Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Run Like a Girl Retreat at the Red Mountain Resort in St. George, Utah!!
Join Kristie, her sisters, friends and amazing women for an inspiring weekend of education, relaxation, fun and (of course) running! Kristie will be a speaker again at the retreat. The "Run Like a Girl Retreat" will be hosted by the Red Mountain Resort in beautiful St. George, Utah on February 2-4, 2012. Call 1-800-944-3488 to reserve your room and be sure to ask for the RLAG discount! Visit the events official website at www.runlikeagirlretreat.com for more information including event registration, retreat agenda, and race information. Hope to see you there!!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Office Policies effective January 1, 2012
It is important for you to be aware of new office policies that will go into effect January 1, 2012. The policies will help us stream-line our services and help to ensure that patient needs are met in an efficient and appropriate manner. These new policies are described briefly below. The complete policy can be emailed to you upon request and is posted on my website www.kristierosser.com.
1. A copy of your medical records will be required for all prescription refills and blood test orders requested after December 31, 2011. If you haven't signed a release for records from my old office, a medical release form can be printed directly from my website. Complete the form and fax it to Dr. Gourley's office at (801) 356-3107 as soon as possible. A release form can be mailed directly to you or emailed to you upon request.
2. All prescription refill and blood test order requests will require a minimum 2 office-day notice, regular office days, Monday thru Thursday. If leaving a phone message or email, please provide your first name, spell your last name, your date of birth, a daytime phone number, pharmacy name/city and phone number, or lab name, and a specific message about what is requested.
Please check your prescription bottle for the number of refills remaining before requesting additional refills. Please keep track of your medications and call for refills when you have no less than 1 week of pills left, and no refills left on the bottle.
3. You can now contact the office by phone, email, and fax. The office number is (801) 899-6131. This is a digital phone line. If you are unable to leave a message on the phone system, please email the office at wellness@kristierosser.com. Our fax number is (801) 705-6131. All messages will be returned within 24 hours of regular office days, Monday-Thursday.
4. If you are experiencing an emergency, do not wait for the office to return your call.Go directly to the emergency room or instacare for immediate assistance.
5. Office visits: Preventative screening will be required as appropriate including annual preventative exam, mammogram, bone density, colonoscopy, etc. Once your blood levels are optimal on hormone replacement, office visits will be required every six months for follow-up evaluation and prescription refills.
6. Certain prescription medications require office visits more frequently. It is important for you to keep track of your screenings, your office visits, your need for prescription refills, and your blood work follow-ups. Plan ahead and schedule them in advance when possible.
7. You will be required to arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time to complete necessary office paperwork. If you prefer, you can complete the office forms at home and bring thme to your appointment with you by printing the office forms from my website or requesting the forms be mailed directly to you.
8. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late for your scheduled appointment, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment in an effort to prevent other patient from having to wait behind your late arrival.
9. Bring your insurance card and driver's license to your appointment. Co-pays are due at time of service. Deductible amount is due at time of service. If you are unsure what your deductible amount is, or how much has not been met, you will be billed for the office visit, then reimbursed by our office once insurance payment is posted to your account.
For more information about office policies and for copies of office forms, please visit my website: www.kristierosser.com.
Thank you and as always, healthy living!
1. A copy of your medical records will be required for all prescription refills and blood test orders requested after December 31, 2011. If you haven't signed a release for records from my old office, a medical release form can be printed directly from my website. Complete the form and fax it to Dr. Gourley's office at (801) 356-3107 as soon as possible. A release form can be mailed directly to you or emailed to you upon request.
2. All prescription refill and blood test order requests will require a minimum 2 office-day notice, regular office days, Monday thru Thursday. If leaving a phone message or email, please provide your first name, spell your last name, your date of birth, a daytime phone number, pharmacy name/city and phone number, or lab name, and a specific message about what is requested.
Please check your prescription bottle for the number of refills remaining before requesting additional refills. Please keep track of your medications and call for refills when you have no less than 1 week of pills left, and no refills left on the bottle.
3. You can now contact the office by phone, email, and fax. The office number is (801) 899-6131. This is a digital phone line. If you are unable to leave a message on the phone system, please email the office at wellness@kristierosser.com. Our fax number is (801) 705-6131. All messages will be returned within 24 hours of regular office days, Monday-Thursday.
4. If you are experiencing an emergency, do not wait for the office to return your call.Go directly to the emergency room or instacare for immediate assistance.
