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Wellness

From exploring the importance of diagnostic procedures to entertaining activities to maintain physical and mental fitness, Living Magazine’s ‘Wellness’ section is chock full of carefully curated articles to equip readers with informed perspectives on their health and well-being.

Concept of biochemistry with DNA molecule; The Critical Role of Family Health Histories

A Genetic Blueprint

The Critical Role of Family Health Histories
feeling tired, stressed, anxious, frustrated and depressed, suffering with back or neck pain; Growing Pains | Monitoring Musculoskeletal Changes in Children

Growing Pains

Monitoring Musculoskeletal Changes in Children
man sneezes and blows his nose in a handkerchief in an autumn;coping with fall allergies Tips for a Sneeze-Free Season By Annette Brooks

Coping with Fall Allergies

Tips for a Sneeze-Free Season
Two friends high fiving while planking on a gym floor; stronger together The Surprising Advantages of Group Fitness

Stronger Together

The Surprising Advantages of Group Fitness
Concept of biochemistry with DNA molecule; The Critical Role of Family Health Histories
A Genetic Blueprint
feeling tired, stressed, anxious, frustrated and depressed, suffering with back or neck pain; Growing Pains | Monitoring Musculoskeletal Changes in Children
man sneezes and blows his nose in a handkerchief in an autumn;coping with fall allergies Tips for a Sneeze-Free Season By Annette Brooks
Coping with Fall Allergies
Two friends high fiving while planking on a gym floor; stronger together The Surprising Advantages of Group Fitness
Stronger Together
Happy boy kayaking on the river on a sunny day during summer vacation

A Safe Summer

Courtesy: Family Features and American Heart Association Drowning is a leading cause of death ...

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Down to Detox

By Audrey Sellers Detoxing your body is like pressing a reset button — you ...

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Unlocking the Power Within

By Annette Brooks Life is hectic. Despite the myriad of technological innovations designed to ...

Beautiful and cheerful adult young woman enjoy bike ride in sun; gaining control 5 Lifestyle Changes to Help Combat Incontinence

Gaining Control

Courtesy: Family Features Sometimes living a healthy lifestyle can feel impossible when combined with ...

portrait of an elderly businesswoman with a laptop in glasses outside the office, strong and independent woman concept Why Women are More Prone to Vision Problems than Men

Eyes Wide Open

By Annette Brooks Did you know women are more susceptible to certain eye diseases ...

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Enhance Your Mind

By Audrey Sellers The start of a new season can be invigorating. It brings ...

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Bedtime Benefits

By Audrey Sellers Fluff your pillows and slip into your coziest PJs — it’s ...

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Heart-Healthy Pregnancy

A common misconception is high blood pressure (HBP), or hypertension, rarely affects women. However, ...

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Alternate Activites

By Annette Brooks We rang in 2024, and now it’s time to kick off ...

Yoga Woman Meditation

Creating Calm

By Annette Brooks Humans have meditated to calm the mind, reduce stress, relax the ...

Young woman with a cold holding a tissue

A Well Winter

By Pete Alfano It’s that time of year again for colds, flu, allergies, and, ...

Senior woman falling down stone steps outdoors

Falls In Older Adults

By Kimberly Blaker Trips, stumbles, and minor tumbles may not seem like a big ...

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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By Pete Alfano By the time men reach the age of 50, they have ...

Woman and menopause

Managing Menopause

By Annette Brooks Did you know that October is World Menopause Month? It was ...

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Easing Inflammation

By Annette Brooks Have you wondered why there’s so much talk about inflammation in ...

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World Blood Donor Day

By Pete Alfano Whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster, it is customary ...

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Stay Steady

By Leslie Chatman Can you stand up from a seated position in a chair ...

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Make The Connection

By Annette Brook Did you know your body makes more than 50 different hormones? ...

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Understanding Anxiety

By Sophie Bishop Have you ever felt a sinking feeling in your stomach that ...

Little girl with dairy allergy holding glass of milk indoors

Food for Thought

By Pete Alfano Who doesn’t like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? It is ...

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All About AMD

By Mimi Greenwood Knight My neighbor, Camelia, is a force to be reckoned with.  ...

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Mimi Greenwood Knight Chances are you know someone on the autism spectrum. Chances ...

