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n behalf of the Johns Creek Healthcare Association (JCHA), I welcome you to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of our Healthcare Directory. JCHA was founded in 2006 with the goal of bringing physicians and allied health providers in the Johns Creek and Suwanee areas together. Our main objective is to provide highquality health care for all patients. Since the last health-care directory, I have learned a great deal from the health-care association. I learned the importance of wellness, which was highlighted Feb. 19 during a Wellness and Healthcare Summit. Dr. Kat Igah-Phillips spoke about the importance of food and nutrition. She highlighted different portions of food and recommended variety in the colors of the vegetables we eat. Scott Morrison spoke about aging beautifully and the kinds of plans we should share with our loved ones in their older years. I spoke about the importance of regenerative medicine and the updates in PRP and stem-cell treatment. Dr. Ravi Singareddy spoke about sleep and mental illness in the high stress climate we live in. These are some of the highlights of the summit we held at St. Marlo Country Club.

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Our next two programs address the constant change of health care in the state of Georgia. We also are compiling a list of Johns Creek Healthcare Association members who want to lecture at various venues and events, including area schools and nonprofit organizations. Please let me know if you are interested. Once again, I thank each and every one of you who has invested time and money toward achieving high-quality health care for patients around the Johns Creek area. Sincerely, Oluseun A. Olufade, MD President, Johns Creek Healthcare Association

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B O A R D M E M B E R S

JOHNS CREEK HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oluseun A. Olufade, MD, President Emory Clinic, Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine Tony Patel, Past President Center for Advanced Dentistry Kelley Bishop Amedisys Home Health Care Snehal Dalal, MD OrthoAtlanta Mark Harris, MD Comprehensive Neurology Lee Herman, MD Johns Creek Primary Care Sigurjon Kristjansson FusionHealth Connie Masters, RN, MN, MBA Winship Cancer Institute @ Emory Johns Creek Don Rowe, MD, FACC Don Rowe, MD, Cardiology

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4 WHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WHO (clockwise, from top left): 1. JCHA members and guests mingling at a quarterly social to learn more about their practices. 2. Dr. Jessica Allen (left) and Dr. Deborah Woodward of North Georgia Audiology and Scott Morrison of BrightStar Care. 3. Dr. Sri Mandyam (left) of Georgia Pain & Wellness Center, Dr. Ushma Patel of the Center for Advanced Dentistry and Dr. Snehal Dalal of OrthoAtlanta. 4. Tony Patel, JCHA Past President (left), Dr. Oluseun Olufade (JCHA President) and Vicky Wyche of Amedisys.

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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Harnessing the body’s power to heal itself

4 SOURCES The body has four potential sources of material: • Stem cells are unique cells that can become many types of cells. “Mesenchymal” stem cells from bone marrow can make bone, cartilage, fat and connective tissue and help form blood. • Adipose tissue (body fat) can be harvested more easily and more often than bone marrow. Stem cells from adipose tissue have been shown to improve movement and reduce pain as well as easing osteoarthritis and healing damaged cartilage. • Platelet-rich plasma is extracted from the patient’s own blood. Thirty to 60

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hat if the best medicine to help you regain the structure and function of your damaged tissues and organs could come from your own body? It might sound like science fiction, but that’s the idea behind the experimental field of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine uses body products such as stem cells, adipose tissue (body fat), platelet-rich plasma and amniotic tissue to cure injuries and diseases that were once thought to be untreatable. Being able to help the body heal can relieve chronic pain and other conditions without relying on a long-term regimen of pain-relieving medicines, even opioids, which are now at the center of a national debate thanks to addiction, abuse and overdose deaths. Regenerative medicine also has been used successfully in orthopedics and sports medicine clinical trials.

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milliliters of blood yields 3 to 6 milliliters of plasma. Platelet-rich plasma is used most often to treat tendon injuries and diseases and osteoarthritis. • Amniotic tissue is drawn from the amniotic membrane and fluid that surround a fetus during pregnancy and is retained at birth. Experiments show this tissue can treat some injuries and reduce infections, inflammation and scar tissue.

