Your Health Refresh

Woman making healthy dinner

    Why Now is the Perfect Moment to Begin By Chelcee Porter, PharmD, IFMCP     Did you know that if you get just 1% better every day, in 3 months you could feel up to 9 times better than you do right now? Small choices add up. Each time you choose to prioritize […]

Lung Cancer Screenings Save Lives

CHRISTUS lungcancer operatingroom

    How and When to Get One By Gloria Madera, public relations manager for CHRISTUS Health     November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention and education about the second most common cancer in women.   The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2025, there will be more than 226,000 people diagnosed with […]

The Art of Wintering

Michelli Ramon photo

  By Michelli Ramon  |  Photography by Sara Blanco   The holidays carry a complicated weight. For generations, women have carried the emotional labor of the season. Bake the cookies. Hang the lights. Smile for photos. Send the cards. Wrap the gifts. Make spirits bright. Our calendars and culture demand we go faster, do more […]

Emotional Health and the Holidays

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      Emotional Health and the Holidays By Charlotte Brandvig, LCSW-S     The approaching holiday season can bring about a whirlwind of emotions, from excitement, joy, and anticipation to anxiety, stress, loneliness, or sadness. Between our regular responsibilities, family gatherings, financial stressors, travels, and expectations we place on ourselves, this season can sometimes […]

Skeleton or Sports Car

Dr. Murphy

    Are You A Halloween Skeleton….Or A Sports Car? By Bill Murphy, MD, Medical Director, Turquoise Springs Medical Spa   Practicing medicine for over 40 years allows one to settle on a variety of stories and analogies to explain various complicated medical issues. I have seen my patients’ faces go blank and their eyes […]