HEALTH
Like many women going through menopause, Deborah Diamond was struggling to get a good night’s sleep. Hot flashes woke her in the middle of the night, and she often struggled to get back to sleep. “I looked into all kinds of sleep remedies, short of taking hormones or prescription medications,” she said.
BY BY MICHAEL STEIGMEYER, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING | July 11, 2016 at 2:26 p.m.
Are you sick of politics? No, I mean literally!
Don't let the politics of the season make you ill. Take the higher road to become more spiritually aware and active. The results can be better health as well as being more politically astute.
PREVENTING DEBILITATING DISEASES AMONG WOMEN
Just about every minute, a woman dies of heart disease. But the majority of these deaths are avoidable.
Umami-flavored soups lead to winter yum
Using rich umami-flavored foods in your cooking allows you to avoid high-salt seasonings that raise blood pressure and ruin your kidneys.
The last time I had the flu was 17 years ago
How this writer sought a spiritual solution and has been free from the flu ever since.
Season of kindness
Encouragement and kindheartedness foster well being not only in recipients, but in contributors as well!
In a pickle? Salt-free ways to preserve veggies
During the cold of winter, Northwest vegetables make great pickles.
Finding your healthy heartbeat
Any drummers in the house? "Researchers studying the effects of drumming acknowledge that an involvement with stimulating rhythms supplies us with health benefits." This article explores how audible patterns that enrich us echo a deeper, spiritual lilt that has a divine origin.
Keep diabetes in check to avoid kidney disease
Diabetes and chronic kidney disease are strongly related. Being aware of this connection can help protect your health.
Hospital chief says humility key to better health care
“None of us in science and medicine have the answers we tell you we have,” said Betsy Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School. “Despite all of our knowledge, we humans are desperately in the dark about how most things work.”
Walk in the park improves health
When is a walk in the park more than just a walk in the park? How appreciating the beauty of nature and the divine order of life can be a spiritually transformative experience that improves health.
All-in-one healthcare program for frail seniors in King County celebrates 20th year
This program keeps King County seniors out of nursing homes by providing all of their healthcare needs.
Suicide and the lifeline of your spiritual authority
This month is National Suicide Prevention Month. Anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts, or who knows someone who is, can do something about it, today. In the United States, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 (800) 273-8255.
Does religion have an image problem?
Despite an anti-religion sentiment held by some, could a greater appreciation of spiritual discoveries and values be taking place?
