“I’ve been in and out of hospitals all my life. I was so shocked to find such a thought process of nurturing at Mayo Clinic.” –Shana Daniels, kidney transplant patient.

“The doctors, nurses and the whole transplant team not only took care of Rylie, but they took care of our whole family.” –Tara Weigel, mother of Rylie, a heart transplant patient.

Each year, Mayo Clinic surgeons and physicians in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida perform more than 1,400 transplants on individuals like Shana and Rylie. Mayo’s transplant program, which is the largest in the United States, is consistently recognized as a leader in transplant outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Beginning in June, Mayo Clinic transplant physicians will be available at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living to provide one-on-one consultations for individuals who may need a heart, lung, liver, kidney, or pancreas transplant. Consultations will offer a second opinion including a review of the participant’s medical record, opportunity to ask questions, and help scheduling a transplant evaluation appointment, should the participant choose Mayo Clinic for transplant care.

Mayo Clinic’s transplant teams are working at the forefront of their fields, and our transplant surgeons have pioneered a number of procedures, including the country’s first quadruple transplant – heart, double-lung, and liver. In addition, our researchers are exploring ways to advance the field of organ replacement.

For information about transplant consultations at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living, call 866-227-1569. For more information about Mayo Clinic’s Transplant Center, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant-center/.

We had hundreds of people running, throwing pitches, and practicing their golf swings this past weekend during our Sports Medicine fair in the Mall of America Rotunda. But the momentum doesn’t stop there!

Our providers from the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center are available every Thursday to help you get moving towards a healthier lifestyle. Regardless of your age or current fitness level, all are encouraged to select from our Injury Assessment or My Exercise Plan services.

My Exercise Plan is a personalized fitness plan to meet your individual goals. Watch here as Jacob Hesse, a Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine athletic trainer, shares more information about what this service can do for you. My Exercise plan appointments are 50 minutes and cost $59.

Injury Assessments are geared towards individuals with an activity-related injury. Sports Medicine experts can help with a tailored recovery plan to get you back to the activities you enjoy. Travis Vlasaty, a Mayo Clinic physical therapist, shares more details in this video. Injury Assessments are 50 minutes and cost $99.

Call 952-854-2028 to schedule your appointment!

Experts from Mayo Clinic’s heart team began offering heart health services at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living this winter to help give you the tools you need to enjoy life more fully. Participants have been sharing excellent feedback with us, and we decided to expand and offer a third service.

Beginning April 27, in addition to the basic and enhanced heart health assessments, you can receive a Stroke and Aneurysm assessment. During this appointment, experts perform all of the basic heart health tests, an electrocardiogram (ECG) to analyze electrical activity, and ultrasound imaging to look at your stroke and aneurysm risk.

Do something good for your heart today! Call us at 952-854-2028 for more information about available services or to schedule your appointment.

A Look at Mayo Clinic’s heart program:

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News and World Report.
• At Mayo Clinic, an integrated team of cardiologists and cardiac and thoracic surgeons have experience diagnosing and treating adults and children who have cardiovascular diseases.
• Doctors and surgeons care for more than 75,000 people each year utilizing state-of-the-art technology.
• At Mayo Clinic, you have access to ongoing clinical trials, research and new treatments, as well as the opportunity to participate in heart disease support groups. To learn more, visit www.mayoclinic.org/heart-care/

For many people, thinking about exercising and getting started are two different things. It’s easy to imagine yourself jogging down the block or biking along the local trails, but taking the steps needed to live out that vision can be overwhelming. Mayo Clinic Healthy Living is excited to offer a new service to help you get going! The service, called My Exercise Plan, costs $59 and appointments are available now.

During your 50-minute appointment, you’ll work with a sports medicine expert to build a plan that’s tailored to your current fitness level. We’ll analyze your current health status and pair that with your goals and interests to determine which activities are best suited for you. You’ll leave with a plan that you can act upon right away!

We’re taking appointments now for this new service!
Call now for more details 952-854-2028!

Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center (NDC) services are coming back to Mayo Clinic Healthy Living at Mall of America. NDC experts were at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living in January helping people understand tobacco addiction. Beginning on Monday, April 2, the experts will be providing these same group and individual appointments on an ongoing basis.

