Texoma Area

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Sam & Spring Houston

Publisher (Texoma Area, Oklahoma)
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.

Reverse Mortgages Help You Enjoy a Better Lifestyle

August 3, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Reverse mortgages are an excellent financial tool to enhance your senior lifestyle by maximizing one of your greatest resources to remain as independent as possible. With this low interest loan, you can use the tax free money that you have in the equity of your home to reduce bills, pay for medical expenses, take a nice vacation or just enjoy life. […]

Falls! Are You At Risk?––Victory Home Health

July 15, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Falls! Are You At Risk? By Joan Weems, RN, Victory Home Health, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls. Falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, […]

Do your resolutions lead you to surgery?––Heritage Park Surgical Hospital

June 28, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Let’s face it––no one really wants to have surgery. The word “surgery” makes some think of getting your wisdom teeth out or having part of you cut open on a sterile, cold table. No one chooses this just for fun. However, do you realize there are surgery options that are out there to help you finally achieve those resolutions that have been persistent on your list year after year? […]

Life after Bariatric Surgery: Achieving the New You!––Mika Bradford

June 16, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Each year thousands of Americans make the difficult decision to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery. This life changing decision they have made is simply the beginning of their journey towards achieving and maintaining weight loss goals. Achieving and maintaining weight loss goals requires long-term life style changes––specifically, altering eating habits. […]

Wise Advance Planning––Craig Watson

June 12, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Wise Advance Planning By Craig Watson, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine Back in 2006, Hal and Barbara had an unsettled feeling, but they couldn’t determine why. They were in excellent health. Hal was 85 and Barbara […]

Helpful Hints on Closing Up “Mom’s Home”––Vision Bank

May 19, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

If you are the designated person given the responsibility to close a relative’s home, this article will give you insight as to the pitfalls and problems. You may be the executor of your mother’s estate or the trustee of her trust that owns the home. At her death or disability requiring she move, you may have to handle the following: […]

Aging Gracefully––Cooper Clinic

April 20, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

As you get older, there are many things you should consider to age gracefully and healthfully. Whether you are turning 40 or 65, it’s never too early to start the process of healthy aging. Follow these four aging principles to help you live a healthy life throughout the decades. […]

Aging Healthy––Texas Health Presbyterian

April 2, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Healthy aging is about much more than staying physically healthy—it’s also about staying emotionally healthy and maintaining your sense of purpose and zest for life. […]

How to Save Money on Vacation Travel––The Cruise & Tour Center

March 26, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

In order to be a smart consumer when it comes to planning and buying your next vacation, there is a great deal of information you need to know. The avalance of new products, the complexity of the offers and the huge amount of information available on the internet can make vacation planning a stressful, full-time job. In planning a cruise alone, every cruiseline, ship and itinerary is different and there are over 230 ships to choose from. A recent IBM study revealed that the average person spends up to two weeks planning a vacation online and over 50% end up dissatisfied with the experience and often buy the wrong vacation altogether. In 2012, 23% of online travel buyers left the internet and bought from a travel agency. The internet is a great place to shop but not to buy travel. […]

Beware of Fraud––Axtell-Rite Pharmacy

March 23, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

It seems that you cannot open a newspaper or watch the local news without hearing of some type of scam or fraud.

Medicare fraud, sadly, is becoming more and more prevalent. Medicare fraud happens when Medicare is billed for services or supplies you never got. Medicare fraud costs Medicare a lot of money each year. In 2011, the government recovered an historic $4.1 billion and has recovered a record-breaking $10.7 billion of healthcare fraud over the last three years. In October 2012, Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in seven cities led to charges against 91 individuals––including doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals––for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $432 million in false billing. […]