Archive for Health & Wellness
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Flu Shots Are Even More Important for those 65+
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging As we welcome in the fall season, we unfortunately have to welcome the always dreaded flu season. Flu season typically begins in late October, so if you haven’t already, the time to receive your flu vaccine is now. The body typically takes up to...
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Breakfast for Blood Sugar Control
By Katie Schaeffer, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3780 kschaeffer@hy-vee.com ...find out what the right types of foods are to rise, shine and dominate each day. If you continuously find yourself confusing breakfast foods with your favorite frosting-topped desserts, then this m...
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A Gift to Yourself and Your Children
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Here at Ridgecrest, we are always happy to give tours to visitors and show them the many amenities Ridgecrest has to offer. Sometimes our visitors are the potential residents themselves. They take their time looking around and deciding whi...
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CASI’s 13th Annual Holiday Hat Bash
By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO A Party with a Purpose, Presented by Modern Woodmen, is Going Virtual for 2021! As CASI celebrates its13th Annual Holiday Hat Bash: A Party with a Purpose, I find myself reflecting on the legacy of this event and the true meaning behind the party. In 2008, ...
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Calendar of Events – October 2021
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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Your Advocacy Connection
By Jamie Long, Chief Patient Advocate GolderCare Solutions, Unlimited, LLC Sometimes Your Only Choice is the Lesser of Evils You’ve been there before. We’ve all had to face it from time to time in life, particularly so in caregiving. It’s a classic situation. You suddenly realize there i...
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What is Lifecare?
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Ridgecrest Village is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) that offers different levels of care for those 62 and older. We have Independent, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Rehabilitation and 24-hour nursing care all located on one ca...
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Why “Posture”
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC When was the last time you thought to yourself, “I need to work on my posture.” For me, I think of this almost daily. The idea that my posture is wrong and needs to be fixed has been instilled into myself, and likely many others ...
