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Two free seminars on aging, diabetes |
On Thursday, Feb. 9, Dr. Dana Keaton and Teresa Stickler of Melrose Pharmacy will have two free presentations at the Center for Natural Medicine, 906 W. McDowell Road. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. Keaton will discuss “How to Stay Younger Than Your Actual Years,” explaining the importance of understanding how our bodies change with age, and offer advice on what you can do today. The presentation will include how to use tests to evaluate your aging, and look at influences including food, body mass, hormones, management of stress reactions and sleep factors. At 7:30 p.m., Stickler will present “Diabetics—Your Sick Day Plan.” If you are diabetic or know someone who is, it is important to learn how to prepare for a sick day. Both presentations are free. RSVPs are suggested by calling 602-266-4670.
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TO YOUR HEALTH Stress hurts heart health |
By Tracy Moroney, RN, BSN, CEN
You’ve quit smoking, and your diet is low in fat. Your weight and blood pressure are under control, and you’re getting 30 minutes or more of cardio most days of the week.
But how’s your stress level? Long-term stress causes a variety of health problems, including depression and anxiety and heart disease. When you feel like you don’t have all the resources to manage the demands on your life, you experience stress and your heart health can suffer. When angry, the body releases epinephrine, which makes the heart beat faster. Under stress, cortisol is produced, a hormone that raises blood pressure and makes the heart work harder. The link isn’t clear, according to the American Heart Association, but chronic stress that causes an increase in heart rate and blood pressure could damage artery walls. Additionally, someone with a Type A personality—driven, impatient and angry—is twice as likely to have heart disease.
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Specialty care floor opens at N. Mountain |
A new Specialty Surgical Care area opened Jan. 9 on the third floor of John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Sunnyslope. The 21,350 square-foot elective surgery floor, designed by OWP Architects and built by DPR Construction, Inc. at a cost of almost $9 million, features 28 larger-than-average private rooms for elective orthopedic, neuro, spine and urology patients. “If you look at the overall level of care at John C. Lincoln hospitals over the years, it’s been a progressive growth,” explains Susan Fuchs, strategic media relations specialist for John C. Lincoln Health Network. “We’ve continued to try and improve the care patients receive. In this new recovery area, we’ve taken the best things from throughout the entire John C. Lincoln Health Network and put them in one place.”
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Pediatric music therapy program receives grant |
The Helen S. Boylan Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Hospice of the Valley for its pediatric music therapy program. The grant will support harp and music therapy for pediatric hospice and palliative care patients in their homes and also at Ryan House, a respite and palliative care home operated in partnership with Hospice of the Valley. For information about Hospice of the Valley’s pediatric services, call 602-530-6900.
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Journaling your way through cancer |
Banner Good Samaritan’s Esophageal Cancer Support Group offers support for patients, families and community members dealing with this or other types of cancers. The next meeting is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Brown Health Sciences Library LL2 at Banner Good Samaritan, 1111 E. McDowell Road. Speaker Kris Cooper, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, will discuss the benefits of journaling and how effective writing can be a healing tool. Guests can park in the visitor’s parking structure outside of the main lobby, or use the hospital’s free valet service. Free refreshments are provided. RSVP to Terry Ratner, RN, MFA, at 602-839-4970 or 602-527-3776.
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