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Reducing Stress

Life carries its daily stress and triggers. It's important to learn how to reduce your stress when you are a pre-diabetic/diabetic patient. Laura Omidvaran, a registered dietician at the Lovelace Westside Hospital, talks about the importance of reducing stress, as well as some stress-reducing activities.

Firstborn son doing well after arriving 18 weeks early

When Annayisa and Michael Sanchez found out that they were pregnant with their first child, they were excited to start preparing for the baby’s arrival. The Rio Rancho residents put together a new baby bed, placed it in the nursery and decorated the room with bright colors and children’s books.

A normal gestation period for a baby is roughly 40 weeks, which meant that their baby’s due date was at the end of November. However, halfway through her second trimester, Annayisa started showing signs of concern.

Tracking Your Food

Tracking your food can help you manage diabetes! Tune in to Lovelace Westside Hospital's registered dietician, Jennifer Herrera, as she offers tips on how to track food, and explains how this helps with prediabetes and diabetes management.

Tips for Eating Well Away from Home

Eating well away from home can help you manage diabetes! Tune in to Lovelace Westside Hospital's registered dietician, Jennifer Herrera, talk more about the importance of eating well away from home, and tips to remember while making food choices.

Michele gets back in step with healthy lifestyle after hip surgery

If there’s someone who knows how to recover from hip replacement surgery and keep up with her fitness routine, it’s Michele Lewis.

The 60-year grandmother of three has spent the past 20 years as the Director of marketing and admissions at a skilled nursing facility in Albuquerque that offers short-term rehabilitation and other services.

An avid walker before her surgery, Michele regularly walked two miles throughout her neighborhood before work. She walked even longer distances on the weekend.

Happy Holidays from Lovelace Health System

Happy Holidays from our Lovelace leadership teams. We are sending a heartfelt thank you to our staff for all they do for our patients, community, and each other throughout the year. We wish you a safe and healthy holiday season.

Getting Started with Exercise

Moving your body and staying active is important when trying to prevent diabetes. Tune in as Uva Mason, a registered dietician at Lovelace Westside Hospital, provides some tips on getting started with exercise.

Tips to Eating Well

Eating well to prevent diabetes is key! Tune in and listen to Lovelace Westside Hospital's registered dietician, Jennifer Herrera, talk more about the importance of eating well, as long as some tips to remember while making food selections.

Lovelace Celebrates 100 Years

Los Alamos patient flown to Lovelace Medical Center for life-saving surgery

When Kate Klose woke up at her Los Alamos home after sleeping 12 hours straight, she didn’t expect the pounding headache or understand the severe pain in her gut.

The 69-year-old retired filmmaker, educator and musician had just returned with her husband from a two-week vacation to visit family in Long Island and upstate New York.