NEWS  Raw foodism isn’t an idiosyncratic cult fad. It just sits on the extreme end of common sense, which says natural foods with fewer synthetic ingredients are better for you. 
Well, OK.

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LIVING FEATURE  Stress happens. A lot. And when you’re in the eye of the tornado, it’s all you can do to keep from being sucked into the vortex of insanity. The last thing crossing your mind — as you watch your house fly away — is the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Read More>>

COOKING  This is prime “lake time” in the Inland Northwest. While the sandy shores of Coeur d’Alene’s edge beckon us to come rest, relax and play, local restaurants gear up to feed the hungry sun worshippers. In the Lake City, Rod Jessick is executive chef of the Coeur d’Alene Resort, and he consults with all of Hagadone Hospitality’s restaurants: Dockside, Cedar’s Floating Restaurant, Tito Macaroni’s, Bonsai Bistro, Beverly’s and the Beachhouse.
“You won’t find me on the beach this time of year,” he says, smiling. Read More>>

EXERCISE  “I think people underrate walking if you’re out of shape.” That’s Jon Knight — men’s cross-country coach at North Central High School, winners of four consecutive state championships and, in 2008, the national crown. Among the nuggets of wisdom I expected from Knight, “walking is good” wasn’t one of them. It was a comforting affirmation given my continuing back problems (much better than they were, thank you, but still not allowing me to run), but … strange. Read More>>

PEOPLE  Losing your vision may be hardest when you never expected it. The summer before Charlotte Inman started to go blind, she and her new husband bought rollerblades, bikes and skis.
It took a while for Inman to notice anything was wrong. She began bumping into things, tripping over her dog. She realized she couldn’t see her fingers at all if she held them off to her side. Her peripheral vision was disappearing.
The diagnosis: retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that can progress to total blindness. Read More>>

NEWS  Eating more raw foods may aid in weight loss. Some research shows the amount of food we eat is partially regulated by volume — when stretch receptors in the stomach and intestines are activated, we feel full. Foods rich in water, like fruits and vegetables, have fewer calories relative to their volume, possibly bringing on a sense of satisfaction with fewer calories. Read More>>

INNOVATION  When President Barack Obama signed the long-debated health care reform bill into law on March 23, he affected one-sixth of the U.S. economy with a few pen strokes. While the bill runs 2,400 pages, it’s predicted to create 200,000 to 300,000 pages of new or changed rules and regulations.
As Vice President Joe Biden said, it’s a big, uh, deal. Read More>>