El Pasoans had the chance on Saturday to learn more about leading healthful lifestyles at the 2007 Healthy Living Expo, a one-day exposition at Cielo Vista Mall that offered free tips on health, wellness and financial well being.
Now in its 10th year, the Healthy Living Expo provided visitors the chance to visit 30 booths with health and quality-of-life information. Organizers estimated 25,000 people walked through Cielo Vista Mall.
Shoppers interested in specific topics could learn more about subjects including karate, sleep, Alzheimer's and credit repair.
Dr. Sergio Ibarra, an emergency-medicine physician at the Southwest Urgent Care Center, set up a vendor's booth for people to have their blood sugar and blood pressure tested.
"As we know here in El Paso, two of the leading causes of health problems are going to be out-of-control blood pressure and diabetes," Ibarra said. "This is a good way for us at least to get people who normally wouldn't go to their doctor and see where they are on both those issues."
Ibarra said that because El Pasoans often neglect their health until they need emergency care, he's promoting his urgent-care center as a way for patients to see health experts even if it's after hours or an emergency short of a heart attack or stroke.
Dr. Marino Rios, an ear, nose and throat specialist, set up equipment used to determine whether a patient is suffering from conditions that could lead to vertigo, dizziness or imbalance.
Rios said that people who experience vertigo and dizziness often are poorly diagnosed because determining the cause of those symptoms can be very complex and can be caused by a number of conditions, such as bad eyeglasses, or inner ear or nervous system abnormalities.
"The majority of people that have dizziness end up in emergency rooms," Rios said. "It's the most complex system to investigate, and that's why patients go without answers."
Now in its 10th year, the Healthy Living Expo provided visitors the chance to visit 30 booths with health and quality-of-life information. Organizers estimated 25,000 people walked through Cielo Vista Mall.
Shoppers interested in specific topics could learn more about subjects including karate, sleep, Alzheimer's and credit repair.
Dr. Sergio Ibarra, an emergency-medicine physician at the Southwest Urgent Care Center, set up a vendor's booth for people to have their blood sugar and blood pressure tested.
"As we know here in El Paso, two of the leading causes of health problems are going to be out-of-control blood pressure and diabetes," Ibarra said. "This is a good way for us at least to get people who normally wouldn't go to their doctor and see where they are on both those issues."
Ibarra said that because El Pasoans often neglect their health until they need emergency care, he's promoting his urgent-care center as a way for patients to see health experts even if it's after hours or an emergency short of a heart attack or stroke.
Dr. Marino Rios, an ear, nose and throat specialist, set up equipment used to determine whether a patient is suffering from conditions that could lead to vertigo, dizziness or imbalance.
Rios said that people who experience vertigo and dizziness often are poorly diagnosed because determining the cause of those symptoms can be very complex and can be caused by a number of conditions, such as bad eyeglasses, or inner ear or nervous system abnormalities.
"The majority of people that have dizziness end up in emergency rooms," Rios said. "It's the most complex system to investigate, and that's why patients go without answers."
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