WHEN TO ASK ABOUT REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Any of these four conditions can make regenerative medicine a potential solution for you or a loved one: 1. More conservative treatments have failed. 2. The patient has lost work or sports-activity time because of the injury. 3. Surgery wouldn’t correct the injury. 4. The patient wants to try it.

WHEN A PHYSICIAN MIGHT RECOMMEND TREATMENT Orthopedic doctors are turning to regenerative medicine protocols for conditions such as these: 1. Mild to moderate osteoarthritis in the knee. 2. Meniscus disease in the knee. 3. Chronic tendon damage. 4. Partial-thickness tendon and ligament tears.

LIMITATIONS Although regenerative medicine using the body’s own products holds promise for many conditions, there are times when you might not qualify for it. These include: 1. You have cancer or an infection. 2. You have diabetes, thyroid or pituitary gland diseases or any other problems with your endocrine system, which regulates body functions. 3. Y ou have had strokes or have epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease or other issues involving the brain or spinal cord. 4. Your diagnosis is not clear-cut. Regenerative medicine also has some general drawbacks. These include: • FDA regulations, which can limit the use of certain tissues. • T he field is still considered experimental, with most treatments done in clinical trials. Because of this, insurance usually doesn’t cover it.

WRAPPING UP Despite the drawbacks and limitations that are part of regenerative medicine, physicians specializing in pain management and orthopedics see enough evidence to support continued research and experimentation, especially if it can provide an alternative to relying on painkillers to relieve chronic pain. Have questions? Ask your physician or orthopedist.

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ealthful eating is more than counting calories, skipping bread or dessert, avoiding fat or cutting out sugar. How you eat is as much a key to nutrition success as what you eat. That’s the idea behind “mindful eating” — taking a psychological or emotional approach to eating that asks you to slow down, think about the food you’re putting in your mouth and enjoy it instead of scarfing on autopilot.

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BEGIN WITH THESE 5 STEPS Mindful eating asks you to take a slower, more thoughtful approach to food. Instead of restricting your food choices, it teaches you to listen and respond intuitively to internal cues from your appetite-regulating system. The five steps below might take some time to incorporate into your routine, but once mindful eating becomes a habit, you’ll find it easier to practice no matter where you are:

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Mindful eating is not a fancy new name for dieting. It doesn’t give you a diet plan with rules that are hard to follow or based on “junk” science or misunderstandings about nutrition and health. Conventional diets often restrict what you eat in ways that range from impractical to downright unhealthful. They often classify foods as good or bad and regulate how much and when to eat. Plus, restrictive diets don’t travel well. You might be able to follow a strict diet at home but not when you’re dining at a restaurant or someone else’s house.

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Tired of dieting? Try eating mindfully instead. • Create a pleasant dining atmosphere. You don’t have to light candles or play soft music but clearing a place on your dining-room table is a good start. • Focus on the food before you take a bite. Breathe in the aroma. Look at the food. Feel the weight of the utensil in your hand. • Savor one bite at a time. This can take some reprogramming of your eating habits, especially if you’re used to eating at a faster pace. Chew carefully and roll the food around in your mouth. Swallow before you take the next bite. This might sound like advice from Captain Obvious, but it can show you how rushed you are when you eat as you usually do. • Set your fork, spoon or chopsticks down between bites. Doing this forces you to pause and can help you understand how satisfied you’re feeling. Hurried eating often masks that full feeling and causes you to overeat before you recognize what’s happening. • Take time to find the right eating pace. At first this new eating pattern might feel foreign. But keep working on eating with full awareness, and you’ll find the pace that works best for you.

EATING WITH CARE EQUALS SELF-CARE Eating with purpose and care is an essential component of a non-diet approach to health and weight control. It asks you to begin accepting yourself as you are, to stop obsessing over your numbers on a scale and to focus on taking care of yourself. If you’re ready to invest in better health — dropping pounds, lowering your cholesterol, reducing heartburn or whatever health condition keeps you from having your best life — adopting a mindful eating approach can be your best first step.

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HEALTHCARE DIRECTORY 2018-19 EDITION www.johnscreekhealthcare.org

Our Vision The Johns Creek Healthcare Association strives to enhance the quality of human life by supporting an environment in which health-care providers of all specialties can provide the highest quality of care and product.

