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Let your light shine –– Hands in Harmony

Let your light shine
By Wahneta Dimmer, Hands in Harmony, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

We are co-creators of our own reality, consciously choosing our impact on the world. Each day we wake up, we access our internal and external surroundings and head off into the world. Our minds fill with events of yesterday and today and thoughts of what today might be like. […]

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Princess Access Makes Cruise Vacations Accessible For Passengers With Disabilities

Princess Access Makes Cruise Vacations Accessible For Passengers With Disabilities

Award-Winning Program Addresses Special Needs at Sea

East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

Princess has long placed a high priority on making cruise vacations accessible for all passengers, including those with special needs. The company initiated its award-winning Princess Access program in 1992 to raise the standards of cruise ship accessibility across the fleet, while keeping in mind the constraints and special considerations inherent to a ship at sea. […]

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Baby Boomers: A generation determined to be seen and heard –– Boomers Leading Change

BABY BOOMERS: A GENERATION DETERMINED TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE

By Barbara Raynor, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Have you ever felt invisible?

A few weeks ago, I learned of a man who felt his full head of white hair rendered him invisible in a crowd of people, many of whom appeared to be younger than he. This person was clearly an accomplished man, a distinguished man, a smart man, and most of all, a man who was not yet done being seen or heard, regardless of his age. […]

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Smart Ranch Homes –– Oakwood Homes

Smart Ranch Homes

Innovative Design for Denver’s Newest Active Adult Community

Courtesy Oakwood Homes, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

“We were drawn to this community for so many reasons; home values, location, diversity and the opportunity to live in a master-planned community that is committed to the needs of its residents,” says Sally Chisel, one of the first people to move into Fairway Villas at Green Valley Golf Club. […]

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The Paleolithic Diet: What is the Evidence? –– Dr. John J Oro

The Paleolithic Diet: What is the Evidence?
By John J. Oro, M.D., East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

The Paleo diet, introduced in the summer issue, eliminates grains and dairy and consists of lean meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and berries. But, is there evidence for this diet? On one level, evidence comes from general medical science as it struggles to answer, why, despite the most advanced medical treatments available, health in the U.S. seems to be declining. […]

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Meryl Lin McKean: Johnson County health reporter impacts lives

Meryl Lin McKean: Local health reporter impacts lives
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine

For over 20 years, Meryl Lin McKean, Fox 4 TV, has been a constant voice on medical issues for concerned viewers in Kansas City and the surrounding area, serving as a first-hand witness to changing technology, treatments and financial aspects of care. […]

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Emeritus at Overland Park

Emeritus at Overland Park
DESIGNED TO MEET THE RESIDENTS’ NEEDS…

Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine

A small community, Emeritus at Overland Park is divided into four separate houses all within the same building. Country Lane, Garden Path, Boathouse Cove, and Cottage Place each have its own indoor porch and front door. The houses are built around a center that includes the art studio, community room, beauty shop, and health center. […]

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Unmasking The Mask Project

Unmasking The Mask Project

Courtesy The Denver Hospice, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

Quarterbacks Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning may not play on the same team but their masks in The Mask Project were a big win for The Denver Hospice. […]

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STRAIGHT TEETH IN ONLY 6 MONTHS

STRAIGHT TEETH IN ONLY 6 MONTHS
By Norman J. Pomerance, DDS., Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

Patients put off straightening their teeth for many reasons including, the extended time they need to wear braces, the cost, possible discomfort and the uncosmetic look of the braces themselves. […]