Health & Wellness Posts

If you’re planning on working out after taking time off during the pandemic, make sure you start off slowly. It’s easy to injure yourself after long periods of inactivity. Here are some tips to restart an active lifestyle safely.

Keeping blood pressure numbers at a healthy level means learning what causes high blood pressure, who it affects most and how to prevent it in your life.

Maintaining low cholesterol levels is one of the best ways to keep your heart healthy. Are you doing what you can now to prevent heart disease down the road? Let’s explore everything you need to know about cholesterol.

We’re celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility. Let’s use this day to talk about pronoun awareness and how you can be an ally.

The constant news coverage of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arizona and the United States raises many questions and causes anxiety for the public.

While this situation is still unfolding, we in Arizona and at Valleywise Health are prepared as we can be to handle an outbreak. At this time, it’s important to take precautions and make certain that there is access to accurate information.

Mercury poisoning can be extremely serious – make sure you know the signs of poisoning and how to avoid it.

The symptoms of a heart attack can be very different for men and women. Learn the signs to look out for and how to prevent an attack before it happens.

The unpleasant and familiar burn of acid reflux doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Here are ways to manage your acid reflux so that it never catches you off guard again.

The thyroid is a small part of your body, but it plays a major role in your health. Learn more about the symptoms of hypothyroidism and how it’s treated.

If you’ve begun to notice an abnormal amount of swelling in your legs and ankles, you may want to schedule an appointment with your primary care physician. Swollen legs and ankles along with red blotchy skin can occur for a variety of reasons, but several may require examination and treatment.