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March is National Nutrition Month, and Lovelace Medical Group hospitalist Dr. Harkesh Arora has tips for you and your family on how to live a healthy life all year long!

When Beth Kaczmarek and her husband Bryan Craig moved back to her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beth planned on delivering their baby in the same hospital where she was born. Their daughter Eloise, however, had other plans.

“We were living in Napa County, California when we decided to start a family,” said Beth, 38. “We had moved back to the States after living abroad and I was in the midst of a big editorial project.”

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), more than one-third of adults in the U.S. experience heartburn at least once a month.

Heartburn is a burning sensation in the chest that occurs when stomach acids travel back up the esophagus. Some patients may also experience a bitter or sour taste in the throat and mouth. Symptoms of heartburn may get worse after eating or when lying down.

When “delivery day” finally arrived for Ashley and Enrique Lucero, residents of Rio Rancho, Ashley walked into the hospital and introduced herself to the receptionist. “Oh,” she said, “you must be the triplet mom!”

 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Feb. 17, 2023 – Lovelace Cancer Center has been awarded its second consecutive three-year term of reaccreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Slowing down is rarely an option for Dean Buzbee.

A 68-year-old living in Albuquerque, Dean has been a stellar, endurance athlete for more than 43 years, competing in cycling, running races and triathlons. He also had a successful career conducting mental competency evaluations at universities for 30 years, before retiring in 2004.

He started riding a bike in college as a psychology major. With more free time after graduate school, he took up bicycle racing as a hobby and started entering competitions.

Did you know taking care of your heart can also help you manage diabetes? Tune in to Lovelace Westside Hospital's registered dietician, Jennifer Herrera, as she explains how heart healthy choices can also help with prediabetes and diabetes.

Adding more exercise to your life doesn't have to be difficult, and can help you manage diabetes! Tune in to Lovelace Westside Hospital's registered dietician, Uva Mason, as she offers tips on moving around more, explains the NEAT Principle, and how this helps with prediabetes and diabetes management.

Everyone deals with stress and triggers. Lovelace Westside Hospitals Erin Buadino-Burgarello, registered dietician, offers some insight and tips when it comes to coping with triggers and making healthy choices for prediabetes/diabetes patients. For help finding a primary care provider or a diabetes educator, please call Lovelace Care Concierge at 505.727.2727.

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.