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Feature Head life by getting screened, Moreno says. Be sure to visit your doctor at least once a year. Physicians can recommend when to get colon, prostate, breast and cervical cancer screenings, as well as cholesterol and blood pressure checks. “If you miss something, a year can be the difference between life and death,” Moreno warns. “I tell people to make it their birthday so they never forget.” Feature deck 5 ACTION : STAY POSITIVE a beaming smile on the TV program Inside the Actor’s Studio. And he wants to make something clear: He’s not done dreaming. “I’m getting a lot of end-of-the-career awards, that lifetime achievement stuff. I’m beginning to FEATURE BYLINE feel like I’m being told, ‘OK, time to hang up your cleats and sit down,’ ” Morgan told his USA Today interviewer. “Once you start getting them, it’s like … ‘What is this lifetime achievement? Have I done it already? There’s no more achieving for you’? “You have to get up when they give these things to you and say, ‘Now, wait a minute; I don’t consider myself done yet.’ ” Freeman’s success is built on a simple idea: There’s no such thing as “can’t.” The way he sees it, he’s far from over the hill. He’s still climbing the mountain, reaching new levels of fulﬁllment as he goes. That kind of attitude is the No. 1 secret to aging well, Moreno says. “Being positive and understanding you’re doing the best you can is absolutely critical,” he adds. Freeman treasures his success. “Dreams come true—mine do,” he told James Lipton with A mi S Eue—Mne do.” DR come tr SUMM ER 2013 33

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Help for Your Heart
The Ultimate Backto- School Checklist
Join the Movement
Stroke Stories
5 Steps to Better Bone Health
Gut Instinct
Morgan Freeman
Prostate Playbook
The Main Ingredient
Looking Ahead
Virtual Health
A Place for Peace
Don’t Be So Vein
Reflux Relief
Catch the Spirit

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - North Mississippi