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Behind the Belch

By Kimberly Blaker Belching, or burping, helps expel a buildup of gas from the ...

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Early Screening

By Pete Alfano The magic number was 50, the age medical experts recommended most ...

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A Healthy Heart

By Audrey Sellers Hearts are the focus this month — but not just for ...

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Be In Control

Courtesy: American Heart Association, Family Features, Getty Images According to the Centers for Disease ...

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Healthy Habits

By Pete Alfano First things first: We will not call these New Year’s resolutions ...

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Be A Well Woman

By Annette Brooks Obstetric and gynecologic care is essential to women’s health, but it’s ...

What is Best for Pain Relief?

By Pete Alfano Have you ever pulled a muscle, sprained your ankle, tweaked your ...

Decoding Dementia

By Pete Alfano How often have people joked that they could recall in detail ...

Optimistic Outcome

By Annette Brooks If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, take heart. With significant ...

Now Hear This

By Annette Brooks “Can you hear me now?” This line from a classic wireless ...

Gut Check

By Pete Alfano Our stomach has one essential job — to digest the food ...

Yearly Checkup

By Meredith Knight We’ve all heard the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth ...

Water World

By Pete Alfano We all know that one of the best forms of exercise ...

Fun and Prevention in the Sun

By David Buice Keeping active is great for both your physical and mental health. ...

Happy Feet

By Pete Alfano Our feet are the subject of numerous jokes and puns.  For ...

Walk The Walk

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT The average American takes about 5,117 steps per day — ...

Managing Migraines

BY ANNETTE BROOKS It’s estimated that up to 39 million people in the United ...

A Healing Touch

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT Massage therapy is nothing new. In fact, it’s thought to ...

Matters of the Mind

BY DAVID BUICE According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), mental illness ...

Taming Tension

BY AUDREY SELLERS According to the Global Organization for Stress, some of the most ...

Convenient Care

  BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT In a perfect world, you’d have no problem booking ...

Not So Sound Asleep

BY DAVID BUICE Millions of Americans fail to get their needed seven to eight ...

The Eyes Have It

BY DAVID BUICE We all know that as the years pass, our bodies change ...

Stuck In The Middle

BY DAVID BUICE Back pain is a common cause for people missing work or ...

Finding Fitness

BY AUDREY SELLERS Every year, about half of people who make New Year’s resolutions ...

The Best Shoe For You

BY DAVID BUICE It might be hard to believe when you’re in the depths ...

Parental Advice

BY DAVID BUICE Role reversal is one of the most common effects of aging. ...

Medical Records

BY PETE ALFANO Have you ever sat in a doctor’s office before the first ...

Screen Saver

BY ANNETTE BROOKS When you hear that a 15-minute, noninvasive imaging test could potentially ...

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Watch Your Mouth!

BY DAVID BUICE Most of us realize the importance of brushing and flossing our ...

The Wonders Of IV Therapy

BY DR. MANDY COTTEN A-list celebrities and elite athletes are discovering the benefits of ...

Healthy Hiking

Healthy Hiking

BY SYDNI ELLIS Sun-dappled paths form a dusty ribbon through the trees. Water in ...

Ease Your Pain

Ease Your Pain

BY DAVID BUICE Chronic pain is the type that lasts for a prolonged time ...

Check-up Checklist

Check-Up Checklist

BY DAVID BUICE One of the most important things any parent can do for ...

A Gut Feeling

A Gut Feeling

BY DAVID BUICE The human digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) ...

Happy & Healthy

By Christi Blevins “FIT” is an old acronym used to talk about fitness. It ...

Brain Games

By Pete Alfano Are you the type of person who enjoys playing mind games? ...

Relationship RX

By Sydni Ellis Write your best friend a thank-you note, make her a friendship ...

Bone Up

By David Buice Osteoporosis literally means “porous bone” and is a condition where bones ...

Word of Mouth

By David Buice Oral cancers account for about 3% of all cancers diagnosed in ...

‘Tis the Season for Sneezing

“Achoo!!” Was that the sound of someone sneezing? Given the time of year, it ...

Procedure Planning

By Pete Alfano Most of us don’t look forward to having major surgery, even ...

