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HEALTHYFall 2015 Lifestyles SENIORS Make a splash, regardless of that date on your driver’s license! HEALTH | NUTRITION | WISDOM | FAMILY | LIFE 02 Healthy Lifestyles September 2015.indd 1 9/8/15 1:42 PM Monterey Bay 21 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Ste. 200 Eye Center Ryan Ranch Monterey ASPIREHEALTHPLAN The care you need from people you know. SERVING MONTEREY COUNTY The kids are on their own. The house is paid off. It’s our time now. Turning 65 couldn’t be sweeter. If you just turned 65, or are about to, it’s time to start thinking about signing up for Medicare. Aspire Health Plan (HMO) just made that easier. CHOICES? CHECK. (We have 3 plans. All include prescription drug coverage.) ALL YOUR MEDICARE COVERAGE IN ONE PLAN? CHECK. (We have 1 plan, 1 card. And with our plans, there’s no need for a supplement.) HEALTHY EYES. HEALTHY LIVING. LOCAL? NOT-FOR-PROFIT? CHECK. (Let us handle everything for you close to home.) DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS? CHECK. IMPROVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH VISION CORRECTION Call us today to request an appointment with a sales representative or to receive information by mail. (831) 574-4938 LASER ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY • PREMIUM LENS IMPLANTS CONTACT LENS FITTINGS • gLAUCOMA EVALUATIONS Aspire Health Plan is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Aspire Health Plan DIABETIC EYE CARE • rOUTINE EYE CARE depends on contract renewal. The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, provider network, premium and/or copayments/co-insurance may change on ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS January 1 of each year. For more information contact the plan. This information is available in an alternate format or language. You may call our Member Services Department at (831) 574-4938 or ROGER C. HUSTED, MD LELAND H. ROSENBLUM, MD THU K. NGUYEN, OD toll free at (855) 570-1600, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday through Friday to request the information in an alternate format or language. TTY users should call (831) 574-4940 or toll free (855) 332-7195. Esta información está disponible en un formato o idioma alternativo. Usted puede llamar a nuestro Departamento de Servicios para Miembros al (831) 574-4938 o al número gratuito (855) 570-1600, 8 — rYAN RANCH OPTICAL — a.m. – 8 p.m., de lunes a viernes, para solicitar la información en un formato o idioma alternativo. Los usuarios de TTY deben llamar al (831) 574-4940 o al número gratuito (855) 332-7195. THE LATEST IN EYEWEAR TRENDS AND CUSTOM CONTACT LENS FITTINGS H8764_MKT_AgeInLocalAd_0415_CMS ACCEPTED 04/21/2015 2 Healthymontereybayeyecenter.com Lifestyles | 831.372.1500 02 Healthy Lifestyles September 2015.indd 2 9/8/15 1:42 PM Monterey Bay 21 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Ste. 200 Eye Center Ryan Ranch Monterey ASPIREHEALTHPLAN The care you need from people you know. SERVING MONTEREY COUNTY The kids are on their own. The house is paid off. It’s our time now. Turning 65 couldn’t be sweeter. If you just turned 65, or are about to, it’s time to start thinking about signing up for Medicare. Aspire Health Plan (HMO) just made that easier. CHOICES? CHECK. (We have 3 plans. All include prescription drug coverage.) ALL YOUR MEDICARE COVERAGE IN ONE PLAN? CHECK. (We have 1 plan, 1 card. And with our plans, there’s no need for a supplement.) HEALTHY EYES. HEALTHY LIVING. LOCAL? NOT-FOR-PROFIT? CHECK. (Let us handle everything for you close to home.) DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS? CHECK. IMPROVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH VISION CORRECTION Call us today to request an appointment with a sales representative or to receive information by mail. (831) 574-4938 LASER ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY • PREMIUM LENS IMPLANTS CONTACT LENS FITTINGS • gLAUCOMA EVALUATIONS Aspire Health Plan is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Aspire Health Plan DIABETIC EYE CARE • rOUTINE EYE CARE depends on contract renewal. The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, provider network, premium and/or copayments/co-insurance may change on ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS January 1 of each year. For more information contact the plan. This information is available in an alternate format or language. You may call our Member Services Department at (831) 574-4938 or ROGER C. HUSTED, MD LELAND H. ROSENBLUM, MD THU K. NGUYEN, OD toll free at (855) 570-1600, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday through Friday to request the information in an alternate format or language. TTY users should call (831) 574-4940 or toll free (855) 332-7195. Esta información está disponible en un formato o idioma alternativo. Usted puede llamar a nuestro