Barbara Barr Bengen WIN invites you to join us on Friday, Nov. 1, to meet Annie Patford and her wellness team at Oro Valley Wellness Center. Whether you need a chiropractor, massage therapy, reflexology, red or green light therapy, a psychologist, sound therapy, an esthetician, biofeedback, photon lights, or some other modality, this place has…
Barbara Barr Bengen Join the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) on Friday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the DesertView Performing Arts Center to learn about other options. Whether you have acute or chronic pain, concussion or brain injury, sports injuries, Alzheimer’s, trauma recovery, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, menopause, surgery recovery, issues with Lyme…
Lori Hancock, Front Desk Lead Many people associate massage with vacations or spas and consider them something of a luxury. A common misconception about massage is that it’s only part of a spa day and intended for pampering yourself. While this may be true for some people, in recent research, it has been found to…
Barbara Barr Bengen WIN (Wellness Integrated Network) is on hiatus this summer. Meanwhile, we’ll be sharing wellness ideas and information with you. And stay tuned. We have fabulous programs coming up this fall and winter, including a great Wellness Symposium in November! Imagine that tomorrow is a much better day. Here are some simple things…
The next Health Night Out will be on Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m. in the DesertView Theatre. The speaker will be Dr. Chantelle Chen, Family Medicine. There are different types of primary care providers. What are the differences? Which one is right for you? Dr. Chantelle Chen, who was referred to Health Night Out…
The sounds of excited children’s laughter filled the air on the Saturday morning before Easter. The children were participating in the annual Grandkids’ Easter Egg Hunt, organized by SaddleBrooke TWO’s Fitness, Wellness, and Recreation Committee and hosted by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. This year, more than 50 grandchildren of residents and staff participated in the…
Barbara Barr Bengen We are planning something very special for the SaddleBrooke community this summer. In collaboration with Dr. John Tait, we are working on a Summer Symposium on wellness. We are still working on the details, so watch the papers and our email distribution list. Plans for the symposium include speakers on a variety…
Phyllis Ketring The Health Night Out on Monday, May 20, will be a free skin cancer screening at 7 p.m. in the DesertView Theatre. One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime. With some of the nation’s hottest and brightest sunshine, Tucson is second only to Sydney, Australia, when it comes to…
Mary Klootwyk Dancing is a universal human experience. We dance to express joy, celebrate life events, and enact religious and cultural rituals. Dance also has physical and cognitive benefits that may exceed those of other forms of exercise. The evidence for the health benefits of exercise is indisputable. Physiologic studies have demonstrated that regular activity…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart The cruel reality is that we’re not getting any younger, and with aging comes consequences, like losing our mental sharpness. Ever forget the names of people or places or what you had for breakfast today? Okay, I’ll speak for myself. I will go into a room for something and forget what…