Tag: health

2 Your Health: What Is Therapeutic Massage?

Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 I have found, in my practice, that when clients schedule a massage, they really want to feel like they have gotten work done. Clients come in and tell us about their aches, pains, injuries, surgeries, and pathologies. They are in pain, discomfort, and sometimes hopeless. They are looking for some…

Parkinson’s PWR! Moves for Balance Club Save the Date!

The amygdala in your brain is the area that is searching for danger, often without conscious awareness on your part. Once there has been a challenge, accident, near accident, diagnosis, or scare, the amygdala will keep searching for similar situations to try to protect from subsequent repeats. You need to carefully assess the situation with supportive…

Health Night Out: All About Immunizations

Phyllis Ketring Most people here in SaddleBrooke know Brianne Spaeth as the owner of Desert Life Pharmacy. Thousands of residents received their first and second COVID immunizations at the Saturday drive-through clinics organized by Senior Village last year. Brianne will discuss adult immunizations including, but not limited to, COVID updates and boosters. She is a…

Your Medicare Enrollment Timeline

Leah Sugar Kari, AMR, FHIAS, Retired Pharmaceutical Representative and Licensed Insurance Agent Specializing in Medicare Products No matter how accomplished we adults are, the subject of enrolling into Medicare is one we approach cautiously and respectfully. We simply do not want to get our enrollment into Medicare wrong. Here are some frequently asked questions you…

SaddleBrooke May Blood Drive

March was again a very successful blood drive. We collected 84 units of blood. Our next blood drive will be May 21 and will have fewer appointments available due to many of our fellow residents leaving for the summer. Time and place remain the same: MountainView Ballroom from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. If you…

Health Fair Plans Underway

The 2022 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. This is one of the largest volunteer events here in SaddleBrooke featuring a representation of the medical facilities, healthcare providers, and health-related nonprofits in the area. Both SaddleBrooke One and MountainView clubhouses will be filled with exhibitors. As in recent…

2 Your Health: Can Regular Massage Help My Memory?

Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 As we age, our memory tends to get away from us. We find ourselves searching for words that were once easy to retrieve. We can’t remember the name of our new neighbor. You walk in a room … wait, what was I saying? What was I coming in this…

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program

Location: Pinal County Sheriff’s substation (a few stores away from Bank of the West) Schedule: Second Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon and fourth Tuesday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. Dates: Friday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 28 Friday, May 13, and Tuesday, May 24 Friday, June 10, and Tuesday,…

2 Your Health

What’s Unique About Chiropractic Care? Dr. Craig W. Brue, D.C. Are you experiencing chronic back or neck pain? This article will help you understand your treatment options. Medical Care: What will your medical doctor do for back or neck pain? The typical medical response is prescription medication, because that’s what M.D.s do. Will it help? You…