Our Mission The Johns Creek Healthcare Association shall promote providing the highest level of health care and health-care-related products by encouraging a supportive environment in which health-care providers and health-care businesses throughout the Johns Creek community shall interact to: • Further education within the membership and the community. • Promote health and patient access to quality care. • Organize legislatively to ensure that the highest quality of care remains available in our community, state and country. • Organize logistically to ensure that the Johns Creek health-care community acts and is regarded as a cohesive entity.

AUDIOLOGY

1 North Georgia Audiology 4045 Johns Creek Parkway Suite B Suwanee, GA 300245 ngaaudiology.com Deborah Woodard AuD

CARDIOLOGY 2 Dr. Don Rowe MD 3855 Pleasant Hill Road Suite 270 Duluth, GA 30096 770-887-3255 drrowemd.com Don Rowe, MD 3 Emory Heart & Vascular Center 6335 Hospital Parkway Suite 1100 Johns Creek, GA 30097 404-778-8240 emoryhealthcare.org Yitzhak Hermoni, MD Gregory Robertson, MD Marc Veneziano, MD Syed Nayyar Shamsi, MD Raghunath Katragadda, MD Renato Santos, MD Sara Beck, PA Jennifer Graham, NP

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4 HealthSource of Alpharetta/ Johns Creek 11180 State Bridge Road Suite 501 Johns Creek, GA 30022 770-772-0335 drzaprowski.com Leonard Zaprowski, DC

DENTISTRY 5 Center for Advanced Dentistry 6916 McGinnis Ferry Road Suite 500 Suwanee, GA 30024 770-623-8750 johnscreeksedationdentist.com Ushma Patel, DMD Tony Patel Brittany Corbett, DDS

6 Haynes Bridge Dental Care 9925 Haynes Bridge Road Suite 700 Johns Creek, GA 30024 404-941-8260 haynesbridgedentalcare.com Gary Nelson, DMD

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7 Jones Bridge Dental Care 11925 Jones Bridge Road Suite 200 Johns Creek, GA 30005 770-772-0606 jbdentalcare.com Juan Pasmin, Practice Manager Leo Eliezer, DMD Panida Nasseh, DDS Faig Malikov, DMD Wanda Febo-Cuello, DMD Salma Rahman, DMD 8 Northbridge Dental, PC 10955 Jones Bridge Road Suite 129 Johns Creek, GA 30022 678-319-0210 wizforteeth.com Elvira Galperin, DDS

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9 Town Dentistry 719 Old Alabama Road Suite 400B Johns Creek, GA 30022 404-631-6277 towndentistry.com Heather Bussey, DMD

FAMILY MEDICINE 10 Ivy Falls Family Medicine 10475 Medlock Bridge Road Suite 815 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-990-4828 ivyfallsfamilymedicine.com Karen Duvall, DO Patrick Voswinkel, MD, FAAFP 12 Piedmont Primary Care at Johns Creek 4375 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 320 Suwanee, GA 30024 678-584-7300 piedmont.org/johnscreek Joderick Cooper, Practice Manager Jyotir Jani, MD Ratika Kavuri, DO Krishna Kunche, MD Erik Zarandy, DO

GASTROENTEROLOGY 13 Digestive Care Physicians LLC 6300 Hospital Parkway Suite 450 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-227-2222 digestivecarephysicians.com Stephen Rashbaum, MD Ranvir Singh, MD

GENERAL & BARIATRIC SURGERY 14 Johns Creek Surgery, PC 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road Suite 340 Suwanee, GA 30024 770-232-2911 johnscreeksurgery.com William Johnson, MD Christopher Hart, MD Robin Hulik, Practice Admin

HOME HEALTH CARE 15 Amedisys Home Health Agency 1100 Turner Road Suite A Cumming, GA 30041 678-455-5207 amedisys.com Kelley Bishop

HOME CARE/ PRIVATE DUTY 51 Real McCoy Home Care 2475 Northwinds Parkway Suite 200 Alpharetta, GA 30009 404-536-1060 realmccoyhc.com Mike McCoy 52 Trinity Care at Home 48 Old Roswell Street Alpharetta, GA 30009 678-359-3168 trinitycareathome.com Bill Holbrook

