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Tamiflu — Does Tamiflu Really Work? As you may know, there is no cure for the flu. Your best shot at beating this virus and avoiding all those infamous symptoms is to get your flu shot. However, if you do catch the flu, your doctor may recommend taking a medication called Tamiflu. What […]

Does Tamiflu Really Work?

March 3, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged medicare / Pneumonia / self-care / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Trace Minerals – What Are They? To function properly, our bodies need several types of minerals. There are minerals you need in large doses, referred to as macrominerals, and there are trace minerals, which you need less of to carry out physiological processes. 8 Trace Minerals Zinc Iron Cobalt Copper […]

Trace Minerals: What Are They?

March 2, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged heart health / medicare / weight management / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Macrominerals — Macrominerals and Why You Need Them Our bodies need several essential minerals to function properly and maintain physiological processes, such as building bones and producing hormones. The difference in macrominerals and trace minerals is the amounts we need to function. Macrominerals are needed in larges doses while trace minerals are […]

Macrominerals and Why You Need Them

March 1, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged heart health / medicare / self-care / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Ageism — Fighting Ageism in America Experts have proven that negative attitudes about aging can actually decrease life expectancy. On average, these people live seven and a half years less than peers with positive attitudes about their increasing age. Ageist attitudes can negatively impact older persons mental health, as well as physical […]

Fighting Ageism in America

February 25, 2018 in Medicare tagged age discrimination / health / mental health by Andrea Hektner

Hemophilia — What is Hemophilia? Hemophilia refers to a group of blood disorders, in which clotting does not occur like it’s supposed to. Clotting is what makes your body stop bleeding when you are cut. Defects in blood vessels, blood platelets, and coagulation mechanisms are all reason for bleeding disorders. Bleeding disorders […]

What Is Hemophilia?

February 23, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged health / men's health / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Hepatitis C — Hepatitis C & Baby Boomers What Is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. Some drugs, diseases, toxins, and infections can cause hepatitis. Also, hepatitis refers to 3 types of viral infections that affect the liver. You may have heard of type A, B and C. […]

Hepatitis C and Baby Boomers

February 21, 2018 in Medicare tagged baby boomers / health / vaccinations by Andrea Hektner

hearing loss — Age-Related Hearing Loss Presbycusis is the medical term for the slow hearing loss that older people develop. It is one of the most common afflictions that affect older adults. Within the inner ear, lie tiny hair cells which help with hearing. These hairs pick up sound waves and help your […]

Age-Related Hearing Loss

February 20, 2018 in Medicare tagged diabetes / ear health / health / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Presidents' Day — Happy Presidents’ Day! Presidents’ Day, also known as Washington’s birthday, is held on the third Monday of February. This federal holiday honors the past presidents of the United States. Different states celebrate this federal holiday differently. For example, some states focus more on Abraham Lincoln than Washington, because he had […]

Happy Presidents’ Day!

February 19, 2018 in Health / life / Medicare tagged holidays & events by Andrea Hektner

New Stroke Guidelines — New Stroke Guidelines New stroke guidelines, released on Wednesday, could transform the lives of people affected by strokes. Doctors may be able to minimize, even prevent, long-term damage of a stroke six to 24 hours after it has occurred. One out of three stroke patients could fully recover instead of […]

New Stroke Guidelines

February 17, 2018 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare benefits / Medicare Supplement by Andrea Hektner

Acupuncture — Acupuncture for Back Pain Viewed as a non-traditional method, acupuncture can help manage lower back and neck pain. Patients usually seek more traditional forms of relief, such as physical therapy or chiropractics, before seeking out acupuncture. However, more and more physicians are recognizing the treatment for back pain as a […]

Acupuncture Treatments for Pain

February 16, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged medicare / medicare benefits / senior lifestyle / wellness by Andrea Hektner