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by Karon Ford, BSN, MA, Sun Health Women’s Services
As we Arizona women move deeper into the summer months we need to be especially cautious of how much time we are spending in the sun. Melanoma is on the rise in women and has become the most common cancer in women between the ages of 25 and 29. This month we have included tips on how to decrease your risk for developing melanoma.
The focus of much current news, the benefits of vitamin D are being touted almost daily. You will be amazed at its importance for both infants and adults. Among other great attributes it has even been related to reducing the risk of melanoma. Read all about it this month and discover how you can improve your daily intake quantity.
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My Mother and Maybe Me
Sun Health Employee and Mother Enroll in Longevity Study
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by Candace Hoffmann, Communications Coordinator/Writer
My mother, June Henion, is amazing. At 91, she makes quilts, not traditional quilts mind you, but artistic quilts that can be described as more fiber art than quilting. Of course, if you ask her, she could throw together a traditional quilt in no time, but will tell you “it just doesn’t inspire me to do so.”
Mom learned computers in her mid-80s – first a Mac and then a PC, which she needs to help with digital designs for her latest razzle-dazzle computerized sewing machine.
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Melanoma is on the Rise in Women
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Over the past few decades, the incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has increased. Melanoma has become the most common cancer in women between the ages of 25 and 29. Overall, skin cancer is the most common cancer among men and women in the United
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D Vitamin of Choice
The Sunshine Vitamin Takes Center Stage
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If there were a Vitamin Idol contest, vitamin D certainly would be the hottest new star blowing away the competition. It seems a day doesn’t go by where the “Sunshine Vitamin” isn’t in the limelight.
Recent headlines reporting new clinical studies suggest vitamin D either helps in the treatment or prevention of:
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Celiac Disease
Sun Health Employee Shares Struggle with Strange Disease
by Phyllis Hill, Communications Coordinator/Writer
Celi, celia, celak, celiac, what? This was my response when the doctor told me I had celiac disease. At age 38, I sat in the office of my allergist while he explained this strange sounding disease and suggested it was the source of my chronic stomach ailments that I had experienced since age nine.
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Gluten too Early or too Late
Is Your Child at Risk for Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease is characterized by damage to the small intestine caused by gluten—a type of protein present in wheat, barley, and rye that has no ill effect on a majority of people. The condition normally presents itself in early childhood, causing symptoms such as irritability, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nutrient deficiencies.
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The Gluten-free Diet
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What Is Gluten?
Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and numerous other foods containing or made from these ingredients. Gluten can also be found in many non-food items, such as medicines, lipstick, and stamp adhesives. Why Should I Follow a Gluten-Free Diet?
If you have gluten intolerance, or celiac disease, your body is unable to digest gluten.
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Delicious Gluten-free Recipes
 These gluten-free recipes are delicious! Admittedly, gluten-free cooking can be tricky for several reasons. Rice flour, which is often the substitute for wheat flour, does not create the texture in baked goods the same as wheat flour but optimum taste and texture can be accomplished by adding other ingredients. Be sure to follow each recipe to achieve the desired result. When you use a gluten-free recipe, be sure to check and make sure that all the ingredients are gluten-free. If not your recipe will be contaminated and will continue to make you sick. Below are recipes for a gluten-free breakfast, lunch and supper along with a gluten-free dessert recipe. Enjoy!
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Can You Survive Parenting?
Sun Health Class Will Help
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Feeling nervous about becoming a parent?
Afraid you don’t know the difference between layette and a bassinet?
The instructors at Sun Health’s Survival Skills for Parents class say you are not alone.
“To-be parents have a lot of questions. We cover everything from how normal newborns look, to how to choose a pediatrician,” says Janet Peirce-Hollett, a course instructor at Sun Health Del E. Webb Hospital near Surprise, AZ.
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"SMILES" Help Bring Awareness for Fall Prevention
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No one falls for Angela Allen, and that is just fine with her.
Allen, a team leader, educator and staff nurse at Sun Health Boswell Rehabilitation Center, Honoring Norbert & Sonia Grove, has a mission to make sure patients entering the facility are as safe as possible- and that means taking appropriate measures to prevent falls.
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Sun Health Events
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Women’s Enrichment Series
Held the first
Wednesday of every month.
All events are from noon -1 p.m.
Located at Sun Health Del E. Webb Hospital
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What is Sun Health?
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Located
in the northwest Valley of Phoenix Arizona, Sun Health is a non-profit
healthcare organization that exists to serve all ages with excellence in
medical care, wellness programs, research and education.
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