News and Updates at River Valley BHWC

Holiday Hours

Friday December 22, 2023 - CLOSED (Holiday Observed)

Monday December 25, 2023 - CLOSED (Holiday Observed)

Monday January 1, 2024 - CLOSED (New Year's Day)

New Team Members at RVBHWC

Lisa Kroska: Administrative Assistant

Location: Northfield

Our front desk staff provides a warm, welcoming environment to assist clients in scheduling intakes and follow-up appointments, managing record requests and care coordination, ensuring timely email correspondence, confirming insurance eligibility, and collecting payments.

Katherine Parada: Billing Specialist

Location: Savage

Our Billing Specialists work tirelessly to ensure that River Valley's services are processed promptly, accurately, and professionally. They work with insurance companies to process all claim submissions, denials, appeals, and remittances/payments, as well as prior authorizations. They manage client statements, payments/payment arrangements, refunds, and past due notifications. Most importantly, our Billing Specialists are responsible for addressing all client concerns relating to claims processing and current balances.

Broaden My Knowledge

Book of the Month: "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Peter Attia

Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting.

Video of the Month: "Resurface"

After years of nightmares, depression, and seizures, Iraq war veteran Bobby Lane could see no way out of his trauma other than suicide. Then he met Van Curaza, a former big wave surfer who since founded Operation Surf and dedicated his life to helping veterans find solace in surfing. Backed by a growing body of research demonstrating the healing power of the ocean on the mind and body, organizations such as Operation Surf and the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation are using surfing to help veterans cope with physical and mental trauma.

In the chilly winters of Minnesota, chili becomes a comforting and tasty go-to dish. Imagine enhancing its deliciousness with a healthy twist! Sweet potatoes, rich in essential nutrients like vitamin C, take the spotlight. Research suggests that vitamin C may contribute to mental well-being by reducing inflammation and averting depressive symptoms.

Ingredients:

1 medium red onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

kosher salt and black pepper

1 28-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes

1 15.5-ounce can black beans, rinsed

1 15.5-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed

1 medium sweet potato (about 8 ounces), peeled and cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces

sour cream, sliced scallions, sliced radishes, and tortilla chips, for serving

Step 1:

In a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the onion, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cocoa, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.

Step 2:

Add the tomatoes (and their liquid), beans, sweet potato, and 1 cup water.

Step 3:

Cover and cook until the sweet potatoes are tender and the chili has thickened, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours (this will shorten total recipe time).

Step 4:

Serve the chili with the sour cream, scallions, radishes, and tortilla chips.

Be sure to utilize all the techniques and recipes from our previous newsletters in the "Cue to Be Well" archive: