lmn-february-2014 by In&Out Publications

LUMINATE FEBRUARY 2014

YOUR GUIDE TO A HEALTHIER LIFE

Urgent Care NEW!

HOW YOUR

DIET DRINK MIGHT BE KILLING YOU PAGE 8

Immediate Care (Why this is good news for you.) PAGE 6

ANXIETY? PAIN? MEDS? Walk it off! PAGE 10

24-hour emergency care

Quality care

Around the block. Around the clock. There’s a new place closer to home where you and your family can get quality care from trusted, health care providers who are tops in their fields. The John C. Lincoln Sonoran Health and Emergency Center brings a 24-hour emergency department – along with a medical imaging center and breast health care center – to your neighborhood. On I-17, south of Carefree Highway.

JCL.com/sonoran

INSIDE

VOL.1.1

ASK A PRO

Change Your Mind About Weight Loss

THE PULSE

Urgent Care is Now Immediate Care

13 Great Finds

How Diet Drinks Could be Deadly

14 Marketplace

15 Calendar

WELLNESS

FITNESS

Walk it Off Editor Karen Goveia

kgoveia@anthemnews.com

LUMINATE

Listings Editor Sarah Crouse

In&Out Publications, LLC P.O. Box 74693 Phoenix, AZ 85087 623-239-3956 | www.anthemnews.com

Contributors Amanda Niemerg

Publisher Nadine Shaalan

events@anthemnews.com

aniemerg@anthemnews.com

Brad Wood

bwood@anthemnews.com

Robert Roy Britt

Rbritt@anthemnews.com

nshaalan@anthemnews.com

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ASK A PRO

Change Your Mind About Weight Loss

I’ve tried different programs and diets and failed at them all. I feel like giving up. What am I doing wrong?

Terry Donatto is the

owner of Adventure Boot Camp at Anthem, a four-week outdoor fitness program that offers instruction, nutritional counseling and motivational training – packed with fun, energizing activities designed to help you achieve your fitness goals. Now registering for Camp 3 beginning March 17

anthembootcamp.com

623-694-3799

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eing a former 300-pound man, I understand the physical and mental frustrations of starting a new fitness routine. It hurts! But it all comes down to what you focus on. I became successful when I put the numbers on the scale aside and concentrated on the things that would improve my overall health. Focus on becoming more active. Take three to five hours out of the 168 in a week to workout. You’re worth the inconvenience that it takes to get in shape. Prioritize this time by putting these designated times on your calendar. Remember, we get in shape on purpose,

so be on purpose about your workouts. Focus even more on your nutrition and hydration. This is where the majority of our results stem from. Know what’s in your foods and in your water. Are your foods filled with preservatives, hormones and geneticallyaltered ingredients? If so, replace them with a clean, organic option. Your success truly comes from changing your mentality about weight loss. Don’t think of it as a 30-, 60- or 90-day program. Think of it as a lifelong journey. With this mindset, you’ll keep those healthy habits going no matter how fast or slow the scale moves. You’re in this for life!

THE PULSE

RUN IN LIVING COLOR

oin this non-competitive â&#x20AC;&#x153;fun runâ&#x20AC;? at your own pace with your own style. Dubbed the happiest 5k on the planet, this run starts with a bright white T-shirt (included) that gets splashed with color as you complete each kilometer. The food-grade corn starch and coloring

washes off in the shower, or spray with vinegar and iron the colors into the shirt for a souvenir. Proceeds benefit Hands Across Anthem, a volunteer organization providing financial help for families facing catastrophic illness, or the sudden loss of a child or spouse.

Color Dash

Saturday, March 1 Packet pickup 8:30 a.m. Race begins 10:30 a.m. Anthem Community Center 41130 N. Freedom Way $40/Individual; $35/Team member; $85/Family of three + $15/additional member Register thecolordash5k.com/anthem-arizona FEBRUARY 2014 | 5

THE PULSE

Urgent Care is Now Immediate Care (It’s like urgent care, without the urgent-care price.) By Karen Goveia

PHOTOS BY BRAD WOOD

“The co-pay is the same for primary care as it will be for immediate care.” John C. Lincoln Practice Manager Lynda Shikany 6 | FEBRUARY 2014

e’ve all been at that point. The moment you decide your child’s worsening flu symptoms need medical attention or that slice on your finger probably needs stitches, but your doctor’s office is closed until tomorrow, or worse― until Monday. That’s when urgent care fits the bill. Unfortunately, the Urgent Care in Anthem’s bill has, until

now, been too high for many to afford. So, the operator of the urgent care facility, John C. Lincoln Health Network, has revamped its model. It has removed the walls between the former Urgent Care at Anthem and the adjoining Gavilan Peak Family Practice (literally and physically) to create Gavilan Peak Family Practice and Immediate Care.

