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Learning for the Fun of It!

Learning for the Fun of It!

By Linda L. Lewis, PILLAR Volunteer, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Learning for the fun of it! The slogan for PILLAR Institute for Lifelong Learning captures the upbeat spirit of this organization serving nearly 5,000 residents per year, as they strive to keep their minds and bodies fit and active. […]

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Recovery at Carrus

Recovery at Carrus
Courtesy Carrus Specialty Hospital, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

After back surgery, Cal Baker hoped to go directly home from the hospital. But recovery required medical intervention and consistent therapies to help him regain strength and mobility. So Cal chose Carrus Rehabilitation Hospital, a facility he had previously simply seen from the road and thought it looked like a nice place. […]

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Long Term Care Rider

Long Term Care Rider
By Gary Tiffany, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Don’t let the threat of long-term care expense get you down. Now is a perfect time to bring up this important coverage and speak candidly with your agent about long-term care planning. We would like to introduce Pekin Life Insurance Company’s Long Term Care Rider, which, when added to a Universal Life Accumulator or Universal Life Protector contract, is a perfect alternative to a standard LTC policy. […]

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Banishing Back Pain

Banishing Back Pain
By Erin Emery, Memorial Health System

Arlene Brush was trying to pull what she calls her “little old lady cart’’ up the steps to her apartment when she lost her balance and fell, landing on the steps. […]

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Isabelle at Home

Isabelle at Home: Green Tomato Bread

Green Tomato Bread

By Isabelle at Home

I know, it’s like I am trying to see how far I can take my weird ideas. BUT in my defense this is not truly my idea. Matt decided that since we have an ever-growing amount of green tomatoes from our “garden” (which in fact is really big plastic/rubber tubs around the chicken coop…real classy I must say!) we should make yummy stuff with all these tomatoes that don’t seem to get their beautiful red colors. […]

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Local Editions

East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine welcomes content partner Movement & Neuroperformance Center of Colorado, PC

Movement & Neuroperformance Center of Colorado, PC, is the latest content partner in East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
ABOUT MOVEMENT & NEUROPERFORMANCE CENTER OF COLORADO, PC

Specialists in treating Parkinson’s disease, Movement Disorders & Cognitive Disorders […]

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STRAIGHT TEETH IN ONLY 6 MONTHS

STRAIGHT TEETH IN ONLY 6 MONTHS
By Norman J. Pomerance, DDS., Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

Patients put off straightening their teeth for many reasons including, the extended time they need to wear braces, the cost, possible discomfort and the uncosmetic look of the braces themselves. […]

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Do your legs ache, swell or feel tired?

Do your legs ache, swell or feel tired?
Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Proper selection and sizing of compression hosiery can be confusing, but both are essential for control of edema and management of more serious vascular conditions or complications from diabetes. The application of compression stockings would seem to be fairly cut and dry. […]

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Strokes: It could happen to you or a loved one

Strokes: It could happen to you or a loved one
Courtesy Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

A stroke occurs in the United States every four seconds, which means that by the time you finish reading this article, four people will have experienced this potentially life-changing event. […]

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Standing up to Low Back Pain

Standing up to Low Back Pain
By Sara J. Meadows, D.O., East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

Low back pain is a common physical complaint in adults. Chances are that you or someone you know has experienced back pain with 80% of people experiencing low back pain at some time in their lives. […]