In 1727, Helen Morrison, a lonely spinster in Manchester, England, placed the first lonely hearts personal, advertising for a husband in the local weekly newspaper. In response, the town mayor committed her to a lunatic asylum for a month.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disorder defined by recurrent unwelcome thoughts (obsessions) and repeated behaviors (compulsions) that OCD sufferers feel driven to perform.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Have you ever noticed how some people manage to stay on track despite suffering a serious illness, financial setbacks or other problems that would derail other people?
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Now that the holidays are over, the decorations taken down, the credit bills arriving and the extra pounds showing, it is no wonder many people are experiencing a letdown.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
While garlic is easy and fun to grow here in Boundary County, there are some serious soil-borne diseases that can affect your ability to grow this crop. Throughout the county, we have had reports of white rot in garlic this year. White rot affects all Allium species, including onions, shallots …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
When you come to the end of the pavement on scenic Farm to Market Road in northern Boundary County, you will see a small gray building perched up a hill overlooking the valley. This is the headquarters of Farm to Market Grains. Established in 2015, this small flour mill produces …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Access to healthy food, regular physical activity and checkups with primary care providers are critical components of wellness and longevity. However, many adults in Idaho live in low-income communities with high rates of food insecurity and lack of access to the foods needed to maintain their health or treat their …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
When you are a competitive athlete, highly trained and highly motivated like everyone else in your event, what can push you beyond your competitors is diet. According to Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN, sports nutritionist for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Chiefs, nutrition can make …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
One of the key ingredients to a long and healthy life is olive oil. For years dietitians have been promoting the use of olive oil as a heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. Because of its rich source of tocopherols, carotenoids and polyphenols, which have anti-inflammatory properties olive oil has been shown to …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
If you want to know trends at the grocery store just ask a cashier. While many different items come through the checkout line, there is an old trend that is new again and in almost everyone’s basket. Here is your hint: they come by the dozen and shoppers are very …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Summer time in Coeur d'Alene is filled with fun, family and camping. The great outdoors offer plenty of opportunity for fun, and food is almost always close by.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Koretaka Ueda was waiting for us in the distance as we drove through the rice paddies to his modest home. As he welcomed us into his home his enthusiasm and energy for life was contagious.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
