Archive for Health & Wellness
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Calendar of Events February 2018
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...
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Should You Be Taking a Fiber Supplement?!
By Katie Lashier, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 359-9323 klashier@hy-vee.com Perhaps this is a better question: Are you getting at least 28 grams of fiber per day? That’s the recommended daily value based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Turns out the average American only gets 15 or 16 gra...
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Socializing is the Key to Healthy Aging
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging We all know that eating right and keeping fit can help us lead longer lives. However, being social is another key component to longevity. Whether it’s dinner with friends or a simple phone call with a loved one, you ...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I have heard hearing aids are really expensive. Are there any other options? First, check your insurance. More insurances than ever offer some coverage for hearing aids. Unfortunately, Medicare does not currently have hearing aid cove...
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Making New Friends
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Before you retired, you probably didn’t think about it, but now you are finding it is challenging to forge new friendships. You are finding it difficult to maintain your friendships; you no longer have that daily access to the co-workers yo...
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February 14 is National Donor Day
Information courtesy of organdonor.gov Established in 1998, National Donor Day focuses on all types of donation—organs, tissues, marrow, platelets and blood—and promotes participation in blood/marrow drives or donor registration events. It is also a day to recognize our loved ones who have give...
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Your Advocacy
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Nursing Home and You – Why You Need Someone on Your Side No one wants to think about being incapacitated to the point that they require full-fledged nursing care. To be honest it’s a depressing thought. But it does happen. With increasing shortened le...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Leaving a Living Legacy February 14 is known as Valentine’s Day. A day for giving candy, flowers … maybe even your heart. February 14 is also National Donor Day. Reminiscing about National Donor Day, I decided to relate my story… or rather that of my husband Jim. Some ...
