Small Business Profile: Pilates Helps People Do Everything Better
Blue Sky Pilates owner Mary Lutes, left, with trainer Sabrina Svard. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comBlue Sky Pilates owner Mary Lutes moved to Los Alamos in 1982.
“Everyone has a reason for coming to Los Alamos. Mine is I ‘married’ into the town,” Lutes said. “I met my first husband at New Mexico State University, we got married and decided to move to Los Alamos because that is where he was from.”
Lutes opened her Blue Sky Pilates studio in April 2011 at 2101 Trinity Dr, Suite A.
“Pilates is the most amazing type of exercise. It strengthens literally Read More
More Than 10 million Americans Are Without Health Insurance … Are You On The List?
LAMC Certified Application Counselors, Geraldine Keane, Alberta Lopez and Richelle Fry are waiting to assist you in the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange application process in their office inside LAMC. Courtesy photo
By FELICIANO JIRON, CEOTwo years ago, the Health Insurance Marketplaces, a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, opened for the first time.
Since then, an estimated 10.2 million Americans have enrolled for healthcare coverage through the online marketplace, which allows people to browse coverage options, compare plans and Read More
Heinrich Urges President To Work With Bipartisan Group To Protect Working Americans From Cadillac Tax
SENATE News:Heinrich and Heller introduced bipartisan legislation last month to fully repeal the onerous tax.
Funding For Environmental Health Internships
NEHA News:LAVNS Celebrates 21 Years Of Hospice Care
Debbie Storms, Dr. Ross Bridge, Sande Cremer, April Cranmore, Collette Fordham, Pam Lee, Pauline Schneider and Deena Streit. Camera Shy: Kristi Bradshaw and Kristi Keffer. Photo by Debbie WeberLuján Discusses Need To Improve New Mexico’s Mental And Behavioral Health System
CONGRESSIONAL News:Bouman: What To Look For In A Long-Term Care Policy
By BEN BOUMANNovember is Long-Term Care awareness month. You may have read my last column on Understanding Long-Term Care. That in mind, I’d like to take you through the basics of what to look for in a Long-Term Care Policy.
Confronting our own mortality is a difficult task in itself. Add to that the notion that we may need someone else to care for us at some point in our lives and it makes for a very difficult topic to broach.
The sooner the conversation begins the better off you will be. Age makes a difference in the cost of a long-term care policy. Generally, the older Read More
Know The Signs Of A Gradual Heart Attack
Lori Coffelt, RN, CCCCLos Alamos Medical Center Emergency Department Director
Researchers studied nearly 900 people who had heart attacks. The findings, published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine, showed only 35 percent of them experienced sudden chest pain. The other 65 percent described symptoms that were mild Read More
LAMC Welcomes New Orthopedic Surgeon Culley Christensen With Community Reception
Orthopedic Surgeon Culley Christensen, center, with some of his colleages at Tuesday’s reception in his honor. From left, Dr. Miguel Doozier, Dr. Jesse Knight, Dr. Salim Amrani and Dr. Melanie Pickering. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Dr. Culley Christensen talks with LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos Medical Center has expanded medical services to include orthopedics.
Culley Christensen, MD has joined the medical staff and will be offering orthopedic surgical services to patients in Los Alamos and Read More
Hey What’s That ‘Hitch In My Giddy Up’
By KREIG PETERSONThis week, let’s talk about strain/counter strain syndrome, its often painful, insidious side effects and what you can do about it.
Normally the human body maintains a homeostatic balance in its numerous complex muscle systems. Muscles are designed to do a job and return to their normal relaxed position. There is a complicated system that allows muscles to do their jobs. All muscles have an antagonist that dampens the desired movement.
A good example of this is in the forearm. The muscles on the bottom of the arm are flexors and the top extensors. Make a firm fist Read More
Today’s The Day That Quitters Win…
Courtesy/ACS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY News:
Get ready to lose the habit, and become victorious over tobacco.
