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THE SENIORS OF ORANGE COUNTY
SPOTLIGHTFEATURE:
Adult DayHealth Centers
Struggle toKeep Funding
It’s Never too lateto be Healthwise
Growing Old(And Apart)In America
How Much Saltis in your Diet?
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Meet Orange County’sMost ActiveProfessionalGolf Seniors
BILL MEDLEYRighteous Brother
Fluffy In my Life
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COVERGolf Professionals Robin and Bernard PuckettTHE SENIORS OF ORANGE COUNTY3: Content/Editor Speaks/Most Inspirational Story Contest Entry FormSENIOR ISSUES4: Senior Nutrition: Outstanding ROI for the Wise Member of Con-gress/Growing Old (And Apart) In AmericaWHATS NEWS!5:Adult Day Health Centers Struggle to Keep Funding/AARP to thePresident and Congressional Leaders: Don’t Cut Social Security andMedicare to Reduce the DeficitSPOTLIGHT FEATURE6:The Spotlight is on: most active Seniors in OC,Golf Pros Robin andBernard PuckettSENIOR LIVING7. Resort Senior LivingHEALTH & FITNESS8: How Much Salt is in your Diet?/If you Don’t Use It, You’ll Lose It9:It’s Never too late to be HealthwiseSENIOR WITH PETS10:Fluffy In my LifeCLASSIFIED ADS & EVENTS CALENDER11.Classifieds/Events and Subscribtion
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COVER Feature:Golf Professionals of Orange County
Robin and Bernard Puckett
Contributing Writers and Articles:
Paul Downey, National Association ofNutrition and Aging Services
Stanley William RothsteinAARP California
Freedom Village Retirement CommunityRuby SandSher Able
The Orange County Office on AgingRonnie LebinskyAllied Medical
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As the Editor and Publisher of this publication I would like my readers to know why I have created a Seniorpublication.
I worked as a program co-ordinator for many years for different senior facilities, some were adult daycare's andothers were weekly programs at various locations. As a child I was very close to my grandparents and when Imoved at the age of 18 to Europe and then Canada, i realized I would never see them again. And so when I becamevery involved in the senior community I found a warmth that brought back the most amazing love I had for mygrandparents and that is something that only comes with age, Because seniors have seen it all, been throughout it alland understand the most important thing that youth has not yet discovered, and that is living for the moment whichtoo comes with age.
Here is a great quote "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. "Garson Kanin
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THE SENIORS OF ORANGE COUNTY
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A few months ago, I met a delightful couple named Bill and Sonia who recently celebratedmore than 50 years of marriage. Sonia at 84 is a beautiful woman with a “dancer’s body” thatshe honed as a fabled Radio City Music Hall Rockette in her youth. 91-year-old Bill still has arobust physique earned from decades as a general contractor. But outward appearances canbe deceiving. Bill and Sonia had been homeless for three months the day I met them.
They hadn’t had a real meal in two weeks, surviving on crackers and candy bars while sleepingin their car, which Bill moved frequently to avoid being rousted by the police.A Senior Community Centers’ social worker discovered them earlier that morning while par-ticipating in a count of homeless in downtown San Diego. A fire had destroyed their apartment,leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their back and a car. The lack of proper food hadworsened Sonia’s dementia, leaving her confused and very weak. Our kitchen immediatelyprepared two hot meals with extra portions that were devoured with an intensity magnified bystarvation. Bill, tears streaming down his face, hugged me and said, “I’m supposed to take careof Sonia, and I couldn’t even feed her. Thank you.”
A booming business for social services
I truly wish that Bill and Sonia’s story was rare, but it is not. Senior Community Centers’homeless program, which includes 35 units of transitional housing, is doing—unfortunately—abooming business.
More than half the residents at our 200-unit Potiker Family Senior Residence, which has exten-sive supportive housing services, were homeless prior to moving in. The vast majority are goodpeople who have experienced the worst life can offer. They did things right—worked hard,raised families, saved for retirement—and then life intervened, leaving them in poverty.
The lack of adequate income for our senior population is a real and growing issue. In California,1.76 million seniors (almost half) fall below the Elder Index, which measures what it takes tohave basic needs—housing, food, health care, and transportation—met. Nationally, accordingto Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) which helped develop the Elder Index, the level ofincome adequacy ($20,326 for an individual) is twice that of the Federal Poverty Level ($10,830).
These numbers explain why folks like Bill and Sonia are failing. Working hard all your life andthen not being able to afford a place to live or to properly feed yourself takes a human andeconomic toll. Frankly, that cost is too high and, as a nation, we must do better. First andforemost, we owe this generation a debt of gratitude that can never adequately be repaid—they fought wars and built this country.
