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Benefits of Direct Primary Care from a Patient’s Perspective
If you're tired of fighting to get the healthcare you need while struggling with insurance companies to get your medical bills paid, it could be time to explore the benefits of direct primary care. Also referred to as DPC, this unique...
Finding Alternatives to Employer Health Insurance
More and more, both employees and their employers are unhappy with the group health insurance plans available to them. This dissatisfaction has both groups looking for alternatives to employer health insurance, though for slightly...
What is Direct Primary Care?
If you’re wondering “What is Direct Primary Care?” you should know that it’s not a new concept. It’s been around since the mid-2000s and has become increasingly popular ever since. This is likely because Direct Primary Care (DPC) is much...
7 Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System
If you are concerned about your immune system, I bet that you’re already doing a lot of things to protect your health. You wash your hands, wear a mask, order take-out and stay six feet from others as we navigate this new normal. But what...
Everything You Need to Know About Carbs, Protein and Fat
There’s a lot of information out there. Over 600,000 scientific articles and books published last year about nutrition. I stayed up late last night to make sure I had read them all. And that’s just the stuff that has science to back it...
Mobile Health and Telehealth
Mobile Health In Phoenix Many people think mobile health and telehealth is just about convenience. We’ve found that it means a lot more than that to our patients. Perhaps the most important ingredient in the doctor and patient...
Pros and Cons of Whole30
Should you choose Whole30? Many patients ask me about Whole30, and as someone who has been through the program myself and is a physician, this is what I tell them. Pros: The biggest pro of Whole30 is the emphasis on whole, unprocessed...
Plantar Fasciitis: What’s After Steroid Injections?
In response to the question about how soon you can do another steroid injection to treat plantar fasciitis, there is no clear answer in the literature that I can find. Everyone recognizes the risks of tendon rupture and fat pad atrophy...
What Is Lifestyle Medicine?
Lifestyle Medicine As defined by The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine is the “evidence-based practice of helping individuals and families adopt and sustain healthy behaviors that affect health and quality of...
How We Saved $935+ a Month on Healthcare While Getting Better Care
We are a young family with three children. Our children are 1, 4, and 7 years old. My husband, Mark, recently finished school and is working as a pharmacist and I am a stay-at-home mom to our children. Mark has been working as a...
The Upside of Stress – Book Review
What if you could prolong your life and improve your life just by changing your mind about what the stressful events in your life are doing to you? In The Upside of Stress, Kelly McGonigal says you can and I think I believe her. This book...
Colonoscopy vs. FOBT
Why do we all need a colonoscopy at age 45? Is there anything else I can do? Have you ever had this question asked of you before? I know I have. We at Ark Family Health want to keep you informed as to why testing is recommended, what...