These sessions, called “Understanding Tobacco-Addiction,” are geared towards all smokers, regardless of whether or not you are ready to stop. NDC experts know that stopping smoking can be difficult and that you may have mixed feelings about wanting to quit. Talking with a NDC expert will provide you with education, resources, a carbon monoxide reading to test your personal level of exposure, and a follow-up call for additional support.

You may select from either a small group session or individualized consult. Group sessions are 45-minutes and cost $25. Individualized consults are 30-minutes and cost $40. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call us at 952-854-2028.

Mayo Clinic’s Nicotine Dependence Center experts come to Mayo Clinic Healthy Living with a wealth of clinical experience and years of success in helping people combat tobacco addiction. In fact, more than 45,000 people have used NDC’s services to help them stop using tobacco. The NDC was one of the first centers in the country to focus exclusively on treating tobacco dependence and offers the most up-to-date approaches. The NDC’s model of care has now become the standard in many medical centers around the United States.

It’s been a few weeks since we started offering Complementary and Alternative Medicine services, and it’s been fun to see all of the interest it’s been generating. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, or if you have questions about some of these offerings, take a few minutes to watch these videos from our experts.

Acupuncture is one of the world’s oldest medical therapies, and is used to reduce stress and promote balance and harmony. Tony Chon, M.D, a physician in the Department of General Internal Medicine and a member of the Complementary and Integrative Medicine team at Mayo Clinic, discusses the service in this video.

Massage has also been proven to have many benefits, including relaxation and mobility improvements. Nancy Drackley, a physical therapist, massage therapist, and supervisor of massage therapy at Mayo Clinic, shares more in her video.

Dietary Supplements, Stress Management and Integrative Medicine Consults. Mayo Clinic Healthy Living also offers one-on-one consults with Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine physicians. Learn more about these services and alternative medicine at Mayo Clinic from Brent A. Bauer, M.D. Dr.Bauer is a physician in the Department of General Internal Medicine and supervisor of the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research program at Mayo Clinic. Learn more in this video.

For more information about our offerings or to schedule your appointment, call us at 952-854-2028.

With the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been having, we hope you’ve had a chance to get outdoors and enjoy your favorite physical activity. Whatever your workout of choice, incorporating regular exercise into your day can help you control weight, combat health conditions and diseases, improve mood and boost energy.

Beginning on April 5, physical therapists and athletic trainers from Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center will be at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living helping individuals get back on track to a healthy, active lifestyle by offering Injury Assessments and Personalized Exercise Plan appointments.

Injury assessments are geared toward individuals who are experiencing a muscle or joint injury, including knee, back, shoulder, elbow, hip, ankle, or foot. During your appointment, an SMC expert will perform a comprehensive evaluation of your activity-related injury. They will develop a treatment plan that is tailored to your individual needs, whether your goals are to prevent injury, enhance sports performance, improve health and wellness, or simply get back to the activities you enjoy. Injury assessments are 50 minutes and cost $99.

My Exercise Plan appointments are designed for those who aspire to either get back into an exercise routine or exercise more effectively. During your personalized assessment, an expert will perform a physical exam and medical history, and will help you determine what exercises are right for you. You will leave with a tailored exercise plan and supporting resources – including our Mayo Clinic Fitness for EveryBody book – to reach your health and wellness goals. My Exercise Plan appointments are 50 minutes and cost $59.

For more information, call us at 952-854-2028.

We’re excited to debut a new service at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living — free blood pressure readings! This service is free for everyone, whether your blood pressure is in a healthy range, you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) or you’ve never had your blood pressure measured. These quick check-ins are a nice complement to the more in-depth heart packages we recently released. Plus, having up-to-date values will help you get more meaningful results from our free, in-store wellness assessment.

One of our Health Navigators, Amanda, gets a guest ready for her blood pressure reading.

Why the focus on high blood pressure and overall heart health at Mayo Clinic Healthy Living? First, high blood pressure is a prominent health issue — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one out of every three adults in the United States has high blood pressure. Plus, high blood pressure can put you at increased risk for heart disease and stroke, so getting a handle on it early is important. Second, heart health knowledge is a key component of a well-rounded wellness plan — the fact of the matter is that you can avoid heart disease by taking action early.

Stop into the store during your next visit to the Mall of America and get your blood pressure measured. In the meantime, learn more about preventing and managing high blood pressure on MayoClinic.org.

P.S. Since we’ve got blood pressure checks on our minds, we re-watched the Know Your Numbers video (released by the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media). Check it out and start humming along!