5. Office visits: Preventative screening will be required as appropriate including annual preventative exam, mammogram, bone density, colonoscopy, etc. Once your blood levels are optimal on hormone replacement, office visits will be required every six months for follow-up evaluation and prescription refills.
6. Certain prescription medications require office visits more frequently. It is important for you to keep track of your screenings, your office visits, your need for prescription refills, and your blood work follow-ups. Plan ahead and schedule them in advance when possible.
7. You will be required to arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time to complete necessary office paperwork. If you prefer, you can complete the office forms at home and bring thme to your appointment with you by printing the office forms from my website or requesting the forms be mailed directly to you.
8. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late for your scheduled appointment, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment in an effort to prevent other patient from having to wait behind your late arrival.
9. Bring your insurance card and driver's license to your appointment. Co-pays are due at time of service. Deductible amount is due at time of service. If you are unsure what your deductible amount is, or how much has not been met, you will be billed for the office visit, then reimbursed by our office once insurance payment is posted to your account.
For more information about office policies and for copies of office forms, please visit my website: www.kristierosser.com.
Thank you and as always, healthy living!
Insurance Update
As you know, I am working very hard to be added as a provider to insurance plans. At this time, I am a provider for Altius, Aetna, Blue Cross, EMIA and Select Health (IHC). The credentialling and contracting process with insurance companies is very labor-intensive, time-consuming, and SLOW. Each insurance has different requirements, forms and "hoops" to jump through.
If you have DMBA, PEHP, Cigna, Humana, United Health or Beechstreet insurance plans, I am sorry to announce that it is possible that I will not be added to these plans until around March 2012. Please check my blog and website www.kristierosser.com often for updates. I will email plan acceptance dates as soon as I am added. If I don't have your email, please email me at wellness@kristierosser.com and give me your full name, date of birth, and contact information so I can be sure to share all insurance updates with you as soon as possible.
If I am not a provider on your plan, you can still schedule appointments with my office as a self-pay patient. Many of patients with health savings accounts or high deductibles find that it is the same cost or less than using their insurance plan. Although the office visit fee would not be covered if I am not a provider on your plan, the lab work, pap smears, screening tests like mammograms, etc can still be billed through your insurance plan and applied towards your deductible per your insurance contract.
You can submit your office visit receipt to your insurance company for reimbursement of your visit citing out-of-network benefits if you desire, or save it for end-of year tax itemized deductibles.
Please call the office (801) 899-6131 or email with any questions you might have. Thank you for your patience, I hope to be a provider on all plans soon!
Thank you and as always, healthy living!
If you have DMBA, PEHP, Cigna, Humana, United Health or Beechstreet insurance plans, I am sorry to announce that it is possible that I will not be added to these plans until around March 2012. Please check my blog and website www.kristierosser.com often for updates. I will email plan acceptance dates as soon as I am added. If I don't have your email, please email me at wellness@kristierosser.com and give me your full name, date of birth, and contact information so I can be sure to share all insurance updates with you as soon as possible.
If I am not a provider on your plan, you can still schedule appointments with my office as a self-pay patient. Many of patients with health savings accounts or high deductibles find that it is the same cost or less than using their insurance plan. Although the office visit fee would not be covered if I am not a provider on your plan, the lab work, pap smears, screening tests like mammograms, etc can still be billed through your insurance plan and applied towards your deductible per your insurance contract.
You can submit your office visit receipt to your insurance company for reimbursement of your visit citing out-of-network benefits if you desire, or save it for end-of year tax itemized deductibles.
Please call the office (801) 899-6131 or email with any questions you might have. Thank you for your patience, I hope to be a provider on all plans soon!
Thank you and as always, healthy living!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Self-Pay Health Care: A Great Option for Many of Us
That time of year is fast approaching....time to renew your insurance deductible. Many of us cram all of our health services into December for this very reason. Would you believe that for those of us with deductibles over $1000, it may be more cost-effective to pay directly for some health services rather than use our insurance? It's true! I never would have believed it myself if I wasn't already using
self-pay lab and prescription services.
Those of us with high deductibles already know the pain of paying for your monthly insurance premium, and paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before the insurance kicks in and your healthcare if "free", all the while hoping that happens before the deductible renews again in January. This is where the value of self-pay services comes in.
Like many of you, I have a very high deductible ($7,000) and a very high monthly premium. Nothing I do for my health is "free" or "covered" until that high deductible amount is met. Over the last 4 years, and even with four small children, I have never met my deductible. This means I personally pay thousands of dollars per year for health care services towards my deductible and my monthly premium, and my insurance never receives a medical claim or bill!
