Finance & Planning
Leu & Peirce, PLLC, Living Life With Purpose
In 2008, Lori Leu started a new chapter in her life. It was an endeavor that was unknown and new, but her heart and soul told her it was where she needed to be. After […]
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The Power of Antioxidants
By Julie Alvira, MD, MBA Free radicals Our bodies are machines that work all the time converting food into energy. From these natural processes and the chemical reactions involved, free radicals are generated. But free […]
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Ingrown Toenails Can Be Painful and Unsightly
By Chantell Peterson for LIVING WELL Magazine I’m sure most of you have had a painful toenail at some point in your life. The feeling of a sharp, shooting pain penetrating in the corner of […]
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Transitional Care Management
Courtesy Grayson Home Health The face of health care is changing. Confronted with new legislation, changing technology, and a wealth of information on the Internet, patients are often put in a position where they have […]
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Fight age-related cognitive decline
Courtesy LearningRx In the 1990s, researchers learned the truth about plasticity – the brain’s ability to birth new neurons at any age. Where once brain researchers had focused on repairing old cells, they now turned […]
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Testosterone and the Aging Male—Avere Healthcare Clinic
While it’s normal for testosterone levels to drop as men age, low testosterone can have a significant impact on a man’s health. It is the chemical produced in a man’s body that makes him think, look, and behave as a man. Testosterone helps a man maintain bone density, fat distribution, muscle strength and mass, sex drive, and sperm production. […]
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Reducing Your Fall Risk––Guardian Hospice
There are normal changes as we get older. Eyesight and hearing declines, reflexes tend to slow down, and there is less coordination and muscle strength to take action in avoiding a fall. In the elderly, this increases the risk of serious injuries that may cause you to go to a hospital or even threaten your ability to live on your own. […]
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Nothing to Blush About––Innovative Aesthetics
Have you ever experienced the embarrassment of excessive blushing? Do your cheeks turn bright pink or red more easily than those you are around? Do you have red acne-type bumps on your cheeks as an adult? Do you get flushed easily when you consume spicy food or alcohol? […]
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Organizing for an Illness or Recovery from a Surgery––Force and Associates
How could anything like this happen to anyone so young? At the age of 56, I found myself with a pain in the neck. Literally, my neck was killing me. It was mid-August when I found myself in urgent care. The pain then moved to my hips. I was in constant pain and had to give up a lot of organizing jobs and doing what I loved most, playing the trumpet. I saw a multitude of doctors, was given stronger and stronger pain medication and finally sent to specialists over an entire year. Finally, on Dec. 11, 2012, I had a total hip replacement. Finally, relief! Now, why should you know all this about me?
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Health & Fitness
Easing the stress of downsizing––Smooth Transitions of the Valley
It could be the house where generations of your family have lived through the decades, or the address at which you’re currently residing after countless transfers around the country or world. You have a lifetime of memories collected that are in various forms, shapes, sizes, and value––monetarily as well as emotional. […]