Top Six Things to Discuss with Your Ob/Gyn 1.Heart disease Number one killer of women (people) Review family history and personal history to identify risk factors Can be affected by pregnancy or affect pregnancy Preeclampsia increases risk of heart disease later in life African American women have higher risk of heart failure in pregnancy Some risk factors can be affected […]

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 […]

Breast Density The News On March 28th the FDA proposed adding a new requirement for Breast density reporting to both patients and referring health providers. Currently Arizona and 36 other states require some level of breast density notification after a mammogram So this is will not change anything for women in Arizona What does dense breasts mean? Breasts contain glandular, connective, and […]

Vaccine Fears and Facts WHAT IS A VACCINE:  used to stimulate the immune system to create antibodies that will destroy the live organism introduces either a small part of a larger bacteria or virus that causes disease or a bacteria that is killed or modified so it can’t cause severe disease WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF VACCINES Vaccines have reduced […]

Every January, millions of people resolve to live better, eat better and exercise more. Every February millions of people abandon those goals, Here are some tools to help you keep at it all year. Plan Ahead Throw out the junk. Clean the pantry and refrigerator of all the things you don’t want to eat.  Stock up on ingredients for the new […]

Manage expectations – yours and others. Remember the reason for the season Spiritual Family/community Sharing Do not let Martha Stewart intimidate you Things are off the rails if: it feels like an obligation you are more stressed than happy you are spending more money than you have you are having fights or feelings are getting hurt Plan Make a list […]

Staying Healthy During the Holidays Boosting your Immune System Most people falsely think of the immune system like a muscle—work it giving it supplements and vitamins and it will get bigger and stronger. Immune system is very complicated and located in multiple places in the body. If you are otherwise healthy you can’t ‘boost’ your immune system. Large part of […]