SILVER MAGAZINE
Health
Varicose Veins: Miami Day Hospital Treatments Before and After
Varicose veins: Healthy veins are responsible for the circulation of blood throughout the body. When they dysfunction, this can lead to the development of varicose and spider veins. This can be a problem in particular for people over 50. Vein dysfunction occurs when...
Independence: How To Live The Life You Want, On Your Own Terms
Independence: 81-year-old Burleigh resident and Feros Care client, Pamela Cook, was raised to believe that women are determined, self-resilient, and capable. That’s why she found it so difficult to admit she needed help when her degenerative spine began to prevent her...
Get Rid of Dark Patches on Your Face
Got some dark patches on your face? Did you know you can remove them with a couple of laser treatments? Here’s how you restore your smooth, youthful looks. Roisin Murphy checks out the latest tech. Pigmentation problems are a b*tch. I had a problem with my liver a few...
Cancer Danger Years: Staying Ahead of the Game with Proactive Medicine
Cancer danger years: The ages of 40 to 70 are the danger years for many life-threatening diseases, in particular cancer. So how can you reduce the risk to you and your loved ones? You could catch the disease before you even have symptoms by getting a regular...
Scars? Be Gone! New Beauty Treatments Can Banish Scars For Good
Got a scar you want gone? Then check out paramedical tattooing – this procedure sends scars from whence they came. Roisin Murphy checks it out. Ten years ago, I had a minor surgical procedure. But it left a big impact. This is because they left a device in me by...
Don’t Travel Between Appointments! There’s Now a One-Stop Care Spot for Breast Cancer.
Gold Coast Private Hospital have just launched a dedicated Breast Care Centre. This means that women with breast cancer can get a range of services under one roof. And, you aren’t going it alone. A dedicated breast care nurse is there to guide the patients through the...
COULD YOU HAVE LIPOEDEMA?
Lipoedema is a chronic condition characterised by a painful and abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the hips, thighs, buttocks, legs and sometimes arms. The legs may become swollen, bruise easily, feel tender and uncomfortable. The diseased fat cannot be...
HAVE A WELLBEING DAY AT TWEED MALL
If you want to look after others, you must look after yourself first. Tweed Mall is an all-in-one venue for your wellbeing. Spend a day looking after you. Eye Care OPSM look to improve vision while promoting the critical importance of good eye health. From a single...
TWO PUBLIC HOSPITALS LEFT MY SON TO DIE
Mermaid Beach Radiology is fast becoming known as the place of last resort, for people who feel like they aren’t getting answers in the public system. Gold Coast mother Kay* tells us her desperate, exasperating story about saving her son’s life in the nick of...
NEW ROBINA CLINIC TO BOOST ACCESS TO FREE BREAST SCREENING
A NEW PERMANENT BreastScreen Queensland clinic on the Gold Coast will help boost access to free breast cancer screening for local women. One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85. Finding breast cancer early can increase treatment...
Things We Love: Sleep Doctor Adjustable Beds
As we get older, sleep can be more and more elusive. But not anymore. Bed technology has come a long way. The team from Silver went to Sleep Doctor at Bundall to try out their Reverie adjustable bed and it was fiiiine! This crazy cool bed comes with loads of...
GET RID OF PROBLEM VEINS WITH A NEW LASER THERAPY
Are ugly or painful veins annoying you? Now, there’s a new high-tech treatment using a laser. We asked The Vein Doctors Group at Miami to explain this cutting-edge remedy. Vein therapy through lasers Men and women both suffer from problem leg veins, especially as we...
TO DO List – Here’s Why You Need to Cross it Off
“TO DO” LIST of chores and errands - it could actually provide a variety of health benefits. According to researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. The study found women over age 65 who engaged in regular light physical activity had a...
THE AGED CARE COMMUNITY OF TOMORROW
Nursing homes/care centres used to be a beige world of sitting down in front of the TV and eating boiled cabbage at mealtimes. But not anymore. The team at Silver Magazine did the tour of Odyssey Lifestyle Care Community at Robina, and we were ridiculously impressed....
CT Scans – Catching Cancer Before You Even Have Symptoms
CT scan needed? At Mermaid Beach, there is a clinic which is the only private practice in Australia with new Spectral CT Scanner. Here's what that means for you. There is now a technology so innovative and disruptive, that it promises to turn medicine on its head. It...
SOUTHPORT SHARKS $5 MEMBERSHIP AND $13 VALUE LUNCHES
Southport Sharks is a leading entertainment, sports and leisure precinct. Featuring two restaurants, a café, six bars, kids’ club, gaming facilities and free entertainment, it is the most happening venue on the north end of the Coast. And, they have some amazing new...
Things we love: Gourmet Meals
If you don’t want to shop, cook, or clean up, then here is an idea for you! corned beef GOURMET MEALS is a Gold-Coast based, Australian-owned and operated business. They deliver healthy, nutritious, and great-tasting frozen meals to your door. You can eat healthier...
DON’T DOUBT DOWNSIZING: A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER AWAITS
Phil Usher has been part of the aged-care sector for almost 20 years. Here, he gives us an insight into this opportunity to simplify your life and free yourself in your later years. A Brand New Adventure: Don't Doubt Downsizing So, you’re downsizing. You’ve...