Tag: health and wellness
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The mystery and the maternal security of the world’s most famous painting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A smile is the most universally recognized language of friendship. It crosses cultures and bridges languages. It is the connection between friends and the bond between mothers and newborns. It is the first expression of…
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Color analysis trend of ’80s surges in popularity in Colorado Springs, beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mother Nature knows what she’s doing. There is a season for everything, even your coloring. Molly Kozlarek is clearly an autumn. The redheaded hairstylist, seated in front of a full-length mirror in Wendy Rodenberg’s home studio, vibrates with anticipation for her color analysis. She’s ready…
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Live Well: A beautiful syndrome to have
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Oh, the power of art on our capricious human hearts. And by art I mean the music, theater, dance and poetry that sends shivers down our spines. The gorgeous meal, film, novel or haute couture hanging off a model during Fashion Week that feels like…
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Connie might have said there was nothing special about her. Her grandchildren and their friends will tell you a different story.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Connie would tell you she was not very good at choosing husbands. As a schoolteacher in South Carolina, she worked hard to ensure her students were up to grade level. She’d lived through the Great…
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Savvy Senior: Who should be screened for lung cancer?
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Dear Savvy Senior, Who should be screened for lung cancer and how it’s covered by Medicare? I used to smoke but quit many years ago and am wondering if I need to be tested. — Just Turned 65 Dear Just Turned, Even if you haven’t touched a cigarette in decades, you could still be due for…
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Joe Rantz overcame childhood scarlet fever, abandonment and depression to become the oak-strong oarsman of the winning boat that shocked the world in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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In 1929, as the American economy crashed and one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, Joe Rantz stood on the planks of a dilapidated porch and watched his father, stepmother and younger brothers drive away. It was raining. Rantz was 15 years old. He had been taking care of himself for five years, tending his vegetable…
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Savvy Senior: How to tap underutilized burial benefits for veterans
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Dear Savvy Senior, What types of funeral benefits are available to old veterans? My 83-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, served during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. — Planning Ahead Dear Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Cemetery Administration actually offers a variety of underutilized burial benefits to veterans as well as their spouses…
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Understanding the power of relationships in the natural world will help us heal the people we share our communities with
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Suzanne Simard grew up in the woods. Her family worked as loggers, and when she was old enough, she, too, could be found in the trees. She loved the work, which she describes as “extremely exciting because it was so dangerous” and because she was one of the first women in the industry. The wilderness…
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Savvy Senior: How to get ‘extra help’ paying for prescriptions
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Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare offer any financial assistance programs to help seniors with their medication costs? I recently enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, but I take some expensive medications that have high out-of-pocket costs and need some help. — Living on a Shoestring Dear Living, Yes, there’s a low-income subsidy program called ‘Extra Help’…
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Live Well: Free CPR training to be held in Colorado Springs
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You can save a life. And that’s not hyperbole. By doing CPR on someone in cardiac arrest, you’ve given them a three times higher chance of surviving. That’s the national and local trend, says Mark Warth, the medical program coordinator for Colorado Springs Fire Department. If a bystander provides CPR the patient has a higher…