Remember, I use the same hormones and need the same lab follow-ups that I recommend to my patients, and I take the same supplements (okay, I take a lot more supplements) than most. I feel the same painful pinch when I pay for the things I need to maintain my wellness. I am so dedicated to wellness, disease preventation, and living my life optimally, that I have tried to find ways to make wellness more affordable.
Over the years, I have researched self-pay costs, and have used many different labs and pharmacies to determine value, quality, and price. I compared the self-pay cost to my medical and insurance premiums/deductible. I discovered that paying as a "self-pay" patient for many simple services can save me and my family a substantial amount of money.
I want to share with you what I have learned after paying thousands of dollars towards my deductible--year after year.
Example:
1. Laboratory work can be very expensive.
I have found that Aspen Clinical Research (www.aspenclinicalresearch.com) in Orem has the lowest price for self-pay labs. I have been using their services personally for more than 3 years, and started recommending them professionally to my patients soon after. I have been sharing my discovery of such tremendous lab cost savings with my patients ever since.
The lab costs at Aspen are about 80% less than what I would pay using my insurance. For example, the typical hormone panel that I run on myself 3 times a year costs more than $1400 at my hospital lab, cash out of pocket, paid by me. With my $7,000 deductible, this means that I could repeat that blood panel many times and never reach my deductible! I am billed the entire $1400 after every draw! Can you say ouch? (My husband can..)
Imagine how relieved I was to find Aspen labs, and have the SAME PANEL drawn for around $250!
This is a huge savings for me and my family. It might be for you, too. I just completed an updated listing of Aspen lab costs compared with the next least expensive lab. If you would like a copy of the comparative price list for Aspen labs, email me at wellness@kristierosser.com.
2. Prescriptions, vitamins, hormone therapy and supplements can be expensive.
My prescription deductible is also very high. I have found that paying "self-pay" for my hormone, vitamin and supplement therapy is more cost effective than billing it through my insurance. For example, Prometrium (Progesterone) when billed through my insurance, is $200 a month. A compounded bioidentical progesterone that I pay cash for is around $32 a month. HUGE SAVINGS!
I use MedQuest pharmacy (www.mqrx.com) Salt Lake City for that very reason. I can order more than a 3 month supply of all of my hormones, vitamins, supplements and more, for less than half the cost of a 30 day prescription of prometrium!
3. Office visits and pap smears can be expensive.
My office has a separate system for self-pay patients that is cost-effective for those with high deductibles, health savings accounts, or without insurance. Patients of mine will attest to the time I spend with each of them, listening to their concerns, explaining tests results, educating them about their health, disease prevention, and helping them achieve their optimal wellness. The provider time with patients in my office is a rarity not seen in many medical practices, and translates into a valuable experience for the patient. I also use a self-pay lab for pap smears, saving my patients more than $150 over the insurance price. Yet another cost saving tip and service directly passed on to you!
When my patients have a good understanding of what their health insurance benefits are, and when they compare those costs to the self-pay options that I offer, many choose to use self-pay. They find out quickly that they can have their full hormone & blood work panel drawn 4 times per year (if necessary) for less than $1000 and pay for all of their hormones and supplements for less than $600 per year. This is just a few hundred dollars more than a single blood draw would cost them on a high deductible plan. What wise, incredible, helpful savings for them!
This information is also helpful to those of you with health care plans that include a health-savings account, a flex spending account or a Benny's card. Why pay more than you have to out of that savings account? Price checking for services becomes a very important part of your plan in these cases.
If you aren't sure about your insurance benefits, I encourage you to call your insurance and ask about your deductible, your percentage to be paid once deductible is met, and compare these costs to the self-pay options I offer my patients. You might find the savings to be astronomical like I did. With deductibles renewing in January, self-pay can be a smart decision for many of my patients.
I love passing this incredible cost-saving information on to my patients, friends and family!
Thank you, and as always, healthy living!
self-pay lab and prescription services.
Those of us with high deductibles already know the pain of paying for your monthly insurance premium, and paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before the insurance kicks in and your healthcare if "free", all the while hoping that happens before the deductible renews again in January. This is where the value of self-pay services comes in.
Like many of you, I have a very high deductible ($7,000) and a very high monthly premium. Nothing I do for my health is "free" or "covered" until that high deductible amount is met. Over the last 4 years, and even with four small children, I have never met my deductible. This means I personally pay thousands of dollars per year for health care services towards my deductible and my monthly premium, and my insurance never receives a medical claim or bill!
