Health & Spa & Medicine Archive

Intelligencer — Impressive Experience

Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells and Escada in Palm Desert have teamed up to offer the Escada Experience

Medical Guide Editor's Letter - 2010

Sometimes we have bigger choices to make: As this year’s issue of Palm Springs Life’s Medical Guide points out, we can exert greater control of our bodies and minds than we actually do.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - How to Reduce Blood Pressure

Despite the fact that lifestyle choices allow people to control their blood pressure, one in three Americans suffers from hypertension. Among them, about 70 percent are undergoing treatment

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - Multiple Choices

Typical winery websites describe the vineyards, the winemaker, the wines, and the tasting room. The navigation bar on Cleavage Creek Winery’s website (www.cleavagecreek.com) includes a link titled “Choices” that takes you to a section dedicated to those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - Luxury Recovery

Hospital stays can be almost as stressful, tiring, inconvenient, and difficult for patients’ families as they are for the patients themselves. The Greg and Stacey Renker Pavilion at Eisenhower Medical Center aims to ease those discomforts with 24 hotel-like suites that include two bathrooms and living areas that allows overnight guests.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - Surgery vs. Balloons

In late February 2010, the National Institutes of Health announced findings of a landmark nine-year study comparing treatments for clogged arteries.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - Feed Your Face

The Body Deli in Palm Desert created a Blueberry Fusion Resurfacing Facial Wash that nourishes your skin with antioxidants and organic “superfoods,” while providing the clinical advantage of exfoliation.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

On the Forefront - To sleep, perchance to dream

Health and beauty experts agree: Adults need eight hours of sleep for optimum wellness, appearance, and performance. Yet three out of four Americans fail to get that recommended amount of time to let their bodies rejuvenate on a daily basis.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

Looking for Complements

Unfortunately, our sick-care-based medical system trivializes wellness promotion. This is where complementary and alternative medicine can play an important role in helping many patients. An alternative-medicine provider can fill gaps in Western medicine.

By Chris Flores, M.D

Bridge Over Troubled Water

A website called CaringBridge makes it easy for patients and their families and friends reach out to one another.

By Linda L. Meierhoffer