Secondly, seniors falling through the cracks invariably end up in emergency rooms, hospitals,and long-term care institutions—at a premium cost often paid by taxpayers.
Nutrition leads to health and independence. The reality is that much of this can be preventedthrough inexpensive support services like senior meals. There is little debate about the linkbetween proper nutrition and overall health. Better health allows seniors to remain independentlonger. For seniors without personal resources, independence means that the tremendous fi-nancial burden of institutionalization is not transferred to their families or taxpayers.
This is why the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Service Providers (NANASP) isaggressively working to increase funding for senior nutrition programs through the congres-sional appropriations process for the Older Americans Act (OAA). This network of seniorcenters and home-delivered meal providers serve more than 236 million meals annually. Theimpact of these meals is healthier seniors who are able to remain independent in their ownhomes at considerable cost savings to themselves and the community.Cuts are penny wise and pound foolish. While I appreciate the passion of our elected leaders toreduce the nation’s deficit, cutting senior nutrition—or eliminating it altogether as suggested bySen. Rand Paul (R-KY)—is penny wise and pound foolish.
The return-on-investment (ROI) of spending a little now on meals compared to tens of thou-sands dollars later for hospitalization and skilled nursing facilities through Medicare/Medicaidshould be a “no-brainer.” It seems that some members of Congress have morphed into a “no-thinking” zone on the topic.Draconian cuts to senior meals will mean significantly more un-healthy seniors who are no longer able to live independently. I say again, invest a little now tosave a lot later.
By the way, Bill and Sonia are doing well. They moved into one of Senior Community Centers’permanent supportive housing units. They eat an OAA-supported breakfast and lunch everyday in the dining room. Both have renewed energy and gained needed weight. Sonia is onmedication for her dementia, and both participate in activities.With a small investment of re-sources and compassion from caring people, life can have a “big finish” for good people—justlike a Rockette show at Radio City Music Hall.
Paul Downey is president of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Pro-grams (NANASP) and president/CEO of the Senior Community Centers of San Diego.
SENIOR ISSUES
Many years ago my mother called her brothers and sister together to tell them their mother couldno longer live alone. One of them would have to take her into their home and care for her. Theonly alternative was to place her in a home for the aged.
As often happens on these occasions, no one really wanted to take her, and yet no one wanted tosay so openly. What my mother’s family had been taught about their responsibilities to elderswas grounded in the folklore of countless generations. It was simply understood that as ourparents grew older- that when they could no longer care for themselves, the burden would fallupon their children.
When my mother was called upon to deal with this problem, she still had echoes and understand-ings of an older civilization. Honoring thy father and mother was a solemn vow. So was the prideand joy families felt when their children grew up amidst two and three generations of kinfolk.After people became too old, their children learned to blend them into their households- not onlybecause of their love and sense of duty, but because they understood the value of a cohesivefamily unit. It was reassuring to know that one’s loved ones would not be forced to live out theirolder years in impersonal, institutional settings.
Most of these ideas and values no longer hold in our society. Older people who are fortunateenough to have money are often segregated into retirement communities. Others, too manyothers, live out their last years impoverished and alone. As the isolation of the aged becomesmore widespread, feelings of shame and guilt are more difficult to uncover. Some people evenargue that old people like being by themselves; that it is only natural for them to live apart fromthe rest of us. The only thing most Americans have to look forward to in old age is, increasingly,a lonely, penurious existence.
In some ways, this isolation of the elderly is functional in our society. New positions open up forthe young. Children are taught no to be too dependent on anyone else. The retirement communi-ties keep older citizens out of sight and out of mind. In other ways, our declining family life anddivorces can be traced, in some measure, to the callous ways we treat our older citizens. Oneadvantage of living in households of more than one generation is the pressure it creates on youngadults to honor their marriage vows. Another is the sense of community and continuity it createsin our lives- we can learn from the experiences of others and see and come to know some of thepeople who helped make us who we are. Living with the elderly, it impossible for us not to seehow the popular culture has changed; how some changes have enriched us while others havecaused us to live in more diminished circumstances.
Maybe the most significant thing we have lost is our sense of personal security and continuity. Inthe past, people were born and lived out their lives amongst familiar faces and landmarks. Now,unless one is very fortunate, one ought not become too comfortable anywhere. We move toomuch in our society, and as we grow older, everything becomes strange and unfamiliar. In mymother’s time, people could still look forward to living out their lives surrounded by friends andfamily. Nowadays, the aged are sorted according to their bank accounts. The well-to-do areencouraged to live apart; the rest are forced to make do with meager Social Security payments.We seldom think about these things, because it is easier to put the elderly out of our minds thanto accommodate them into our lives.
