Archive for August, 2023
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Can Dark Green Leafy Vegetables Save Your Eyesight?
By Sarah Francis Iowa State University Extension Carrots, move aside: some online studies claim that eating dark green leafy vegetables is the way to healthy eyesight. Dark green leafy vegetables are rich in the antioxidant lutein, which has been claimed to help reduce the risk of age-related m...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office
By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS CLAIM ONLINE If you applied for Social Security benefits, or have a pending reconsideration or hearing request, you can check the status online using your free person...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Barefoot Boy The barefoot boy walks in the Morning sun smiling over the Street. His feet leave delicate Phantom prints, marking his way In evanescence. Eyes over early Coffee follow the boy, a blink in The matutinal w...
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Aging and You
Advocating for Your Health By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village It finally feels like summer! Most of us go about our daily routines without giving any thought to how suddenly things could change. Good health is something we tend to take for granted. Years ago, working in a...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems Does Your Trust Work with Medicaid? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate People often tell us they think their assets are protected from the state if they need Medicaid because their attorney set up a trust. Well…that depend...
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Just Saying…
The Dog Days of Summer – My A/C-free Life By Q.C. Jones I feel as though I am one of the last people on the planet who can claim to have lived in an air-conditioner-free world. Growing up, I had a short taste of the air-conditioned lifestyle. During portions of my childhood my family had a w...
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Variety Is the Secret
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Recently a friend phoned and apologized for not calling sooner to extend a dinner invitation to Gary and me. We had been w...
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Are You Too Old to Work Out?
By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC Retirement. What a beautiful time of your life. You can finally kick back, relax, and enjoy all of the little subtleties you used to never even consider. With the bountiful amount of free time given after retiring, it may seem as if ...
