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 Nancy Cho-Auvil | Feb 1, 2020 | Chronic Illness, From the Heart with Nancy Cho-Auvil, Women's Health
During the month of February, 2004, I was working for Kaiser Permanente NW at the Regional Process Center at the Sunnyside Campus. I was feeling quite well, and was happy because I had just purchased my second townhouse in Salmon Creek, a suburb just north of...
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 | May 30, 2019 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Women's Health
This article was originally posted on May 28, 2019 on JamieChasesButterflies.com I was 13 years old when I found out I had PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). The moment I started my period I had problems, blood clots, having a period for six months or longer, which is...
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...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 5, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
I feel like I am at ground zero when it comes to my wellness journey. A lot of challenges have shown up in my life and it is time to re-assess and come up with a different approach to my plans. I am learning that there are times that you have to slow down, realign,...
by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 5, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
I live in a body that hurts. Always. Living with Central Sensitization Syndrome, more commonly referred to as Fibromyalgia has changed my world in many ways. For nearly 14 years Karen G Clemenson has been getting me ready for this challenge because she always is...
by Summer D Clemenson | Sep 21, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
Welcome to part 4 and the final article in our Fat Cells Series. To think I had thought this would be an easy topic! After all we have learned about adipose tissue, Karen G Clemenson thought it would be appropriate to write about Fat Cells Connection to Eating...
by Summer D Clemenson | Aug 29, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Our bodies lose and replace about 8% of our fat cells each year. Our fat cells also shrink when we lose weight and use up the stored lipids inside of them. One way of helping our fat cells shrink is to get rid of the toxins that build up in our fat cells. Toxins are...
by Summer D Clemenson | Aug 22, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Learning How Our Bodies Use Fat is Changing Me I know a lot about nutrition and exercise. I have always been fat and my family and doctors have always educated me. In the past I was very active, and at one point, I had committed to working out every day for an hour...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 10, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Osteoarthritis On August 2nd, I had my 120th tracheal stenosis surgery. My trachea was only 1 CM wide for me to breathe through. I apologize for taking so long to write for Wellness Works NW, my life has been chaotic. I digress. I am here to write about...
by Summer D Clemenson | Aug 8, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Everyone needs to have some fat cells on their body. Our bodies store energy and vitamins to create hormones that send messages throughout our bodies in our fat cells. Did you know that no matter what we do our bodies have the same number of fat cells for all of our...
by Wellness Works NW | Aug 1, 2017 | Men's Health, News, Supplements, Women's Health
Recently, several clients told Karen they wanted to add Ketones to their wellness plan. As the list people wanting to try KETO//OS® products grew longer, Karen decided to join the Prüvit™ Team and encourage her dedicated clients by helping them get access to KETO//OS®...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jul 25, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Women's Health
Are You Wearing the Correct Bra? The other day Karen G Clemenson tried on a sports bra that wasn’t the right size and we started talking about how important it is to wear a properly fitting bra. In years gone by I was the lingerie manager at a women’s clothing store...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jul 18, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Women's Health
In this day and age it is not uncommon to hear of people having surgery to replace or repair their back, knees, hips, etc…It is something that has been happening for a long time, but as technology and medical knowledge has become more and more stellar so has the need...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jul 11, 2017 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness, Women's Health
Make Time for Boomer’s Immunizations Believe it or not, it is hard to get Karen G Clemenson to go to the doctor. You would think since she is such a cheerleader for your health that she would take great care with her own but she finds it difficult to get away...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 27, 2017 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com on June 24, 2017. The last week I have been practicing body scan meditation. In my pain management class we did this meditation and I did it with my counselor too. At my library I found guided meditation...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Karen, from Wellness Works NW gave me another writing assignment. Posture. Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies while standing, sitting, and lying down. Having good posture helps our muscles, joints, and ligaments. Let me share something about myself. I...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 25, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Supplements, Women's Health
The latest topic that Karen has been asking about is Vitamin D. She talks about it during dinner, when she talks about clients and even in her sleep. In order to answer her need for information I asked her specifically what she wanted to know and here are the answers...
by Jamie Holloway | May 16, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Dear Jamie, Men's Health, Women's Health
A couple of weeks ago, Karen, gave me another research assignment: Crohn’s Disease. The only thing I know about Crohn’s Disease is the Glenn Frey from the Eagles had it. Since doing my research I know a lot more. My aim in writing this article is to inform and to...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Supplements, Women's Health
This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com. Recently, I found out I was low in vitamin B-12. My doctor wants me to start taking 1000 MCG of B-12 daily. I decided it was time for me to do some research and write up an article about it. While...