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16 Emory Johns Creek Hospital 6325 Hospital Parkway Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-474-8017 emoryjohnscreek.com Kathryn Albright

20 Internal Medicine Associates of Johns Creek, Inc. 3340 Paddocks Pkwy Suwanee, GA 30024 678-474-9633 imajohnscreek.com Charles Benson

17 Northside Hospital - Forsyth 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive Cumming, GA 30041 770-844-3200 northside.com/forsyth

21 Johns Creek Primary Care 4365 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 400 Suwanee, GA 30024 678-957-1910 johnscreekprimarycare.com Lee Herman, MD Michael Conlin, MD

INFUSION SERVICES 18 Winship Cancer Institute @ Emory Johns Creek 6335 Hospital Parkway Suite 107 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-474-5391 emoryhealthcare.org Connie Masters, RN, MSN, MBA Nicole Bansavage, RN, OCN Stephen Szabo, MD Noreen Khan, MD Ajay Tadapallo, MD

NEUROLOGY 22 Comprehensive Neurology Specialists 6300 Hospital Parkway Suite 260 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-454-4685 cnsneurology.com Mark Harris, MD Robert Waldrop, MD

INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE 19 LyfeWell Integrative Healthcare 10700 Medlock Bridge Road Suite 103 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-575-8310 lyfewell.com Larry Butler, Managing Partner

23 Georgia Neurology and Sleep Medicine Associates 4385 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 230 Suwanee, GA 30024 770-814-9455 David Lesch, MD

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OBSTETRIC & GYNECOLOGY 24 Modern OBGYN 10692 Medlock Bridge Road Suite 100A Johns Creek, GA 30097 404-446-2496 reyesobgyn.com Ingrid Reyes, MD John Reyes, MD, FACOG, Natu Mmbaga, MD, FACOG

OPHTHALMOLOGY 25 Milan Eye Center 6300 Hospital Parkway Suite 325 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-381-2020 milaneyecenter.com Niraj Desai, MD Priyal Gadani, OD Milan Patel, MD Kiran Sajja, MD Vandana Reddy, MD

ORTHODONTICS 26 Ricci Orthodontics 10475 Medlock Bridge Road Suite 114 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-417-9848 ricciortho.com Steven Ricci, DDS, MS

ORTHOPEDICS 27 Emory Clinic Orthopedics and Spine 6335 Hospital Parkway Suite 202 Johns Creek, GA 30097 404-778-8078 emoryhealthcare.org/ortho Oluseun Olufade, MD Lisa Foster, MD Neeru Jayanthi, MD 28 OrthoAtlanta 6300 Hospital Parkway Suite 400 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-205-4261 orthoatlanta.com Brian Morgan, MD Douglas Kasow, DO Richard Johnston, MD Snehal Dalal, MD William Lichtenfeld, MD Tuan Bui, MD Timothy Gajewski, MD David Stokes, MD 29 Resurgens Orthopaedics 6335 Hospital Parkway Suite 200 Johns Creek, GA 30097 404-575-4500 resurgens.com David Barnes, CWCP Ronald Hall, MD Sami Khan, MD Deborah Kowalchuk, MD John Mowbray, MD Yvonne Satterwhite, MD Jason Velez, DO Kristen Willett, DO

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30 Georgia Pain and Wellness Center 3905 Johns Creek Court Suite 200 Suwanee, GA 30024 770-962-3642 georgiapainandwellnesscenter.com Sridevi Mandyam, MD

34 Pro Performance Therapy 4825 S. Old Peachtree Road Suite 1100 Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 770-449-5152 properformancetherapy.com Jacob Irwin, PT, DPT 35 Sports Care Physical Therapy 4310 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 130 Johns Creek, GA 30024 770-495-0610 sportscarephysicaltherapy.com Jeffrey Lewandowski, DPT, ATC, MTC, SCS

PEDIATRICS 31 Johns Creek Pediatrics, PC 4395 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 150 Suwanee, GA 30024 770-814-1160 johnscreekpediatrics.net Karen Dewling, MD Harriette Perlstein, MD