I, for one, am unhappy over this world we have lost. No matter how some rationalize their actsby saying that “grandma will be more comfortable with people her own age,” no matter howmuch money is sent to maintain parents in institutions, the lesson for adults and children is clear.Do not depend upon anyone else for your own sustenance and survival. The joys you knowtoday will be taken from you when you grow old; you will be deprived of your right to work; andyou will be deprived of your right to live your life as an autonomous person. And the faces thatmean so much to you now will no longer be near; the places where you live will be unknown andrestrictive.
What I hope for is that we will not keep on segregating the old in the name of convenience andeconomic necessity; that we will not continue to teach our children to be detached and indepen-dent from everyone around them; that we will not forsake our natural impulses in the pursuit ofsurface harmony and greed. There is great value in living amongst our kinfolk and watchingchildren grow in their presence. Stanley William Rothstein is a professor emeritus at CaliforniaState University, Fullerton
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GROWING OLD (AND APART) IN AMERICABy Stanley William Rothstein
Senior Nutrition: Outstanding ROI for the Wise Member of CongressBy: Paul Downey, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services
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Now is Not the Time to Cut Social Security by $112 Billion and Shift Health Care Costs onto Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON—AARP CEO A. Barry Rand this morning offered the following statement as key congressional leadersmeet with the President today to discuss a framework for a deal to raise the debt ceiling and to address deficit reduction.AARP is focused on protecting Social Security and Medicare for the millions of beneficiaries who have paid into the systemsover their working lives, and reiterates its position that Social Security and Medicare benefits should not be on the table fordeficit reduction.
“AARP will not accept any cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits as part of a deal to pay the nation’s bills,” said Rand.“Social Security didn't cause the deficit, so it shouldn't be cut to reduce it. As the President and Congress work to negotiate adeal to raise the debt ceiling, AARP urges all lawmakers to reject any proposals that would cut the benefits seniors have earnedthrough a lifetime of hard work.
“AARP also wants to make sure that Social Security is not cut through the back door, such as by reducing the cost of livingadjustment which would translate into a loss of thousands of dollars for today’s seniors and reduce benefits for youngerworkers significantly.
“AARP opposes the chained CPI proposal because it would cut Social Security by $112 billion over the next ten years, andreduce benefits seniors have earned through hard work. Over the last two years, Social Security beneficiaries have not seenany increase in their monthly checks, even as they have faced rising costs in health care and other basic necessities.
“The deficit debate is not the time or the place to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
“In two days, AARP representatives from across the country will be coming to Capitol Hill to deliver a strong message thatSocial Security and Medicare should not be cut for deficit and debt reduction. Our members and their families worry about theimpact that any debt negotiations may have on their benefits and on the benefits of their children and grandchildren,” Randconcluded.
For more information, please visit www.aarp.org/protectseniors.
AARP to the President and Congressional Leaders:Don’t Cut Social Security and Medicare to Reduce the Deficit
Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) centers across California arefighting to keep their funding to aid the 37,000 seniors who aredepending on their care.
Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed state budget on Jan.10 that called to eliminate all funding for ADHC. The committeeconference chose not to completely eliminate ADHC from Cali-fornia, but they drastically cut the state’s funding from $177 millionto $85 million. ADHC will also be eliminated as a Medi-Cal ben-efit.
ADHC centers are concerned that the fifty-percent cut in fundingwill affect their ability to give proper care to the thousands of membersacross California.
Those who depend on ADHC funding and care are also extremelyworried for their future.
“A lot of people who come here are shut out from the social world,”said Dawn Marie Hatten, a patient at the Robertson Adult DayHealth Center in Sacramento. “They wouldn’t have a social net-work or have access to the care that we get here. We have aloving and caring staff that is dedicated to the participants here inthe center. I would be a disaster if I did not have this place.”
Hatten attends the Robertson Adult Day Center four times perweek, giving respite to her daughter and son-in-law with whomshe lives. The center provides her with physical therapy, medicalcare, and group activities with fellow participants in the facility.
Adults like Hatten will be greatly affected by the reduced fundingfor ADHC centers in California.
“I come here because I enjoy meeting new people and I need thephysical therapy that the center provides,” said Mary Martin, an-other member at the Robertson Adult Day Health Center. “If thecenter was not available to me, I would end up staying shut in myhome without the proper care that I need.”
According to the California Association for Adult Day Services(CAADS), a redesigned federal waiver program will no longerqualify certain people for ADHC. Those who qualify will be placedon a waiting list and many will have no access to ADHC at all.
