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  • Keeping Retirement Real

    Keeping Retirement Real

    Local Physicians Weigh-In On How to Stay Healthy During Your Golden Years by MARY TOOTHMAN Once upon a time, the generally accepted picture of retirement featured hammocks, tennis rackets, sandy beaches, and happy, able-bodied couples smiling adoringly at each other. And yet, in reality, many seniors find that once they leave the workplace — and…

  • Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Helpful Tips from an Elder Law Attorney by CHERYL ROGERS It’s easy to postpone making that Last Will and Testament, especially when we believe we’re not going anywhere anytime soon.  But avoiding it too long can land all or part of your estate in probate, leaving it to the state to decide who gets your…

  • Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Local Powerlifter Yvette Fox is Not Your Typical Grandma by TERESA SCHIFFER Some people spend their senior years slowing down and doing less, physically.  Yvette Fox is heading in the opposite direction, and smashing records on her way.  The 60-year-old grandmother of six is turning heads and taking home wins at powerlifting competitions and running…

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  • LASIK and Other Popular Refractive Procedures

    LASIK and Other Popular Refractive Procedures

    Refractive surgery is designed to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism to effectively reduce dependency on eyeglasses and contacts. The most popular refractive procedure is LASIK, which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. It involves shaping the cornea using a laser. Other refractive procedures include photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and refractive lens exchange (RLE). Those…

  • Bridging the Gap Between a Healthy and Unhealthy Smile

    Bridging the Gap Between a Healthy and Unhealthy Smile

    Bridges and crowns are both great tools to help improve your smile if you have cracked, chipped, missing, or damaged teeth. While new techniques like dental veneers and bonding are available, traditional methods such as bridges and crowns offer stronger, more efficient results. Bridges and crowns are fixed prosthetic devices that are fixed onto existing…

  • Diabetes Mellitus:  Not Just About Controlling Your Blood Sugar

    Diabetes Mellitus: Not Just About Controlling Your Blood Sugar

    Ever too often, I encounter patient who are diabetic and practice blood sugar monitoring only. Diabetes mellitus is a condition that affects all organ systems. It is important that patients also monitor their eyes, kidney, nerves and heart. Some conditions directly associated with poor diabetic control are: Diabetic retinopathy: an eye condition that affects your…

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