Archive for Health & Wellness
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Calendar of Events | APRIL 2024
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH By Eloise Graham April recognizes all those who give of their time and energy during National Volunteer Month. Who is a volunteer? A volunteer is a person that does something for other people or for an organization, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. What...
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Aging and You
Volunteering and the Older Adult By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village It’s estimated that 25% of the world’s population volunteers in some capacity. April is National Volunteer Month and is a wonderful time to acknowledge the benefits of volunteering and to thank all thos...
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Feel Your Best Yet with These 3 Healthy Hacks
By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602 hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Healthy eating can sometimes feel confusing and time-consuming – but it doesn’t have to. As a registered dietitian, I am all for incorporating super simple ways to instantly boo...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems A Patient Advocate’s Pet Peeve By Jamie Long Chief Patient Advocate GolderCare Solutions GolderCare has been doing Patient Advocacy for 16 years now. Before that, I started the first Elder Law practice in this region of the country. In 2008, after we ha...
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Unlocking Better Sleep: Habits for a Healthier You
By Milestones Area Agency on Aging Millions of Americans struggle with sleep disorders, and countless others fall short of the recommended 7 to 9 hours of nightly rest. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) warns that insufficient sleep jeopardizes our mental and physical health. Contrary to th...
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Ask the Audiologist
Do I need one or two hearing aids if I have hearing loss in both ears? By Ali Carmichael, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. You just got back from the audiologist and they told you that you have a hearing loss in both ears, now what? The first step to determining what the best treatment plan is f...
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The Scale Isn’t Always the Truth
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC A weight scale can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. One week you are down 3 pounds, and the next week, you’ve gained it all back...What’s going on here? You have seemingly done everything right and it seems like the scal...
