VeraVia Health and Wellness Insights

Our wellness experts share their insights on all things fitness, nutrition, medical and behavioral.

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Clean Eating

Probiotics for Improved Health

Probiotics are one of the top five recommended supplements. The word probiotic is derived from the Greek meaning “for life.” Probiotics consist of live, beneficial,

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Exercise

Motor Control: a Complex System

Human motor control is a complex system. One concept of  motor control is constraint, which is influenced by the person’s physical characteristics such as height,

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Exercise

Tai Chi for Improved Balance

Now, more than ever, training is all about balance and function (i.e., promoting a better quality of life, reducing injuries, improving reaction time, and keeping

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Fitness Goals

Practice Makes Perfect

It may take as many as 10 years or 10,000 hours of constant practice to become an expert (Ericsson, 1996). This translates to training for

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Arlene Sandoval

Assistant Guest Experience Coordinator

Arlene Sandoval is a San Diego native with over fifteen years of professional
experience working alongside C-level executives in major corporations in the San Diego
area. Arlene was mentored and trained by top-level executives at two major Fortune
500 companies. She was offered an executive-level position when she was twenty-five,
making her the youngest person offered the International Executive Communications
Position. By twenty-eight, Arlene felt pulled toward the non-profit sector and became
Chief Operation Officer of an International non-profit with a focus on social justice
reform and media; helping to build communities of hope in war-torn countries. Arlene
helped restructure, create, and manage a multi-million dollar budget. She created new
policies and procedures to help the corporation comply with California 501(c)3 non-profit
laws and regulations. During this time she gained invaluable knowledge in the private
and public sectors.