HEALTH & WELLNESS: MAINTAINING HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS PHOTO ALBUMS: URGE MIAMI FESTIVAL ARTS NEWSIE: THE GRINCH AND TINA –
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PHILIPPE SOULIER CHRISTMAS MODEL
8. HEALTH & WELLNESS: UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL
Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can help keep your heart healthy.
10. HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: GREAT GIFT IDEAS
We bring you several gift ideas for this holiday season.
12. CHRISTMAS COVER MODEL: PHILIPPE SOULIER
Check out the photos of our sexy Christmas cover model Philippe Soulier taken by Photo Studio Miami.
16. ARTS NEWSIE: TWO BROADWAY MUSICALS
We preview the Broadway shows Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.
18. PHOTO ALBUMS: 2024 URGE MIAMI FESTIVAL
Enjoy our photo albums of the 2024 URGE Miami Festival Beach Party and WE Party Kiss Me Tiger at M2.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY NEW YEAR
First and foremost, I want to wish all our readers Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Prosperous, Healthy New Year. I also want to thank every one of you for your continued support of Wire Magazine. This is our yearly Holiday Gift Guide special issue. We publish it annually to give you ideas on what presents to buy for your special someone, family, friends and even yourself. Check it out! You may decide to buy some items from our Gift Guide for your holiday shopping.
Our Christmas cover model is Philippe Soulier, showcased with sexy, festive photos taken by Jorge Freire and Abel Cruz from Photo Studio Miami. Health & Wellness is about staying in control of your cholesterol to help you prevent heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. In Arts Newsie, we preview the Broadway shows Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical coming to the Broward Center and the Adrienne Arsht Center. In our photo albums, we bring you photos from some of the hot guys who attended the URGE Miami Festival Beach Party and WE Party Kiss Me Tiger at M2 Nightclub.
Also, stay tune for our special issues in early 2025 that will the preview the annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival and the Winter Party Festival — both sponsored by Wire Magazine.
Cheers to the Holidays and to a great 2025!
Rafa Carvajal Publisher & Editor in Chief rafa@wiremag.com
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHOLESTEROL HEALTH & WELLNESS
Understanding and improving cholesterol is important for people of all ages. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can help keep your heart healthy and lower your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke. High cholesterol usually has no symptoms. In fact, about 38% of adults in the United States are diagnosed with high cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association. Understanding what cholesterol is, the role it plays, when to get screened and how to manage it are important aspects of protecting your overall health and prevent a heart attack or stroke.
Understanding Cholesterol
A waxy, fat-like substance created by the liver and consumed from meat, poultry and dairy products, cholesterol isn’t inherently bad for you. In fact, your body needs it to build cells and make vitamins and other hormones. However, too much cholesterol circulating in the blood can pose a problem. The two types of cholesterol are low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is considered ‘bad,’ and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), which can be thought of as ‘good’ cholesterol. Too much of the ‘bad’ kind, or not enough of the ‘good,’ increases the risk of cholesterol slowly building up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain. Cholesterol can join with other substances to form a thick, hard deposit on the inside of the arteries called plaque. This can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible – a condition known as atherosclerosis. If a blood clot forms, it may be more likely to get stuck in one of these narrowed arteries, resulting in a heart attack or stroke.
Understanding Risk
Your body naturally produces all the LDL it needs. An unhealthy lifestyle can make your body produce more LDL than required. Behaviors that may negatively affect your cholesterol levels include lack of physical activity, obesity, eating an unhealthy diet and smoking or exposure to tobacco smoke. In addition to unhealthy habits, which are the cause of high LDL cholesterol for most people, some people inherit genes from their parents or grandparents – called familial
hypercholesterolemia (FH) – that cause them to have too much cholesterol and can lead to premature atherosclerotic heart disease. If you have a family history of FH or problems related to high cholesterol, it’s important to get your levels checked.
Getting Cholesterol Checked
Adults age 20 and older should have their cholesterol and other traditional risk factors checked every 4-6 years as long as their risk remains low. After age 40, your health care professional will use an equation to calculate your 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke. People with cardiovascular disease, and those at elevated risk, may need their cholesterol and other risk factors assessed more often.
Managing Cholesterol
If you have high cholesterol, understanding your risk for heart disease and stroke is one of the most important things you can do, along with taking steps to lower your cholesterol. Often, simply changing certain behaviors can help bring your numbers into line. Eating a heart-healthy diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean or plant-based protein, fish and nuts while limiting red and processed meats, sodium and sugar-sweetened foods and beverages is one of the best ways to lower your cholesterol. While grocery shopping, look for the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark to help identify foods that can be part of an overall healthy eating pattern. Other lifestyle changes include losing weight, quitting smoking and becoming more physically active, as a sedentary lifestyle can lower HDL. To help lower both cholesterol and high blood pressure, experts recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a week, such as walking, biking or swimming.
For some people, lifestyle changes may prevent or manage unhealthy cholesterol levels. For others, medication may also be needed. Work with your doctor to develop a treatment plan that’s right for you. If medication is required, be sure to take it as prescribed. Controlling your cholesterol may be easier than you think. Learn more about managing your cholesterol at heart.org/cholesterol.
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DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE
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TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
It’s almost Christmas, so Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is coming to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts December 18-23, 2024 for eight performances as part of the Broadway in Fort Lauderdale 2024/2025 season. This classic holiday musical is a must-see show beloved by both adults and children. You can visit browardcenter.org to purchase your tickets. Dr. Seuss’ timeless holiday tale comes to life as a lively Broadway performance featuring the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” as the Grinch finds out that there is more to Christmas than he planned for. Max the Dog narrates the story as the conniving Grinch tries to steal Christmas away from the Whos, who adore this treasured holiday.
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical features picturesque sets by John Lee Beatty and wonderful costumes designed by Robert Morgan and inspired by Dr. Seuss’ original book. Mel Marvin and Timothy Mason’s music and book provide new life to this everlasting and festive story. The 2024 production is directed by Matt August and choreographed by Bob Richard, and based on the original choreography by John DeLuca, which was originally created by four-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien. Since breaking box office records for two years on Broadway during holiday engagements at the St. James and Hilton theaters in New York, over 2.5 million spectators across the U.S. have been entertained by this timeless holiday Broadway musical.
– The Tina Turner Musical is coming to the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts for its Miami premiere January 14-19, 2025. The show tells the story of the incredible journey of a brilliant singer who broke numerous barriers to become the Queen of Rock n’ Roll — with the formidable soundtrack of Tina’s most beloved hits. Tina Turner won 12 Grammy Awards and became one of the planet’s best-selling artists of all time, with live shows seen by millions worldwide, and more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Katori Hall and features many of the songs from this famous singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Tina Turner’s music included rock, R&B, soul, pop, and rock and roll, and we all know that her powerful voice commanded any live stage or movie performance. She is also well known for launching one of the greatest comebacks in music history during the 1980s.
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