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We all know the risk factors for Coronary Heart disorders, like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, a poor diet, diabetes, stress and aging. But, did you know that there is a post holiday heart attack correlation?  For years medical researchers have been aware of the unfortunate uptake in coronary failure during the holidays and into the New Year. There have …

The TOP New Year’s resolution is fitness!  Sixty nine percent of Americans want to be fit and healthy in the new year.  We all want to be healthy and mobile into our retirement years.  So how do you get fit and stay fit?  It’s a lifestyle thing. 1.    Movement Perhaps the most important thing you can do for your body is …

By Steven J. Gibbs, Esq. Defining “asset protection” is a great first step to understand how to use your living trust effectively as part of a family asset protection plan. Doing asset protection is about adopting strategies to legally protect your assets.  Assets are defined as anything that you own that has value. A living trust does NOT provide asset …

January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and that makes us stop and consider the fact that, not only people are affected with this disorder, but also our pets. It’s more common that dogs over the age of five may start to develop symptoms of a thyroid issue. The thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland in the base of the neck …

   In the early 60s, America was given its first taste of the British Invasion. It was February 9th and a young British rock band named The Beatles had just finished a performance on the Ed Sullivan show to a crowd of screaming fans. The young men were a spectacle to see. Dressed to the nines in tailored suits, pristine …

Body sculpting treatments can help you get back into shape and help you feel better about your body. Some areas of our frames are much more resistant to diet and exercise than others. Unfortunately, it may seem that no matter how many crunches, squats or triceps curls we do, a tiny layer of fat that we just can’t seem to shake …

Non Surgical Options for Facial Rejuvenation By John D. Verghese, M.D. There are a multitude of options for facial rejuvenation now available. Surgery has long been considered the gold standard for reversing the aging process but new technologies have emerged as an alternative to the scalpel. There are three major categories of facial techniques: neurotoxins (freeze), dermal fillers (fill) and …

Whether you’ve suffered one yourself or know someone who has, falls are among one of the most serious health concerns for older patients. It is a scary 4 letter word that we all want to avoid.   Approx. 30-40% of community dwelling adults over the age of 65 fall each year.  Starting out in this New Year we want you to make …

Patients that suffer from depression show different neurological patterns on brain scans and imaging, than those who don’t suffer from depression. Structures in the brain that show serotonin levels, as well as synapses, which help brain neurons communicate, are lacking in patients that suffer from depression and are clearly dissimilar than those with non-depressed brains. People with depression often times cannot …

By Debra K. Brinker, RN Many people know someone who suffers from back pain and has accepted it as a part of life. In fact, almost half of us have some sort of spinal pain coming from our neck, mid-back, or lower back. Did you know that back pain is most often the result of spinal instability caused by injured ligaments? …