Archive for Health & Wellness
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Calendar of Events | July 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center July 19 & 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. St. Ambrose University, Wellness & Rec. Center, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Parking off W. Lombard. The most comprehensive Veteran services event in the region. The Quad C...
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5 Reasons to Bring Home a Bag of Cherries… like every week this summer.
By Lauren Zust, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 355-5540 lzust@hy-vee.com In case you haven’t noticed, we’re at peak cherry season, particularly cherries from the Northwestern United States. In fact, slight climate differences throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Montana e...
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Why You Should Be a Member of CASI
(Center for Active Seniors, Inc.) By CASI CASI Center for Active Seniors An annual membership to CASI is only $30.00 a year. That is less than $3.00 a month to belong to a premier activity center. It is one of only a few nationwide that is nationally accredited. What can you do at CASI? There ar...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: I have difficulty hearing in noisy places. Can hearing aids help with that? A: Hearing aids can help with hearing in noisy places. However, no hearing aid can make the noise go away completely. Noisy places are difficult to hear in for...
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Poor Vision and Hearing Loss; Why It’s Important To Stay On Top Of It.
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant at Ridgecrest Village When was the last time you had your vision checked? Or your hearing checked? If you are letting these slip through the cracks here is motivation to schedule them. Research is linking loss of this kind of sensory function to cognitive declin...
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Calendar of Events – June 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center July 19 & 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. St. Ambrose University, Wellness & Rec. Center, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Parking off W. Lombard. The most comprehensive Veteran services event in the region. The Quad C...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Ellen Verlo, M.A., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Alzheimer’s and Hearing Loss Q: My mother has Alzheimer’s and hearing loss. Would it be a good idea for her to get hearing aids? A: Anyone with hearing loss should consider hearing aids. If a member of your family has Alzheimer’s or...
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Your Advocacy
By Goldercare Solutions Planning in the Face of Alzheimer’s What should we do in the face of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis? What does the future hold in store for us? How can we plan ahead for what’s coming? Alzheimer’s can be terrifying – for us and for our loved ones. And then, after the...