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32 Meadow Pediatrics 10710 Medlock Bridge Road Suite 250 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-870-1085 meadowpediatrics.com Sridevi Muthukumar, MD

36 Comprehensive Therapy Solutions 11180 State Bridge Road Suite 305 Alpharetta, GA 30022 678-992-0303 Mia Fuller, MS OTR CHT

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33 Prestige Pharmacy Johns Creek 6375 McGinnis Ferry Road Suite 102 Johns Creek, GA 30005 678-869-6000 prestigerx.com Ami Patel

37 Luna Plastic Surgery PC 6335 Hospital Parkway Suite 216 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-892-7820 lunaplasticsurgery.com Patricia Yugueros, MD

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38 Village Podiatry Group 11459 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 260 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-232-5030 vpcenters.com Christopher Corwin, DPM

RADIOLOGY SERVICES 39 Northside /Alpharetta Imaging 3400 Old Milton Parkway Building C, Suite 110 Alpharetta, GA 30005 770-667-4089 northside.com/alpharetta-imaging 40 Northside /McGinnis Ferry Imaging 6630 McGinnis Ferry Road Suite D Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-622-9158 northside.com/radiology 41 Northside /Medlock Medical Imaging 11459 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 120 Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-584-2210 northside.com/radiology 42 Northside /North Crescent Imaging 11975 Morris Road Suite 120 Alpharetta, GA 30005 770-667-4370 northside.com/north-crescent-imaging

SENIOR/ASSISTED LIVING, DAY CARE 43 Belmont Village at Johns Creek 4315 Johns Creek Parkway Suwanee, GA 30024 770-813-9505 johnscreek.belmontvillage.com Jan Boatright Leslie Sowders 44 Parc at Duluth 3315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Duluth, GA 30097 678-775-0241 parcatduluth.com Suzanne Morrison 45 The Memory Center Atlanta 12050 Findley Road Johns Creek, GA 30097 757-362-3300 thememorycenter.com Katrina Parker

SLEEP MEDICINE 46 FusionSleep 4265 Johns Creek Parkway Suite A Suwanee, GA 30024 678-990-3962 fusionsleep.com Jeffrey Durmer, MD PhD DABSM DABPN Sigurjon Kristjansson

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URGENT CARE 47 Piedmont Urgent Care by Wellstreet 10945 State Bridge Road Suite 501 Alpharetta, GA 30022 404-996-0194 wellstreet.com Samantha Alvord, Practice Manager

UROLOGY 48 Advanced Urology 10730 Medlock Bridge Road Johns Creek, GA 30097 678-344-8900 urologygeorgia.com Derek Prabharasuth, MD Vishal Bhalani, MD 49 Georgia Urology 11459 Johns Creek Parkway Suite 170 Johns Creek, GA 10097 678-417-0400 gaurology.com Wolfgang Cerwinka, MD Adam Mellis, MD Jerry Yuan, MD Kate Meza, MD

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#2 Best place to live in Georgia. #4 Best city to live in America. #2 Best suburb to live in Georgia. #5 Most successful city in Georgia. #9 Most culturally diverse small city in U.S.

VASCULAR SURGERY 50 North Atlanta Vascular & Vein Center 6300 Hospital Parkway Suite 375 Johns Creek, GA 30097 770-771-5270 navascularclinic.com Sujatha Vivek, MD, F.A.C.O.G., MRCOG(UK) Uthan Vivek, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS

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MENTAL WELLNESS Be active in pursuing your own brain health Mental health — or brain health — is much in the news these days. Renewed concerns surface every time there’s a school shooting, whether its Columbine, Sandy Hook or Parkland, Fla. But mental health really is an everyday thing, not a once-in-awhile-in-the-headlines issue. Mental wellness issues touch every one of us, whether we’re dealing with a bad day at work, a death in the family or your average run-of-the-mill blues. Mental health problems are common, experts say, citing these figures: • 1 in 5 American adults experiences a mental-health issue. • 1 in 10 young people experience a period of major depression. • 1 in 25 Americans live with a serious mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression). • Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America, accounting for more than 41,000 lives lost each year. Despite the statistics, there’s a lot we can do to safeguard and proactively pursue mental wellness. This includes everything from feeling connected to friends and relatives, being physically active and eating a healthy diet, to practicing smart sleep habits, making time leisure, taking time for contemplation and relaxation, helping others and taking care of our spiritual needs, whatever they may be. So just what does it mean to be mentally healthy? Physicians say it means you have the ability to bounce back from life’s normal

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stressors, that you can communicate your feelings and form good relationships, that you can set and achieve realistic goals, that you seek help in difficult situations and that you have a reasonable amount of self-esteem. First, you should know what to look for in yourself and those closest to you.

