Find Your Center with Tai Chi
What is Tai Chi? Tai Chi combines breathing exercises with slow, fluid and deliberate movements to improve your body’s circulation, balance and alignment. Targeting every muscle group, this exercise is a low-impact approach to improving your health without the normal risks of injury associated with other forms of exercise. This article will outline the history […]
Sun Health Wellness Connecting Folks Virtually
Sun Health Wellness Connecting Folks Virtually Online class offerings and on demand courses available to keep those most vulnerable healthy Surprise, Ariz. (April 9, 2020) – In this COVID-19 time where social distancing is a must, especially for seniors and those with certain underlying conditions, Sun Health Wellness is offering its popular wellness classes to […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Brain Health
Brain health is constantly in the news – for good reason. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number that is estimated to triple to 14 million by the year 2060. Navigating what is good and bad for your brain health can […]
7 Ways to Maintain Bone Health
Osteoporosis, which means porous bone, is a chronic disease characterized by the weakening of bones and significant reductions in bone density, which is the amount of bone minerals in the bone tissue itself. This can result in an increased risk of fractures and other fall-related injuries. Even mild stress can fracture an osteoporotic bone that […]
Chair Yoga For Strength, Balance and More
Do you often feel tense? Has it become difficult to bend down and tie your shoes due to stiff joints? Are you often worried about falling? If so, chair yoga is the ideal exercise to add to your daily routine. The stabilized motions of chair yoga are known to alleviate some of the most common […]
How Anti-Inflammatory Foods Can Improve Your Health
You may have heard the famous saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” But do you really know how important your diet can be in helping you achieve your short or long-term health goals? One of your health goals may be to lower your body’s inflammation levels, which is linked to […]
Life is a Balancing Act
When you think of balance, you might think of balancing your commitments, juggling responsibilities or how you maintained a work-life balance in your career days. However, most adults don’t prioritize their physical balance until a serious health event occurs – like after they’ve already experienced a fall. Read on to learn more about why you […]
5 ways to take action after a prediabetes diagnosis
If you’ve just been diagnosed with prediabetes, you may have questions about whether this is a permanent diagnosis or what this means for your long-term health. It might surprise you to learn that over 100 million Americans are living with some form of diabetes or prediabetes, which roughly translates to almost ten percent of our […]
6 Things to Know About Your New Medicare Card
In April 2018, the government began mailing revamped Medicare cards to the almost 60 million individuals enrolled in the program. In January 2019, Medicare announced that all cards were mailed, ending a nearly nine-month rollout process. When you received your new Medicare card, you may not have noticed much of a difference. But, despite their […]
Getting to the Point: The Benefits of Acupuncture
Whether you’re looking for pain relief, relaxation or other benefits, acupuncture may be just what you need to enhance your personal health and wellness. Rooted in traditional Chinese medicine practices, the popularity of acupuncture has skyrocketed in the last few decades. More and more, people are turning to complementary treatments like acupuncture to supplement their […]
