Latest Blog Posts
The latest stories posted by TucsonHealth101.com bloggers
Bringing Balance in 2012 and Beyond
Posted - 1/4/2012 at 9:34AM by Kimberley Elliott
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel: Physical, Social, Environmental, Vocational, Spiritual, Emotional, and Intellectual Wellness.Seeking balance in 2012 and beyond begins with finding your inner happiness. Understanding what separates you from others is vitally important to your success. So often, ...
Bringing Balance in 2012 and Beyond
Posted - 1/4/2012 at 9:34AM by Kimberley Elliott
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel: Physical, Social, Environmental, Vocational, Spiritual, Emotional, and Intellectual Wellness.Seeking balance in 2012 and beyond begins with finding your inner happiness. Understanding what separates you from others is vitally important to your success. So often, ...
Let Your Child Deliver a Holiday Punch
Posted - 11/29/2011 at 10:10PM by Kimberley Elliott
As many of my readers know, I am a mother and Children's Book Author. I have a long-standing history of working with and improving the health and wellbeing of underserved youth in Tucson, Arizona. When the Holiday Season comes around I cannot help but think of how many of our Nation's youth are liv...
HOLIDAY BUDGETING 101
Posted - 5/11/2011 at 9:37AM by Kimberley Elliott
It is hard to believe another year is coming to an end. It has been one of the most financially difficult for millions of Americans. As the the holiday season approaches it is important to sit down and make out your Holiday Budget. Yes, it may sound daunting but taking charge of your Holiday Budget...
Find Your Holiday Groove
Posted - 11/15/2011 at 9:41AM by Kimberley Elliott
It is time to get your Holiday Groove on. For some people this is s natural process and for others it is all but impossible. Over the years, I have worked with clients on each side of the Holiday Groove divide. I ask them to work on the simple but somewhat challenging idea of FOCUS. The Holiday Sea...
Holiday Weight Management: It's in the Palm of Your Hand
Posted - 11/10/2011 at 10:49PM by Kimberley Elliott
Tis the Season to think about the ensuing plethora of holiday temptations. It starts with the Thanksgiving Feast, followed by the Christmas Eve and Day Smorgasbord, and finishes with the New Year's Day Buffet. How does one keep the waistline in check with so many pitfalls barreling down on them? Th...
Fishbowl Interviews
Posted - 5/3/2011 at 1:55AM by Kimberley Elliott
Transparency has made its way to the top of the business world's lexicon since the Enron fiasco and less than noble practices of the banking and housing industries. Its practice in the workplace can be a powerful force when executed with thoughtful dialog and meaningful execution. However, transpar...
Fake Pot, Fake Cocaine: Very Real, Very Dangerous Symptoms
Posted - 4/18/2011 at 12:19PM by Liz Barta
One is marketed as "fake marijuana." The other is advertised as "fake cocaine" or "fake meth." Both were initially sold under the premise of being legal equivalents to illegal drugs. But both are causing side effects that are generating a slew of calls to poison centers and spurring concern among ...
Be 'Poison-Smart' When Buying Home
Posted - 4/18/2011 at 12:27PM by Liz Barta
Buying a home can be a stressful experience in and of itself, with home inspections, offers and counter-offers and closings creating a bureaucratic minefield for buyers. But if you think that's stressful, try buying a house only to realize that there are a myriad of health hazards to fix.Lead, rado...
Medicines Are Leading Cause of Poison Death
Posted - 3/28/2011 at 12:23PM by Liz Barta
Medications remain the leading cause of poisoning deaths, with most poisoning fatalities occurring among adults, according to a report by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Based on data from 2009 calls to U.S. poison centers, fthe report found that sedatives/hynotics/ antipsychot...
Use our free iPhone app
Posted - 3/25/2011 at 5:23PM by Keith Boesen
I want to let you smartphone users know about a new free application that could save you precious minutes in a health emergency. It connects you quickly to the poison center nearest you. The app, now available for iPhones, is at the iTunes marketplace. Just go to iTunes apps and search for "Poison...
800-222-1222: A Very Good Number To Know
Posted - 3/18/2011 at 5:38PM by Keith Boesen
Find a packet of something labeled K2 in your teen's pocket and need to know what it is?Think your aging parent took an extra dose of her medication?Wondering if you need the ER for that painful scorpion sting? In each of these cases, the easy answer to "Who you gonna call?" to get dependable info...
Here's Glue in Your Eye
Posted - 2/11/2011 at 12:25PM by Liz Barta
Eyelids stuck together with Super Glue? Relax, it won't be permanent and you should be OK with the proper care. You may have heard the story about a woman who accidentally glued her eye shut when she mistook Super Glue for eye drops. The woman had had cataract surgery and reached for what she t...
Reflecting on January 8, 2011
Posted - 1/26/2011 at 9:17PM by Kimberley Elliott
Our community continues to reel from the tragedy that befell us on Saturday, January 8, 2011. There are no words to describe what those at the scene witnessed or will have to carry in their hearts and minds as they press forward. Each soul touched by this event has entered a process of grieving and...
Ipecac: Not a good idea
Posted - 1/20/2011 at 2:09PM by Liz Barta
DID YOU KNOW THAT... ipecac syrup is no longer being manufactured? Ipecac syrup was approved by the FDA in 1965 as an over-the-counter product to induce vomiting in patients who ingested poisons and drug overdoses. In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that it was no longer endor...
