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With 76 million Baby Boomers still thriving and active, many are rejecting the sedentary lifestyle of their parents’ generation (remove comma) and are using advances in technology and surgical techniques that enable them to keep on running, cycling, skiing and engaging in other sports, while maintaining very active lifestyles. The 45-64 age group accounted for more than 40% of the …

By Dr. John C. Kagan, M.D. As we enter the New Year, we are faced with developing and upholding our New Year’s resolutions. With a variety of opportunities to improve our lives with this year-long resolution, why not make it count by committing to keeping our bodies happy and healthy for many years to come? For individuals who have or …

The Ultrafast CT Screening of the Heart is a quick and simple test which assesses your risk of heart attack by detecting and measuring the amount of calcium build-up in your coronary arteries. The test allows the radiologist to determine whether a patient has a serious risk of significant narrowing of blood vessels to the heart. More importantly, it allows …

By DeAnn Kamp, Realtor® Like many people at this time of year, you’ve probably been spending a good amount of time reflecting on this last year’s progress and thinking about what you’d like to achieve in the coming year. Even if you’ve never been one for resolutions, it is generally a good idea to make a list of goals you …

New Year’s resolutions often come and go as quickly as the latest diet craze. For those interested in a more balanced approach to health and wellness in 2016, try following the American Heart Associations’ Life’s Simple 7– easy to follow guidelines designed to improve not only your heart health, but also the quality of your life. Crafted to ensure that …

New Year’s – a time to turn a new page, to change things that crept up on us throughout last year. We have all experienced making resolutions with good intentions of starting them this month. We have been motivated to succeed, to make ourselves better in some way. These resolutions could have been a plan from the previous year or …

If you are like millions of Americans, you have resolved to be more active this year. Increasing the amount or intensity of physical activities can result in muscle stiffness and pain, or even injury. Injury and pain are often the reasons many people give up on their fitness resolutions by late January or early February. There are simple and relaxing …

Peripheral artery disease is a condition in which blood flow is reduced due to narrowed arteries. There are many causes of the common condition. An injury or inflammation to the blood vessels can result in decreased blood flow to a particular area, however, clogged arteries, a complication of atherosclerosis, is the most common cause. Essentially, atherosclerosis refers to the narrowing …

With all that your feet go through, it’s time to give them a little reward!  Here are a few Pedorthist recommended products that will ensure your feet are healthy and comfortable in 2016 (one for each month of the year)! Comfort Shoes & Sandals Most of these shoes/sandals use the very best leather and construction techniques (hand stitching, etc.) to …

Affectionately Pets Let’s talk about the difference between so called “holistic” based medicine and our modern  conventional  method  of  medical practice. Drugs and surgery are necessary in many cases especially  in trauma, over whelming infection or as a last resort when all else has failed. Praise modern medicine. Why ever bother with alternatives ?  It boils down to what kind …