Keeping Heart Healthy
Commit to good heart health in the New Year By Gretchen Pahia Congestive heart failure is one of the most prevalent conditions among older Valley residents. In fact, 5.7 million Americans over the age of 65 are affected by congestive heart failure each year. While it is a dangerous condition, it can be prevented and […]
Have You Been Screened for Osteoporosis?
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis is a disease of the bone that makes a person’s bones weak and more likely to break. Approximately half of all adults age 50 and older are at risk of breaking a bone and should be concerned about bone health. Further, one in two women and up to […]
Resilience and Health
Learn the four pillars to help boost resiliency By Alison Stanton According to the American Psychological Association, “Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors.” “That is a […]
Functional Fitness
What it is and how you can improve it By Alison Stanton What do picking up a bag of groceries, getting in and out of the bathtub, and pulling the trash can to the curb all have in common? They are all examples of having functional fitness—a term that Rhonda J. Zonoozi, BS, CHWC, EP-C, […]
At-home Fitness Tips
When it comes to being as functionally fit as possible, people should try to stay as active as they can. “Inactivity is a big culprit when it comes to problems with functional fitness,” Rhonda says. “As people get older, they can become inactive, which weakens the muscles and the bones and make them more frail.” […]
Benefits of massage are more than skin deep
By John Tucker Research shows that a massage can reduce stress, pain and muscle tension. It is also effective for treating anxiety, headaches, digestive disorders, insomnia, sports injuries and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. That is why the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing recently added licensed massage therapist Susan Casaccio to the team. Susan […]
Breaking Free of Osteoporosis
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month By Shanna Hogan One out of every two women and one in four men over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention month. Deb Sietsema, PhD, RN director of […]