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Leg discomfort affects approximately one out of every five working men and women and costs U.S. corporations more than two million lost workdays a year. Venous Insufficiency is caused by a series of disorders in the veins, including but not limited to the valves’ failure to function properly. According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, medical compression stockings have been proven more effective at reducing aches and pains in the legs by gently applying pressure to … [Read more...] about Preventing and Treating Varicose Veins

Peripheral arterial disease is the medical term for poor circulation in the legs due to blockage of the arteries. This serious but often misdiagnosed condition will likely show no symptoms until an artery is already more than 60 percent blocked. Typical symptoms include increasing pain in the muscles of the lower leg while walking, and possibly burning pain when the leg is elevated but goes away when the leg is dangled over the side of the bed. Examination usually will find a reduced pulse in … [Read more...] about Improving Circulation With Exercise

You can increase the skill of your brain to hear. You can accomplish this though exercises. As you approach brain training, it may help to think of your brain as a muscle. For example, walking takes muscle movement. The muscles involved in walking must be strong enough to move the body. There must be muscle memory of how to walk. It took you months to learn to walk when you were young and then years to fine-tune jumping, skipping and climbing. A young person understands that it takes time to … [Read more...] about Training the Brain to Hear

Your sign instills the tone of your business before your customer enters. According to the Small Business Administration, people often judge a business by how it looks on the sign. A well-designed sign resonates in the minds of your target audience so much so that they are enticed to visit your business strictly upon viewing your sign. Signs serve as 24/7 advertising, catching the customer’s eye and advertising your location as well as the services of the business. The first characteristic of … [Read more...] about Your Business Sign

While open enrollment in the Marketplace ended March 31, there are still some important and new updates of which both businesses and individuals should be aware.   Special Enrollment Periods With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we all know that health insurance is now mandated. While millions have enrolled through the Marketplace during open enrollment, there are still many uninsured and some who will lose coverage throughout the year. Since open enrollment has ended, individuals … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform Updates

Arizona foreclosure inventory is less than one percent of the active listings today. Home prices are still lower than the high of 2008, leaving 21.5 percent of Arizona mortgages in negative equity, but only two percent of these mortgages are 90 days past due. On average, 12,575 homes sell in the United States every day. In the last six months, a total of 356 homes were sold in Flagstaff. In April of this year, our local median home value passed the $300,000 threshold and continues to hold … [Read more...] about The American Dream

It is almost heartbreaking for me to sign a contract for a city construction project when the contractor is from out of town. Add to that the fact that a local contractor missed the bid by just one or two percent. This happens regularly and millions of city dollars are at stake. In my 30 years as an attorney in Flagstaff I represented many contractors. I know how much risk they take in their business and how much time they put into their bids. I know how they put their income back into the … [Read more...] about City Prefers to Shop Local