In Arizona, a new law was passed this last month that allows for any Arizona resident to be able to request lab tests without an order from their medical provider. Lab test results usually influence more than 70 percent of recommended medical therapies and other health decisions, according to Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of Theranos Wellness [...]
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have partnered to add the NIH Body Weight Planner to USDA's SuperTracker online tool as a goal-setting resource to help people achieve and stay at a healthy weight. Created in 2011, the SuperTracker tool empowers people to build a healthier diet, [...]
I am in the throes of creating a new vision board for myself. While the first one I ever built two years ago still holds merit, I have grown as a person. I have new and/or revised goals and directions, and I want my new vision board to reflect that. I am a very visual person, [...]
If you are one of those people who fly by the seat of their pants when it comes to getting enough sleep every night, you could be heading toward a world of hurt sooner rather than later. Did you know that you are considered sleep-deprived if you have six or fewer hours of sleep? That [...]
Summertime in the desert can be brutal if you aren’t prepared for it. The hot sun and relentless heat can sneak up on you, and cause harmful effects - even fatal ones. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, though, the population most at-risk for emergency room visits and fatalities are the elderly population. [...]
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