Archive for Health & Wellness
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10 Tips for Family Caregivers: Achieving Balance in Life
From the National Family Caregivers Association and Milestones Area Agency on Aging As a family caregiver, your health and well-being is important. But how can you find ways to care for yourself and juggle your role as a caregiver? These tips offer you can use on daily basis to make your tasks ea...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Beacon Light Ready to reveal, the light concealing, Set to illuminate true, steadfast feeling. The fraught riotous context of the Earth, So complicates our transit from birth. Impedimenta dark upon the riven t...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems Thankfulness Is in Your Perspective By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate November is a time when we start cocooning for winter and think back on the blessings of the past year. The beauty of the fall trees. My summer zinnia garden. T...
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Ask the Audiologist
What are some safe ways to deal with earwax? By Alexandra Carmichael, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Earwax, also known as cerumen, is naturally produced in the ear canal. A certain amount of earwax is healthy and plays a very important role in protecting the ear canal from dust, bacteria, and...
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The Cape Cod of the Midwest, Part 1
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings and tasty marshmallow evenings, and best of all leaping into leaves!.......Winnie the Pooh Those of you who follow my articles know that every fall since we met, Gary and I take a leaf peeping trip ...
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Top Mood-Boosting Foods to Ease Anxiety and Depression During the Holidays
By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602 hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Many of us look forward to gatherings, joy and celebration as the holiday season approaches. However, this time of year can also bring increased anxiety and depression for a signifi...
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Kari’s Kitchen
Congratulations to Pat McMunn of Bettendorf, Iowa and K.B. Schriefer of Moline, Illinois. They are our BEST THANKSGIVING SIDE DISH contest winners. Layered Potatoes recipe submitted by Pat McMunn 7 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced thin 1 cup melted butter 1 Tbsp thyme 1 tsp r...
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NOVEMBER 2024 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-...