Keys to Kidney Health

By David Buice National Kidney Month, observed every March, helps remind us of the ...

Mental Notes

By Amanda Blair Is your life stressful right now, or is it serene? Either ...

Heart of the Matter

By Pete Alfano It’s February, time for another heart-to-heart talk. And we don’t mean ...

A Sight for Sore Eyes

By Annette Brooks Working from home, Zoom meetings, online lessons, binge-watching a show on ...

Wellness - December 2020 - Living Magazine

Healthy Holidays

By David Buice Over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, wrote, ...

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Use It or Lose It

By Pete Alfano Flexing is not something that is done only in gyms or ...

Mustache November

Mustache Mission

By Pete Alfano At some point during human evolution, the seed was planted that ...

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Benefits of Benevolence

By Mimi Greenwood Knight Being kind and helping others doesn’t just make the world ...

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Bariatric Surgery, Is It Right For You?

By David Buice The sad truth is many Americans are carrying around too many ...

Where Texas stands on Health and Chronic Disease

Where Texas stands on Health and Chronic Disease

Texas welcomes nearly 1,000 new residents a day because the state has so many ...

In the Heart of Texas

Transplanted physician helped make the state the center of cardiovascular care in the late ...

The power of the placebo effect

The Power of the Placebo Effect

By definition, a placebo is anything that seems to be a real medicine but ...

Four exercises to boost your energy levels and increase productivity

Four Exercises to Boost Your Energy Levels and Increase Productivity

Productivity is an important part of a fulfilling and meaningful life. Even if you ...

get outside and get some fresh air

Get Some Fresh Air

By Mimi Greenwood Knight With warmer days and longer daylight hours ahead, it’s a ...

Investigating the mystery of cluster headaches

A Real Head-Scratcher

Investigating the mystery of cluster headaches

Control your breathing to influence your attitude

Easy Breezy

The beautiful thing about controlled breathing is it can calm the torrent of thoughts ...

Preventative measures during allergy season

Out of Thin Air

As winter loses its grip, giving way to the long, warm days of spring ...

Eye health issues to watch for after you’re 50

Eye Health Issues to Watch for After You’re 50

More Than Meets the Eye The eyes are generally one of the first things ...

Hold Fast

Bones are remarkable organs in that they have the capacity to regenerate. We usually ...

The Heart of The Matter

February is the Time We Take Cardiac Health to Heart By Kimberly Axtell February ...

Meet the Meat-Free Diet

The Plant-Based Movement That’s Continuing to Sprout By David Buice While many of us ...

Proven Inflatable Weight Loss Tech

By Annette Brooks Are you one of the millions of people in the U.S. ...

Well On Your Way

By Samantha Gluck We’ve just dipped our toes into the new year, and now’s ...

2020 vision

2020 Vision

By David Buice After years of wearing glasses or contacts, it’s possible that you’ve considered ...

what is the secret to happiness?

The Secret to Happiness?

It may be closer than you think By Samantha Gluck We all want to ...

Best tips for relaxing

Cool Off

Dispel the heat of stress with relaxation techniques to enter the chill zone By ...

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How to Confront Anxiety

Not to Worry     While anxiety can cause you to worry yourself sick, ...

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Anything But Routine

One woman’s regularly scheduled mammogram kicks off a journey into the unknown

Global Diversity Awareness Month

Cultivating Cultural Compassion

A travel writer reflects on her journey during Global Diversity Awareness Month By Jennifer ...

October is the perfect time for immunizations

When is the best time to get a flu shot?

October is the most wonderful time of the year for immunization against the flu ...

Taking care of yourself and your body after bringing someone new into the world

Caring For Yourself and Your Body After Baby

Baby Steps By Mimi Greenwood Knight You’ve just done one of the most astonishing ...

love yourself

Self Care is the Best Kind of Care 

  Show Yourself Some Love and Lose the Weight…for Good!    It’s fall, y’all. ...

Complete Dermatology

Medical, Surgical, and Cosmetic Services By Annette Brooks The skin is your body’s largest ...

If you’re feeling like you need a break, you can find some fantastic wellness retreats right here in Texas:

Restorative Retreats

By Samantha Gluck There are a few reasons you could probably benefit from a ...