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Archive for Health & Wellness

• March is National Nutrition Month

  By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’ Area Agency on Aging March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme “Savor the Flavor of Eating Right,” encourages everyone to take time to enjoy food traditions and appreciate the pleasures, great flavors and social exper...

• Time for Registered Dietitians to Shine

  By Chrissy Watters MS, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician Clinton Hy-Vee (309) 793-0684  What is a registered dietitian and what can he or she do for you? “What do you do?” As a registered dietitian (RD) working for Hy-Vee, I have been asked this question more than once. While many pe...

• The Impact of Hearing Loss

  By Ali Hunt Parker Audiology Intern Research suggests that people wait over 10 years after the diagnosis of a hearing loss to be fit with hearing aids (Davis, Smith, Ferguson, Stephens, & Gianopoulous, 2007). For some individuals, the delay in treatment is due to a stigma associated with hea...

• Heart Healthy Eating

  By Beth Freehill, MS, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician Clinton Hy-Vee (563) 243-6162 February is denoted as American Heart Month, so let’s take this time to review heart-healthy eating tips. In general, the American Heart Association recommends these strategies to help protect your heart: ...

• Five Kinds of Milk

  By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Celebrating 50 years of service. See our ad on the back cover.     Imagine sitting at a dining room table with a gourmet meal before you. A server comes to you and asks your choice of beverage. Choices! Choices!     Select from five k...

• Ask the Audiologist

  By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I have hearing loss in both ears; do I really need two hearing aids? Couldn’t I just wear one? What good does the second hearing aid do for me? Purchasing one hearing aid rather than two can be tempting because it saves money, and on...

• Your Advocacy Connection

  By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions We Solve Long Term Care Problems Commonly Held Medicaid Misconceptions Last month, our Director of Business Development and Lead Care Advocate, Julie Arndt wrote an article for this publication dedicated to her mission of ensuring people don’t make missteps i...

• Ella’s Kitchen

     Welcome to 2016. Below are reprints of some requested recipes. Enjoy them and have a blessed New Year! - Ella Sesame Cheese 1 14 oz. package corn muffin mix 1 egg 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese Heat oven to 400° (mod. hot). Blend 1 egg and ...