Preparing for an emergency
Courtesy Acadian Ambulance Service
In a medical emergency, seconds count. Taking some simple steps now to prepare your family and home could be invaluable if you ever need to call for help. […]
UTMB Study Suggests Recovery at HOME could Improve Outcomes!
By The Gerontological Society of America, Courtesy Unlimited Care of North Texas, Inc., Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
Confirming many patients’ worst fears, a national study has shown that being hospitalized for an acute event, such as a stroke or hip fracture, can lead to long-term institutionalization in a nursing home. Equally alarming, researchers found that direct discharge to a skilled nursing facility—common practice designed to reduce hospital stays—puts patients at “extreme high risk” of needing long-term nursing home care. […]
Is Your D on the Decline?
By Stephanie Mellor, DNP, ARNP, ANP-C, GNP-C, CCCN
An increased desire and awareness of vitamin D’s benefits has been on the rise. Why? A variety of unwanted conditions have been linked with low levels of vitamin D, including: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental illnesses such as depression, chronic pain, falls and fractures, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, fatigue, influenza, and autoimmune diseases. […]
Estate Planning—Not Just for the Rich and Famous
Central Trust & Investment Co., Springfield LIVING WELL Magazine
Many individuals believe that estate planning is only for the very wealthy and is put in place to primarily save on estate taxes. However, in today’s evolving economic environment, an estate plan can be much more. […]
Pumpkin Pie Bars
I saw this on Pinterest the other day. I thought it was so funny because all over Facebook and Cooking Web pages it is pumpkin all day every day! So I posted it on my Facebook wall and boy oh boy did it take off! I guess everyone can relate to the pumpkin fiesta going on right now until Thanksgiving! […]
Handling the Holidays When You’re Feeling Blue
Courtesy Jenkins-Soffe, Salt Lake City LIVING WELL Magazine
We often hear the greeting “Happy Holidays” this time of year, but if you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, the holiday season may be anything but happy. Sometimes the holidays cause us to be more aware of the empty space that our loved one has left behind. […]
Chicken and Corn Chowder
By Isabelle at Home
Have you ever had something in the back of your brain that keeps on gnawing at you? When it comes to food I sometime feel like an idiot savant. I can read a recipe and 10 years later it will make a sudden appearance and my thoughts will be consumed by it. […]
TIME TO REVISIT YOUR WILL
By Ronald Ward, Jr., LIVING WELL Magazine
Have you reviewed your will within the last three to five years? Most adults are familiar with the concept of the last will and testament. It is, of course, the device that transfers your assets to someone of your choosing upon your death. […]
Kudos to Orthopedic Associates
Orthopedic Associates’ engaging article “How to cure aching shoulders” was the most popular article on livingwellmag.com in October. […]
A PATH TOWARDS HEALING
Learning to find hope after the death of a family member
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
In the U.S. today, there is a natural, assumed order to the deaths we will experience in our lives. We believe that our grandparents will die first, then our parents, then our brothers and sisters, and then our children. […]
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