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New to Medicare? Choosing Coverage for Next Year? Know These Key Dates

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

When can you sign up for Medicare? When can you switch plans if your health needs have changed? Understanding Medicare’s ...

5 Fall Tips For Protecting Your Pet’s Health

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Whether fall is when you switch out your exercise regimen or schedule your annual flu shot, staying healthy is at ...

Better Not Let Your Pandemic Diet Cost You Unusual Hair Loss

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

The home-isolation effects of the pandemic are putting extra pounds on Americans, giving rise to the term “The Quarantine 15.”  ...

Get to know Medicare with these resources

Get to Know Medicare With These Resources

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period is almost here — the time (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7) when people can make changes ...

Connect Outside This Fall: It’s The Safest Place To Spend Time & It Offers Amazing Health Benefits

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Fall is nearly here, and you can boost your health and connect with nature, your friends and your family by ...

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How You Can Stop Fake News From Faking You Out

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By David Dozier The term “fake news” gained traction during the 2016 U.S. presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, ...

Caregiver Self-Care: Tips to Help Address Your Emotional Health

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Caregiving for a loved one can put a strain on even the most resilient people. Add in the uncertainties of ...

Travel Smarts: Tips for Staying Safe in Your RV

Travel Smarts: Tips for Staying Safe in Your RV

Lake Oconee Boomers

Who doesn’t want to spend their retirement exploring the country and enjoying the freedom of the open road? Traveling in ...

Tips for Keeping Your Home Pest-Free This Fall

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Autumn is a wonderful time of year in Lake Oconee — leaves show brilliant colors, there’s a refreshing crispness in ...

Emergency Physicians and Nurses Remind Patients the ER is Safest Place in a Medical Emergency

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

With rates of COVID-19 spiking in certain regions and different parts of the country in various stages of reopening, America’s ...

So What If You Can’t Take a Mental Health Day?

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

By Marianne Clyde I’ve seen a flurry of articles recently about taking a Mental Health day from time to time.  ...

4 Tips For Avoiding Hair Loss In COVID Times

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

People go partially or fully bald for any number of reasons – hormones, genetics and aging, among others – but ...

Is My Sudden Back Pain from My Spine, or is it Something Else?

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Sudden pain anywhere in the body typically makes us stop what we’re doing – and that’s especially true when it’s ...

4 Tips to Boost Brain Health

The Lake Oconee Boomers Team

Though Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a global epidemic without a cure, there is still hope as research has shown amending lifestyle and ...

5 Things You Should Know about Prostate Cancer: What I Learned from my Battle

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By Murray Keith Wadsworth I was not categorized as ‘high risk’ for prostate cancer. But, as a single sole-providing parent ...