Health & Wellness

Your trusted source for feeling your best—physically, mentally, and emotionally. From managing health conditions to preventive care and everyday wellness tips, find expert advice tailored to the 50+ lifestyle.

Open House Nov. 10 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital

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St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital invites everyone to a Community Open House on Sunday, Nov. 10, from 2-5 p.m. to ...

New Book Offers Transparent Look Into Living With Someone Else’s Alcohol Problem

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“Blind Drunk” by Anne Morshead helps others see the signs of an alcohol problem and learn ways to detach with ...

Average Senior Is Living on 57 Percent of Full Pay

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The golden years aren’t turning out to be that golden for many current seniors and retirees, according to two reports ...

Caring for Aging Parents

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By Steven A. Piazza, President of Senior Management Advisors As their parents live longer and more active lives, many adults are ...

Diet Can Lower Blood Pressure as much as Taking Medication

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Many people eat their way to high blood pressure (hypertension). It’s also possible to eat your way out of it, ...

Strange But True Health Tips

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Balance Walking on VNN

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Video featuring our friend, Terry Kennedy, on balance walking: This was a short segment that has ran on Villages News ...

Less sitting, more exercising leads to more sleeping, survey says

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Great article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. Here’s an excerpt: Exercise may not be too stimulating before sleep — it ...

Elizabeth Banks in “Just a Little Heart Attack”

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I lost my mom to heart disease. Perhaps you know someone who should see this—Harvey .

Medical Practice Must Evolve for Changing Information Age

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Great article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, dated February 10, 2013. Access digital version here.Download iPad version here.) When I go for ...

Something You Should Know—Dental Health Blog

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We recently came upon this wonderful resource in the Lake Oconee area—a blog managed and maintained by Dr. Scott Roberts ...

Spider Veins and the Types of Treatment Circulatory Centers Provides

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Circulatory Centers was founded in 1979 as The Circulatory Centers, by William G. Katz, M.D., F.A.C.S., a board certified vascular ...

George C. Halvorson on the Power of Walking

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Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson explains the extraordinary health benefits of walking. Hear how simply walking 30 minute ...

Consider the Conversation: A Documentary About Unintended Consequences

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Consider the Conversation, a documentary about unintended consequences, takes a hard look at how we treat people at the end ...

Dinner 4U Off to a Great Start

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Healthy and fresh dinner options delivered to Greene and Morgan Counties Dinner 4U, Fine Dining Delivered, started the new year ...