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Food Addictions –– Lifestyle Meals

Food Addictions
Courtesy Lifestyle Meals, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

What are the most common addictions in our society? You may be surprised to learn they are the addictions to sodium and sugar. That’s right, those pretty white crystals sitting on most people’s kitchen countertop. […]

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Good Samaritan Society – Lake Forest Village is a Place to call Home

Good Samaritan Society – Lake Forest Village is a Place to call Home
By Rita Martin, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine

We invite you to visit our Good Samaritan Society – Lake Forest Village senior living campus, where you can leave behind the work of taking care of a home. We offer our residents many social, recreational, spiritual, educational and cultural opportunities to live life to the fullest.
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Adult Day Program

Discover Goodwill talks with a participant at Voyages Adult Day Center

We recently spoke with Pat Neubert, whose husband Jim is a participant at Voyages Adult Day Center

Courtesy Discover Goodwill

Pat, how did you hear about adult day centers?

Jim has Parkinson’s disease and I could see where we were headed. I contacted the Area Agency on Aging and they informed me about the service. My daughter researched all the adult day centers and after visiting them; talking with the staff; guests and families––we decided Voyages was the best place for Jim. […]

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Nutrition – The Vitamins –– John Eagle Honda

Nutrition – The Vitamins
By Ladislav P. Novak, Ph.D.

Courtesy John Eagle Honda, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

When vitamins were discovered, people fell in love with them. Vitamins seemed to be the answer to an easy route to good health. Today, scientists are discovering the complexity of the interactions of vitamins in the body and in food. Scientific advances brought on understanding of the biological roles the vitamins play in maintaining health and preventing deficiency diseases. […]

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Addressing the prostate cancer screening controversy –– The Urology Center of Colorado

Addressing the prostate cancer screening controversy

By Richard Augspurger, Medical Director, The Urology Center of Colorado, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

More than 3,000 men in Colorado will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012. For many in our state, prostate cancer has impacted the life of a father, brother, husband or friend. […]

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Recalled Hip Replacements: Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care –– Orthopedic Associates

Recalled Hip Replacements:
Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care

By Brian Larkin, M.D., Orthopedic Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazines

Modern total hip arthroplasty (THA) had its origins under the leadership of Sir John Charnley, working in England in the mid 1960s. From his initial ideas came reproducible, durable results for end stage arthritis of the hip. Fast forward 50 years and the world of hip replacement has seen accelerated growth, novel innovations, and advances that Sir Charnley himself likely could not have envisioned. Along with progress made, there have been setbacks, making it difficult to turn on the television nowadays without seeing advertisements about recalled hip implants. […]

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MammoSite Radiation Therapy Offers Benefits –– Mercy Medical Center

MammoSite Radiation Therapy Offers Benefits
By Karen Vander Sanden, Mercy Medical Center, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Pauline Mason was living life––enjoying her job of 25 years as a storeroom clerk, spending time with her grown children and grandchildren, and looking forward to retirement in a few years. Then she heard the “C” word. […]

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Could your medications be the cause of excessive bruising? –– Mika Bradford

Excessive Bruising
Could your medications be the cause?

By Mika Bradford CN, CPhT, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

A decline in naturally occurring hormones, thinning hair and an increase in bodyweight are just a few of the changes that many people experience with age. Many adults also associate an increase in bruising as one of those changes and while age can impact the elasticity and thickness of skin, common over-the-counter products and medications can also contribute to skin related injuries. […]

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Infection Control in Your Life –– Heritage Park Surgical Hospital

Infection Control in Your Life

Courtesy Heritage Park Surgical Hospital, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

One of the fears experienced by people undergoing surgery is having some sort of infection after the surgery like coming down with some sort of “bug” or the surgical site getting infected. Being informed and keeping clean can prevent either of these from happening.
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