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I’m Joyce Fletcher, a Home Hospice Patient

February 1, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

I’m a Home Hospice patient. They asked me to share my story, I didn’t want to, but I wanted to give back so others can know my experience. It was hard to accept where I […]

Dr. Kwame Ennin Alleviates Pain and Helps Patients Avoid Post-Operative Addiction

January 27, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Courtesy Texas Health Spine and Orthopedic Center It seems as if every day there is another media story about the dangers of patients becoming addicted to pain medicines. This typically occurs after surgery when the patient […]

Water

January 20, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Courtesy of Senior Helpers Senior citizens are at particular risk for dehydration because their kidney function has diminished to some degree. Symptoms of dehydration include confusion, drowsiness, labored speech, dry mouth, and sunken eyeballs. Side […]

Strength and Endurance in Athletes

January 15, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By Donna Barsky, PharmD The breakdown of glucose when we exercise or expend energy causes a release of hydrogen ions, which are effectively the acidic part of an acid. There is also a bi-product known […]

Improving the Quality of Life for Family Caregivers

January 9, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By Mark Terry When the entire baby boomer generation has reached retirement age in 2030, an astonishing number of US families will have faced the challenge of providing care to an aging loved one. […]

Technology Sleep Systems

January 9, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

John Wilkinson, developer of the self adjusting, clinically proven, patented sleep system, has made it possible for you to have a pressure-free spinal-supported sleep. This technology has been used for several years in hospitals and […]

Exercise is Good for Heart and Soul

January 6, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By Carey Coleman, RN – Senior Select Home Health The physical benefits of exercise have long been touted, but what about the emotional and psychological effects? Experts agree, and research data supports, that people who […]

How Cancer and a Girl Named Peanut Shaped a Life’s Journey

January 5, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By Tina Withrow Our premier picture together came at Little Long Lake near Angola, Indiana. I was a preemie and my big sister was not only like a second mom, she assumed the role of […]

Take Care of Your Feet and Ankles

January 4, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

A North Texas foot and ankle surgeon advises athletes: Don’t play with foot pain and that athletes and parents should monitor seemingly ‘normal’ foot and ankle pain. As each sports season reached its conclusion, many […]

BHP: Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

January 2, 2017 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By Dale Davies, MD Symptoms of an enlarging prostate gland are among the most frequent complaints of men over the age of 50. Classic benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) symptoms are covered by answering the following […]