Some centers will lose patients as a result of the federal waiverprogram and will be forced to close.
California Senator Mark Leno spoke on his views of the reducedfunding for ADHC programs.
“If we don't get to the ballot and if voters don't approve the rev-enue measures, this program in particular will probably have to beeliminated,” said Leno. “Unfortunately, any number of those se-niors will find their way into long-term care, which not only will bea heartbreak for them and for their families, but in fact, will eraseany savings the state thought that it had.
Dawn Marie Hatten is beginning to question our society’s priori-ties.
“I believe that judging how civilized a society is, is how they takecare of those who are least able to take care of themselves,” statedHatten. “The idea of balancing the budget on the backs of thedisabled, sick, and poor is insane. Please do not close our center.We need it.”
"If a human is modest and satisfied,old age will not be heavy on him.Ifhe is not, even youth will be a
burden. " Plato
Adult Day Health CentersStruggle to Keep Funding
from: AARP California | April 21, 2011
Spotlight FeatureDirty Dancing. The song earned an Oscar, a Golden Globe,Video of The Year, and a Grammy, and the soundtrack be-came one of the most successful since Saturday Night Fever,selling 14 million copies and once again put Medley at thetop of the Billboard charts. In 1990, the Righteous Brothers’classic version of “Unchained Melody,” appeared in the hitfilm Ghost and ran all the way up the Billboard charts, whichintroduced yet another new generation to the works of TheRighteous Brothers.
On March 10, 2003, The Righteous Brothers were inductedinto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The induction camejust months before Bobby Hatfield’s unexpected death. Medleynot only lost his singing partner…he had lost a close friendwhom he’d known since his late-teens. After a period ofmourning, Medley made the decision to continue touring asa solo artist.
Now this year, for the first time since Hatfield’s passing, BillMedley has gone back into the studio to record an albumthat not only honors the legacy of their historic partnership,but also reveals the artistry of Medley in his own right. DamnNear Righteous pays tribute to a number of legendary mentorsand peers- including Hatfield. The album is comprised ofboth new material and covers of some unforgettable clas-sics, paying homage to Ray Charles with his own renditionof “Lonely Avenue,” and collaborating with Brian Wilson(The Beach Boys) and Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)on a soulful version of Wilson’s classic, “In My Room.” Thissong brings together three of the most important vocalharmonists in rock and roll. David Wild of Rolling StoneMagazine, said of Medley’s new album, “This gritty singerhas delivered his finest solo album and the best thing he’sdone since the Sixties, period.”
Medley shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, keepingto a rigorous tour schedule so he may share his love of mu-sic night after night with all of his loyal fans.
Bill Medley is a seminal figure in the history of Americanmusic. He is perhaps best known as half of the unmistak-able duo, The Righteous Brothers. Their raw emotional rhythmand blues sound essentially created the genre “blue-eyedsoul.” In the mid-1960s, the Righteous Brothers became afixture on Top Forty radio with hits like “You’ve Lost ThatLovin’ Feelin,” “Just Once in My Life,” “Unchained Melody,”and “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration,” creating an ultra-dramatic take on Sixties pop romance.
Born in Los Angeles and raised in Orange County’s SantaAna, Medley always had a passion for music. His fatherled a big band and played saxophone and his mother playedpiano and sang. Naturally, Medley gravitated to glee cluband amateur singing contests during his youth, but it wasn’tuntil he heard the music of Ray Charles and Little Richardthat the idea of making music for a living seemed feasible.
“When I heard Little Richard,” he reflects, “I knew I wanted todo that. When I heard Ray Charles, I knew I needed to dothat.”
Medley formed a local group called The Paramours, and wasintroduced to Hatfield, who led The Variations. But one nightthey put their voices together, and the result was magic.“We just started singin’ these rhythm & blues duets and it wasjust absolutely instant,” Medley recalls. “Never had to rehearseit. He knew ‘em, I knew ‘em—‘I’ll sing this note, you sing ontop,’ and that was it. The instant we sang together, it was likeone voice.”
Combining Medley’s unmistakable baritone with Bobby Hatfield’sforceful tenor and the density of Phil Spector’s “wall of sound”production, the duo defied traditional music labels with air playon both pop and R&B radio stations. Their dramatic exchangesfrom different registers scaled unparallel heights for a pop single.“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” ran for close to four minutes,which was unheard of for a pop single at the time. After a stringof hits, The Righteous Brothers parted ways from Phil Spectorand went to try their hand at producing themselves at VerveRecords. The first single for their new label was “(You’re My)Soul and Inspiration,” which Medley masterly produced. Thesong topped the charts for three weeks- one week longer than“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”.