Same Care, Less Cost The merger, which went into effect mid-January, has not affected the level of care, according to JCL Practice Manager Lynda Shikany. “It’s fast-track primary care. So, if you get sick or hurt on your lunch break or need immediate care, we’re here,” Shikany said. The staff is the same. Even the hours remain the same―until 8 p.m. during the week and until 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Immediate Care Commonly Treats… • Allergies • Earaches and fevers • Back pain • Migraines • Bites and rashes • Minor eye injuries • Breaks and sprains • Sinus infections • Cold and flu • UTIs • Cuts, abrasions, • Vomiting and diarrhea minor burns Outpatient radiology services and school physicals are also available.

The real bonus for patients comes with the difference in coding services, which generally results in a lower co-pay and lower out-of-pocket costs. “The co-pay is the same for primary care as it will be for immediate care,” she said. And, more insurance carriers are accepted under immediate care licensing compared to urgent care. The addition of six exam rooms will accommodate a growing number of staff physicians with the goal of a shorter wait time for immediate care patients, said Shikany. The main lobby has been renovated and while it is intended to serve most patients, a sub-waiting room is available for those with more urgent needs.

Gavilan Peak Family Practice/JCL Immediate Care

3648 W. Anthem Way Building A-100, Anthem Hours Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.– 8 p.m. Saturday–Sunday: 8 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Info 623-434-6444 jcl.com/physician-network/practices/gavilanpeak-family-practice

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More than

20 percent

of the U.S. population consumes diet drinks, including sodas, fruit drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and carbonated water. About half of those who consume diet drinks consume more than 16 ounces—that’s

two standard cans a day.

SOURCE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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PHOTO BY NADINE SHAALAN

WELLNESS

DietDrinksCould be Deadly

By Robert Roy Britt

f you’ve switched from sugary soda to diet soda to lose weight or otherwise improve your health, you might want to consider water instead. Several recent studies have linked diet soda to increased risk of stroke, heart attack, depression and, yes, even weight gain. Scientists are still trying to figure out what’s behind the links. Related behaviors may play a role. A person who drinks diet soda may be more likely to have a poor diet

in general, for example. Regardless, the findings are stark. Weight Gain Heavy people who drink diet soda tend to eat more. A study of 24,000 adults published in the American Journal of Public Health in January found the overweight and obese who drink diet beverages consume up to 194 more calories from solid foods each day, bringing their total caloric intake in line with those who drink sugared beverages. The results

suggest people leaning on diet drinks “may need to look carefully at other components of their solid-food diet, particularly sweet snacks,” said lead researcher Sara N. Bleich at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Depression People who regularly drink four or more cans of sugared soda a day are 21 percent more likely to suffer depression, a National Institute of Health study of 263,000 people last year found. For those who drink the same amount of diet soda, the risk jumps to 31 percent. Diet fruit drinks are even worse, raising the risk to 51 percent. Heart Problems People who drink diet soda daily are 43 percent more likely to have a stroke or heart attack, or to die of heart disease, according to a 2012 study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Other studies have also linked diet drinks to poor heart health. With so much unknown about what’s behind the relationship between diet drinks and health problems, you might wonder if drinking diet soda is, in fact, safe.

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Reasons to Ditch the Diet Drink

R isk of Death Diet drinks have been linked in multiple studies to higher rates of heart attack, stroke and death by heart disease.

Bad Teeth, Bad Bones Phosphoric acid

in most diet soda can lead to bone loss and erosion of tooth enamel.

Phenylalanine This common ingredient in diet

soda appears to be safe for most, but can cause mental retardation and seizures in people with the genetic disorder phenylketonuria.