Remember, I use the same hormones and need the same lab follow-ups that I recommend to my patients, and I take the same supplements (okay, I take a lot more supplements) than most. I feel the same painful pinch when I pay for the things I need to maintain my wellness. I am so dedicated to wellness, disease preventation, and living my life optimally, that I have tried to find ways to make wellness more affordable.
Over the years, I have researched self-pay costs, and have used many different labs and pharmacies to determine value, quality, and price. I compared the self-pay cost to my medical and insurance premiums/deductible. I discovered that paying as a "self-pay" patient for many simple services can save me and my family a substantial amount of money.
I want to share with you what I have learned after paying thousands of dollars towards my deductible--year after year.
Example:
1. Laboratory work can be very expensive.
I have found that Aspen Clinical Research (www.aspenclinicalresearch.com) in Orem has the lowest price for self-pay labs. I have been using their services personally for more than 3 years, and started recommending them professionally to my patients soon after. I have been sharing my discovery of such tremendous lab cost savings with my patients ever since.
The lab costs at Aspen are about 80% less than what I would pay using my insurance. For example, the typical hormone panel that I run on myself 3 times a year costs more than $1400 at my hospital lab, cash out of pocket, paid by me. With my $7,000 deductible, this means that I could repeat that blood panel many times and never reach my deductible! I am billed the entire $1400 after every draw! Can you say ouch? (My husband can..)
Imagine how relieved I was to find Aspen labs, and have the SAME PANEL drawn for around $250!
This is a huge savings for me and my family. It might be for you, too. I just completed an updated listing of Aspen lab costs compared with the next least expensive lab. If you would like a copy of the comparative price list for Aspen labs, email me at wellness@kristierosser.com.
2. Prescriptions, vitamins, hormone therapy and supplements can be expensive.
My prescription deductible is also very high. I have found that paying "self-pay" for my hormone, vitamin and supplement therapy is more cost effective than billing it through my insurance. For example, Prometrium (Progesterone) when billed through my insurance, is $200 a month. A compounded bioidentical progesterone that I pay cash for is around $32 a month. HUGE SAVINGS!
I use MedQuest pharmacy (www.mqrx.com) Salt Lake City for that very reason. I can order more than a 3 month supply of all of my hormones, vitamins, supplements and more, for less than half the cost of a 30 day prescription of prometrium!
3. Office visits and pap smears can be expensive.
My office has a separate system for self-pay patients that is cost-effective for those with high deductibles, health savings accounts, or without insurance. Patients of mine will attest to the time I spend with each of them, listening to their concerns, explaining tests results, educating them about their health, disease prevention, and helping them achieve their optimal wellness. The provider time with patients in my office is a rarity not seen in many medical practices, and translates into a valuable experience for the patient. I also use a self-pay lab for pap smears, saving my patients more than $150 over the insurance price. Yet another cost saving tip and service directly passed on to you!
When my patients have a good understanding of what their health insurance benefits are, and when they compare those costs to the self-pay options that I offer, many choose to use self-pay. They find out quickly that they can have their full hormone & blood work panel drawn 4 times per year (if necessary) for less than $1000 and pay for all of their hormones and supplements for less than $600 per year. This is just a few hundred dollars more than a single blood draw would cost them on a high deductible plan. What wise, incredible, helpful savings for them!
This information is also helpful to those of you with health care plans that include a health-savings account, a flex spending account or a Benny's card. Why pay more than you have to out of that savings account? Price checking for services becomes a very important part of your plan in these cases.
If you aren't sure about your insurance benefits, I encourage you to call your insurance and ask about your deductible, your percentage to be paid once deductible is met, and compare these costs to the self-pay options I offer my patients. You might find the savings to be astronomical like I did. With deductibles renewing in January, self-pay can be a smart decision for many of my patients.
I love passing this incredible cost-saving information on to my patients, friends and family!
Thank you, and as always, healthy living!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Come one come all
As of Nov 1st we are accepting and billing:
Educator Mutual, Blue Cross Blue Shields, Altius, Aetna.
As of Nov. 20th we will are accepting and billing:
ALL Select Health Insurance
so call today and get your annual, lab follow-up, hormone, fatigue, vitamin defiency and more...
before the end of the deductible year.
before the end of the deductible year.
Schedule an appt with Kristie B. Rosser today
Office phone: 801-899-6131
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
insurance update!!
I am happy to announce that I am now accepting blue cross blue sheilds and educator's mutual (EMIA). we are getting closer and closer each day with other insurance companies, IHC, Altius, United Health Care are in the processing stage of contracting with me...we are hoping to sign contracts with them within the next 2wks if not sooner. thank you to all patients who have been patient with me in this exciting transistion time. if you need me contact my office at 801-899-6131.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Insurance Update!!
I am so excited to announce that I am now a provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah! If you have this insurance, and have been waiting for your panel to be available, please call to schedule an appointment with me at (801) 899-6131. My receptionist, will be happy to get you an appointment at your convience. I will continue to post insurance updates as they arise. Such great news!! Great things are happening :) thanks for you patience and your support! You are all so wonderful!!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Gradtitude
While I was running yesturday, sore and still recovering from the St. George Marathon last weekend (blogpost on this to come), I was thinking about all of the amazing people in my life. I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the women (and men) in my life that have offerred so much help and support to me everyday of my life, and especially while I transition into a new practice location.
The best opportunities can't always be planned, and when the opportunity opened for me to become my own business owner, a solo practitioner with an emphasis in wellness medicine, had to go for it.
The gratitude I felt stirred so much emotion inside of me. I felt myself tearing up during my run. I feel so impressed right now to thank my amazing sisters for their talents and experience and wisdom. Although I am the "big" sister, I look up to my little sisters so much. They have helped me move into and transform a disorganized office space into an organized wellness center.
We still have a lot of work to do, but what a great start they have given me! I want to thank my amazing friends, my "wow girls" and my loyal patients for following me through this move. It has been inconvient and frustrating for some, but everything will be calm and timely and "normal" again in a few more weeks.
I know I can provide a better way for patients to get healthy, stay healthy, prevent and reverse disease processes and age well for a better quality of life. That's really the goal, isn't it? To live a long, healthy, and quality life, optimizing every moment. Thanks so much to you all, this new practice is going to be an amazing adventure and I hope that you will continue to join me!! THANK YOU!!
The best opportunities can't always be planned, and when the opportunity opened for me to become my own business owner, a solo practitioner with an emphasis in wellness medicine, had to go for it.
The gratitude I felt stirred so much emotion inside of me. I felt myself tearing up during my run. I feel so impressed right now to thank my amazing sisters for their talents and experience and wisdom. Although I am the "big" sister, I look up to my little sisters so much. They have helped me move into and transform a disorganized office space into an organized wellness center.
We still have a lot of work to do, but what a great start they have given me! I want to thank my amazing friends, my "wow girls" and my loyal patients for following me through this move. It has been inconvient and frustrating for some, but everything will be calm and timely and "normal" again in a few more weeks.
I know I can provide a better way for patients to get healthy, stay healthy, prevent and reverse disease processes and age well for a better quality of life. That's really the goal, isn't it? To live a long, healthy, and quality life, optimizing every moment. Thanks so much to you all, this new practice is going to be an amazing adventure and I hope that you will continue to join me!! THANK YOU!!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
I've moved into a new office!!
I am so excited to announce that I have moved to a new location! I want to get the word out to all of my patients about my new office. So if you are reading this, please spread the word to your sisters, mom, husbands and friends.
I am leasing a larger space from Aspen Clinical Research and Lab in Orem. Many of you may have used Aspen for their afforable bloodwork and lab pricing. Aspen is located West of Utah Valley University, West off the University Parkway I-15 exit, West of geneva road near the Blend-tec building.
I am also working on a website that will be helpful and educational, and I finally have my phone line set-up! I am hiring a new receptionist, so please be patient with us as I get my office in organized and my staff in place to help serve you best.
My new address is:
1215 South 1680 West Suite 100, Orem Utah 84058
Fax: (801) 705-0171
Phone: (801) 899-6131
email: wellness@kristierosser.com
Website: http://www.kristierosser.com
This is going to be a great adventure, and I am looking forward to working with you in my new location!
Thank you, and as always, healthy living!
I am leasing a larger space from Aspen Clinical Research and Lab in Orem. Many of you may have used Aspen for their afforable bloodwork and lab pricing. Aspen is located West of Utah Valley University, West off the University Parkway I-15 exit, West of geneva road near the Blend-tec building.
I am also working on a website that will be helpful and educational, and I finally have my phone line set-up! I am hiring a new receptionist, so please be patient with us as I get my office in organized and my staff in place to help serve you best.
