Archive for Health & Wellness
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5 Reasons We Should All Be Eating More Berries …and not just in the morning.
By Heather Kearney, RDN, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 324-9948 hkearney@hy-vee.com Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are taking over the produce department—and who’s not excited about that? They’re basically nature’s way of helping us lower cholesterol and f...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Heather Sandy, MA, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Do I really need to have my hearing tested every year or two? One of the most common conditions affecting older adults is age-related hearing loss. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports approximately one in three people in the U...
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Feeling Squeezed?
The Balancing Act of the Sandwich Generation By Kathy Malmloff CASI Director of Senior Services When you envisioned your adult life growing up, did you ever think that you would be a parent to your children and a caregiver to your aging parents all at the same time? Me neither. But today I am j...
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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities
Information from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over a lifetime--our sisters, mothers, daughters, neighbors, friends. The Komen Quad Cities Race for the Cure encourages each...
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Geonomics
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Recently, several people in my family have completed DNA ancestry tests. It’s been very fun learning about our genealogical DNA and what regions our ancestors came from. We have a similar test we use on every female and many male calves born at C...
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Memories in the Making
Dozens of artists in the Quad Cities will have their beautiful art creations go on display on May 17th at The Spotlight Event Center in Moline, Illinois, as part of the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter Memories in the Making® program in the Quad Cities. Memories in the Making is an art pro...
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Calendar of Events – April 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at 9 am to 3 pm each day. St. Ambrose University, Lee Lohman Arena. The Quad Cities Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC), is a collaboration between the Quad Cities Veterans Enga...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: My hearing aids are 5 years old, why should I upgrade? A: There can be many reasons a patient may opt to upgrade their current hearing aids. Like everything else in our modern world hearing aid technology continues to evolve. The manuf...