EARLY WARNING SIGNS Anything on this list should raise a flag in your mind and prompt a call or visit to your doctor. • Changes in eating habits. • Changes in sleeping patterns. • Changes in your energy level. • Feeling numb. • Experiencing unexpected aches or pains. • Feeling helpless or hopeless. • Discovering an inability to perform daily tasks as easily as before. • Being unusually confused or forgetful. • Getting angry or upset more easily. • Worrying excessively or being more anxious than usual. • Experiencing severe mood swings. • Believing things are not true or real, or hearing voices. • Having thoughts of harming yourself or others. All is not doom and gloom, however. You can proactively pursue mental wellness in any number of ways. We’ll look at three of them.

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS Feeling truly connected to friends and family gives you a 50 percent chance of living longer. That’s a pretty big boost. It also gives you higher self-esteem and allows you to have more empathy for others. Social connections lower rates of anxiety and depression and create a positive loop of feeling socially, emotionally and physically healthy, experts say. Research at UCLA has demonstrated that healthy social connections can even boost immunity and strengthen your genes. Here’s how you can get there: • Take time for family every day. • Arrange an outing with friends you haven’t seen in a while. • Turn off the TV and play with your pets or children, or just have a conversation. • Use your cellphone to call another real human being instead of using it solely for games, music and texts.

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• Have lunch with a friend or co-worker instead of skipping the meal or tossing it down while at your desk. • Visit someone you know who might need company or support. • Volunteer. Don’t look at those as a checklist. Doing one or two a day, or a few each week, will make a difference in how you feel.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY We’ve all heard it before, but it bears repeating: Being physically active is good for your brain as well as your body, and actually protects against mental-health problems. It decreases depression in older adults, reduces the symptoms of post-natal depression, is as effective as medication for mild to moderate anxiety and depression, and improves self-esteem and cognition in young people. Playing a sport, research shows, reduces stress by 34 percent if you play 1-3 times per week and 47 percent if you play 4 or more times per week. It might even be fun.

SLEEP! You may be one of those who boast that you can get by — and actually function — on 4-6 hours of sleep per night. It may be true. Not everyone needs the same amount of sleep. Good sleep habits are what’s most important. A few tips: • Wake up and go to sleep at the same time every day, even on weekends. • Avoid stimulating activity before bedtime — cellphone screens, gaming devices, arguments. • Use your bedroom for sleep or intimacy only. • Keep your bedroom dark and free of noise. • Avoid (or at least limit) alcohol, caffeine and nicotine. • Use relaxation techniques if they help. • Get daylight exposure bright and early.

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A S S I S T A N C E

WHERE TO FIND HELP HOTLINES Child Abuse and Neglect

404-699-4399

Elder Abuse Report

866-552-4464

Georgia Crisis and Access Line

800-715-4225

Georgia Senior Legal Hotline

888-257-9519

National Child Abuse Hotline

800-422-4453

National Domestic Violence Hotline

800-799-7233

National Runaway Switchboard

800-344-2785

Poison Control Center

800-222-1222

Rape, Abuse and Incest

800-656-4673

Suicide Hotline

800-784-2433

GENERAL ASSISTANCE METRO ATLANTA/NORTH FULTON Alcoholics Anonymous

404-525-3178

Atlanta Legal Aid

404-524-5811

Better Business Bureau, Metro Atlanta

404-766-0875

United Way

678-417-6434

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE American Red Cross, Metro Atlanta

404-876-3302

Catholic Charities Atlanta

770-429-2369

Salvation Army

770-724-1660

St. Vincent de Paul

770-458-9607

FAMILY & CHILDREN

Center for Visually Impaired

404-875-9011

Child Support Assistance

877-423-4746

Fulton County Schools

404-678-3600

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SENIOR SERVICES Center for Visually Impaired Georgia Aging & Disability Resource Center Senior Services of North Fulton

