Employee Wellness Program ‘Threepeats’ Platinum Award
In March, Sun Health was recognized by the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program (HAWP) for achieving the Platinum Level of excellence in worksite and community wellness. “The platinum award is the HAWP’s highest award and it’s the third year in a row that we’ve earned it, so we’re very excited,” said Rhonda Zonoozi, exercise physiologist and co-coordinator […]
Healthy Body, Healthy Bones
Medication and lifestyle changes can keep bones strong Four fractured bones in just a few years. Multiple emergency room visits. And, strong medications to help with pain. This was what one 75-year-old patient endured until she sought treatment from Dr. Kelly Krohn, MD, bone specialist and medical director of bone health at The CORE Institute, […]
Fighting Osteoporosis
How regular exercise and a balanced diet can strengthen bones and keep you fit By Meghann Finn Sepulveda Bone loss is a natural part of aging. But, staying healthy and strong can minimize your chances of developing osteoporosis, a disease defined by weak and porous bones, which can lead to fractures and chronic pain. The […]
Better Breathing
Preventing and Treating COPD By Shanna Hogan The event occurred 12 years ago, but the memory of it still causes Doug Salter to wince. He had come down with a nasty cold and sore throat and coughed up blood during a coughing fit. “The first thing that goes through my mind as an ex-smoker is […]
Prepare for Tomorrow Today
There’s no time like the present to get your affairs in order By Erin Thorburn The Boy Scout motto “Be prepared” is good advice for all stages of life, but it takes on greater import as we grow older. Getting one’s affairs in order sooner rather than later can ensure your end-of-life wishes are followed […]
A Critical Connection
Growing evidence shows diabetes increases risk for dementia By Candace Hoffmann Researchers are beginning to see a connection between diabetes and types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Anything that affects blood flow or causes inflammation can impact the brain and contribute to the changes in the brain proteins that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease and […]
Memory Loss: Normal Aging or Cause for Concern?
By Shanna Hogan Losing your car keys. Forgetting someone’s name. Mixing up words. Who among us has not experienced one or more of these mental miscues? Most often, they are just signs of mild forgetfulness that can be chalked up to normal aging. But, how can you tell the difference between normal age-related […]
Steps to a Healthier Heart
Sleep plays an important role in maintaining a healthy heart By Shanna Hogan Give Paul Johnson hiking boots, a well-marked trail and the splendor of nature, and he’s a happy man. “I love the outdoors,” he says. But the retired printing-press operator was not so happy last fall when respiratory and cardiac health issues landed […]
Make a DASH Toward Better Health
The DASH diet can help lower blood pressure By Alison Stanton Doctors often prescribe a low-sodium diet to combat high blood pressure, but experts say there is an even better approach. It’s called the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH plan. “The DASH plan is much more than just a low-sodium diet,” says Registered […]
How to Increase Your Vitality
By Alison Stanton When Tracy Garrett thinks of the word vitality, she pictures people who are active and full of vim and vigor. The registered dietitian nutritionist and diabetes program coordinator from the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing also defines vitality as the state of “being strong and of having energy.” But what […]