Their partnership lasted four decades, though Medley exploredhis solo options apart from the duo on occasion. He went on hisown in the late-‘60s for six years. In 1974 the duo reunited andresumed their hit-making ways with the prophetic “Rock andRoll Heaven.” In the seventies, their live shows continued toattract fans and gained the respect of a new generation of lis-teners. In 1987, Medley scored a monumental hit with anotherduettist, Jennifer Warnes, on “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,”for the film
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Imagine a lifestyle where seniors can have all the comforts of home and all the services they need.At Freedom Village Retirement Community, in Lake Forest, residents enjoy spacious luxuriousapartments featuring granite countertops, crown molding, and plush carpeting.Now, instead of wor-rying about household chores, these active seniors simply callMaintenance for repairs, Transporta-tion for a ride, and relax while their Housekeeper Cleans their apartment once a week.
The residents at Freedom Village keep busy by choosing from the variety of daily activities offered.There is something for everyone ranging from Swimnastics, Wii bowling, concerts, art and Frenchclass, billiards, card games, and weekly day trips.
The convenience of having a Coffee Shop, Beauty Shop, Pool, Library, Fitness Center and threedining options give the residents a true carefree lifestyle. Linda Methe, Director of Marketing, said“Freedom Village is a debt-free community with the same owners since they opened in 1987.Especially in today’s economy, this is real peace of mind for our residents and their families.”
As a Continuing Care Retirement Community, Freedom Village offers residents three levels ofsenior living so as their needs change over the years everything is available to them. IndependentLiving offers 258 apartment homes in the main building, and Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing islocated in their on-site Health Care Center.
Ideally located near hospitals, shopping and restaurants, Freedom Village Retirement Communityis located at 23442 El Toro Road, in Lake Forest. For more information,
visit their website at www.freedomvillage.org or call (949) 472-4700 for a free DVD and bro-chure with prices and floorplans.
SENIOR LIVING
Resort Living for Seniors
Bernard is an excellent fly fisherman and spends ten days fishing in Montanaeach year with a group of friends. They go to Livingstone, and fish the YellowstoneRiver, spring creeks and private lakes. .Our son who lives in Florida has a lakeout his back door, so Bernard loves to just go throw in a rod. Even thoughBernard has retired he keeps very busy serving on a couple of boards andworking with young entrepeneurs.(I don't seem to have spell check on mynew computer). Bernard is also a wonderful cook and very knowledgeable onwine.
We have three boys between us and six grandchildren. They live in CostaRica, San Francisco and Florida, so it's always fun to go visit them.
We got into singing because we like karaoke and were just awful!!!! We havebeen taking singing lessons for the past 3?years and have really enjoyed learningtogether. We love movies, dining out and just spending time together.Bernard and Robin met back in 2001 through mutual friends. Roin
worked as a golf professional at Birnam Wood, a club in Montecito.Hehad friends that are members whom he knew through his days atIBM. They thought we would like each other so arranged a lunch/golf/dinner outing with them. It worked! Bernard at the time wasliving in Laguna Beach, so we had a long distance relationship fora few months before I moved down to Laguna Beach. We marriedin October 2002.
We lead a very active life. Golf is our chief activity. For the mostpart we travel to Florida, Tennessee, Scotland an Australia,apartfrom being a member of Shady Canyon here in Irvine. We playgolf at least four days a week, I probably play more. We belong toa club in Tennessee that we visit a couple of times a year. Bernardhas a group of friends he goes to Scotland with each year for aweek, and I go every other year for a week also. I play in tourna-ments in Florida and where ever a USGA senior event or Califor-nia state event might be held. They are in different locations everyyear.
I am currently the Australian Senior Amateur Champion and will defendthat title this coming October. In the past five years I have been a finalistand semi-finalist in the US Senior Amateur. Also represented California onthe state team. I also won the
Australian Junior Championship and represented Australia in the 1970 WorldCup. I did play on the LPGA tour for a few years in the 1970's. I won fourLPGA Teaching Senior Championship. I am currently the club championat Shady Canyon and have a plus 2 handicap. I have won some otherthings, but those are the most note worthy.
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The importance of the liver
The liver is the body’s largest internal organ.It is a complex organ that is essential to life.Where is the liver located ?The liver is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen under the diaphragm.What does the liver do?The liver is a complex organ that works 24 hours a day and performs hundreds of specificfunctions in the body. Nearly all the blood returning from the intestinal tract to the heart passesthrough the liver. This means that nearly everything that you swallow in your diet and inhale inyour environment passes through the liver.Some of the functions of the liver are: Cleansing the blood. Regulating the supply of body fuel; producing supplying glucose to keep the mind alert and the body active. Manufacturing many essential body proteins. Producing bile which eliminates impurities from the body and aids digestion. Regulating the balance of many hormones in the body. Regulating the supply of essential vitamins and minerals.
