by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 4, 2023 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness, Skin Care, Women's Health
When I was in my mid-twenties I realized that I had gone several months without a period. I had always been irregular, and at the time I had a very stressful job but this seemed wrong; I had no reason to consider a pregnancy. I mentioned it to a woman in my bible...
by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 20, 2022 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, News, Women's Health
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Karen G Clemenson asked me to write something regarding the topic. Domestic Violence is a hard topic and I didn’t take it lightly, but I also didn’t want to repeat the same things we have written before so I contacted...
by Karen G Clemenson | Nov 27, 2020 | Fitness, Men's Health, Videos
Hey Everybody! This is Karen from Wellness Works NW. It is getting kind of cold, isn’t it? It is coming into the time of the year that we start thinking about our health because we are having a good time and we are going to enjoy things like Thanksgiving and Christmas...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 23, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health
Breast cancer is touted as only a women’s issue, but that isn’t the truth. Men can get breast cancer and they should be checking their nipples and areolas too. Women get breast cancer more often, but that doesn’t mean male breast cancer is not a real diagnosis. Men...
by Karen G Clemenson | Sep 14, 2020 | Fitness, Food News, Men's Health, Videos
There you are! This is Karen with Wellness Works NW and today we are going to talk about Low T…Back in the 70’s there was this great soul singer named, Barry White, and he could get his voice very low and he had this very seductive voice, like, “Hello Baby.” He could...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 9, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness
June is Men’s Health Month and the goal for this month is to heighten the awareness of getting men to consider living well by having early detection tests and getting treatment for diseases they may have. In 1994 Bill Clinton established Men’s Health Month. Men go to...
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 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 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 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 | Feb 19, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
February is Low Vision month and the number one disease of low vision is Macular Degeneration. Macular degeneration affects 4 million Americans of all ages, mostly in older adults. This is more than glaucoma and cataracts. Currently there is no cure for the disease....
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 11, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
I am disabled. Being disabled makes every day activities and exercise or like I call it, movement, a challenge. Because I have challenges I have to be creative in how I choose to move my body. There are 48.9 million Americans in the United States. 24.1 million have a...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 7, 2020 | Children's Health, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
National Toothache Day is Sunday February 9, 2020. Toothaches can make life pretty unbearable. They can affect your ability to eat, talk, sleep, travel or even kiss your loved ones. Did you know the first bristled toothbrush was invented in 1498? In China people...
by Summer D Clemenson | Feb 6, 2020 | Children's Health, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
February is American Heart Month and because we love you we will be sharing several topics related to heart health this month. In this article I will be sharing with you some information about Heart Defects. According to the American Heart Association, about 9 out of...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 5, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Children's Health, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
February is Low Vision Awareness month. You are probably wondering what low vision means and how to take care of your eyes. I know I was until I did some research. I grew up with a mom who is partially blind. She has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and I remember her...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 4, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Women's Health
Today is World Cancer Day… Cancer, a subject no one likes to talk about or see a family member suffer from. In January 2019 I had my first cancer scare when my mammogram revealed I had a small tumour in my right breast. Thankfully, mine was caught early and it...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 20, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness
What is Testosterone? Testosterone is a hormone that is created in males & females in humans and some animals. Testosterone is vital to sex drive & sperm production but it also affects bone density, muscle mass, how our bodies store fat as well as facial &...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 4, 2019 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Product Reviews, Women's Health
Several months ago our insurance company sent us a flyer telling us about the Mango Health App. I like apps and I think they can be very helpful. I have used a few wellness apps but hadn’t really fell in love with them. But I like this one. The Mango Health app is a...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 26, 2018 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Women's Health
In one of my last articles I wrote about What Are Ketones, what they are what their job is in our bodies. In this article I will tackle the subject of Ketoacidosis. Being a diabetic and deciding to do the Keto Eating Plan means I have to be keenly aware of where my...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 17, 2018 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Supplements, Women's Health
You probably wonder what all the hype is regarding Probiotic Supplements, but did you know that 70% of our body’s immune system lives in our digestive tract? Poor eating habits, high stress and chronic illness can cause our immune system to become irregular and even...
