Archive for March, 2014

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home As this edition of 50+ Lifestyles is being produced, we are still in the stronghold grips of a pretty memorable winter. Growing up in my homeland of Minnesota, I’m certainly no stranger to cold and snow. That doesn’t mean that I like it...

  • Frozen Food Finds Frozen Food Finds

    By Brittany Fowler, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 792-0200 March is Frozen Food Month, and the freezer aisles in your favorite grocery store are just the place to find nutrient-dense foods. Many people are surprised to learn that frozen fruits and vegetables can be just as nutriti...

  • Beyond Stranger Danger Beyond Stranger Danger

    By Holly Luttenegger, MA Forensic Interviewer & Community Educator Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center, Muscatine, IA Child Abuse Council When speaking with parents about how to protect their children from sexual perpetrators, I often hear comments about teaching children not to talk t...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Turtles on our Mind In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Turtles on our Mind

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Turtles, turtles and more turtles; rarely are turtles listed as the life of the party. We can’t even remember the last time we thought about turtles. Our guess would be the closest we came to even a tiny turtle thought came a couple of summers ago when ...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. I’m careful to protect my hearing when around loud sounds. Do I have to worry about my hearing aid being too loud and causing hearing loss? That is a great question, and I’m glad to hear you are thinking about your hearing healt...

  • Hearing Loss and Brain Shrinkage: A John Hopkins Study Hearing Loss and Brain Shrinkage: A John Hopkins Study

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiology, P.C. & Dr. Elizabeth Meinecke Audiologist Parker Audiology, P.C. Although the brain naturally becomes smaller as people age, findings from a new study by Frank Lin, m M.D., Ph.D. at John Hopkins and the National Institute on Ag...

  • Your Advocacy Connection - From the Other Side of the Bedrail Your Advocacy Connection – From the Other Side of the Bedrail

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Our office sees families on a daily basis that have a loved one hospitalized or in some type of medical setting. We frequently ask questions to ascertain the condition of their family member. There have been times in which I believed these families were not as...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston With these long and snowing and very cold months, we who have been in the climate may have increased our hardiness. It’s been a winter that is hard to forget. I recall the winter in the late 1970s which seemed relentless in terms of accumulated snowfall. We stayed at home more ...