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assisted living — Accepting that your parents are getting older and may need assisted living can be hard. You may start to notice that they require more help doing normal activities. For example, they may no longer be able to move around their house on their own. However, not all signs are so […]

How to Know When Your Parents Require Assisted Living

July 3, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged assisted living / dementia / mental health by Kayla Gonzalez

Opioid Treatment Program — Help may be available for those struggling with opioid addiction through Medicare coverage. The ongoing American opioid crisis has raged for years, and many organizations are working to help end the trend. Medicare may help to cover the costs of opioid use disorder treatment. Individuals on Medicare may find covered […]

American Opioid Crisis and Help from Medicare

July 2, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged current events / medicare benefits / Substance Abuse by Cali Naughton

Research suggests that eating boiled or baked potatoes can increase dietary potassium intake enough to lower your systolic blood pressure! — Few things equate to the sheer joy of biting into a perfectly crunch-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside french fry. Fries, however, are usually at the top of the list of foods to avoid. While fried potatoes offer very limited – if any – health benefits, new research suggests that eating a healthy amount […]

Potatoes can Increase Dietary Potassium Intake

July 1, 2021 in Health tagged diet / heart disease / heart health / hypertension / Nutrition by Macee Hall

chronic fatigue syndrome — Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a neurological illness that can occur at any age. It manifests through extreme fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, exercise intolerance, and “brain fog.” As with most illnesses, CFS is unique to each patient and causes everyone to experience different symptoms at […]

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

June 30, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged neurology / sleep health / wellness by Kayla Gonzalez

The benefits of coffee are proving to be plentiful, according to recent health studies. According to BMC Public Health, a peer-reviewed medical journal, drinking three to four cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of contracting liver cancer and other alcohol-related liver diseases. Researchers studied the habits of […]

Coffee Related to Health

June 28, 2021 in Health / life tagged diet / heart disease / hearth health by Jeffrey Cooperstein

weather — If you have ever been around an older person when the weather is acting up, they may claim that they can “feel it in their bones.” They believe that the changing weather is the reason for their aching joints. It is a common saying, but is there any truth to […]

Does the weather affect your joints?

June 27, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged Bone Health / health / Weather by Kayla Gonzalez

headphone — Advances in technology have allowed us to bring our favorite music, movies, podcasts, videos, etc. with us wherever we go. Our headphones allow us to enjoy these things on the move, while multitasking, and in public spaces. That being said, we should try to be more aware of the dangers […]

Safety Tips for Headphone Use

June 26, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged Aging Gracefully / ear health / health & safety / media / Technology by Kayla Gonzalez

According to a CBS news report, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug could significantly raise premium costs for Medicare patients and make the overall program more costly. Aduhelm, a drug administered via infusion to help people with Alzheimer’s, will cost a whopping $56,000 per year for each patient according to Biogen. Approximately […]

Alzheimer’s Drug Could Significantly Raise Premium Costs

June 25, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged alzheimer's disease / current events / disease treatments / prescription drug coverage / Prescription drugs by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Reflexology — Reflexology may help usher tired and stressed individuals into a state of relaxation while also delivering many health benefits. There are several benefits believed to come from the neural stimulation of reflexology. While it isn’t used as a stand-alone treatment for health-related problems, it may be a complementary therapy for […]

Reflexology Benefits

June 24, 2021 in Health tagged alternative care / alternative medicine / disease treatments / neurology / wellness by Cali Naughton

Many migraine sufferers are finding relief with Botox injections in specific areas in the head, neck, and shoulders. Photo by Sam Moqadam on Unsplash. — First, a story… I suffer from migraines. I had my first attack when I was eleven or twelve, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Imagine it: a gangled, pale, faintly mustachioed preteen girl sprinting headlong through the first lap of puberty— awkward, uncoordinated, and silly, but nevertheless thrilled […]

The Migraine Compendium: A Look at Treating Migraines with Botox

June 22, 2021 in Health / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged disease treatments / natural remedies / neurology / preventative health measures / wellness by Cristin Dickey