Liver health is essential to the body’s health . Most people are exposed to impurities in their dietand environment.
Liverite® Liver Aid helps to support liver function and helps to cleanse the liver from impuritiesin the diet and in the enviroment.*
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We’re talking about muscle tone and strength. This is especially true for people as they getolder. Maintaining muscle strength doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. It can be assimple as using soup cans or small water bottles as weights.
The Orange County Office on Aging at 1-800-510-2020 or 1-714-567-7500 has resistancebands with accompanying “Fit-After-Fifty” guides available. The bands can be used in thecomfort of your own home or at one of the many senior centers that offer resistance bandclasses. The guide has large pictures and descriptions that illustrate how to use the resistanceband.
It is recommended that older adults do strength training at least 2 days a week for 30 minuteseach day. Always speak with your healthcare provider before starting any physical activityroutine.
Regular physical activity, which includes strength training, improves overall health and fitnessand maintains independence levels. It also can lower the amount of money spent on medicalcare, such as office co-pays and medication.
Specifically, exercise helps:
• Reduce high blood pressure
• Reduce high cholesterol
• Increase muscle strength and flexibility
• Improve balance
• Increase energy and endurance levels
• Reduce depression(newsinhealth.nih.gov)
The OrangeCounty Office on Aging at 1-800-510-2020 or 1-714-567-7500 has many healthyliving and physical activity resources (for no charge) including the resistance bands. Office onAging Information and Assistance Specialists also have information on programs and servicesfor older adults in Orange County, including in-home assistance, transportation, health educa-tion, caregiver support, counseling, residential facilities, meal programs, health insurance, ser-vices for the disabled, ethnic services and much more!
How Much Salt is in your Diet? by Sher Able If you Don’t Use It, You’ll Lose It
My husband and I had lived in Canada for many years and were both very slim, fit and healthy. Imyself worked as a wellness director for large health and fitness facilities around the globe for over20 years and aided in nutrition and diet. So when we both gained 35 pounds after we had been in theUSA for a couple of years without being able to lose it no matter what,I began to research ingredi-ents in food items. At the time I was teaching my own style of yoga which I created myself called‘pilet’, based on my background in ballet which I did for 18 years from the age of 3, plus I studied 4different styles of martial arts for 8 years and danced with various companies performing modernjazz and contemporary dance professionally for over 15 years. ‘Pilet’ is now a DVD which com-bines yoga and pilates with ballet and martial arts, which became available to the public in 2005. Ihave also always had a very healthy way of eating but could not lose a single pound... even going tothe gym and burning 500 calories a day did not do the trick. I realised that if I did not take action bothmy husband and I would become unhealthy and fat.
It took six months of thorough research to learn what I did and now I am happy to share it withothers. One would think that the worst thing you could put in your body is sugar. Most women lookat the back of the products they purchase in search for the least fat and the least sugar. Perhaps ifyou have a cholesterol issue you search for 0 cholesterol items to place in your grocery cart.However, I was on a mission to change both our diets based on my new found research and not onlydid we both lose 35 pounds I discovered three of the most important things that most people do notrealize.
Most people think sugar is the biggest culprit to being overweight and yes it is part of it however, saltis more to blame. Too much sodium causes obesity, not to mention high blood pressure, waterretention, and heart disease. Most restaurants have such an overabundance of sodium in their foodit forces you to drink more soda which makes you even more thisty ,and more alchohol especially inbar type restaurants. Restaurants make more money on alchoholic beverages, so the more salt youintake the more they will make on their drinks. Now you also have a problem when you are seekingto cook for your self at home as to avoid salt. How much salt do you need per day? The answer is,500 milligrams of sodium each day is all that is necessary for the body to function properly,(dietaryguidelines suggest that a person ingest no more than 1500 mg per day). In the USA people areeating far more that that. (A new study by the Center For Disease Control estimates that Ameri-cans get on average 3600 milligrams a day.)
Have you ever looked at the sodium amount on a loaf of bread you think is organic and healthy?Most breads contain 380-600 mg of sodium in one slice. How about your favorite low fat low sugarhealthy salad dressing. Take a look at the sodium, chances are you just bought 580 mg of salt in atablespoon of dressing. What you thoguht was a frozen healthy meal has a whopping 800-1000 mgper package. Or the organic healthy pizza from a health store at 600-800mg per 1/4(slice)? Order-ing a pizza from your favorite take out is 1200 mg per slice. There are 8 slices in a 14’ sized pizza,which mean if you eat the whole pizza you are consuming 9600mg in just one meal.
