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Ron's Carrus Story – Carrus Specialty Hospital

June 8, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Ron’s Carrus Story
Chapter One
Courtesy Carrus Specialty Hospital, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
For Ron Vardeman, a popular Sherman realtor, critical illnesses happened to other people. And then, he was hospitalized. He is grateful that he stabilized sufficiently to be moved to an extraordinary specialty hospital for further treatment. His physician chose Carrus Specialty Hospital, which also includes Carrus Rehabilitation Hospital. […]

Nutrition: Calories, Fats, Proteins and Carbohydrates (Part I)

June 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Nutrition: Calories, Fats, Proteins and Carbohydrates

By Ladislav P. Novak, Ph.D.
Courtesy John Eagle Honda, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

All efforts to achieve weight loss, stronger muscles, establish good health habits, etc., would decline slowly year by year if you didn’t put a determined break on your appetite simultaneously. […]

Why Consider A Retirement Living Community?

June 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Why Consider A Retirement Living Community?
By Joseph L. Roche, The Tradition, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
The retirement years bring a lot of opportunity – and also many decisions about how to spend time, where to live, and how to make the most of these important years.
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Honoring our Past by Preparing for the Future

June 6, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Honoring our Past by Preparing for the Future
By Katrina McPherson, BS, LNHA, Good Samaritan-Denton Village, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
Good Samaritan Society (GSS) began in a six-room rented house in rural North Dakota in 1922 and is now the nation’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services, serving 27,000 people in over 240 locations. […]

The Benefits of Robotic Gynecological Surgery

June 5, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Robotic Gynecological Surgery
By Antonio Asis, MD, FACOG, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine

The advanced technology of robotic surgery has resulted in vast improvements in gynecological procedures to treat uterine fibroids, endometriosis and other gynecologic conditions that can cause painful, heavy menstrual flow and infertility. This minimally invasive surgery offers many benefits. […]

Boomer Bodies: Coping with the Changes

May 24, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Boomer Bodies: Coping with the Changes
Preventing injuries as you age
By Dr. Eldon Hopkins, Collin County LIVING WELL Magazine
Seventy-nine million Americans who were born from 1946 to 1964 have changed the face of American culture, and time and age are starting to catch up with them. […]

Aging in Place: Promoting Independence and Fulfillment for Seniors in Our Community

May 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Aging in Place

Promoting Independence and Fulfillment for Seniors in Our Community
By Seth Rankin, Goodwill at Home, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
We have all heard the heartwarming stories of loved ones who were able to remain in their home, surrounded by family and friends, to live out their golden years. […]

Special Needs Planning Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 9, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Special Needs Planning Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

By Karen H. Weber, Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
One of the greatest fears that a parent has is that she might die without having identified a caregiver for a disabled son or daughter. While many parents find themselves touring college campuses when a child reaches age 18, the parents of children with special needs find themselves meeting with a lawyer to discuss the concepts of durable power of attorney documents versus court-ordered guardianship. […]

Chronic kidney disease, a silent epidemic – Recover Health, LIVING WELL Magazine

May 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

CKD- Chronic Kidney Disease – A Silent Epidemic

Courtesy Recover Health, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs that lie on either side of the spine in the lower middle of the back – each approximately one million filtering units called nephrons. The main function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess water from the blood. The kidneys process about 200 liters of blood every day and produce about two liters of urine. […]

Treating glaucoma – Dr. Reddy, LIVING WELL Magazine

May 4, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Glaucoma
By Satya Reddy, MD, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The second leading cause of blindness, glaucoma has been called the “Silent Thief of Sight.” Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that, if untreated, can result in painless, progressive vision loss. […]