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...
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...
KVH Family Medicine has flu vaccines available: When should you get your shot? Klickitat Valley Health is ready for the 2018-2019 flu season with a stock of this year’s influenza vaccine, but that doesn’t mean everyone should run out and get their flu shots right this...
Stress often triggers cravings for unhealthy foods. Here’s a better way to eat your way out of stress. When we get overwhelmed by work and personal obligations, many of us find solace in comfort foods — whether it’s savory pasta dishes, big bowls of ice cream...