Health and Wellness

1. gluten free dessert: happy holiday cooking!

   Ah, holidays. If you’re on a gluten free diet, finding the best gluten free dessert can be a great gift!  Many seniors still enjoy time in the kitchen, and these gluten free dessert receipes are easy to … Continue

2. Reducing Antipsychotic Drugs: Durgin Pines Receives Award

   Reducing antipsychotic drug use and eliminating alarms won Durgin Pines in Kittery  a 2013 Celebrating Excellence in Innovation Award, sponsored by the Maine Health Care Association (MHCA). The Kittery Long-Term Care facility is also due to receive … Continue

3. Health Care Reform: are you Obamacare ready? Part II

   Health Care Reform Includes Richer Benefits The health insurance plans are very, very rich in benefits. More rich, than a number of Mainer’s have had for benefits. The richer the plan, the higher the cost – If today, … Continue

4. Health care reform: are you Obamacare ready? Part I

   Are you ready for Health Care Reform? Sweeping changes are coming to the individual health insurance policy beginning January 2014 because of the Affordable Care Act; otherwise known as health care reform, or Obama Care. Here’s the … Continue

5. Life lessons: 43 tips for living

   These 43 tips for living were written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the lessons life taught me. It is the most … Continue

6. Craig Hawkins, MD

   Craig Hawkins, MD, FACS, a board certified urologist for almost twenty years, has joined Mid Coast Medical Group – Urology and the active medical staff of Mid Coast Hospital. He specializes in disorders of the urinary tract … Continue

7. Brain Health: Keeping Your Brain Healthy & Sharp

   Maintaining the health of your brain as you age is just as important as staying physically fit. In fact, many studies show that brain fitness can play an important role in warding off dementia. According to the … Continue