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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
A roundup of local health and fitness facilities |
Armstrong Fitness University, 19520 Viking Avenue, Poulsbo 360-697-4296, Owner: Ann Armstrong
Armstrong Fitness offers a family friendly and youth supportive environment including: Cardio equipment, Nautilus, sauna, personal training, physical therapy, kid’s programs, massage, childcare, Body for Life, free weights, cable equipment, tanning, hot tub, aerobics, dance classes, pro shop, basketball and contests... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Mental health advocate honored
by national publication |
| Pat Lovett of Silverdale, known around the state as a tireless advocate for the mentally ill, has been honored by Family Circle Magazine with its annual Halo Award. Lovett was one of only four women to receive the tribute during its seventh year. She appears with the other winners in the January 18, issue of Family Circle, currently on newsstands... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Bainbridge couple turns failed club
into viable business
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Michael and Alexa Rosenthal had dreamed for quite awhile about owning a business together. Michael, who had spent 17 years as commercial fishing boat captain, was looking for a way to spend more time at home instead of being on the sea for months at a time. With two children and a third one on the way several years ago, Alexa too, could have used a little less traveling, which she did extensively for a nonprofit organization where she worked... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Your Dentist: Not just for cavities anymore
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| A trip to the dentist isn’t just about a bi-annual cleaning or filling a cavity. These days many dentists offer a number of services designed to improve your smile. Whether you are looking to replace that unsightly silver filling or want to improve the look of all your teeth, there are a number of cosmetic dentistry services available to meet your needs... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Bioidentical hormones provide
a natural alternative
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, or BHRT, is a natural hormone replacement therapy for treating pre- to post-menopausal symptoms that is gaining popularity... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Listen to your body to detect
early signs of stress
By Rodika Tollefson |
| The facts about stress are as boring as the news, to most people, that the Northwest’s rain wasn’t plentiful enough and caused another drought. Everyone knows stress can cause heart disease, create enough symptoms to give the family physician job security for years to come, and figuratively as well as literally kill. Yawn... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Kitsap Bank to offer health savings accounts |
| Kitsap Bank recently announced that beginning late this month, customers will have the option of opening health savings accounts (HSAs) with the bank. An HSA is a tax-sheltered savings account similar to an IRA, but earmarked for medical expenses. Unused funds and interest are carried over from year to year, without limit... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Northwest healthcare executives most
concerned about unions according to survey |
| Healthcare executives in Washington and Oregon are most concerned about union organizing, but recognize the best way to prevent organization is to educate their employees, according to a survey by a leading labor relations firm... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Complementary medicine looks at person,
not symptoms
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Although many people still use alternative medicine — or complementary medicine, the new politically correct name — as a last resort, the various non-traditional remedies and methods are no longer playing second fiddle to the Western medical ways. In fact, many procedures are so widely accepted that they are fully covered by insurance, at least in Washington state... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Huh? Can you hear me now?
Hearing loss doesn’t have to be debilitating any more
By Leslie Christopherson |
| The advent of hearing loss can be frightening and life changing. However, it does not have to be debilitating, as there are many products available to either correct or aid you. When you are looking for help, understand that you have choices... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Lasers not sci-fi any more,
but in your doctor’s office
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| From the operating room to the exam room, lasers have taken hold as one of many tools doctors have at their disposal. Today lasers are used widely in a number of cosmetic procedures, as a tool to correct vision, and even as a way to treat some forms of cancer... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can
make saving money a realistic resolution
By P.J. Ramos, KPS Health Plans |
Lose weight. Exercise more. Go to the dentist at least twice a year.
Like many Americans, health goals typically top the list of New Year’s resolutions. But a month into the New Year, how many are actually sticking to their objectives... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
High-Tech advances in medicine abound
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| The healthcare industry is keeping pace with the rest of the country when it comes to technological advances. These advances range from new surgical techniques to cutting edge materials and medicines. But the development that is the easiest to see and appreciate is the high-tech hardware showing up in exam rooms everywhere... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Acupuncture clinic uses rare
art of pulse diagnostics
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Robert Doane could have retired at age 40. Or, more precisely, he did — following the sale of his successful oil-trading company in Texas. Instead, the former Los Angeles TV station owner went back to school to learn how to heal people through traditional Chinese medicine... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Getting fit may require small sacrifices —
but the results are well worth it
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Cheryl Brose wanted to compete in a body-building competition before she turned 40. Considering that she had always struggled with weight and about seven years ago reached a size 20, that was quite an ambitious dream... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Interactive Web-based Medicare
info resource available |
| In response to the growing demand for health care information, the Medicare Rights Center (MRC), a national nonprofit consumer group has developed a state of the art web-based counseling tool, Medicare Interactive (MI), to provide user-friendly consumer information about state and federal benefits, rights and options for older and disabled Americans... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Healthy eating on the run
takes a little pre-planning
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Takeout, frozen meals or snacks are probably the answer to many busy business people’s rushed schedules but eating healthy on the run is not impossible. It just takes a little planning... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Festival of Trees raises over $300,000 |
| The 18th annual Festival of Trees, a fundraiser for the Harrison Hospital Foundation that was held over the Thanksgiving weekend, raised $308,000 for the hospital’s pediatric rehabilitation program... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
AWB HealthChoice announces new HSA plans |
| As of Jan. 1, Association of Washington Business (AWB) HealthChoice will offer three new HSA plans providing a lower-cost alternative to traditional health insurance products... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Smith Chiropractic opens in Bremerton |
Dr. Graeme Smith recently announced the opening of Smith Chiropractic, located at 1100 Wheaton Way, Suite B, in Bremerton.
The new clinic will offer fresh ideas and treatment options for the whole family as well as offering 15 minute appointments with optional full body adjusting and muscle work to release scar tissue built up in over-used muscles.
Smith Chiropractic can be reached at (360) 373-8899.
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Island Fitness names pair
to personal training team |
| Island Fitness has promoted Ishya Silpikul and Charisse Hines to the positions of Certified ProFitness Fitness Consultants, helping clients take a pro-active approach to fitness and nutrition via the ProFitness Program. |
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SPECIAL REPORT - HEALTH & FITNESS
Stanford joins Wade Zinn
Physical Therapy in Bremerton |
Megan Stanford, has recently joined the offices of Wade Zinn Physical Therapy. She received here Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Pacific University School of Physical Therapy in Oregon and has studied manual therapy techniques for the spine and extremities. Stanford will be working in the Bremerton office on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and in the Poulsbo office on Tuesday and Thursday.
Stanford can be reached at (360) 792-5994.
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