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It’s Not Food Sharon Fowler, epidemiologist

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at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, says diet soda is “not a food at all; it’s simply a slurry of chemicals, a number of which may have deleterious effects on the body.”

B ad for Kids Diet soda (and energy drinks) that contain caffeine are particularly insidious for kids, who are more sensitive to its effects. Caffeine causes sleep problems, can lessen young appetites and causes hyperactivity.

SOURCES Mayo Clinic; WebMD; Livestrong; Live Science

“Of course not,” writes Christopher Wanjek, author of “Bad Medicine” and “Food At Work,” and a columnist for the website Live Science. “You’re drinking copious amounts of phosphoric acid, artificial

colors, artificial flavors, and some laboratorycrafted chemical that tricks your brain into perceiving the sensation of sweet.” SOURCES American Journal of Public Health, National Institute of Health, American Academy of Neurology, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Live Science FEBRUARY 2014 | 9

FITNESS

WALK IT OFF

Research suggests that a brisk walk or jog can reorganize the brain so that it handles stress and anxiety better. BY NADINE SHAALAN

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Step it up to cut the meds

If you walk more intensely, farther and more frequently each week, you can substantially reduce the amount of antidiabetic, antihypertensive and cholesterol–lowering medication you are taking. SOURCE National Institute of Health

t has been known for years that exercise can produce endorphins that elevate your mood similar to the way marijuana does, and may even relieve pain similar to the way morphine does. But a recent Princeton University study found that a brisk walk or a run might lessen your response to stress, preventing anxiety from interfering with the normal function of the brain. Elizabeth Gould, the senior author of the study, noted that anxious behavior may have an adaptive advantage for less

physically fit creatures. Anxiety often manifests itself as avoidance of threatening situations, therefore increasing the chance of survival for those less able to respond with “fight or flight.” So, while anxiety might keep you away from dangerous situations, a frisky walk toward the big rock in the horizon might lessen the stress and better equip you for “fight or flight.” (See page 13 for the many more advantages of taking a hike.) Lower your voice. Put down the dish. Unfurl your brow. Take a hike. PHOTO BY NADINE SHAALAN FEBRUARY 2014 | 11

HIKES TO JOIN

You don’t have to go it alone. Join an organized hike, whether you’re seasoned or just getting started. SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Climb to Conquer Cancer 7 a.m.—noon South Mountain Park 10919 South Central Avenue, Phoenix 602-952-7552 $40-$50

A 5.5-mile climb to the summit. Start or join a team of 8-15 participants. Festival at the top and bottom of the mountain to celebrate survivors. Register at phoenixclimb.com. Benefits the American Cancer Society.

Daisy Mountain Summit Hike

8:40 a.m. Anthem Community Center 41130 North Freedom Way, Phoenix 623-879-3011 Free for Anthem residents

This is the local beast to conquer. A 7-mile, four-hour guided hike for those ages 14 and up, (minors must be accompanied by an adult). Bring water, snacks, sunscreen and a hat. Hiking boots and poles recommended. Register at the Anthem Community Center.

Exploring the Desert Hike 10:30 a.m.—1 p.m. Lake Pleasant Regional Park 41835 North Castle Hot Springs Road Morristown 602-372-7460, Ext. 202 $6/Vehicle

Moderate hike starts at Cottonwood Day Use Area.

THURSDAY, FEB. 27 Winter Fitness Hike

8 a.m.—10 a.m. Cave Creek Regional Park 37019 North Lava Lane, Cave Creek $6/Vehicle

A variety of trails with varying degrees of difficulty. Meet at the nature center.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28 Quartz Trail Hike 8 a.m. Cave Creek Regional Park 37019 North Lava Lane Cave Creek $6/Vehicle

Find out what's behind the name of Quartz Trail on this guided hike. Meet at the nature center. 12 | FEBRUARY 2014

PHOTO BY NADINE SHAALAN

GREAT REASONS TO WALK

According to the American Heart Association, walking 30 minutes per day offers a big bang for your buck.

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Reduce the risk of heart disease Maintain body weight and lower the risk of obesity Enhance mental well-being Reduce the risk of osteoporosis R educe the risk of breast and colon cancer Reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes Reduce stress and anxiety