New Paths to Healthcare

How have you fared during this year’s flu season?  There’s still time to get, or prevent, the flu this season.  Fill up your soap dispensers and stock up on tissue boxes, just in case! We toss the term “flu” around pretty liberally, but do you really understand what flu is?  The symptoms?  And how to [...]

It’s National Nurse Practitioner Week! Warmest of greetings to you!  I must say, recognition is nice, but I love this week because it is a time to celebrate the contributions all NP’s make to the healthcare field. And most importantly, in the lives of our patients. In the Ahwatukee & Chandler area alone, there are [...]

You’d have to be asleep at the wheel to not know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I love it – everyone seems to get into the “pinking” of America.  Seeing those brawny NFL players strut their stuff sporting uniforms accented in pink – that must inspire more men to invest in the fight. After all, [...]

Ever stop to consider how much of your time you spend earning a living?  Even a cursory scan of the hours you log each week will likely show you spend more waking hours at work than at home.  (Unless you work there, too!)  Better make sure you’re minding your health while you’re producing for everyone [...]

Breathe. It sounds funny to focus on something we do without thinking.    But how often are you still and present enough to focus on your own breath? Try Yoga, and you may start paying attention to that – and more.  I know – you’ve seen devotees everywhere.  Sporting trendy workout wear, sipping green herbal [...]

Exhausted. That’s how many women tell me they feel.  Often, they’re so worn out by day’s end they fall asleep before their head touches the pillow.  But staying asleep all night?  Now that’s another story. According to the National Sleep Foundation, studies indicate that while most healthy people require 7-9 hours of sleep each night, [...]

They’re everywhere… on restaurant menus and grocery store shelves:   Gluten-free food products. Just what is gluten – and why has it suddenly become such a prominent part of our national psyche?  You may know someone who suffers from gluten intolerance or from Celiac Disease; and since May is Celiac Disease Awareness month, I’d like to [...]

Picture a typical heart attack victim.  What does your mind’s eye configure?  A stressed out, midlife male who’s consumed too many New York Strips?  I thought so.  It’s why there’s a robust campaign underway to ensure women get the message – they’re just as vulnerable to heart disease as men. Heart disease is ruthless, the [...]

Popular culture tells us men love sex.  We commonly believe their appetite for sex is never quite satiated.  But when it comes to problems in the bedroom, women don’t have a corner on the market.  The biggest challenge guys have with sexual issues?  Talking about them. Men experience a range of sexual health problems, including [...]

If you tell me something I want to do isn’t possible, it’s likely I’ll work even harder to make it happen.  And so 10 years ago, with just my stubborn dream and a handful of loyal patients, I hung out my proverbial shingle and launched New Paths to Healthcare. A decade and nearly 400 patients [...]