Category: Wellness

The Great American Food Fight

November 10, 2026

With competing American and international dietary guidelines making headlines, the debate over what constitutes healthy eating has taken an interesting turn. But beyond the political arguments lies a more important question. Are we examining the science behind our food, or simply choosing which pyramid aligns with our beliefs? A closer look at nutrient bioavailability, digestion, and human physiology reveals why the chemistry of nutrition deserves more attention than the politics surrounding it. … More The Great American Food Fight

Flu Season Has More Than One Villain

October 21, 2026

Flu season is rarely just about the flu. Behind every immune response is a much larger story involving immediate defenses, long acting immune memory, stress, glucose regulation, vitamin D, nutrition, chronic illness, vaccination, and even emerging research on trained immunity and beta glucans. This article looks past the usual seasonal talking points and into the biology of what actually shapes immune resilience, so you can understand what your immune system is doing, which factors may be working against it, and why informed prevention requires more than one seasonal recommendation.
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Protect Your Idaho Medicaid

August 31, 2026

Idaho Medicaid changes are coming in 2027, and the paperwork may feel just as overwhelming as the policy itself. This guide breaks down the steps Medicaid Expansion recipients can take now to protect their coverage, understand possible exclusions, track required activity, and prepare for renewals or appeals. A free Protect Your Idaho Medicaid 2027 Coverage Tracking Form is also available to download and keep with your records. … More Protect Your Idaho Medicaid

The Children Hidden Inside Proposition 1

August 26, 2026

Idaho Proposition 1 promises reproductive freedom and privacy, but its legal language reaches far beyond its reassuring title. This investigation examines what the measure says, what it leaves unsaid, and how its protections could affect unborn children, minors, trafficking victims, premature infants, parental safeguards, and existing Idaho law. … More The Children Hidden Inside Proposition 1

When Solidarity Becomes Conditional

August 22, 2026

What happens when support for women depends on whether the woman agrees with us? When Solidarity Becomes Conditional examines feminism, political identity, belonging, faith, and the ways women can become divided by ideology. Using psychology, Scripture, and my own theories of dissonance and emotional idolatry, I explore what our treatment of one another may reveal about what we actually believe about dignity, truth, and solidarity. … More When Solidarity Becomes Conditional

The People Paying for Fiscal Responsibility

August 20, 2026

Fiscal responsibility sounds responsible until we ask who is actually being required to practice it. Federal and Idaho policy changes are reducing Medicaid and SNAP spending, increasing eligibility and compliance requirements, and shifting more costs onto low income households, while other policies deliver substantial financial gains higher up the income ladder. As a public health educator and mother to disabled children who will need lifelong care, I wanted to look beyond the political slogans and follow the numbers. What I found raises a harder question than whether government is saving money. Is it actually reducing costs, or simply moving them onto the people least able to absorb them? … More The People Paying for Fiscal Responsibility

Deprescribing in Modern Healthcare and Its Implications for Patients and Providers

May 5, 2026

For years, healthcare has been structured to add medications, not reassess them. New deprescribing guidance begins to change that. This shift gives patients and providers a framework to reduce unnecessary medications and move toward more thoughtful, individualized care. … More Deprescribing in Modern Healthcare and Its Implications for Patients and Providers

When Internal Noise Is a Nervous System Pattern Not a Personality Trait

April 13, 2026

What most people call overthinking is often a pattern of unresolved internal processing. When the nervous system is carrying more input than it can organize, thoughts become repetitive, faster, and harder to separate from reality. This is not something to suppress. It is something to observe. Because once a pattern is visible, it can be understood. … More When Internal Noise Is a Nervous System Pattern Not a Personality Trait