Once we cut our salt intake we lost the weight, of course drinking 8 cups of water per day insteadof pop helps too. There are many other things which add to obesity and health problems and can beturned around. One of the most important ingredients to stay away from is high fructose corn syrup.It is as simple as this. Your body needs Omega-3 fatty acids to stay healthy and slim. Omega 3’s areessential to a healthy diet and have other great benefits like being a great anti-inflammatory. Prod-ucts that block Omega-3 fatty acids from working correctly are hydrogenated oils, or partiallyhydrogenated oils, canola oil, cotton seed oil, soybean oil and vegetable oils and prosessed food.These items contain Omega 6 which create a unhealthy dangerous imbalance.
So the bottom line is, if you want to lose weight and be healthy cut down on salt, up your intake ofomega 3’s in your diet which you get from fish like wild salmon, sardines herring, & mackeral.Remember farmed salmon is fed corn and soy which contains omega 6, wild salmon eat algaewhich is where your omega 3 comes from, so stick to wild salmon. Flaxseed oil, fish oil, cold waterand fish are high in omega 3. Look for a fishoil supplemnet that contains both EPA and DHA. Askyour doctor about taking any suppements.
It’s Never too late to be Healthwiseby Ruby Sand
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It is easy to maintain a good body when you are younger andnot think about exercise. When I a young women as in thepicture above at 18. I never really thought about fitness andhealth, I was naturally thin and didn’t think about it until Imet my husband.
When I began to suffer from a rotator cuff tendentious andwas not able to raise my arm or lift any weight at all. Doctorstold me I would need to have disc replacement surgery on myneck to correct this if I ever wanted to do any of the normalmovements I could do before. However, because of my back-ground I decided to begin my own remedial exercises, I alsogot advice from a physiotherapist and with much perseveranceand I emphazize perseverence which took months of hard work,I managed to get back to normal.
Then I had problems with my siatica nerve and once againbegan a remedial exercise program and with lots of work Igot back to normal and am now free of pain.
With the knowlegde that I have over the years I know with-out a doubt that weight training, is very importantCardio and stretching are important too but weight trainingstrengthens your muscles so that when your bones get weakerin old age at least your muscles are there to give you sup-port.
I myself exercise 4 times a week at the gym and do cardiotraining for 30 minutes and weights and stretching for an-other 30 minutes. I feel great after my workouts and if I amstressed this really helps to get rid of the stress.
He was studying to be a pharmacist at the time and wasvery involved in health and fitness, He had a fantastic physicand was into professional body building. He entered manycontests and won them too. Once he became a qualified aspharmacist he developed his own line of vitimins and had hisown pharmacy.
I am now 75 years old and my motto is health is wealth. Mymain goal in my life was ans is alway to keep fit and healthythrough diet and exercise. I am so glad that I took that pathbecause not only have I been able to keep fit and supple, Ihave managed to overcome many problems that happen to allof us no matter what we do. Having a positive outlook helps.
At the age of 25 he opened a health clinic in a five star hotelwhere he worked with and trained many well know celebrities.He was my biggest inspiration and made sure I understood theimportance of exercising through my entire life so that I couldbe here for my kids and grandchildren in the most healthy waypossible.
His philosophy was start young and you will reap the benefitwhen you are a senior. And so as a fitness adviser for manyyears working along side my husband and helping people onthe right track I'd like to tell you a few things which mightmake a difference to your life.
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Please do not go excersice without an instructor and doctoron board, I have had this understanding my whole life, andhave made excercise and diet a part of it. This article isreally for the youngest population to take heed and adviceof the future,My advice to all of you is that it is never toolate to start exercising and doing light weights.
It pays off really well. Of course It is much easier to sitaround , watch TV and relax and be sedentary but just re-member that whatever effort you put in to working yourbody and being aware that movement is so important youwill reap the benefits and will be well rewarded healthwise.
If you decide to take this path it is advisable to ask atrainer to map out an exercise program for you so youcan start slowly and build up your strength. Nothinghappens overnight, it should be a way of life to stay fitand healthy. Remember that what you eat is just asimportant as exercise.
If you are over 70 and healthysend your story and pictures to
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Fluffy came to us by accident. She was a shaggy little white dog called Rags when shetried to get back into the van of the rescue driver who brought her to Petco for adoption ona Saturday morning. My wife took fancy to her but even more important, Rags took afancy to us and came begging us to take her. She was adopted by us before she could evenbe displayed, was washed and groomed immediately, and came home to us where a familyconflict erupted over her name. Eventually we settled on the name Fluffy.
