As our most valued patient, your health is our prime concern. Please take a minute to relax, have a warm cup of tea and enjoy our first newsletter!
Hello,
It is an exhilarating time for us at Los Gatos! First, we would like to take this opportunity to personally thank you for helping to make our practice successful and entrusting your healthcare to us.
We’re also very excited to roll the red carpet out for our New Monthly Email Newsletter! We feel that this is an informative and entertaining way to keep our clients up to date on office happenings, health, and medical news and even have some fun along the way. Our newsletter will evolve as we add more services and understand what you want.
We’re now offering a Patient Portal that will make your Los Gatos Doc experience delightfully easy. We also want to make this newsletter something that you’ll want to share with friends and family; and our office one that you will want to refer everyone you know too!
Everyone gets asked this question at least once in their lives: “Do you have a good doctor that you can recommend?” We want you to be able to say an enthusiastic “Yes!” to this question. And as our way of saying thanks, with each new referral, you get to choose between 2 FREE movie tickers OR a FREE $10 Starbucks gift card!
Getting to Know Your HealthCare Team
Dr. Arun Villivalam
Dr. V is a concerned and caring family physician and primary care doctor serving the community of Los Gatos, CA known for his detailed, competent, and compassionate care.
Stephanie Rodriguez
Stephanie is our Medical Assistant who believes that success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful!
Adriana Cosio
Adriana has been in the Medical field for four years. Her favorite part as a Medical Assistant is interacting and helping patients. She believes the key to success is a positive attitude.
What’s New At Dr. V’s?
The Patient Portal: Your gateway to safely communicate with us
How it works:
- You can view lab reports
- Read instructions from Dr. V about your healthcare management
- Access visit summaries
- Access to your medical history
- Email Visits: Direct email access to Dr. V where you can ask health questions and he will provide online answers All you need to do is sign up and you will have instant access to your personal medical records 24/7.
- Video Visits: Coming Soon! Watch this space for updates!
September Musings
By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather, and autumn’s best of cheer.
HELEN HUNT JACKSON
September means back to school for some or back to work for others. Whatever it is you’re starting new this month, it’s always good to have a plan for healthy lunches or snacks. We’ve included some ideas for meals and snacks that are healthy AND easy!
ROASTED AUTUMN VEGETABLES
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Lightly oil two large, rimmed baking sheets.
Combine the vegetables, olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl and toss by hand to coat. Spread the mixture evenly onto the baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes on separate oven racks. After 15 minutes, stir the vegetables with a spatula and return to the oven, switching the rack position of the sheets. Bake for 15 minutes more, or until the vegetables are tender and browned.
YIELD:
HONEY MUSTARD RECIPE. (USE FOR SANDWICHES, VEGETABLE DIPS)
You will need:
- ½ cup ground mustard
- ⅓ cup white vinegar
- ¼ cup honey, or to taste
- Pinch of salt
Put the mustard, vinegar, honey, and salt into a saucepan and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, or until the mixture thickens slightly. Remove from the pan. Cool to room temperature. Serve. Store remainder in a glass jar. Makes about 1 cup.
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, saute butternut squash and onion in oil until slightly softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add spices and bay leaf, stir well, and cook about 2 minutes longer, stirring ingredients a few times (spices will become very fragrant).
Add stock and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer, cover pan, and cook 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove bay leaf, fold in rice, raisins, pistachios, and orange pieces. Cook 1 to 2 minutes to heat rice. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with chopped scallions or chives.
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Did you know that September is also the Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Prostrate Cancer Awareness month? We encourage you to learn more and get a precautionary screening at our office. Use our online appointment system to schedule your appointment conveniently. Alternatively, call us at 408-502-6040 and our friendly staff will help you schedule your appointment.
We hope you enjoyed our first email newsletter. As we move along, our letter will evolve and grow. We would love to hear your feedback and if there are topics you would like to see covered we want to hear your ideas! Your opinion is important to us.
Take a minute to fill out the form below and let us know what you think
Sincerely,
Dr V. , Adriana, and Stephanie