New Year’s Resolve
Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” While the famed British prime minister likely wasn’t referring to New Year’s resolutions, many of us have enthusiastically resolved to do something positive […]
New Year, New You
Six Steps To “S.M.A.R.T” Goal-Setting by Stephanie Conner As another year begins, many of us are setting goals.How can you be more successful? Rhonda Zonoozi, exercise physiologist and health coach with the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing, offers a few smart tips to help you stay on track. 1. Consider your vision “Where […]
Brace Yourself: Fall Prevention Tips
Rhonda Zonoozi Exercise Physiologist and Certified Health and Wellness Coach “Knowing what can lead to falls and how to avoid them is key in preventing them.” Simple steps can help prevent serious falls It’s happened to all of us. A slip, a stumble, a misstep that causes your legs to buckle from underneath, and suddenly […]
Eating Well at Holiday Parties
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips The holiday season just wouldn’t be quite as delightful without some special, baked goodies using recipes that have often been handed-down from mom, grandma and even great-grandma. But with just a few tasty tweaks, these yummy treats can become healthier. Here’s how: Instead of butter, use equal parts cinnamon-flavored no-sugar-added applesauce. […]
Take Control of Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes
Older adults with diabetes are: 2X MORE LIKELY to visit an emergency room for low blood sugar 2X MORE LIKELY to develop dementia 2X MORE LIKELY to die from heart disease or stroke In addition: 1 in 4 people over the age of 65 has diabetes, and one-third of Americans with diabetes don’t know they […]
Healthy Weight 101
Understanding factors that can affect your weight is critical to your overall health We asked our Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing expert – Rhonda Zonoozi, exercise physiologist and certified health coach – to offer advice for successful weight-loss or weight maintenance in 2016. Here’s what she had to say: Besides the obvious – […]
Arizona Nonprofit Community Education: Women’s Health by the Decades
Here at Sun Health, an Arizona nonprofit, we know it can sometimes be difficult to figure out when to schedule that next check-up. From bone density tests to screening mammographies, keeping track of the tests and check-ups women need throughout their lifetime can be a challenging task. But because regular doctor’s appointments are so essential when […]
The Hard Facts About Osteoporosis
Prevention is the best medicine for this silent disease by Kristine Burnett With age comes bone loss. More specifically, with age comes an increased risk of osteoporosis. A musculoskeletal disease marked by a decrease in bone mineral density, osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as many as 1 in […]
Latest Dietary Guidelines Provide Food for Thought
(As seen in the Surprise Independent) The public lambastes the U.S. government a lot these days for poking its nose into areas where many people may feel it doesn’t belong. Thus, with the recent release of the government’s 2015- 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we might think, “You mean the government is telling us […]
Meditate Your Way to Better Health
(As seen in the Sun City Independent newspaper) Is There More to Meditation Than Just Relaxation? Meditation has long been praised for its beneficial effects on brain and body health. It is a wonderful way to not only relax our mind and body but also to calm fears, reduce stress and sharpen focus. A study published this year in Biological Psychiatry provides […]
