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CD Alternative

CD Alternative

By Neighbor Insurance, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

While both a CD and an annuity can offer you a guarantee of principal, annuities offer other benefits that CDs do not, including tax-deferred growth, a guaranteed income stream in the future, and a higher potential interest rate. […]

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Denton Regional Medical Center Introduces New Technology to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

Denton Regional Medical Center Introduces New Technology to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms
By Rao Naseem, MD, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine

For over 30 years, Denton Regional Medical Center has been at the heart of cardiac care in the Denton community. From opening the first cardiac catheterization lab in Denton County, to performing the first minimally invasive robotic heart surgery in the area, Denton Regional has continually invested in state-of-the-art technologies and pioneered new procedures that provide patients with better outcomes, smaller incisions, and shorter hospital stays. […]

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The Denver Hospice honors veterans

We honor veterans

Courtesy The Denver Hospice, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

From the time she was a young girl and her father would take her out to the cornfields of her childhood home in Illinois to watch the barnstormers perform aerial feats, Betty Jo Reed knew she wanted to fly. […]

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Fall Prevention: Keeping you on your feet

Fall Prevention
Keeping you on your feet
By Vanessa Ohnes, MD, Texoma Medical Center, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

Changes are normal as we get older: eyesight and hearing decline, reflexes slow down, coordination diminishes and muscles get weaker. We’re not as agile to avoid a fall. For seniors, falls can result in serious injuries that may require a trip to the hospital or even threaten your ability to live on your own. […]

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The Evolution of Nursing Homes

The Evolution of Nursing Homes
By Channing Clyde, Admissions Director & Heather Hamilton, Community Liaison, Salt Lake City LIVING WELL Magazine

Joanna is a 62-year-old single woman living alone in an apartment located in downtown Salt Lake City. After falling, and sustaining a fracture, her physician recommended hip replacement surgery. The orthopedic surgeon explained to her that she would require nursing care and physical therapy following surgery at a rehab center. […]

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How’s Your Medicare D Plan?

How’s Your Medicare D Plan?
By Mark Johnson R.CPhT., Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

The time is here if you are needing to change your Medicare Part D plan or if you are wanting to change your Medicare Advantage plan. You also have the opportunity during this time to switch from a Medicare Advantage plan and go to original Medicare. The open enrollment period is from October 7 through December 15. […]

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Homemade Holiday Gifts & Treats

Homemade Holiday Gifts & Treats
Part One: Sweets
I love love love Christmas Baking. I love Cookie Exchanges. I love homemade Holiday’s Hostess Gifts. I thought I should put together a couple little posts with a combination of great treats for the upcoming holidays! First, I had to tackle the sweets. It actually took me a few tries to narrow it down to 10. You know my love of cookies is infinite which means I could have put ALL my cookie recipes on here and call it a day…but I didn’t. I actually thought this through and decided on what would make a great treat to give someone you care about. […]

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Tax Planning Opportunities

Tax Planning Opportunities

By Robin Jackson, Partner Terry Lockridge & Dunn, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

The end of 2012 will soon be upon us. And with the year drawing to a close, now is an ideal time to review your tax situation and evaluate tax savings strategies that may help you minimize your 2012 tax bill. Here are a few planning suggestions to help get you started. […]