www.Societyofthefew.org www.DesertHealthNews.com November/December 2025 Desert Health® The Valley's Leading Resource for Health and Wellness 2 Lauren Del Sarto* FOUNDER/PUBLISHER An Independent Publication www.DesertHealthNews.com lauren@deserthealthnews.com • (760) 238.0245 @DesertHealthNews Distribution: Desert Health is distributed at 350+ locations throughout the Coachella Valley, including but not limited to, grocery stores, doctors’ offices, cafes and restaurants, spas, fitness centers and clubhouses. Please call for delivery to your retail location. Desert Health® is a California Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the Publisher is prohibited. The opinions and views expressed in these pages are those of the writer or persons interviewed and not necessarily those of Desert Health®. Desert Health® hereby expressly limits its liability resulting from any and all misprints, errors and/or inaccuracies any advertisement or editorial may contain. This publication is printed on paper sourced from sustainable forests and farms. Thank you to the Desert Health® team and all our marketing partners! Home delivery subscriptions available. Call (760) 238.0245. Get free delivery to your place of business. MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR ADVERTISERS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THEIR BUSINESSES! Trish Lounsbury DISTRIBUTION Benjamin Katz WEB MASTER benjaminkatzcreative.com Doris Steadman A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING Carlotta Rinke,* MD, MBA LEAD EDITOR James Thomas DISTRIBUTION Heather McKay GRAPHIC DESIGN mkaydesign.com *Photo by Lani Garfield Lauren Del Sarto Founder/Publisher Founder of BronwynIson.com and EvolveYogaOnline.com. Bronwyn is featured on Women’s Health, NBC and Fox News Hightower Advisors, LLC is an SEC registered investment adviser. Securities are o ered through Hightower Securities, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. JJ VIRGIN KEYNOTE SPEAKER STEPHANIE LINK KEYNOTE SPEAKER EMPOWER YOURSELF NOW! BRONWYN ISON CEO/CO HOST 2026 CONFIDENCE SUMMIT Saturday, February 28, 2026 • The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage, California BRONWYN BronwynIson.com EvolveYogaOnline.com. on NBC News Revolutionary health leader, triple-board certi ed nutrition expert, Fitness Hall of Famer, and a passionate advocate for the healing power of food and exercise. VIRGIN KEYNOTE Revolutionary triple-board expert, a for the food and a for FEATURED SPEAKERS Wellness Session by Lauren Del Sarto For more information and to reserve your seat visit www.SocietyoftheFEW.org Host City Sponsor Founder and LINK SPEAKER SPEAKERS Featured on CNBC and frequently appears on the Halftime Report, Squawk Box, The Closing Bell, and Power Lunch. Presenting Sponsor 2 Desert Health Dear Friends, As we present our holiday edition to you, we turn the page on our 15th anniversary year. Desert Health is truly a community effort, and I am so grateful for all who have brought us here today: the caring doctors, practitioners and health organizations at the heart of who we are, who continue to contribute educational editorial. They share our values and desire to empower readers to be their own best advocates for good health and happiness. We wouldn’t be here without our advertisers who allowDesert Health to continue as a complimentary publication. I am proud to say that we have never had a sales team; 100% of our advertisers reach out to join us. 30% have been with us for over a decade, and 55% for five or more years. Desert Care Network (our very first advertiser), Eisenhower Health, Live Well Clinic, AcQpoint Wellness Center, Movement for Life, Younes Medical andClark’s Nutrition have been with us since our first year. I owe much gratitude to each and every one of our marketing partners, andthank you for supporting their businesses. Our team: the talented Heather McKay, our graphic designer since day one (we are soul sisters who share the same birthday); Webmaster Benjamin Katz who makes us look good online; Chase Shoemaker, our incredible printing partner since day one, and Mom (aka Doris), who at 86 years young is still the face of Desert Health at many events (I won’t let her retire). Trish Lounsbury, an invaluable part of our distribution team, joined by Jimmy Thomas, and our newest edition, Editor Carlotta Rinke, MD, MBA, who has recently added ‘author’ to her title. Last, but certainly not least, my husband, who has put up with all our crazy deadlines and once proclaimed that he hopes to come back as a No. 2 pencil. But most of all, you, our readers. Your appreciation, health achievements and good tidings keep us going. We love hearing from you and thank you for all your support over the years. Here’s to many more! Wishing you much health and happiness this holiday season ~
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