My new address is:
1215 South 1680 West Suite 100, Orem Utah 84058
Fax: (801) 705-0171
Phone: (801) 899-6131
email: wellness@kristierosser.com
Website: http://www.kristierosser.com
This is going to be a great adventure, and I am looking forward to working with you in my new location!
Thank you, and as always, healthy living!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Run like a girl retreat, Zermott, August 2011
The August 2011 "Run like a girl retreat" was amazing! Thank you so much for joining us at the Zermott resort in Midway, Utah, for this fun event. It was a great weekend full of inspiring speakers, education and exercise! I loved the yoga, zumba, running, and exceptional women that I had the honor of spending time with. I enjoyed a wonderful girls-only weekend with my mom and sisters, met amazing women, and made new friendships.
The road race was a lot of fun! It was so great to see Michelle Simonitis running again. She is an Olympic and world class athlete and life-long friend of mine who is returning to competition after an intense injury. She won the10k race and set the course record! I finished 3rd overall and enjoyed the beautiful (and tough) that took us up, then down, Memorial Hill.
I met Sharon Starika, a truly remarkable woman with an amazing life story, including surviving a life-changing experience after being hit by a semi-truck while cycling and the multiple surgeries that followed. Sharon specializes in optimizing movement using the Feldenkrais Method. For more information about Sharon and for details about her upcoming events or classes go to her website at SharonStarika.com.
I also met Blonde Runner who, as it turns out, is an old running and teammate of mine from the University of Utah! Blonde Runner Lora Heyl Erickson is a coach, triathlete and mother of 4. She is amazing at what she does. Lora shared with us how she balances family with training and coaching. She inspired us all! You can learn more about Lora including the road races she sponsors and join her blonde runner team by visiting her website www.blonde runner.com.
I enjoyed giving a presentation on women's health, vitamin optimization and hormone balance. I love educating women about what they can do to optimize and improve their health and quality of life! Many of the women who attended also participated in the 10k & 5k races, so it was fun for me to teach fellow atheletes what they can do to improve their training, performance and recovery from a medical view point.
It was also a special weekend for me because I celebrated my 40th birthday at the retreat! I am enjoying getting older. As a medical provider, wife and mother of four, I practice what I preach, so I can tell you that hormone therapy, vitamin optimization, diet/nutrition, maintaining a healthy weight, sleep and exercise help with the aging process. I am running better at 40 than I have in more than 15 years, and I feel better at this age than I did when I was younger. 40 is great!
If you missed August 2011 retreat, please join us February2012 in St. George, Utah, for a southern utah retreat. Simply go to http://www.runlikeagirlretreat.com/ and register online. The race distance increases to a half marathon for those you looking for a challenge, or a great race to supplement their wellness, health and training.
Thank you!
And as always, be healthy and be well.
Kristie
The road race was a lot of fun! It was so great to see Michelle Simonitis running again. She is an Olympic and world class athlete and life-long friend of mine who is returning to competition after an intense injury. She won the10k race and set the course record! I finished 3rd overall and enjoyed the beautiful (and tough) that took us up, then down, Memorial Hill.
I met Sharon Starika, a truly remarkable woman with an amazing life story, including surviving a life-changing experience after being hit by a semi-truck while cycling and the multiple surgeries that followed. Sharon specializes in optimizing movement using the Feldenkrais Method. For more information about Sharon and for details about her upcoming events or classes go to her website at SharonStarika.com.
I also met Blonde Runner who, as it turns out, is an old running and teammate of mine from the University of Utah! Blonde Runner Lora Heyl Erickson is a coach, triathlete and mother of 4. She is amazing at what she does. Lora shared with us how she balances family with training and coaching. She inspired us all! You can learn more about Lora including the road races she sponsors and join her blonde runner team by visiting her website www.blonde runner.com.
I enjoyed giving a presentation on women's health, vitamin optimization and hormone balance. I love educating women about what they can do to optimize and improve their health and quality of life! Many of the women who attended also participated in the 10k & 5k races, so it was fun for me to teach fellow atheletes what they can do to improve their training, performance and recovery from a medical view point.
It was also a special weekend for me because I celebrated my 40th birthday at the retreat! I am enjoying getting older. As a medical provider, wife and mother of four, I practice what I preach, so I can tell you that hormone therapy, vitamin optimization, diet/nutrition, maintaining a healthy weight, sleep and exercise help with the aging process. I am running better at 40 than I have in more than 15 years, and I feel better at this age than I did when I was younger. 40 is great!
