Health
Top Docs 2012
Your guide to the best medicine in Las Vegas
February 23rd, 2012
For the second year, Vegas Seven celebrates this all-important field by teaming up with Consumers’ Checkbook of Washington, D.C., to present the guide to our city’s leading physicians. Read more »
The Obamacare Exodus
If the health-care law comes into effect, would our doctors really leave the business?
February 23rd, 2012
In 2014, most of the provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—known to its close friends as Obamacare—are set to take effect. Of course, it’s possible that President Mitt Romney or the U.S. Supreme Court would have something to say about that, but health-care reform is close enough at hand that many in Nevada are already beginning to wonder—and worry—what it will mean for them. Read more »
Of Many Minds
In the battle against Parkinson’s disease, the Ruvo Center’s Ryan Walsh gives science a human touch
February 9th, 2012
It’s August 2011, and a stylish, dark-haired 81-year-old named Rhoda Starker waits in an exam room at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to see the newest doctor in the building. Read more »
Hot Fitness Trends
January 12th, 2012
Piloxing: Hollywood’s newest trend—starring Kirsten Dunst as a rabid enthusiast—will soon be yours. This hybrid workout mixes Pilates and boxing for a cardiovascular and core workout usually done barefoot. Read more »
The 21-Minute Workout
January 12th, 2012
That New Year’s fitness resolution sounds impressive right now; what’s stopping you from achieving it? Yeah, Branden Collinsworth calls your bluff. The local fitness guru and co-founder of the Jump for Joy Foundation knows your type—good intentions; not-so-good follow-through—and so he offers his home remedy. Read more »
Deep tissue thoughts
January 12th, 2012
We should be getting more massages, says John Teng, a licensed massage therapist who serves as director and an instructor at European Massage Therapy School’s Las Vegas campus. “What’s the rub?” we asked. Here’s what he said: Read more »
Veganism, Made Sexy
January 12th, 2012
If you’ve been looking for the sexiest vegan in Vegas, your hunt is over. Paul Graham, who writes a blog at EatingVeganInVegas.tumblr.com, was named a finalist in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ 2011 Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50 contest. Although he didn’t win, the 54-year-old was game to answer our pressing vegan questions. Read more »
The Caliper Whisperer
January 12th, 2012
With New Year’s resolution season in high gear, we asked Holly Lee Brewer, a registered dietitian and nutritionist with Canyon Ranch SpaClub at the Venetian, for a few fresh insights. Read more »
Can foodies be fit? Sí!
January 12th, 2012
Somewhere within the farm-to-table movement, restaurant patrons began trending toward making healthier choices—even in Las Vegas. Border Grill executive chef Mike Minor, who is leading a Cooking Healthy Mexican class at Border Grill at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 ($75, 632-7403), weighs in. Read more »
The latest on supplements
January 12th, 2012
Dr. Scott Harris specializes in rheumatology and teaches classes, including a course on Public Health and Preventive Medicine, at Touro University in Las Vegas. As an osteopath, he focuses on total-body health. He shares insights on dietary supplements. Read more »
