Archive for Health & Wellness
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Ella’s Kitchen
As we age, our family size changes. Immediate family gets smaller and our extended family gets larger. Perhaps you are planning a small meal. No reason it can’t be just as festive as the big laborsome meals of years gone by. Below I have suggested a holiday fare for a small group. Enjoy! -Ella [...
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Virtual Program Scheduled for Adult Children Supporting Their Aging, Caregiving Parents
By Malisa Rader Human Sciences Extension and Outreach When Mom is taking care of Dad or another loved one, who takes care of Mom? Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers “Caregiving Relationships: Conversations on Aging” to help adult children gain the skills they need to support t...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Heather Sandy, M.A., Audiologist Audiology Consultants, P.C. What are Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids? In August 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued their finalized rule regarding Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids, effectively creating a new category of hearing aids. Th...
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Medicare Open Enrollment Is Here: How Are Costs Changing for 2023?
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor During this month of November, we will continue our virtual Community Meetings scheduled this month – starting November – these meetings are for persons ‘aging into’ Medicare turning age 65 and becoming el...
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Family Caregiving: One of the Toughest Jobs
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging Independence is something easily taken for granted. Most of us go through our daily lives with the notion that our most basic needs will be easily met. Whether it’s getting out of bed in the morning, eating lunch, or even going to the bathroom,...
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Gratitude
... this season of thanks, take the time, and if necessary, MAKE the time to take stock of all you have to be grateful for and tell those responsible. By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO Gratitude: Such an underwhelming word for what often is a very overwhelming feeling. As CASI looks to ce...
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Bits of Wisdom
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Be Happy for this moment; this moment is your life”.........Omar Khayam I have for years felt that, “Age is but a number”; “You are only as old as you feel” and “Age is something that doesn’t matter....unless you are a cheese”! But 2022 changed ...
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Protect Your Strawberries from Winter Stress
By Suzanne Slack Extension Fruit Crops Specialist Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Strawberry plants should be covered before hard frosts arrive With nighttime frost and freezing temperatures in the forecast, a fruit crop specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach...
