Welcome, Readers
Happy New Year, readers! If you’ve made better health one of your resolutions for
2012, this edition of Health Connections should help give you a good start toward achieving that goal.
And by better health, I don’t just mean physical health.
Te story titled “Mark it on the Calendar” offers you tips not just for improving your physical health, but your emo- tional and financial health as well.
Also in Health Connections, former “Full House” star
Candace Cameron Bure talks about how she is putting greater focus on healthy living and on parenthood.
“Shoe Smarts” will show you how to select the appropri-
ate athletic footwear, depending on the sports and games you play.
We often think of sports and exercise as a way to burn
off fat and calories and tone ourselves, but they also can be an effective way to treat our aches and pains. Find out how
in “Take 2 Exercises and Call Me in the Morning.”
“Sleep Tight in 2012” ex-
plains how to improve your sleeping habits and, in the process, your health.
John Vaughn And in an article penned by Yuma Sun staff writer Mara
Knaub, Foothills podiatrist Dr. Patrick Farrell explains how laser therapy is used successfully to help cure foot problems.
Dr. Farrell is also profiled in the 10 Minutes With feature
in this edition. Enjoy the magazine — and have a happy, prosperous and
healthy new year. John Vaughn can be reached at
jvaughn@yumasun.com or 928-539-6850.
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