Marin Housebound & Senior Resources In Marin, 1-4 is a senior. We have the largest senior community in the Bay Area. While 25 percent of residents in Marin are older than 60, statewide the figure is 17 percent. Marin Transit has established marinaccess.org as a clearinghouse for the services it helps provide, which are ever-expanding. Whistlestop based in San Rafael serves many senior residents with special transportation needs through a contract with the county. Nutritional … [Read more...]
Healing Fractured Bones
Healing Fractured Bones Supplements: Protein Powder~include protein with every meal Calcium, Magnesium & Potassium Spirulina~after dinner Vit K~eat your greens Vit D~with your fatty meal Vit B Omega's Visualize Bone Healing Bone Healing Diet Bone Healing Smoothie's … [Read more...]
Somatic Movement~Release Tension
Somatic Movement~Releasing Tension Looking for pain relief? Somatic movements are user-friendly and powerfully effective. You can do it at home, take a class at a junior college or study privately with a practitioner. The next time you strain your back, your knee hurts or you have a pain in the neck...reach for Somatic Movements. I've used it to manage pain for years and I can't recommend it enough. It works perfectly alongside physical therapy, often it can be started before PT. Somatic … [Read more...]
Medicare Supplement Plans
Medicare Supplement Plans What You Need To Know Made Easy Part A Part A happens automatically, you will receive notice via the mail. Unless you decline you are in plan A. The amount will be deducted from your Society Security monthly amount. Part B Part B covers the charges that plan A doesn't. Medicare Medigap & Advantage Plans What's the difference between Medigap and Advantage? Medigap Plan F~G Medicare Part D Your prescription coverage. Select one within the first … [Read more...]
Senior Annual Wellness Visit
Senior Annual Wellness Visit After your annual wellness visit you may wonder if your Doctor typically get financial kickbacks when referring patients for various procedures. Yes, they do. Your visit will last about forty minutes to go over the procedures and testing that will be ordered. Here I'm sharing my personal notes used to consider my options. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, DO Osteopathic medicine DO~practice a whole-person approach to medicine, focused on looking beyond symptoms to … [Read more...]