Archive for Health & Wellness
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Ella’s Kitchen
Summer is here. Sunburns are also here if you forget to lather on the sunscreen or cover up. Those pesky little insects are also here. Did you know that your kitchen can be the first aid kit for sunburns and bug repellents? ...
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Hydration Station – How to Focus on Hydration as We Head into Summer
By Katie Schaeffer, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician hy-vee.com We all know to prioritize eating a more balanced diet in order to improve our health, but where does hydration fall on your priority list? Hydration is important year-round but especially during the peak heat of the summer months. ...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Goldercare Solutions Hospice: What Does Hospice Really Mean? When the word “hospice” is mentioned, people generally think of immediate death of the person they are discussing. The truth is that hospice is much more than dying, with more value that it is...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones It’s Summer and We’ve Got a Lot of Catching Up to Do Speaking purely from a calendar perspective, summer is an annual event. However, I feel the Pandemic poltergeists placed a powerful vex on my last two summers. The Summer of 2020 resembled three months in solitary confineme...
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Freight House Farmers Market Brings Nutritious Food to the QC
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC As a fellow member of the midwest, I can safely say that I am so happy we have finally reached farmers market season. This signifies the start of weather being (for the most part) consistently warm, in addition to being a great oppor...
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JUNE 2022 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please contact your local Milestones Community Cafe for a reservation. Site listings: Buffalo 381-4594, Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0123, CASI 386-7477, ...
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Combating Higher Food Prices
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging If you’re worried about the high costs of food, you’re certainly not alone. Rising prices at the grocery store have many Americans concerned, particularly older adults who live on a fixed or limited income. According to the U.S. Department of A...
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Senior Advocacy and Service Coordination at CASI
[caption id="attachment_12637" align="alignleft" width="150"] Lorrie BlumbergCASI Director of Senior Services[/caption] By Lorrie Blumberg CASI Director of Senior Services CASI’s Senior Advocates and Service Coordinators help families through the maze of information on care options and services...