404-875-9011 404-463-3100 770-993-1906

(Meals on Wheels, Transportation, Care Management, Senior Centers, Meals on Wheels for Pets)

VETERANS AFFAIRS Atlanta VA Medical Center Georgia Department of Veterans Services Veterans Crisis Line

404-321-6111 404-656-2300 800-273-8255, x. 1

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ASSISTANCE AARP www.aarp.org Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association www.alz.org American Cancer Society www.cancer.org American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org American Heart Association www.heart.org American Lung Association www.lung.org American Parkinson Disease Association www.apdaparkinson.org Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org Medicaid www.medicaid.gov Medicare www.medicare.gov Social Security Administration 800-772-1213 | www.ssa.gov

If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, dial 9-1-1.

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P H Y S I C I A N S & P R O V I D E R S

PHYSICIAN/PROVIDER LISTING Bansavage, Nicole, RN, OCN . . . . . . . . 17

Johnson, William, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Barnes, David, CWCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Johnston, Richard, MD . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Kavuri, Ratika, DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Bussey, Heather, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Khan, Sami, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Cerwinka, Wolfgang, MD . . . . . . . . . . 21

Khan, Noreen, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Conlin, Michael, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Kowalchuk, Deborah, MD . . . . . . . . . 18

Corbett, Brittany, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Kunche, Krishna, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Corwin, Christopher, DPM . . . . . . . . . 20

Lesch, David, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dalal, Snehal, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lewandowski, Jeffrey, DPT, ATC,

Desai , Niraj, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MTC, SCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dewling, Karen, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Lichtenfeld, William, MD . . . . . . . . . 18

Durmer, Jeffrey, MD, PhD,

Lisa, Foster, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DABSM, DABPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Malikov, Faig, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Duvall, Karen, DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mandyam, Sridevi, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Eliezer, Leo, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Masters, Connie, RN, MSN, MBA . . . . . 17

Febo-Cuello, Wanda, DMD . . . . . . . . . 13

Mellis, Adam, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Foster, Lisa, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Meza, Kate, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Fuller, Mia, MS, OTR, CHT . . . . . . . . . 19

Mmbaga, Natu, MD, FACOG . . . . . . . . . 18

Gadani, Priyal, OD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Morgan, Brian, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Gajewski, Timothy, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mowbray, John, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Galperin, Elvira, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Muthukumarm, Sridevi, MD . . . . . . . . 19

Graham, Jennifer, NP . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Nasseh, Panida. DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Hall, Ronald, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Nelson, Gary, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Harris, Mark, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Olufade, Oluseun, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Hart, Christopher, MD . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Patel, Ushma, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Herman, Lee, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Patel, Milan, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Hermoni, Yitzhak, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Perlstein, Harriette, MD . . . . . . . . . . 19

Irwin, Jacob, PT, DPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Prabharasuth , Derek, MD . . . . . . . . . 21

Jani, Jyotir, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Rahman, Salma, DMD . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Jayanthi, Neeru, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rashbaum, Stephen, MD . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Reddy, Vandana, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Veneziano, Marc, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Reyes, Ingrid, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Vivek, Sujatha, MD, FACOG,

Reyes, John, MD, FACOG . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MRCOG (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ricci, Steven, DDS, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Vivek, Uthan, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS . . . . 21

Robertson, Gregory, MD . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Voswinkel, Patrick, MD, FAAFP . . . . . . 16

Rowe, Don, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Waldrop, Robert, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sajja, Kiran, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Willett, Kristen, DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Santos, Renato, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Woodward, Deborah, AuD . . . . . . . . . 13

Satterwhite, Yvonne, MD . . . . . . . . . . 18

Yuan, Jerry, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Shamsi, Syed Nayyar MD . . . . . . . . . . 13

Yugueros, Patricia, MD . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Singh, Ranvir, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Zaprowski, Leonard, DC . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Stokes, David, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Zarandy, Erik, DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Szabo, Stephen, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tadapallo, Ajay, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Velez, Jason, DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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