Archive for Health & Wellness
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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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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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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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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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Ask the Audiologist
By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Do I Have a Hearing Loss? I can hear, but I can’t understand. Everyone sounds like they are mumbling. People talk too fast…I can’t understand what they are saying. I can’t follow conversations when there is background noise...
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Ella’s Kitchen
A month of festivities. Do you need some quick and easy snacks for a party or some cookies for a cookie exchange? Maybe you want a simple coffee cake. Enjoy the month and all the fun it has to offer. -Ella [Ella can be contacted at publisher@50pluslife.com or Ella – 50+ Lifestyles, P. O. Box 212...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Child’s Play Children find a secret way through The hedge to the forest. In the shrub, Under the leaves, in shadow dappled With light, they discover bits and Pieces here and there, in nooks and Crannies, of who they are and might Bec...
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Calendar of Events – November 2022
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 Groups ...
