By Mike Meyer Welcome to the Age of Anxiety. Come on in, take your coat off, and try to get comfortable. Good luck though. Anxiety does not want you to be comfortable. We see his clammy fingerprints smudged across our culture; rates of depression, suicide, and addiction are skyrocketing, and it seems every day there…
By Dr. Rick Kirshner February is Heart Month and the perfect time to make a commitment to leading a heart-healthy lifestyle. Whether you or a loved one has heart disease, it’s a good time to educate yourself about resources to help minimize risk for a heart attack or stroke. It’s also timely to discuss medical…
Family Features For many people, hitting the gym in the morning leaves less time for excuses or interferences. However, finding the motivation to get up and work out first thing can be a huge hurdle. If you’re looking to make your early workout successful and one you’ll actually stick with, consider these tips: …
Pictured above: Susan Ginsberg working one-on-one with a client during a “Relaxy Hour” breathing session. If there’s one activity in life we don’t think we’ll ever need any help with or proper instruction for, it’s breathing. After all, from the very first day we’re born, we know the correct way to breathe, right? It turns…
PHOTO: Young couples thinking of having children are encourage to consider genetic screening. JScreen, the national nonprofit community-based public health initiative dedicated to education and carrier screening for Jewish and other genetic diseases, has joined with the National Gaucher Foundation to mark National Gaucher Awareness Month during October 2018. The NGF is celebrating National Gaucher…
“We’ve now shown that inexpensive, commercial electronic noses are sufficient for classifying cancer patients at early stages.” ~ Professor Yehuda Zeiri, Ben-Gurion University Researchers have discovered that exhaled breath and urine samples can provide a fast and inexpensive breast cancer diagnosis. This early and accurate breast cancer screening is being done using commercially available technology….
A worldwide epidemic at crisis levels, diabetes is estimated to affect 600 million people by 2035. To combat the potentially devastating consequences, Mesa resident and naturopathic doctor, Mona Morstein, ND, DHANP, has put out a clarion call aimed at altering that trajectory. Her new 560-page book, Master Your Diabetes, A Comprehensive, Integrative Approach for Both…
When you think of February, your thoughts turn to Valentine’s Day, love and heart-shaped boxes of candy. The American Heart Month was created so you spend some time also thinking about ways to keep that muscular organ in your chest going strong. About 2,200 Americans die each day of cardiovascular disease. Many believe that heart…
Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to your eye’s optic nerve and is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, affecting more than 3 million people. It can occur at any age but is more common in older adults. The most common form of glaucoma has few symptoms or warning…
Mendelsohn family – From left, 16-year-old twins Ryan and Lauren; Jason; Ronni; and Adam, 10, holding bichon frise Dez. When Jason was diagnosed with Stage IV oral cancer in 2014, he asked himself “How could I leave Ronni and our kids with so much more in life to experience?” Have you heard of HPV-related oral…
