Archive for Health & Wellness

  • Finding Comfort and Joy in Remembrance Finding Comfort and Joy in Remembrance

    By Devin Hansen Milestones Area Agency on Aging For those who have lost a close family member, the holidays are an especially hard time. And not just the celebration itself, but the little things that remind us of that person. The scent of a certain candle, the feel of a favorite blanket. Hearin...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems Holidays and Jousting with the White Knight By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate A reoccurring theme with our client families is the White Knight (WK) syndrome. The WK is often the family member who lives at the greatest physical dis...

  • Choose a Workout You ACTUALLY Like Choose a Workout You ACTUALLY Like

    ...love and respect yourself enough to select an exercise regimen that delights you. By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC If there were one motto, lesson, or saying I’d want to engrave on my gravestone, it would read, “do an exercise that brings you joy and stick w...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Home for the Holidays – The Spirit of Giving By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village We are all familiar with the phrase ‘home for the holidays.’ I truly love this time of year. Being the youngest of six children growing up on a farm in northern Iowa, I have very fond memo...

  • Helpful Holiday Solutions – Cook Once, Eat Twice Meal Ideas Helpful Holiday Solutions – Cook Once, Eat Twice Meal Ideas

    By Melissa Jaeger RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3773     mjaeger@hy-vee.com The holidays are busy enough without having to meal plan every night! While cook once, eat twice meal solutions might sound unachievable between the hustle and bustle of holiday events, shopping, work, ...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Understanding Hearing Loss: What causes it and if I have hearing loss will it get worse? By Ali Carmichael, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. For most people hearing loss is a medical condition they are aware of and in most situations, they may even know someone with hearing loss, however, people...

  • Ella’s Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen

    Enjoy the holidays with a cup of cheer. All of these can be enjoyed without alcohol. Use sparkling water, club soda, 7-Up, ginger ale or ginger beer for the champagne or vodka. Instead of rum, use a cola, Dr. Pepper or root beer. Have a blessed December. Ella [Ella can be contacted at publisher@5...

  • DECEMBER 2023 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals DECEMBER 2023 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Buffalo 381-4594, Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-31...

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