Departamento de Servicios para Miembros al (831) 574-4938 o al número gratuito (855) 570-1600, 8 — rYAN RANCH OPTICAL — a.m. – 8 p.m., de lunes a viernes, para solicitar la información en un formato o idioma alternativo. Los usuarios de TTY deben llamar al (831) 574-4940 o al número gratuito (855) 332-7195. THE LATEST IN EYEWEAR TRENDS AND CUSTOM CONTACT LENS FITTINGS H8764_MKT_AgeInLocalAd_0415_CMS ACCEPTED 04/21/2015 montereybayeyecenter.com | 831.372.1500 Healthy Lifestyles 3 02 Healthy Lifestyles September 2015.indd 3 9/8/15 1:42 PM THE CARMEL PINECONE HEALTHY Lifestyles Table of Fall 2015 CONTENTS STORIES: 9 Nine Reasons Nine reasons to stop avoiding the dentist’s The Benefits of office: Two local dentists and a periodontist Alternativeprovide motivation for even the faintest of Medicinesheart to stop by for a checkup 10 Laughter & Longevity HEALTH |LIFELaughter |LONGEVITIY and longevity: | FAMILY The Pine | Cone’sWISDOM RHE (Resident Humor Expert), Larry Wilde, writes that laughter really is the best 9 medicine, and he can prove it! 12 Diabetes What’s your type? Skip the hand-wringing about the “diabetes epidemic” and get right to risk factors, symptoms and treatments 16 Helping Hands It’s all in a day’s work for plastic surgeons, who not only beautify aging hands, they help them work and feel better 18 Medicare 12 Failing to plan really is planning to fail — Medicare, Medi-Cal, long-term care and you: If you feel a little dazed when you contemplate long-term financial and The Best of Care – Advanced, Personalized and Close to Home healthcare planning, this article’s for you! For over forty years, Pacific Cancer Care has been leading the way in trusted oncology and ALWAYS IN OUR ISSUE: hematology services across California’s Central Coast and throughout Monterey County. 26 Sorting it Out Everything we do is centered on our patient and restoring their health, quality of life and confidence. Local doctors provide facts about fibromyalgia and its treatment Our expert team of physicians and nurses, state-of-the-art treatments, cutting edge clinical trials and 26 compassionate supportive care services enable each patient to achieve the best outcome possible. 28 In the Kitchen: Mushroom chowder from Chef Kirk Larsen at Carmel Valley Manor will fill you up and www.pacificcancercare.com keep you warm this fall Roger Shiffman, MD M. Zach Koontz, MD Monterey John Hausdorff, MD Jerome Rubin, MD Morgan Hill 5 Harris Ct., Bldg. T, Ste. 201 Arina Ganeles, MD Nancy Rubin, DO 18525 Sutter Boulevard, Suite 170 4 Healthy Lifestyles 831-375-4105 Denise DelGaudio, NP, AOCNP 408-779-9843 Laura Stampleman, MD (Research) 02 Healthy Lifestyles September 2015.indd 4 9/8/15 1:42 PM The Best of Care – Advanced, Personalized and Close to Home For over forty years, Pacific Cancer Care has been leading the way in trusted oncology and hematology services across California’s Central Coast and throughout Monterey County. Everything we do is centered on our patient and restoring their health, quality of life and confidence. Our expert team of physicians and nurses, state-of-the-art treatments, cutting edge clinical trials and compassionate supportive care services enable each patient to achieve the best outcome possible. www.pacificcancercare.com Roger Shiffman, MD M. Zach Koontz, MD Monterey John Hausdorff, MD Jerome Rubin, MD Morgan Hill 5 Harris Ct., Bldg. T, Ste. 201 Arina Ganeles, MD Nancy Rubin, DO 18525 Sutter Boulevard, Suite 170 831-375-4105 Denise DelGaudio, NP, AOCNP Healthy408-779-9843 Lifestyles 5 Laura Stampleman, MD (Research) 02 Healthy Lifestyles September 2015.indd 5 9/8/15 1:42 PM EDITOR’S Discover a TheTRUSTED Carmel BY LOCALS AND LOVEDPine BY VISITORS SINCE Cone 1915 PUBLISHER: NOTE of senior living. PAUL MILLER [email protected] whole new view EDITOR: ELAINE HESSER [email protected] GRAPHIC ARTIST & DESIGNER: Welcome... VANESSA RAMIREZ [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY: ELAINE HESSER Views of the Ocean. Views of the Bay. And a whole new viewpoint on how rich life can be. KERRY BELSER Someone once said, “Denial is not a river in Egypt.” VANESSA RAMIREZ Nevertheless, there’s a whole generation that rejects the label “senior PRODUCTION/SALES MANAGER: citizen,” burns those AARP cards that come in the mail, and, if they JACKIE EDWARDS squint, convince themselves that Keith Richards and Mick Jagger still look [email protected] pretty good. And they squint a lot, because they don’t want to admit they need reading glasses. ADVERTISING SALES: Set in Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula, Forest MEENA LEWELLEN • 831-274-8655 Of course, it’s the baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964. My people. Hill is a full service retirement community that is truly Hear what residents are saying: [email protected] | It was Forest Hill’s views of Monterey like no other. 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