There are a plethora of new skin treatments – some work and some are less effective. When you are considering anti-aging treatments, you need to evaluate a number of factors in addition to effectiveness including your own personal goals, issues with your skin, cost, long-term commitment required, toxicity and invasiveness. I would like to address of few of the most frequently asked questions and comments posed by our clients regarding the treatments offered at The Prescott DermaLift Clinic, … [Read more...] about Evaluating New Options for Skin Rejuvenation
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Keeping Skin Healthy This Summer
It's summer – the weather is warm and the sun is bright. While fun in the sun is all well and good, it can come with unintended consequences for the skin. We’ve all been there – a fun day outdoors quickly turns into an uncomfortable evening when the dreaded sunburn appears. Many feel as though this is an unavoidable consequence of those sunny summer days, but that is not the case. With a proper summer skin care plan, many of the negative side effects of sun exposure can be lessened, if not … [Read more...] about Keeping Skin Healthy This Summer
Preparing Your Business for Sale
WCI Brokers is the largest full service business brokerage firm in Northern Arizona. As business intermediaries, we have facilitated more than 600 business acquisitions in Northern Arizona over the past 15 years. This is the first in a series of articles written by our professionals at WCI Brokers on topics important to business owners interested in selling their businesses. A couple of statistics are noteworthy. Did you know that only 8,000 small and mid-sized companies are sold every year? … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Business for Sale
Strategies to Help Avoid IRA and Legacy Mistakes
When planning your retirement, you work with many moving pieces. A beneficial component to retirement planning is implementing strategies that can help you avoid potential mistakes when dealing with individual retirement accounts, known as IRAs, and your legacy. An IRA is an account set up at a financial institution that allows you to save for retirement with tax-free growth or on a tax-deferred basis. There are many types of IRAs: traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs – some are more … [Read more...] about Strategies to Help Avoid IRA and Legacy Mistakes
Understanding Prescott Ordinances for Sober Living Homes
Now that the Structured Sober Living Homes bill has become law, the City of Prescott has authority to establish an ordinance(s) for regulating some aspects within the group homes. Instituting ordinances that deal with the supervisor requirements and operational plan within these homes will enhance the health, safety and welfare of clients and improve treatment outcomes which, in turn, will reduce neighborhood issues and complaints. The city is developing an ordinance and will explore … [Read more...] about Understanding Prescott Ordinances for Sober Living Homes
July Recognizes Healthy Benefit of Blueberries
July is National Blueberry Month. It's a great time to celebrate this super fruit! Plant blueberries in your garden and you can pick fresh blueberries for all your summer entertaining. Nothing impresses friends, grandkids and relatives more than the ability to pick fruit fresh off the bush, and they are oh-so-easy to grow outside in the garden. Benefits of Growing Blueberries Blueberries have many benefits. First, let’s cover their simple beauty as a landscape shrub. The … [Read more...] about July Recognizes Healthy Benefit of Blueberries
Raising Awareness of Western Heritage, Culture
Many residents of and visitors to the Prescott area probably have no idea that Prescott and Yavapai County is home to hundreds of individuals who consider themselves to be “heritage keepers,” a person that in a unique way helps to preserve and promote our western heritage. Ranchers, western artists and musicians, preservationists, historians, authors, re-enactors, photographers, craft-persons and others who live in Yavapai County possess an incredible passion and spirit to preserve the legacy of … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness of Western Heritage, Culture
The Job Connection Invests in Job Seekers’ Success
Last month, Goodwills across the country celebrated Goodwill Week, and here in Northern Arizona, we marked the occasion with four major job fairs and hiring events, including two in Cottonwood. There were also some terrific proclamations from elected officials commending Goodwill for the positive effect it has in people’s lives through our work to turn potential into employment and connect people with careers. The recognition is very nice, but the real reward in working at Goodwill is … [Read more...] about The Job Connection Invests in Job Seekers’ Success
What is Integrative Wellness?
Integrative Wellness is a practice and theoretical basis for the application of healing modalities, using a wide variety of techniques to address the physical, biochemical, social and spiritual dimensions of humanity. Integrative Wellness, among other health care philosophies, rests on that of innate intelligence, that healing comes from within, harmonizing with other techniques applied from the external world. It is a section of health care with roots in Integrative Medicine, which can be … [Read more...] about What is Integrative Wellness?
Smartphones: Work Smarter Not Harder
Spring cleaning season is upon us, and if you're like me, removing the six months of winter clutter can cause renovation fever! With home shows, bright sunshine and new decorating ideas on Pinterest, the projects can be coming at you like trying to drink from a fire hose! Moving a lamp could start off a whole new direction in a room and could cause an avalanche of house projects. I'm serious. I once bought new lampshades for my sage green and gold bedroom that caused new paint, bedding and … [Read more...] about Smartphones: Work Smarter Not Harder