Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

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Who Are You Calling Old? Baby Boomers Speed Up Instead of Slowing Down

November 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Who Are You Calling Old? Baby Boomers Speed Up Instead of Slowing Down

Who Are You Calling Old?
Baby Boomers Speed Up Instead of Slowing Down
By Adam McDaniel, D.O., Centennial Medical Center, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Motivational author Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Live your life and forget your age.” Baby boomers are listening. Just as they redefined the 1960s and ‘70s, today boomers are once again making their mark. Donald Trump became a father and grandfather in the same year. Diane Keaton became a model for L’Oreal cosmetics. […]

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Bereavement Services are a Hospice Benefit

September 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Bereavement Services are a Hospice Benefit

Bereavement Services are a Hospice Benefit
Courtesy Visiting Nurse Association, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

The loss of a loved one can have an impact long after death. Healing from the loss of a spouse is a longer process than most people realize. By being patient with oneself and having the support of family members and friends, grief usually softens over time. Sometimes, though, it’s helpful to have additional support when dealing with grief from a loss. […]

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Focus on Healthy Aging: Annual Wellness Visit provides a springboard to good health, fitness

September 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Focus on Healthy Aging: Annual Wellness Visit provides a springboard to good health, fitness

Focus on Healthy Aging
Annual Wellness Visit provides a springboard to good health, fitness

By Mary Norman, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

As the regional medical director at Highland Springs, an Erickson Living retirement community in North Dallas, I see firsthand how our residents can experience the best years of their life in retirement. […]

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Lifeline for Medicare ?

September 6, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Lifeline for Medicare ?

Lifeline for Medicare ?
By Tucker Thompson, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

With “baby boomers” turning 65, questions abound about the financial “stability” of Medicare. And Congress “struggles” with renewed focus on finding ways to ensure our funds will last past 2024! […]

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Making the Most of Our Golden Years

August 30, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Making the Most of Our Golden Years

Making the Most of Our Golden Years
By Shirley Long, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Have the “Golden Years” crept up on you when you weren’t looking? It may seem as though one day you had a house full of children or grandchildren, you were busy with careers and an active social life…and then you looked around and discovered your life has changed dramatically. […]

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Are Your Hearing Aids Working Their Best?

August 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Are Your Hearing Aids Working Their Best?

Are Your Hearing Aids Working Their Best?
By Celia McCormick, Au.D., Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Just like cell phones, televisions, and tablet computers, hearing aids have gone through an amazing technology change during the past five years. Despite all of these incredible advances, patients occasionally come into the office and say, “My hearing aids just don’t work.” If YOU have ever said this, ask yourself… […]

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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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Making Every Bite Count! Meal Replacement Formulas and Foods for Special Diet Needs

August 14, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Making Every Bite Count! Meal Replacement Formulas and Foods for Special Diet Needs

Making Every Bite Count!
Meal Replacement Formulas and Foods for Special Diet Needs

By Mika Bradford CN, CPhT, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Every bite of food counts when your health is less than optimal or you are recovering from a medical event that has resulted in the reduction of appetite or the volume of food that can be eaten. […]