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It Takes a Village: Seniors Thrive While Living at Home

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Instead of moving into an assisted living facility, some retirees are discovering the benefits of community and how that can ...

Dr. Nancy Snyderman: My Life as a Caregiver

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

NBC News’s Chief Medical Editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, describes how she slowly began taking on more responsibility while helping care ...

Medicare Program Too Big Now

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Music To Be Boomers By: Yesterday and Today

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Henry Lipput Last fall, nearly 50 years after the Beatles’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show (an event ...

The Boomer Challenge and You

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

H&HN’s January cover story launches its yearlong look at the impact 75 million boomers are having on health care. In ...

Living Longer isn’t at Top of all Agendas

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

William Douglas, 66, didn’t exactly make the proverbial leap for joy when he heard that humans might, in the not-too-distant ...

3 Ways to Fight Colds and Flu with Immune-Boosting Juice

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Michael T. Murray ND According to the latest CDC Influenza Surveillance Report, flu is widespread in 25 states so ...

I Forgot My Phone

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

A touching 2 minute video about the sad reality of why we are not living in the moment.

Elder Care & Elder Rage: Know The Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s!

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Jacqueline Marcell, Author of ‘Elder Rage’ (www.ElderRage.com) For eleven years I pleaded with my stubborn elderly father to allow ...

1st Annual Polar Bear Plunge at Del Webb at Lake Oconee

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

On New Year’s Day, over 130 people watched 7 brave people (Sylvia Green,  Scott Baker, Harvey Kart, Linda Lefevre, Peter ...

Infectious Disease Specialist Joins St. Mary’s Medical Group

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Mark Visitacion, M.D., a specialist in Infectious Diseases, joined St. Mary’s Medical Group on Jan. 1, 2014. Dr. Visitacion will ...

2014 Schedule for The Plaza Arts Center

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

OPAS brings Celtic Christmas to Festival Hall

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) presented Emmy award nominated Michael Londra’s Celtic Yuletide last night to a sold out ...

What Do You See?

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Photographer Tom Hussey created a series of pictures that will speak to you, no matter your age, race, beliefs or ...

A Lifelong Fight Against Trans Fat

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

In 1957, a fledgling nutrition scientist at the University of Illinois persuaded a hospital to give him samples of arteries ...