Health & Fitness

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How to Feed A Long, Healthy, Quality Life

August 24, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on How to Feed A Long, Healthy, Quality Life

How to Feed A Long, Healthy, Quality Life

Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine

About five years ago, I decided to live to the age of 120, which would mark this year the equivalent of the first 30% of my life. According to actuarial science, the life expectancy for women is 85 and 78 for men. So, where are you on the percentile scale of your life? For example, if you’re 60 years old, then you’ve got 70% of your life under your belt. However, change your mind about how long you want to live and suddenly only 50% of your life is complete. […]

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Varicose Veins—Not Just a Cosmetic Problem

August 23, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Varicose Veins—Not Just a Cosmetic Problem

Varicose Veins—Not Just a Cosmetic Problem

By Dr. David Lawrence, FACS, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Varicose veins are a frequent and distressing problem that affects millions of people each year. However, these bulging and unsightly veins are more than just a cosmetic problem. Varicose veins can cause a variety of symptoms such as pain, fatigue, aching, itching, burning, and heaviness. […]

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The Calm before the Surgery

August 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on The Calm before the Surgery

The Calm before the Surgery
Courtesy Heritage Park Surgical Hospital

Most people would prefer to not have any type of surgery in their lifetime. They are fearful of the operation, the anesthesia, the hospital itself, what their family and loved ones will be doing, and some even fear that first IV needle. Whether elective or emergent, the chances are that you will have to undergo some type of surgery in your lifetime. […]

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Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!

August 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!

Hormones & Aging: Hormone Replacement Therapy…For Women & Men!
By Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Hormone deficiencies currently affect over 55 million women and men in the U.S. With the average American age on the rise, more research is being done on the effects of aging, hormone decline, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Commonly referred to as menopause (women) and andropause (men), the decline in hormone production that results in a hormone deficiency often causes unpleasant side-effects. HRT can address these symptoms and restore hormone balance. […]

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

August 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Women and Stroke: Stroke kills twice as many women as breast cancer

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 […]

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Health and Wellness in Senior Living

August 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Health and Wellness in Senior Living

A Stitch in Time
Health and Wellness in Senior Living
By Nancy Martin, RN, The Vintage, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

One of my most vivid memories of my grandmother is of her sitting near her den window, sewing basket beside her, darning socks for her large family. […]

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Alzheimer Care

Mom has Alzheimer’s. Now What?

August 17, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Mom has Alzheimer’s. Now What?

Mom has Alzheimer’s. Now What?

Home Instead Senior Care offers World-Class Training for Family Caregivers & Loved Ones

Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Now what? More and more families and loved ones will be asking themselves this same question. Currently in America one in eight seniors over the age of 65 is living with Alzheimer’s disease, and nearly half of individuals 85 and older have Alzheimer’s.* […]

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Dementia: “Of all the things in life I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most

August 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Dementia: “Of all the things in life I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most

Dementia: “Of all the things in life I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most…”
By Greg Grafton, RN, BSN, MBA, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

For most of us this late night show one liner is sort of funny – we still have our health, our mind, our sense of humor. For some of us who have started catching ourselves not only forgetting where the car keys are, but when we find them we have trouble remembering what to do with them, it can be very scary. […]