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View the Digital Magazine In This Issue... Three words to consider as we embrace 2019: reflect, refuel and refocus. Here at the Retirement Resource Guide, we are refueled as we merge the Triad and Triangle issues into one publication serving Central North Carolina. Our vision is to give our readers the big picture of what’s available throughout the region. [...]
Anthony Viera is an associate professor and Charles B. Wilkerson, MD ’06 Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Family Medicine and director of UNC’s MD-MPH Program, coauthored the review of research on calorie information in menus. They also coauthored the study of physical activity menu labeling which appears in the journal Appetite (March 2013). As a next step, Viera is [...]
Seniors today are aging differently. Death from heart disease and many cancers have dipped significantly while life expectancy has inched upward and disability has declined. Why then is the United States slipping downward in longevity rankings compared to many other countries? Infectious disease and acute illnesses, once the leading cause of death, have given way to chronic ailments and degenerative [...]
If the doctor is having trouble diagnosing your ailment, here’s a check list for you to match your symptoms in six different diseases. Lupus - A chronic inflammatory disease Symptoms: Fatigue, kidney/heart/lung damage, rash, joint pain Mimics: Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis Tests: Complete blood, chest X-ray, anti-dsDNA, ANA, and lupus erythematosus cell tests Parkinson's disease - A degenerative disorder of the [...]
AirCare – the air ambulance program of Wake Forest Baptist Health – is celebrating 35 years of treating and transporting critically ill and injured patients. Since its first flight in May 1986, AirCare has grown from one helicopter to three helicopters and also includes four critical care ground ambulances that transport individuals across North Carolina, [...]
Linda P. Erickson Linda P. Erickson, CFP®, is the president of Erickson Advisors and a registered principal offering securities through Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, 336-274-9403 lindae@ericksonadvisors.net. Everybody knows that you must begin taking money out of your retirement accounts at age 70½. Sounds simple, but maybe it’s not. How, exactly, and when, exactly, should you go about taking that [...]
Bill Kratt practices in the areas of estate and tax planning, estate administration, asset protection, elder law and guardianship. He is a Board-certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law by the N.C. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, and an elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Few documents raise more questions than the Power [...]
Time to review your estate plan - Under the new tax law, very few estates will pay federal estate tax. But that doesn’t mean you should cross estate planning off your to-do list. Even though you probably won’t need to worry about estate taxes, you still need to understand [...]
James Ray, Greensboro entrepreneur, who is old enough to retire but prefers working up to 50 hours a week, explains why Congress is obligated legally to call for an Article V convention which it has refused to do for more 200 years. Alexander Hamilton wrote the final version of Article V of the U.S. Constitution which states “The Congress, whenever [...]
Nursing care facilities provide care for individuals who need skilled nursing care on a regular basis but do not need to be hospitalized. Care is administered by professionals under the direction of a physician. Facilities are regulated by state departments of health. Many nursing care facilities also offer sub-acute, respite, rehabilitation and other short-term care. Rehabilitation services can be especially [...]
