Young Nurse is Passionate About Career and Patients
Although she’s just 26 years old, Meredith Green, a registered nurse at Washington Regional Medical Center, has already received two nursing awards and is the relief assistant director in the…
Health Tips From Local Women
“Turn off the TV, cut out the sugar and move more. ” Jill Ray, Fayetteville “Embrace your genetics and love what you’ve been given to work with. Move your body, eat…
Go Red For Women’s Health
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA With the goal of helping women make informed health care de- cisions for themselves and their families, Northwest Health System launched its Healthy Woman…
Q & A: April 2011
Q. My husband and I have an ongoing debate about the temperature in our house. Is there any particular temperature I should keep my bedroom to make it easier to…
Making a Healthy Difference
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA In last month’s You at Your Best publication, dietitian Taryn Hehl provided advice on how to grocery shop and eat out healthfully. Hehl’s interest…
Former Pro Football Player Teaches Others About Fitness and Health
With a degree in kinesiology from the University of Arkansas and a 5- year career as a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts, Steven Conley has…
Congestive heart failure can be as deadly as a heart attack
BY AHMAD ELESBER, M.D. | GENERAL & INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country – and for many heart patients who come to the…
Spreading the Word
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA One evening in 2000, then 49-year-old Jim Teeselink felt his heart rate el-evate and said he “didn’t feel well and his body felt funny.”…
Eat Healthy, No Matter Where You Are
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA American When eating at an American restaurant, you will want to read the menu carefully to try to determine preparation methods of the foods….
Finding the Perfect Fit for Fitness
When a person decides to make a commitment to a health- ier lifestyle, that decision is often accompanied by the de- cision to join a gym. Gyms can vary greatly….
