Archive for Health & Wellness
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CASI’s Jane’s Place Adult Day Services Seeks Volunteers
By Crystal Hughes Jane’s Place Program Administrator Volunteers are important partners with our staff at CASI’s Jane’s Place Adult Day Services. The generosity of volunteers, giving their time and talents to community-based services like Jane’s Place, helps to ensure that we are able to fu...
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Ridgecrest Village, My Home
By Gary Heath I moved into Ridgecrest Village for seniors in Davenport in late summer, 2020. I chose an apartment overlooking the driveway that circles under a porte-cochere that shelters the main entrance to residences for seniors, denoted as Eastridge, Northridge, and Terrace. (Some prefer one of...
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Hydration Drinks – What You Should Know
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC Hydration is something that is incredibly important for individuals of all ages. However, for individuals that are older it’s even more important as water intake usually is lacking. The term “hydration” often gets thrown around...
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Five Reasons to Incorporate Dairy Products into your Diet
By Katie Schaeffer, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3780 kschaeffer@hy-vee.com Tucked away, often in the back corner of the grocery store, is a group of foods that are a great nutritional gem — otherwise known as the dairy group. The dairy group includes milks, yogurts and cheeses ...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. I Am Ready for Hearing Aids - What now? The time has come, you are finally ready to get hearing aids, but you do not know where to start. You may have a few questions but want to make sure you are making the right investment. This article can help....
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Ella’s Kitchen
How do you celebrate July? Backyard cook-outs, camping, picnics? July in the Quad Cities offers Red, White ‘n Boom, Fire Cracker Run, the John Deere Classic, Times Bix 7 road-race, music festivals and so much more. Here are some recipes to try for gatherings at any of these events. Pinwhe...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: Are there different types of hearing loss? How can these types of loss be treated? A: There are three different types of hearing loss. The first is sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss is hearing loss that stems from eithe...
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The greatest gift: Having your affairs in order can be the most lasting gift to loved one
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Readers – today’s article is a repeat of article used normally during the Holiday Season when gift giving is common. Because of the power of this message, I thought it very appropriate to use again mid-year. ...
