
Food Poisoning – Inconvenience or Emergency?
It’s THE WORST. You wake up in the middle of the night to stomach pain, nausea, a fever, headache and/or diarrhea, and you realize you likely have a case of food poisoning. And these symptoms can be d ...

Test Your Heart-Smarts
You most likely don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your heart, but that fist-sized powerhouse deserves some attention, especially when it comes to knowing how to keep it in optimal shape. As Feb ...

Can Love Improve Your Health?
‘Tis the season for love, and if the heart-shaped candy and heavily-frosted cupcakes in the grocery stores don’t get you in the spirit, perhaps we can help. You probably already realize that when you’ ...

Huh? What Resolutions?
Here we are to ask the question everyone dreads this time of year: How are your new year’s resolutions going? If you just cringed a little, you’re in good (or, rather, disheartened) company. Did you k ...

The Top 5 Reasons You Should Donate Blood (and why some people shouldn’t . . . )
Whether or not you’ve ever donated blood, it’s something that should be on your to-do list for 2025. With someone in the United States needing donated blood every 2 seconds, there is no time like this ...

Resolution #1: Stay Safe
New Year’s Eve is upon us, and as we toast a farewell to 2024, it’s important to keep in mind the importance of staying safe by not overindulging in alcohol. New Year’s Eve carries some sobering stati ...

5 Ways You Can Keep the Happy in Your Holidays
There are many reasons why the winter holidays can leave you feeling a little less than jolly. Whether you feel overwhelmed, have lost a loved one, have financial strain that’s hampering your happines ...

The Top 5 Skin Care Trends You Should Avoid
In this age of social media influence and the ability to Google or YouTube just about anything, our society is awash in misinformation. Many viral trends are relatively harmless (soaking your feet in ...

Do You Need to Worry About Pre-diabetes?
For many people, the answer may be yes. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that impacts how your body breaks down food into energy, and is caused by the body’s inability to create or use its own i ...

Feeling Scared?
During this spooky season of just-for-fun frights, we want to discuss a pervasive fear among our Arizona communities that can have serious implications. For some people, the thought of seeing a doctor ...