Dignity Health Medical Network — Santa Cruz, Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group Honored for Providing High-quality, Affordable, Patient-Centered Care

Diana J. Smith

Dignity Health Medical Network — Santa Cruz and Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group are recipients of the 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for top performance on clinical quality, patient experience and cost measures. Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group also scored in the top 10% […]

Fitness Model Abs at 59

Diana J. Smith

Fitness Model Abs at 59. After going through her first Hitch Fit transformation a couple years ago, Piper is BACK! This time, the goal was getting into amazing shape for her 60th birthday (which is coming up soon!). She wanted to build muscle, get body fat even lower, and get […]

Long COVID Isn’t the Only Post-Viral Illness

Diana J. Smith

In the 1980s, many people in the medical community treated chronic fatigue syndrome as a punchline. Some doctors dismissed patients’ debilitating symptoms, including crushing fatigue and crashes after exercise, as figments of their imaginations. Media outlets even dismissively nicknamed the condition “yuppie flu,” since many cases were reported among affluent […]

Build Muscle After 50

Diana J. Smith

Is it possible to build muscle after 50? My short answer, Yes.  Building muscle at any age can be time consuming and take some knowledge of nutrition and working out.  In the story I am about to share he was ready to build muscle after 50 and get in amazing […]