Archive for December, 2022
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Dietitian-Approved Appetizers to Celebrate the New Year!
By Nina Struss RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3779 NStruss@hy-vee.com Whether you’ll be staying in or throwing a New Year’s Eve bash, keep your get-togethers festive by offering bite-sized appetizers geared for socializing. This allows guests to munch while mingling and ...
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Giving; A Prescription for Happiness
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give.” .......Winston Churchill December is ‘National Giving Month.’ The accolade celebrates Americans at their best by acknowledging the generosity and...
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Winter Blues or Depression?
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging The winter months can be tough on anyone. Months of grey skies and frozen ground, combined with typically lighter socialization, can make it hard to find the bright side some days. It’s easy and quite common to experience the “winter blues,” ...
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Where Can You Swim Laps in the Quad Cities?
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC Lap swimming is one of those activities that you often forget about. Not because you want to forget it, but because most of us don’t have a pool to swim in in our backyard. During the summer months, especially in the Quad Cities, w...
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What Your Parents Are Not Telling You
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant at Ridgecrest Village You are not sure, you can’t put your finger on it, but you have the feeling your parents might be withholding information that may be vital to their health, safety, and general well-being. They might do this for several reasons. They may ...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Family and the Holidays Spending holiday time with family is just around the corner. Our big family Christmases were a house full of family with the big turkey dinner, ever inch decorated, presents ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham A Gourmet Fad - the Charcuterie Board Do you remember the wooden bread or cutting boards of the ‘60s and ‘70s? You put meat and cheese and crackers on them for serving. Well that my friends is the CHARCUTERIE BOARD. Pronounced shar-KOO-ta-REE. Charcuterie is a specific te...
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The Twelfth Month of the Calendar Year
By Eloise Graham Twelve trivia facts about Hanukkah and Christmas Six Hanukkah facts Hanukkah or Chanukah is also known as the Festival of Lights. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means dedication. Traditional Hanukkah foods include jelly doughnuts (sufganiyot),potato pancakes (latkes) and choco...
