Health & Wellness

Excellent service. Every patient. Every time. Care Compassion Innovation At New West Physicians, we don't treat illnesses we help people. Our coordinated and comprehensive approach is designed to partner with each person to enhance physical, mental and spiritual health. •Primary care providers – Internal, Family, Hospital and Sports Medicine •Diabetes & Nutrition Center •Cardiology Services •Collaborative care with shared decision making Meet your care team at nwphysicians.com 16 Denver metro area locations | (303) 763-4900

• Boomer Edition - 10th Annual - 2014
• CONTENTS Page 1
• CONTENTS Page 2
• FEATURES
• SPONSORSHIP FEATURES
• MEDICAL PROFILES
• PHYSICIANS DIRECTORY
• 14 Keeping Your Get-Up-And-Go
• 18 South Denver Spine
• 21 Gluten Free 101
• 23 Eating Foods That Taste Good and Fill You Up
• 25 Shaking the Salt Habit
• 26 Avocado! Packed with Antioxidants, Fiber, Good Fat
• 28 Brain-Stimulating Surgery Gives Back Quality of Life
• 32 Annual Exams Help Maintain Aging Vision
• 34 Century Cancer Centers
• 36 Improving Breast Cancer Treatments
• 37 No Time for a Mammogram? Think Again
• 38 Aging Athletes Adopt New Ways For Staying in the Game
• 42 Denver Ear Associates
• 44 For the Love of Your Heart
• 46 PAD: More than a Mobility Thief
• 48 Get Healthier on Vacation
• 52 Mind on the Mend
• 55 Grandchildren and Emergency Care
• 56 Living Life to the Fullest
• 58 Caring for the Caregiver
• 62 The Powerful Simplicity of Meditation
• 64 Agape Healthcare
• 66 Taking the Taboo Out of Female Hair Loss
• 68 A Closer Look at Our Beauty Routines
• 72 Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream
• 74 It's Never Too Late to Overcome Addiction
• 76 The Conditioning Classroom
• 78 Combating Age-Related Muscle Loss in Women
• 80 Pets Help Keep Patients Happier and Healthier
• 84 Back Aches a Ticket to Surgery? Not Always
• 86 Increasing Your Core Value
• 88 Coach George Karl Gains Insight on Health and Survival
• 92 High Tech Brings High Hopes
• 94 Hyperbaric Chambers Help Heal Wounds, Save Limbs
• Physicians Directory Page 96-144
• 143 Easing Arthritis
• 143 Common Foot Ailments