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Keeping Your Money Safe…it is important –– DATCU Credit Union

January 6, 2013 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Keeping Your Money Safe…it is important
Courtesy DATCU Credit Union, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

While there have been glimmers of hope in the economy, there continues to be concern over the stability of some financial institutions and a questionable economic outlook. We’ve all been inundated with media stories and articles about our nation’s debt, unemployment, higher taxes, and increasing healthcare costs. It’s a very scary time for many folks. […]

Suffering with Back Pain? We can help! –– Texas Spine, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

December 24, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Suffering with Back Pain?

By Michael A. Catino, MD, and Jennifer Zahn, MD, MPH, Texas Spine, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine

Are you suffering with back pain? Has your quality of life gone to nothing? Have I got the solution for you!

Sounds very appealing doesn’t it? Everywhere you look you are presented with promises and promotions claiming to make your back pain better. Not only are they promising to make your back pain better but also doing it through a 3mm incision. […]

Denton Regional Medical Center Introduces New Technology to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

December 16, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Denton Regional Medical Center Introduces New Technology to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms
By Rao Naseem, MD, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine

For over 30 years, Denton Regional Medical Center has been at the heart of cardiac care in the Denton community. From opening the first cardiac catheterization lab in Denton County, to performing the first minimally invasive robotic heart surgery in the area, Denton Regional has continually invested in state-of-the-art technologies and pioneered new procedures that provide patients with better outcomes, smaller incisions, and shorter hospital stays. […]

How’s Your Medicare D Plan?

December 10, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

How’s Your Medicare D Plan?
By Mark Johnson R.CPhT., Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

The time is here if you are needing to change your Medicare Part D plan or if you are wanting to change your Medicare Advantage plan. You also have the opportunity during this time to switch from a Medicare Advantage plan and go to original Medicare. The open enrollment period is from October 7 through December 15. […]

Tax Planning Opportunities

December 8, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Tax Planning Opportunities

By Robin Jackson, Partner Terry Lockridge & Dunn, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

The end of 2012 will soon be upon us. And with the year drawing to a close, now is an ideal time to review your tax situation and evaluate tax savings strategies that may help you minimize your 2012 tax bill. Here are a few planning suggestions to help get you started. […]

As powerful as addiction can be, CeDAR’s stories of recovery are even more so

December 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

As powerful as addiction can be, CeDAR’s stories of recovery are even more so Rollie D. Fisher, MA, CeDAR Business Development Supervisor East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine A young woman from Colorado Springs and her parents […]

Living with Dementia

December 6, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Living with Dementia
By Doug Linze, LNFA, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

Regardless of the cause or the age of onset, there are few people who have not experienced first hand a friend or loved one with the effects of some level of dementia. When do you call it dementia? It’s probably not when you just forget where you left your keys, but it might be when someone who in the past has kept up with their personal finances begins to receive notices of unpaid bills, or you notice a change in how a person reacts to circumstances that are uncharacteristic of past behavior. It’s one of those situations that leave you with an uneasy feeling.
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Have you been feeling a little tired lately?

November 30, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Have you been feeling a little tired lately?
By Andrew Anderson, PA-C

You think you’re just getting old, because of that tiredness you explain away as the aging process, or that thinning of the hair that once used to be so thick and now finds its home on the hairbrush every time you brush. You may be getting older, or might you have a medical problem, such as thyroid disease. […]

Residential care homes provide affordable, unique option for senior care

November 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Residential care homes provide affordable, unique option for senior care
Arty Care Home, located in Richardson, gives one family “peace of mind”

Courtesy Arty Care Home, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine

Making a decision on long-term senior care may seem daunting—it’s expensive, it’s emotional and there seem to be limited options. These days, however, with the United States on the threshold of a boom—the baby boom, that is—families will have more and more choices on how they will be cared for during their “golden years.” […]

Health plans you can count on

November 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Health plans you can count on
Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) knows members count on them at every stage of life. That is why plans are designed with the choices you want, the benefits you need and the control you deserve. […]