Articles
Walk to reduce leg swelling
Due to the widespread inactivity associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are suffering with swollen ankles. At our practice, we’re seeing more and more of these patients, many of whom have been placed on diuretics by their primary care physician even when there is no accompany heart or lung condition. Often, a better alternative...
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Get ready for swinsuit season with HealthyOne Weight Loss
After a year of emotional eating, relative inactivity, and being stuck inside, it’s unlikely many of us will be able to fit into our 2019 swimsuit. That’s right; because beaches and pools were closed last year, this summer we will be squeezing into a suit we haven’t worn in two years. It’s time for a little help from one of Northeast...
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Make sure your plan offers the benefits you need
With SummaCare’s new Family On-Demand program with Papa, help is just a phone call away. SummaCare Medicare Advantage members have access to Papa Pals who can provide such services as light housekeeping, grocery shopping, technology training and companionship to alleviate the loneliness that many of us are experiencing during the Covid-19...
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Vent Heating & Cooling shares a little vintage comic relief
While a large flock of buzzards returns to Hinckley every March, this year there is one in particular to note—Binky. Born on a drawing table in 1981, Binky was created by Karl Kastl Jr., a former litho artist at American Greetings who drew monthly cartoons for the local Hinckley newspaper. Now, his son, Karl Kastl III, is bringing it...
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Margaret T. Karl helps her clients navigate estate planning with ease
A new President settling in at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue usually signals that change is coming. While we don’t yet know for certain all the modifications the Biden administration will usher in, two strong possibilities are that it will lower the estate tax exemption and repeal the stepped-up basis rule in the tax code. What does that...
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