If you missed August 2011 retreat, please join us February2012 in St. George, Utah, for a southern utah retreat. Simply go to http://www.runlikeagirlretreat.com/ and register online. The race distance increases to a half marathon for those you looking for a challenge, or a great race to supplement their wellness, health and training.
Thank you!
And as always, be healthy and be well.
Kristie
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Join me at the Zermott for the "Run Like a Girl Retreat" August 12th -13th
I am so excited to be a part of the "Run Like a Girl" retreat-- and not just for the awesome 10 k run on Saturday morning.(YES I LOVE to run!!!) I am excited because I get to speak to amazing women about balanced living, healthy lifestyle and optimizing your life!! Those of you who know me, know that this is a passion of mine and I am so excited to share my passion with you!!!
Join me August 12th at the Zermott for a great day full of inspired presentations given by amazing and passionate women (like me :) I will be speaking at around 2 pm, so if you can't spend your day with me, then spend an hour or so instead. Then stick around for the super fun 5K or 10k (your choice) the following morning !! It is going to a weekend full of education, edification, inspiration and wellness that you won't want to miss!!
Visit runlikeagirl.com to register and to see the event agenda of all the amazing things we have planned for you!! Hope to see you there and enjoy the weekend with you!!
Join me August 12th at the Zermott for a great day full of inspired presentations given by amazing and passionate women (like me :) I will be speaking at around 2 pm, so if you can't spend your day with me, then spend an hour or so instead. Then stick around for the super fun 5K or 10k (your choice) the following morning !! It is going to a weekend full of education, edification, inspiration and wellness that you won't want to miss!!
Visit runlikeagirl.com to register and to see the event agenda of all the amazing things we have planned for you!! Hope to see you there and enjoy the weekend with you!!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Spring Cleaning: Cleansing Programs for the Body
Join me at a seminar this Thursday (March 31, 2011) at the amazing ELEVATE Gym in Orem, Utah as I present different cleansing programs for the body. I am frequently asked questions about body detoxification ("detox"). The most frequently asked question is usually, "Is a detox really necessary?" My short answer is always, "YES!" This question is followed by, "Why is a body detox necessary, and do I need one?" I try to educate people about the importance of body cleanses but describing the world in which we live. We live in a world full of toxins and pollutions. Our bodies consume toxins constantly and at an alarming rate. Sometimes we actively participate in that consumption through smoking, drinking alcohol, poor diet and poor nutrition. Sometimes the consumption is more passive like breathing polluted air. If you eat and breathe, you would benefit from a body detox!
Join me at this free seminar to learn more about what the different types of body detoxes and learn how you can cleanse you body from pollutants and toxins. This seminar will be FREE at my favorite Gym (ELEVATE) in Orem, Utah. The address is 147 W. 400 N. near SBR (Swim, Bike Run) just off state street. It will start at 7pm.
Join me at this free seminar to learn more about what the different types of body detoxes and learn how you can cleanse you body from pollutants and toxins. This seminar will be FREE at my favorite Gym (ELEVATE) in Orem, Utah. The address is 147 W. 400 N. near SBR (Swim, Bike Run) just off state street. It will start at 7pm.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
21 Day Detox and Educational Seminar--Smashing Success!!!
Cody and I loved presenting an introduction to RAW foods and nutritional detoxing to more than 25 men and women (experienced and inexperienced RAW-foodists alike). It was a fun, educational and entertaining experience at Kristie's house in Springville this morning!
Cody, an amazing personal trainer (Elevate Utah and Pro-Phit) and food expert, presented the concept of a 21 day body and nutrition detox to our audience while Leanna and I sliced, diced, blended and juiced the fantastic and healthy recipes Cody encouraged and outlined for the 21 day detox in a faux Blend-tec vs Vitamix competition --the verdict is still out on which one was the winner :)
Cody discussed the physical and mental benefits of a body detox from both her personal uses, and professional experiences with clients as a personal trainer. I presented the many medical benefits to healthy eating and RAW foods. I also discussed the importance of recognizing balanced-health in the body. When the body is out of balance, whether it is due to hormone deficiencies, nutritional deficiencies, stress, adrenal fatigue, exercise deficiency, poor sleep or emotional upset, the resulting imbalances and compensations that take place in our bodies cause disease, unhealthy and advanced aging.
