St. John’s Health Plans and St. John’s PreimerPlus are coordinating and sponsoring the first Totally Healthy Seniors Retreat at Chateau on the Lake in Branson May 15-16, 2006. 

Speakers and topics include:

• Jay Nixon (Identity Theft)
• Dennis Swanburg (The Joy of Living)
• Carol Jones (Visualize Your Way to Success)
• DeeDee Lennon (Because I Can-Cancer Survivor)
• Dr. Michael Roselman (Heart Health)
• Dr. Brian Mahaffey (Arthritis)
• Dr. Lance Luria (Natural Strategies for Improving Health)
• Donna Pagano (Love Letters to My Family)
• Dr. Libby Bennett (Intimacy)
• Dr. Ron Brown (Respond to Healthcare Questions)

Retreat attendees will also enjoy healthy activities such as mini-facials, chair massages, and yoga and educational breakout sessions on heart health, alternative medicine, arthritis, Medicare, financial planning, long-term care, sexuality, nutrition, travel, men’s health, diabetes and foot care.

Personal health consults on acupuncture, how to interpret your lab results, fitness and nutrition, reflexology, biofeedback, foot care and vitamin/herb/medication interactions are available for $25 each.

Registration fee is $50 (single) or $75 (married couple). The fee includes lunch both days and breakfast on the second day. It does not include lodging, the personal health consults or exams. To register, call 417-820-2322 or visit stjohns.com/seniorretreat.

FOR MEDIA INFORMATION, CONTACT ST. JOHN’S MEDIA RELATIONS AT 417-820-2426 OR CSCOTT@SPRG.MERCY.NET.