The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout event is your chance to triumph over addiction. Every November, we set aside the third Thursday to encourage smokers to go the distance, and to finally give up smoking.
About 42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. As of 2013, there also were 12.4 million cigar smokers in the US, and more than 2.3 million who smoke tobacco
Community Invited To Reception For New Orthopaedic Surgeon Culley Christensen At LAMC Tuesday
Culley Christensen, MD
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center is pleased to announce they are expanding their medical services to include orthopaedics.
Culley Christensen, MD has joined the medical staff and will be offering orthopaedic surgical services to patients in Los Alamos and the surrounding area. Dr. Christensen and his family are relocating from Scottsdale to New Mexico. Dr. Christensen is the second surgeon to join LAMC this year as the hospital continues to grow its surgical services.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Christensen to practice at Los Alamos Medical Center,” LAMC Read More
100+ Women Who Care Honor LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron; Fund Nine Behavioral Health Initiatives
From left, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Debbie Shelton, Johanna Jiron, Marvel Harrison, Feliciano Jiron, Mary Beth Maasson and Kristy Orgeta. Los Alamos Medical Center and its CEO Feliciano Jiron are honored at a special gathering Thursday at Unquarked for assisting 100+ Women Who Care to fund nine behavioral health initiatives within the Los Alamos community. The women raised $20,000 to fund the programs with the help of a $10,000 match from United Way of Northern New Mexico and about $2,000 from LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The only man in a room full of women at Read More
New Report Shows Significant Improvement For Mental Health In New Mexico
NMHS News:Bouman: Understanding Long-Term Care
By BEN BOUMANAddressing the potential threat of long-term care expenses may be one of the biggest financial challenges for individuals who are developing a retirement strategy.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 70 percent of people over age 65 can expect to need long-term care services at some point in their lives. Understanding the various types of long-term care services and what those services may cost is critical as you consider your retirement approach.
Long-term care is not a single activity. It refers to a variety of medical Read More
How Frequent And Proper Handwashing Can Help Beat Cold And Flu Season
By TERESA REYNOLDSAs fall is upon us, so is flu season – a time of year when between five and 20 percent of people living in the United States suffer from the contagious disease.
This means now is the time to:
- Get your flu vaccine; and
- Recommit to good health habits, like frequent and proper handwashing.
The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each and every year. This is especially true for people at high risk of serious flu complications, including young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or Read More
WALKER: Discovering The Inside Story
A technologist prepares a patient for an MRI. Courtesy photoThe week of Nov. 8-14 is National Radiology Technology Week. This week-long celebration calls attention to the important role medical imaging plays in patient care and health care safety.
This week is especially important to the imaging field as it commemorates the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen Nov. 8, 1895.
Los Alamos Medical Center is home to a multi-disciplinary group of Radiologic Technologists. The imaging capabilities at LAMC include routine Radiology, Read More
Just For Grins Pediatric Dentistry Grand Opening And Candy Buy-Back Event Saturday
Just for Grins Pediatric Dentistry at 2101 Trinity Dr., Ste. P. in Los Alamos. Courtesy photoLAVNS Hosts 20th Annual Hospice Memorial Service
Community members gather at Sunday’s LAVNS Hospice Memorial Service at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Jennifer Bartram 
Roaring Jelly, a local Irish band provided music Sunday’s memorial event. Photo by Jennifer Bartram LACC Recognizes Los Alamos Girls Soccer Teams
Los Alamos Council on Cancer President Amy Woods presents a certificate of appreciation to the Los Alamos Girls Soccer Varsity and Jr. Varsity teams Oct. 27 at Sullivan Field in Los Alamos. The athletes have raised $1,440 over the last two years during the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ Campaign in which they collected contributions from people in the bleachers during games. The donations will be used in communicating support services and programs directed at aiding cancer victims. The organization is actively looking for ways to increase awareness in young people particularly Read More
