New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) Many people make New Year’s Resolutions–promises to lose weight, exercise more or save more money.  Unfortunately  most of these resolutions don’t make it past January.  The new year is a good reminder  that you can make a fresh start.  This year,  instead of making goals that sound great […]

Minimizing Your Risk of Infection Even staying home your risk of infections is not zero but there are things that increase risk, some that don’t make a big difference and things you can do to decrease risk. More infected people in a population means more possibilities for contact with virus from people who are symptomatic or asymptomatic Virus Transmission–The Science […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part IV) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part II) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

COVID-19 UPDATE Our Office Will Remain Open Central Phoenix OBGYN will remain open to provide necessary care through this national health emergency.  Some of you may be unable to come to the office because you are in a high risk* group or have other reasons for minimizing your exposure. We have made special arrangements for offering remote medical consultation** during […]

Are pregnant women more susceptible to infection or at increased risk for severe illness, morbidity, or mortality with COVID-19? Although pregnant women have been more likely to become infected or severely ill from past outbreaks of other related coronavirus infections (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV) as well as influenza, the limited data from China does not show a greater risk for of COVID-19 […]

Burnout recognized Burn-out definition is defined in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. The World Health Organization is about to embark on the development of evidence-based guidelines on mental well-being in the workplace. It is not classified as a medical condition. It is a ‘Factor influencing health status or contact with health services’ […]

Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate Kindness and Mental Health/Happiness Current research supports this idea. Science has now shown that devoting resources to others, rather than having more and more for yourself, brings about lasting well-being. Kindness has been found by researchers to be the most important predictor of satisfaction and stability in a marriage. In one study, many […]

Toddlers on Sugar Good nutrition during the first 2 years is the start of healthy growth and development. Early good nutrition practices can help children develop healthy eating as adults. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports US toddlers are eating too much added sugar. The Problem Added sugar consumption adds calories without other nutrients.  Too much sugar is directly […]

The Problem Nearly two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese Together overweight and obesity are the second leading cause of preventable death, primarily through effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes). Weight loss improves these risk factors, and evidence suggests that benefits persist as long as weight loss is maintained. Relapse is common […]