It is a new year, 2025, and the holidays have concluded. Many people set New Year’s resolutions and never stick with them. Either they make resolutions that are too lofty to accomplish, they may not know how to do the things they want to accomplish, or they lack the steps to hold themselves accountable to reach their goals. An easy way to be successful is to not set resolutions but set healthy outcomes. The difference is setting resolutions lacks action steps or direction on how to achieve … [Read more...] about How to Set New Year’s Health Outcomes Rather Than Resolutions
Christina Kovalik
Five Tips to Combat Seasonal Affective Mood Disorder
Many people are affected by the changes of the season, especially in the fall and winter months as the daylight time reduces and the colder weather arrives. Many people suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder), which is a type of depression that occurs in the winter months as a result of less sunlight exposure. Some common symptoms may include fatigue, over sleeping, low motivation, difficultly with focus, sadness, feelings of hopelessness, irritability, changes in appetite such as craving … [Read more...] about Five Tips to Combat Seasonal Affective Mood Disorder
Seven Exercises to Stay in an Appreciation Mindset
November is a wonderful time to take steps to be more present, count your blessings, and deeply appreciate all the goodness in your world. Doing daily exercises, while creating new habits of being more present in an appreciation mindset will spill over into your day-to-day attitude. It has a ripple effect in all you encounter. When you focus your attention on feeling more appreciative, you will see how much lighter your day flows and will be able to pay attention to how others are feeling around … [Read more...] about Seven Exercises to Stay in an Appreciation Mindset
Learning How to Care for Yourself During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast health is an important factor in women’s health, and being aware of any breast changes is essential. Doing regular self-breast exams will allow you to know your breast tissue so that you can detect any changes. Make sure to have your yearly well-woman exam and breast exam by a licensed physician and get a regular breast imaging-mammogram, thermography scans, MRI or breast ultrasound. A baseline is recommended at 35, then yearly after age 40, unless there is a personal or family history of … [Read more...] about Learning How to Care for Yourself During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Microneedling for Skin Rejuvenation and Hair Loss
As we age, the quality of hair and skin changes. Hair and nails can become thinner, more brittle, and the texture can change. The skin also become thinner with the decline of hormones and collagen depletion that happens naturally with aging. Although there are many causes of hair loss or thinning in adults, it may signify a hormone imbalance, thyroid disorders, mineral deficiencies, cardiovascular, metabolic or autoimmune issues. There may also be a family history of male pattern baldness that … [Read more...] about Microneedling for Skin Rejuvenation and Hair Loss
Are You Hydrated Enough?
The summer heat can be intense in Arizona this time of year. It is easy to get overheated or dehydrated in the warm and dry summer months. A general rule is to drink half your body weight in ounces of water a day. Water alone may not be enough to hydrate you, and the need to be hydrated may increase if you sweat a lot or work outside all day. Dehydration can hit suddenly if you are not consistent about drinking water and replacing electrolytes that are released during sweating or exercising in … [Read more...] about Are You Hydrated Enough?
Considering Hormone Replacement Therapy in Perimenopause and Menopausal Women
Hormone imbalance can happen at any age and stage during life. Women can experience imbalance multiple times throughout their life from the onset of menses, through the fertile years and during pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and menopause. Perimenopause This phase of a woman’s life can be frustrating as her hormones are fluctuating and changing. Cycles can become heavier, irregular, infrequent or more frequent as a woman transitions into menopause. Usually, this stage lasts 10-15 years. … [Read more...] about Considering Hormone Replacement Therapy in Perimenopause and Menopausal Women
Common Causes of Fatigue Not Related to Illness
Most people experience fatigue at some point in their life. It becomes a problem when the fatigue is debilitating on a day-to-day basis. Feelings of sluggishness, low motivation, low energy or zest for life is common as we age. There are many illnesses that can cause fatigue such as chronic fatigue, chronic infections, blood sugar abnormalities, anemia, insomnia, hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue. Some causes of fatigue that aren’t related to disease may be part of aging, jet lag, poor diet and … [Read more...] about Common Causes of Fatigue Not Related to Illness
Have You Had Your Thyroid Health Tested?
Twenty million Americans have thyroid issues. Sixty percent are unaware that they have an issue, often because a physician has not ordered the correct thyroid function tests. Most physicians only test for TSH, the thyroid stimulating hormone, and often miss Hashimoto’s (autoimmune thyroid), or low thyroid, simply by not ordering a full panel. Many physicians don’t know any better because that is what they were taught in medical school. The thyroid starts to become sluggish as we age, … [Read more...] about Have You Had Your Thyroid Health Tested?
Understanding Hormone Imbalance in Men
Men also can experience a decline in hormones and should know that it could happen at any age. Men rarely hear about this topic, or they think that hormone imbalances only occur in women. Hormone imbalance can happen at any age and stage of life for both men and women. More men need to be aware of hormone imbalance symptoms and management. Many people are aware of the normal changes teenagers experience during the hormonal shifts of puberty: acne, hair growth, deepened voice and muscle … [Read more...] about Understanding Hormone Imbalance in Men