We adopted her - a Poodle/Bischon mix from a puppy farm after 12 years without a dog.We read numerous books about dogs ranging from texts on how to discipline them to textsabout dogs which were given their full personality range. Little did we know what we werein for.
She is about 1 foot tall with very long legs and struts when she goes for her walks. Somepeople call her “The Princess”. She also has developed a sense of humor of her own.Where most dogs will obediently fetch and return toys thrown to them, she deliberatelyteases us and plays with them just within range, but grabs them and runs when we try to getthem from her. There are so many stories we can tell about Fluffy that it is difficult to selectfrom them. However, one stands out in my memory forever.
When Fluffy came to us she seemed voiceless. Many people have told us that shelter dogsare quiet for at least two years and then become vocal. After about three months she beganto make soft, but not whimpering sounds. She only gives an occasional single bark whenshe is very excited that she is coming with us in the car and we are not quick enough ingetting her into the car, while we are getting ready.
I was not ready for what happened to me about three weeks ago. I was cleaning up herdog’s mess which she had deposited on a steeply sloping area of grass. I slipped and fellsharply sideways on to the concrete pathway. I was in such shock and pain for the momentthat I could not move at all. What happened next amazed and saddened me at the sametime.
When Fluffy saw my predicament she came straight into my face crying and howling (loudand almost like a wolf) and cuddled up against me to keep me warm. I had read of dogsrecognizing and understanding their owners’ predicaments, but never of such a strong inter-personal reaction from a dog who hardly ever makes a sound.
Fortunately two men who were nearby were able to pick me up and set me back on myfeet. A few minutes later I was walking again, albeit unsteadily.
I completed my walk with Fluffy back to our car and later my wife cleaned and dressed myabrasions which were severe all along my left side. Being strong boned I have no perma-nent physical after effects, but the memories of this little dog’s behavior in response to mydistress will remain with me forever.
FLUFFY IN MY LIFE by Ronnie Lebinsky
I have already described how Fluffy walked into my life — almostaccidentally. There is a lot more to the story. Recently my wife Bertie asked me whether Ifind that Fluffy has influenced my “energy levels”. There was a reason for that question.One year ago a daughter asked me to go for a medical checkup because “my energylevels” seemed to be deteriorating. The medical diagnosis was a surprise — myelo-dys-plastic syndrome or MSD — a pre-leukemic condition associated with bone marrow dete-rioration.
I was warned to do regular blood tests and doctors’ assessments to check for criticaldeteriorations necessitating medical measures. Our children suggested that we get a dogagain as a supplemental interest in our “empty nest” environment to provide additionalactivity and entertainment.
The immediate consequence was the arrival of Fluffy in our household. The ultimate con-sequence — the answer to my wife’s question — was the reduction of blood tests frommonthly to quarterly intervals as my blood levels have “stabilized”.
Fluffy has necessitated at least a doubling of my pre-Fluffy weekly walking activities. Infact she has to be taken on daily morning walks where previously I was already abandon-ing all pre-breakfast physical activities. Some morning walks are shorter, some longer, andare supplemented by her longer evening walks.
She has to be entertained during the day. Frequently she will grab one of her toys if shewants attention and play, and we have to dance attendance on her wishes. She has to be fedtwice daily — usually with food prepared by my wife. We have to “clean her up” if shegets wet during her walks. Has Fluffy affected my physical energy levels? The answer is astrong “yes”.
Has she affected my emotional energy levels? The answer is an even stronger “yes. Myone daughter — currently under stressful treatment for cancer — gets her “doggy fix”during her visits to us. Our other daughters get pleasure from her as well. One who is livingnear us at present even gets pleasure from taking her for additional “non-routine” walks.My wife has so much fun from Fluffy’s indoor and outdoor antics that I can watch them,laughing and happy in myself and for them, without limit or boredom.
Her effect on our whole family is such that my own attitudes to life, especially illness, do nothave a chance to become negative. In addition my children are now recalling episodes withpets through the years that even I had forgotten.
The chain of connections within the family, and connections with past events, is strength-ened by a dog weighing nineteen pounds who is worth every dime and every moment wespend with her. Has she “increased” my energy levels? YES! Has she changed them frompotentially negative to definitely positive levels? YES! I hope that others will learn from myexperience and have the same joy with the pets they acquire.
If you are a senior of 55 + and have an inspiring story about the difference your pet has made inyour life, please email us at [email protected] and share your tale for a chance to
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