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Sam & Spring Houston

Publisher (Collin County, TX)
Phone: 972.853.7700
Sam@LivingWellmag.com
Spring@LivingWellmag.com

Sam and Spring Houston, a husband/wife team, are the Publishers of four area magazines, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine and Texoma Area LIVING WELL Magazine.

Both Sam and Spring Houston have business degrees from Texas institutions of higher learning; Sam from University of North Texas, Spring from East Texas State. Sam put his degree to work in field sales for a number of years while Spring rose to contract specialist for a national company. During hours not devoted to work the couple enjoys being outdoors and spending time with family including their own son Sam and daughter Parker.

Making the Most of Our Golden Years

August 30, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Making the Most of Our Golden Years
By Shirley Long, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Have the “Golden Years” crept up on you when you weren’t looking? It may seem as though one day you had a house full of children or grandchildren, you were busy with careers and an active social life…and then you looked around and discovered your life has changed dramatically. […]

Are Your Hearing Aids Working Their Best?

August 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Are Your Hearing Aids Working Their Best?
By Celia McCormick, Au.D., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Just like cell phones, televisions, and tablet computers, hearing aids have gone through an amazing technology change during the past five years. Despite all of these incredible advances, patients occasionally come into the office and say, “My hearing aids just don’t work.” If YOU have ever said this, ask yourself… […]

Women and Stroke: Stroke kills twice as many women as breast cancer

August 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Women and Stroke
Stroke kills twice as many women as breast cancer every year

Courtesy Twin Creeks Hospital, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Did you know?

425,000 women suffer from stroke each year, 55,000 more than men
Only 27% of women could name more than two or three of the six primary stroke symptoms […]

Making Every Bite Count! Meal Replacement Formulas and Foods for Special Diet Needs

August 14, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Making Every Bite Count!
Meal Replacement Formulas and Foods for Special Diet Needs

By Mika Bradford CN, CPhT, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Every bite of food counts when your health is less than optimal or you are recovering from a medical event that has resulted in the reduction of appetite or the volume of food that can be eaten. […]

Celebrating the Seasons of Life

August 9, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Celebrating the Seasons of Life
By Sherry Little, Denton and Texoma LIVING WELL Magazines
Nature is evidence of cycles of life. No one season is more important than another. It’s that way with people too. We have seasons of our lives and each is relevant. […]

Mission Possible: Smiling With Comfort, Health & Beauty

August 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Mission Possible: Smiling With Comfort, Health & Beauty
Courtesy Whitmore Dental, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
There is a place in Plano where smiles come from deep within. These are soulful smiles; they reflect love and life lived well. […]

The ABCDEs of Melanoma

July 16, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

The ABCDEs of Melanoma
By Donna S. Barsky, D.Ph., R.Ph., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
Do you know your ABCDEs of Melanoma? This could protect you from a future of suffering or no future at all. Here’s what you are looking for: […]

A new FDA-approved treatment for wrinkle reductions

July 10, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Pellevé
Look lovely, Feel refreshed
Courtesy J. Kyle Mathews, MD, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
A New FDA-Approved Treatment for Wrinkle Reduction.

Pellevé is the newest F […]

The Benefit of Private Ownership

July 4, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

The Benefit of Private Ownership
By Rick Allen, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
In the late 60s and early 70s the funeral industry began an era of consolidation. A third generation funeral director from Houston, Texas had the idea of clustering funeral homes together for the benefit of operating efficiency. […]

How prevalent is hearing loss in America?

June 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

How Prevalent is Hearing Loss in America?
By Elizabeth Brassine, Au.D., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
How prevalent is hearing loss in America? You may be surprised! Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have enough hearing loss to make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the November 14 Archives of Internal Medicine. […]