Women's Wellness

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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 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.

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.”

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.

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.

Summer is coming!  It’s Arizona, and the hot sun will be here sooner than most of us would like.  It will soon be time to shed the bulky winter clothes, dust off the bathing suits and start making all attempts to stay cool.  With the summer heat rapidly approaching, now is the perfect time to discuss body contouring.

Food insecurity (lack of access to enough nutritious food to support an active, healthy life) also strikes one in five Yavapai County adults and one in seven seniors. If you are looking for a way to help, consider joining the Yavapai Food Neighbors Project. It’s an effective, highly successful community program that makes it easy to share food with hungry neighbors by providing regular food donations to local food banks, year-round.

Dusty & Dee Spitler have called Yavapai County home for 20 years. Along with helping people hear better, Dusty’s passion is all things animal.  After a near-fatal horse riding accident, Dusty got involved in riding safety and education.  She is a member of The Granite Mountain Riders and Backcountry Horsemen.