander-intervention  http://thoughtcatalog.com/abbey-fox/2013/07/the-four-ds-of-bystander-intervention-how-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/  https://www.facebook.com/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/  Please, don’t turn away when I say that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I know we prefer not to talk about it. Nevertheless, it’s still a major problem for women,…

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    A Healthy Idyllwild

    By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider  Some info below taken from:  http://membes.gesa.org.au/membes/files/Consumer%20Information/Low%20FODMAP%20Diet.pdf http://sim.stanford.edu/resources/smg_patient_info/IRRITABLEBOWEL09-09.pdf  www.beyondceliac.org/SiteData/docs/WhatisCeli/7df546428970c440/What%20is%20Celiac%20Disease.pdf  www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity/gluten-sensitivity-testing/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/wheat-allergy/basics/definition/con-20031834 Is it gluten, wheat allergy, irritable bowel, FODMAPs or something else altogether? Here is a worthy puzzle. Celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, sensitivity…

  • A Healthy Idyllwild: Trial and Error: January 19, 2017

    By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status.  If you’re like me, I bet you’ve heard the saying “trial and error” a hundred times. And that other favorite saying that always seemed to me…

  • A Healthy Idyllwild

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status.  “Bullies, they really feed off the energy they get. If they hear people laugh at one joke they make, they’re going to keep making them to get the laughs….

  • A Healthy Idyllwild: November 10, 2016: Diabetes

    Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status.  It turns out that dietary sugar is the big problem. Dietary sugar contributes to obesity (body-fat accumulation). Obesity is at the root of many health-related evils. Current medical research is…

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    A Healthy Idyllwild: October 13, 2016

    By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status.  Welcome back and thank you for reading this column on health and wellness self-management. Self-management is using smart information to make wise choices regarding the aspects…