Archive for Health & Wellness
-
Ombudsman
By Alyssa Dominacki Alternatives for the Older Adult Business Development Coordinator “There is no greater advocate for the most vulnerable people in society” It is very common for individuals who hear the word Ombudsman to be confused with its meaning. An Ombudsman is a licensed professiona...
-
Adult/Elder Rights Program
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging Each year, an average of 2.2 million older Americans face injury, exploitation, or other mistreatment in the form of financial, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect per the National Center on Elder Abuse, Bu...
-
Ask the Audiologist
By Ellen Verlo, M.A., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Hearing Loss and Emotions You finally did it! You got a hearing test. You have permanent hearing loss. Your family has been nagging you for a while that you don’t hear well. “Get a hearing aid,” they say. YOU feel you can hear ok...
-
What Are Probiotics, and What Do they Do?
By Chrissy Watters MS, RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 793-0684 cwatters@hy-vee.com Fifty percent of Americans are estimated to suffer from mild digestive discomfort. Chances are if you are one of them, you have had heard about probiotics. Probiotics have been shown to help a number o...
-
Meet Rita Vargas, Honorary Survivor Chair for Race for the Cure
By Christina McNamara-Schmidt Komen Quad Cities/Marketing and Fundraising Specialist Rita Vargas knows the statistic: one out of every eight women will get breast cancer over a lifetime. “I told my girlfriends and my sister that I would rather it be me than them. I knew I’d be OK,” said Var...
-
What is the Most Annoying Sound to You?
By Dr. Molly Parker, Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiolology, P.C. What is the most annoying sound to you?? Many sounds are created to be annoying, but not so alarming that you freeze up. For example your cell phone has many kinds of alerting signals to get your attention. Other alerting signals ...
-
May 2017 Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...
-
Ella’s Kitchen
Ahhh… Spring is here – and so are those pesky little ants. Three years ago I shared this homemade ant killer with you. I had used it and it seems to have worked for three years. Will have to make a new batch this spring. --- For recipes; make salads ahead, layered taco salad, and a new twist t...
