by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 30, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness, Mental Health
If you are experiencing a Mental Health Crisis and you are located in Cowlitz County please call:Cowlitz County Mental Health Crisis Line: (800) 803-8833 or (360) 425-6064Numbers for surrounding counties are located at the bottom of this article I have been in...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 27, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
There are two main hormones that must be watched and kept in mind while losing weight. They are Ghrelin and Leptin. Ghrelin regulates glucose. Ghrelin is produced in the stomach and small intestine. Ghrelin stimulates appetite which causes a person to eat 30...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 26, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
Amino acids are organic compounds composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and variable side chain groups. Amino Acids are referred to as the building blocks of protein that conduct many vital processes like syntheses of hormones and neurotransmitters. Your body...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 25, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Children's Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
This week it is Brain Awareness Week. Since so many children are out of school there is a great website that has great kid friendly stuff to learn about our brains. The brain is the command center of the body. It weighs 2 to 3 pounds. It controls everything from the...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 24, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
March 24, 2020 is American Diabetes Association Alert Day! Every 4th Tuesday in March it is the hope of many that people who are at risk developing of Type 2 Diabetes will learn what they need to know to avoid or manage this disease. Diabetes is a chronic illness...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 23, 2020 | Testimonials
My husband and I have started working with Karen back a few weeks ago and it is like, wow! Now we are staying on top of our workouts. I do try to focus on our goals and they are to get healthy again. She has shown me that she does care and I am doing things she asks...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 23, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, News
Wellness Works NW wants say THANK YOU to all the Medical Professionals out there! Whoa! What a challenging time we are all in. We are all in this together and all of the news reports and social media posts seem to be all about the disaster and the fear of it all. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 20, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Fitness, Women's Health
Did you know that our muscles start losing strength when we hit the age of 40? Don’t worry, this is not the end of it. Even though as we age we lose muscle mass and strength we can rebuild and slow down the process by weight lifting also known as strength training....
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 19, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Food News, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Skin Care, Women's Health
Self-Care is a vital part of life that I think many of us have little to no knowledge of. I know I didn’t 10 years ago. Just like many other people, it took me getting really sick to make me start learning. I don’t want this to happen to you so here I am putting...
by Nancy Cho-Auvil | Mar 18, 2020 | Food News, From the Heart with Nancy Cho-Auvil
I have only been eating Korean food as recently as eight years ago. As a Korean American adoptee, I did not have the chance to experience the cuisine from the country of my birth. I am excited to share what I have learned.. During the course of my...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 17, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
This article was last updated on December 1, 2020 COVID-19 is part of a large family of viruses called coronaviruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold and to more severe diseases like: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV. Wellness...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 16, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Women's Health
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal Cancer hits home for me because I lost my dad in 2005 from colon cancer. My dad chose to live well by eating a vegan diet, receiving alternative treatments that might help him feel better, and building better...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 14, 2020 | Testimonials
Seven 90 minute workouts in 14 days. Not too shabby. Circuit/strength and cardio. Thank you, Karen, for your encouragement and positivity. If anyone could use a trainer who is motivating and encouraging and always happy to see you, go see Karen!! Marta...
by Nancy Cho-Auvil | Mar 11, 2020 | Chronic Illness, From the Heart with Nancy Cho-Auvil, Women's Health
This article is part two of Nancy’s original article: My Heart Attack Experience By Nancy Cho-Auvil Greetings to all…following my heart attack of February 28, 2004, I was admitted to SW Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington. My length of...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 9, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
Everyone knows that movement (exercise) is important for wellness but what do you do when you can’t breathe normally? How do you exercise then? Although Pulmonary Rehabilitation is designed for those with chronic lung disease, it can help anyone with a variety of...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 5, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
March is National Kidney Month National Kidney Month was started to bring awareness to kidney disease. Often times people don’t know they have kidney disease until their kidneys are damaged so it is important to know if you should be tested. What Do Kidneys Do? Your...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 2, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
World Sleep Day is March 13, 2020 World Sleep Day® is designed to raise awareness of sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by the habits of modern life. “First and foremost, we need to make sleep a priority,” says Cleveland Clinic sleep disorders...
