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(Associated with Dr. Nickerson’s Certified Holistic Mental Health Coach Training Program) We all want to be our best selves. Often times mental health challenges provide stumbling blocks to accessing our highest self and living out our best lives. However, the brain is very moldable and new thought, emotional and energy patterns can be developed bringing us closer to who we …

Are you on blood thinners for AFib? Are you finding that after long-term use, you’re bleeding and bruising more often? If so, you should speak to your cardiologist about your bleeding issues, as these can be life-threatening and even cause bleeding in the brain, which can lead to imminent death. Individuals with AFib have a 5X greater risk of stroke than …

Learn about Hearing Loss, Ringing Ear, Hearing Technology, Vertigo, and Memory Research at One of Our Educational Lectures Provided Throughout Southwest Florida! By Hoglund Family Hearing and Audiology Services Hoglund Family Hearing And Audiology Center has been the educational resource for Southwest Florida for everything related to the human hearing system. Their popular “Lunch and Learn” seminar series has educated …

Diamond Oaks Village, a new lifestyle apartment community for active, independent adults 55 and over, is offering a fabulous “Lucky Living” Sweepstakes. From March 12th through 17th , interested seniors who tour the property will be entered to win a trip on the Key West Express. If they wear green when they come in, they will win a special door prize …

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatments, colorectal cancer is still one of the most frequently diagnosed types of cancer. While incidence is decreasing for the most commonly diagnosed age group population, ages 65-74, the rate is increasing for young and middle-aged adults. According to the American Cancer Society, those born around 1990 actually have double the risk of developing colon cancer, …

By Virginia ‘Ginya’ Carnahan, APR, CPRC – PRprn, inc. This year’s flu “epidemic” is inspiring headlines across the nation, many debating the value of the “flu shot.” Nevertheless, the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “FluView” update (February 9, 2018) reports that this year’s flu statistics confirm that this season is one of the worst since the CDC began …

By T.J. DePaola, PharmD The month of March marks National Nutrition Month, an annual focus on the importance of making informed healthy life choices including developing smart eating and physical activity habits. For the body to function at its best, it needs a well-balanced and healthy diet that will help it absorb these six essential nutrients: water, protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins …

If you’ve ever received the harrowing phone call from a friend or relative, “You’re mom is in the hospital; she fell down the stairs” or, “Your Dad Tripped over the curb and hit his head on the pavement,” then you are well aware of the dangers seniors face every day living on their own. Did you know? Adults over 65 …

By Steven J. Gibbs, Esq. We all like things portable, right? From our smartphones to our computers, we prefer that our technology (and our life) trends stays as simple as possible. Often this means that we like things to be portable. The idea of portability keeping things simple actually applies to the complicated subject of estate planning. In this realm, …

Dr. H. Kurtis Biggs – Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Living in Florida provides abundant fair weather for all residents throughout the entire year. By way of good weather, the young and old alike are much more active. In our sunshine state, kids are playing sports and older individuals are golfing, playing tennis, pickleball, kayaking, swimming and the list goes on and …