Archive for Health & Wellness
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Older Workers Proving to be Beneficial to Employers
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging For some, retirement can’t come soon enough. Many workers count the days until they can punch out one last time and exit the workforce for good. However, this is not the case for all. For many, work provides enjoyment, purpose and financial stabili...
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Calendar of Events – May 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 ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Dieting - a Chance to Lose Weight and a Chance to Lose Money Hello to April. We are now entering the second quarter of 2022. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions to diet this year? How is that working for you? If you watch any TV, l am sure you have seen the ads for all of th...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. How Do I Know I Need Hearing Aids? According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 28.8 million adults in the United States can benefit from hearing aids. Further, between 20 and 30% of adults who could be...
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Have You Heard the Word on your A1C?
By Nina Struss RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3779 NStruss@hy-vee.com Hemoglobin A1C is a simple blood test that tells your average blood sugar level over the last 2-3 months. All adults should consider having their hemoglobin A1C tested periodically as recommended by their phys...
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Calendar of Events – April 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 Grou...
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Low Intensity Exercise Does Not Bring Low Results
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC What does it mean to complete a workout? Does a workout have to be filled with lots of sweat, a hard mental push to become your best self, and a feelling of “I just completed a hard workout?” Unfortunately, this idea that a wor...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Jamie Long The Passionate Patient Advocate GolderCare Solutions, Unlimited, LLC From Aging Solo to Empowered Living Shortly before the pandemic and the subsequent shutdown, the GolderCare team presented a 6-week educational course on the topic of Aging Solo. It was primarily intended for peop...
