At Klickitat Valley Health, we are working every day to 'make healthy changes.' As part of that promise to our community, we have also placed a priority on helping YOU make healthy changes. One of the best healthy changes you can make this year is...
The new year can be an exciting time, brimming with the promise of fresh starts and new beginnings. It’s also an opportunity to recommit to your health and well-being: Eat better. Exercise three times each week. Drink more water. Creating these resolutions is easy enough. Sticking...
Hop in the car and take an adventure to Mount St. Helens, which offers a variety of winter recreational options that are unique due to its landscape. The mountain, just a hair taller than 8,000 feet as a result of its 1980 eruption, is the centerpiece...
Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking support can help ward off stress and depression. The holiday season often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. And it's no wonder. The holidays present a dizzying array...
Choose nutrient-rich, lower-carbohydrate snacks for healthy blood-sugar control. While meal planning is often the focus for people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, accounting for nutrient-rich, lower-carbohydrate snacks is important, too. Snacking with diabetes usually means re-wiring the brain to think of snacking in a new...
By far, the most popular of all white meats is chicken. For starters, it’s inexpensive and quick to prepare. Plus it can be served in a way variety of ways (chicken soup and diced up in a salad are just a few favorites.) But that’s...
The American Heart Association revisited its guidelines for what is considered high blood pressure — which means even more Americans will be considered “hypertensive.” Before this report, the association estimated that some 30 percent of Americans have hypertension, or high blood pressure. Under the revised guidelines,...
A dose of useful advice for how to manage stress as a parent. You matter. Of course you do. But somewhere in the course of parenting, self-care for moms and dads (especially moms) is often forgotten. Here’s the deal: You are the foundation of your family. If the foundation...
The Columbia River Gorge comes alive with autumn colors during September, October and into early November as deciduous trees of every stripe put on a natural fireworks display amid the waterfalls and forest. From bigleaf maples to oaks, the trees with the best colors range from...
What do you make for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving? Most of us want to eat those leftovers as long as possible from actual Thanksgiving. An entire plate of turkey and cranberries and stuffing at seven in the morning is an ideal breakfast for some,...