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Featuring local health & fitness articlesA Therapeutic Partnership
Partners in Health Care, Naturally, strives to provide individualized, integrative care in a professional, nurturing environment By Susan Godman, NMD When I started Partners in Health Care, Naturally in 1999, I envisioned an integrative medical clinic where a team of...
Vaginal Rejuvenation – Not Just Another Hollywood Fad
Patients report life changing procedure that improves incontinence, dryness, and sex By Edie Morgan, Certified Womens Health NP, Certified Nurse Midwife, and owner of Bellezza Healthcare Vaginal rejuvenation isn’t just a fad; it offers several life-changing health...
Krupnick Healthcare, LLC Offers Synergistic Approach
Including Support from a Registered Dietitian By Joanna Dodder Nellans • Photo by Trisha Shaffer H olding strong to the belief that a balanced approach is essential to a healthy lifestyle, Krupnick Healthcare, LLC in Prescott includes a dietitian and fitness trainer...
Cultivating Balance and Wellness for a Healthier Community
The 24th Statewide Child Abuse PREVENTION Conference focused on helping family service providers manage their own stress, so they can work as effectively as possible By Claire Louge Though working to support children and families is deeply meaningful and rewarding,...
Dr. Melinda Martin, OB/GYN, adds new services to improve patients’ quality of life
By Hilary Dartt As an obstetrician and gynecologist in practice for twenty-five years, Melinda Martin, MD, said she has always had a strong desire to “help patients through and through,” from celebrating the joy of growing a family to counseling patients who are...
The Myriad Health Benefits of Hemp CBD
From reduced inflammation to better sleep and decreased pain to help with anxiety, CBD offers hope A lthough the words, “hemp” and “marijuana” might bring some stigma-driven images to mind, the truth is that Hemp Cannabidiol (also known as CBD) offers myriad benefits....
Community, Health, and Happiness
Gripstone Climbing, Yoga, and Café in Prescott is now open for climbing - and much more! By Katie Chatham • Photos by Trisha Shaffer Gripstone, a climbing and bouldering gym, yoga studio, and café that opened in Prescott in July, is built not only on sport, but also...
5 Myths About Your Baby and Eating.
Well-meaning grandparents… baby blogs … and moms with older children—they’re all ready to serve up ideas on when and how to introduce your baby to solid foods. Before taking any well-intentioned advice, read these five common myths about babies and their transition to solid food.
The Real Secret to a Long, Happy Life
The secret to living a long, healthy, and happy life may come as a surprise. The number one predictor of how long someone will live isn’t physical activity or a healthy diet. In fact, it’s social integration—a person’s interactions with others as she goes about her day, according to research by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD of Brigham Young University.
Jean Phillips: Building a Life and a Community
In Prescott, Dr. Phillips started a thriving medical practice and was soon busy caring for people throughout the community. He even traveled to Bagdad twice a week before that town had a local doctor.
“The road was very rough, so his ranch patients would sometimes meet him at their mailboxes for medical advice and prescriptions,” Mrs. Phillips said. “He went through 23 tires in one year with that experience.”
Live Healthy!
Certified Personal Trainer Michelle Fain loves the way she feels when she works out—and she enjoys nothing more than sharing that feeling with her clients at Sirius Health and Wellness, LLC in Prescott.
Home Care Agency Uses Science-Based Approach to Boost Clients’ Quality of Life
Carol White was inspired to start a home caregiver business when her mother was diagnosed with dementia.
Building upon her personal experience, teaching background, MBA and corporate knowledge, White opened Home Care Assistance (HCA) of Prescott. HCA offers non-medical in-home care that’s tailored to each client, including seniors and people with issues such as multiple sclerosis and mental illness.