Leanna talked about her own experience with adrenal fatigue, and how eating RAW foods, changing her eating habits, balancing her hormones, treating her vitamin deficiencies, and balancing her health have foundationally changed her life forever. She is even back on track with her ironman triathlon training! What a great testiment to healthy living and lifstyle change! To read more about Leanna's experiences with adrenal fatigue and health, visit her blog: www.home-madehealth.blogspot.com/
Cody and I encouraged our audience to remember that how much we eat, what we eat, how we prepare our food, and the nutritional content of our meals is something that offers us control over our health AND over disease processes. Essentially, this means we have the power to choose if our desire is to be healthy, or if our desire to develop the diseases most commonly associated with poor dietary choices and increased body weight, such as: adult onset diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease, heart disease, and stroke.
After reversing her adult onset diabetes with healthy lifestyle changes, and discontinuing more than 5 chronic-disease medications, one of my favorite patients said to me just a few months ago: "eating healthy isn't always easy or convient, but neither was diabetes." Very well said!! When we decide to eat foods that are good for us, lose weight, exercise, and balance the health of the body, the result is an amazing improvement in our overall health and well-being.
I educated our audience on the important roles that the adrenal gland, hormones, vitamins, and stress play in our health. I also discussed the value of yeast cleanses (both probiotics and yeast enzymes) in improving our gastrointestinal health, energy, cognition, absorption of vitamins and maintaining a healthy body weight.
Our audience enjoyed several meal tasters that we prepared for them including: an energy smoothie with almond butter and cardamom; apple, ginger, lemon, and spinach juice; basic quinoa salad; and zucchini with basal soup. Sooooo good!!
For information on these recipes (plus more), or to read about our fun RAW food morning with a side of medical and health education, check out Cody's blog: http://www.freshairwanted.blogspot.com/.
Balanced and healthy living to you all,
Kristie
Cody, an amazing personal trainer (Elevate Utah and Pro-Phit) and food expert, presented the concept of a 21 day body and nutrition detox to our audience while Leanna and I sliced, diced, blended and juiced the fantastic and healthy recipes Cody encouraged and outlined for the 21 day detox in a faux Blend-tec vs Vitamix competition --the verdict is still out on which one was the winner :)
Cody discussed the physical and mental benefits of a body detox from both her personal uses, and professional experiences with clients as a personal trainer. I presented the many medical benefits to healthy eating and RAW foods. I also discussed the importance of recognizing balanced-health in the body. When the body is out of balance, whether it is due to hormone deficiencies, nutritional deficiencies, stress, adrenal fatigue, exercise deficiency, poor sleep or emotional upset, the resulting imbalances and compensations that take place in our bodies cause disease, unhealthy and advanced aging.
Leanna talked about her own experience with adrenal fatigue, and how eating RAW foods, changing her eating habits, balancing her hormones, treating her vitamin deficiencies, and balancing her health have foundationally changed her life forever. She is even back on track with her ironman triathlon training! What a great testiment to healthy living and lifstyle change! To read more about Leanna's experiences with adrenal fatigue and health, visit her blog: www.home-madehealth.blogspot.com/
Cody and I encouraged our audience to remember that how much we eat, what we eat, how we prepare our food, and the nutritional content of our meals is something that offers us control over our health AND over disease processes. Essentially, this means we have the power to choose if our desire is to be healthy, or if our desire to develop the diseases most commonly associated with poor dietary choices and increased body weight, such as: adult onset diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease, heart disease, and stroke.
After reversing her adult onset diabetes with healthy lifestyle changes, and discontinuing more than 5 chronic-disease medications, one of my favorite patients said to me just a few months ago: "eating healthy isn't always easy or convient, but neither was diabetes." Very well said!! When we decide to eat foods that are good for us, lose weight, exercise, and balance the health of the body, the result is an amazing improvement in our overall health and well-being.
I educated our audience on the important roles that the adrenal gland, hormones, vitamins, and stress play in our health. I also discussed the value of yeast cleanses (both probiotics and yeast enzymes) in improving our gastrointestinal health, energy, cognition, absorption of vitamins and maintaining a healthy body weight.
Our audience enjoyed several meal tasters that we prepared for them including: an energy smoothie with almond butter and cardamom; apple, ginger, lemon, and spinach juice; basic quinoa salad; and zucchini with basal soup. Sooooo good!!
For information on these recipes (plus more), or to read about our fun RAW food morning with a side of medical and health education, check out Cody's blog: http://www.freshairwanted.blogspot.com/.
Balanced and healthy living to you all,
Kristie
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