Most of us focus on the active part of exercise – running the miles or lifting the weights. Still, one of the most important goals of these activities, building muscle, takes place during recovery, not during exercise. For this reason, athletes of all fitness levels are paying equal attention to … [Read more...] about Include Massage in Your Exercise Routine
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Caring for the Caregiver
Family Caregivers aren’t alone. An estimated 44 million Americans regularly care for an elderly relative or friend, with estimates that as much as 75 percent or more of elder care is provided by informal caregivers. Many caregivers shoulder the responsibility as if they were alone, often not … [Read more...] about Caring for the Caregiver
Hiring a Licensed Contractor Makes Good Sense
“Not a licensed contractor.” You may have seen or heard these words at the end of ads for contracting services. Why would someone add this statement? Because it’s the law. A.R.S. 32-1121A-14(c) requires that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any … [Read more...] about Hiring a Licensed Contractor Makes Good Sense
Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine
Lumbar Total Disc Replacement is the next generation in the surgical care of lumbar degenerative disc disease. A lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is a motion preserving technology now being used by spine surgeons in place of fusion. TDR aims to replace the degenerative disc, which is the pain … [Read more...] about Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine
Asking the Important Questions of Your Business
Questions. It’s all about questions. Or, is it? When we work with our clients, we ask them lots of questions. We don’t ask just any question. We ask questions that challenge and provoke thought and help us learn about them; what they like, what motivates them, what they want from their business. … [Read more...] about Asking the Important Questions of Your Business
Part II: Coming Out of the Ground
Flagstaff's Green Builder: Steps to Building an Energy Star Home This is the second installment in a series chronicling the steps to building an energy efficient home. The articles are based on projects underway in Flagstaff. We are building a house for a professor just north of NAU who has made … [Read more...] about Part II: Coming Out of the Ground
Bike to Work Week Benefits Health and the Economy
As warmer temperatures slowly make their way into Northern Arizona, the frozen roadsides of winter will finish melting away and cyclists will begin the spring ritual of dusting off their bikes and enjoying the roads and trails in and around Flagstaff. In an effort to encourage more citizens to … [Read more...] about Bike to Work Week Benefits Health and the Economy
For Coffee–Water Makes the Difference
Is your home brewed coffee strangely flavored? Ever question if all coffee made at home tastes this way? If you’ve got fresh beans, a quality brewing system, and a great burr grinder, the answer may be related to…water. Water Flavor There are many varieties of water available. Many spring … [Read more...] about For Coffee–Water Makes the Difference
MOBs – Investor Interest Increasing
In 2010, Medical Office Buildings (MOB) sales volume increased dramatically to 80 percent over 2009. According to Real Capital Analytics, MOB acquisitions totaled more than $3.1 billion by the last quarter of 2010. In our Southwestern region of the United States, we experienced $75.7 million in … [Read more...] about MOBs – Investor Interest Increasing
What if Kathleen Battle Were a Market Economy?
When it comes to the market (one is tempted to write The Market), we speak as if it is an entity with “a mind and a morality of its own,” writes Bernhard E. Harcourt in The Illusion of Free Markets. Philosophers call this a category mistake – that is talking about a thing in one category as if it … [Read more...] about What if Kathleen Battle Were a Market Economy?