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Palouse Senior Fair Join Us for some fun at the 2015 Palouse Senior Fair at Palouse Mall in Moscow, ID!
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News sixth annual Palouse Senior Fair, sponsored by Gritman Medical Center, Good Samaritan Society, Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation at Aspen Park, and Palouse Mall, is set to take place on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Palouse Mall in Moscow. Visit vendors, win door prizes, play games and attend workshops for free! Perfect for baby boomers, seniors and caregivers. Take advantage of the wealth of information the vendors have to offer while having fun.
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taying active and healthy is essential if you want to make the most of your retirement. Here are some tips to help you enjoy your retirement for years to come. 1. Remain active. Physical activity is not only beneficial to your health; it’s also good for the morale and great for relaxing. Golf, gardening, swimming, walking, dancing, and cycling are all simple options. Find activities you enjoy and do them on a regular basis. 2. Take care of your health. Go for regular checkups and screenings for diseases such as osteoporosis, breast cancer, or prostate cancer. Don’t forget to have your eyes, hearing, and teeth examined as well. Quitting smoking would also be a good idea. 3. Eat healthy. Ensure that your diet includes enough protein, fibre, calcium, and vitamin D. Refer to Canada’s Food Guide for recommendations related to your age group.
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Home remedies for joint pain can provide relief your existing medications.) · Exercise more. Regular tiff, painful joints affect movement helps to maintain a vast number of people. flexibility in the body’s joints. According to the American Those with joint pain may shy College of Rheumatology, away from exercise, but they arthritis and other rheumatic could be doing themselves diseases afflict roughly 23 a disservice. Low-impact percent of Americans, while exercises, like swimming and Canadian Health Surveys water aerobics, can work out indicate that nearly 17 muscles and joints without percent of the Canadian adult adding extra stress. Walking population have arthritis. The can replace jogging or running, number of people living with and yoga and pilates may arthritis is expected to increase be just the thing for deep as the Baby Boomer generation stretching. continues to age. · Lose weight. Joint pain is Treatments for joint pain and often tied to obesity. Losing stiffness range from medication just a few pounds can ease up to physical therapy. Finding the strain on certain joints, such right regimen may take some as the hips, feet and knees. effort, including some trial Shedding weight can improve and error. For those looking mobility and decrease pain for treatments they can try at and potential future damage home, consider these homespun to joints. Exercise goes handremedies. (Note: Check with a in-hand with healthy eating to physician to confirm the safety lose weight. of alternative treatments before · Consider hot and cold adding herbs to or modifying therapies. Using a heating pad, Metro Editorial
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hot shower or bath or an ice pack can work wonders on arthritis-related pains. Hot treatments will loosen up stiff joints, while cold therapy is best for acute pain relief. Do not apply hot and cold packs to the skin directly, as this can injure the skin. Wrap them in a towel first before application. · Include anti-inflammatory foods and beverages in your diet. Explore the many different natural foods and herbs that are purported to reduce inflammation in the body. Ginger, turmeric, flaxseed, grape juice, and bromelain can alleviate inflammation and stiffness. Foods such as fatty fish and nuts high in omega-3 fatty acids also will help fight inflammation. Blueberries, garlic, celery, and kelp should be included in diets as well. · Go for a massage. The Arthritis Foundation says regular massages can help
reduce pain and stiffness and improve range of motion. The massage therapist should have experience working on people with arthritis. In addition, massages should be performed by licensed physical therapists and guided by a doctor’s recommendation. · Increase magnesium intake. Magnesium can alleviate pain and reduce inflammation. It
is best ingested through dark, leafy greens but also can be taken in supplement form. Magnesium oil can be applied topically to sore joint areas. Joint pain can impact daily life and make activities less enjoyable. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways that do not require harsh medications to loosen joints and combat pain.
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retirement. Figure out where you can save some money you can then allocate to retirement savings. Maybe you can reduce insurance coverage on an older car or raise your deductible? Downsize cable packages or skip that costly cup of coffee on the way to work. Perhaps it’s time to look for a smaller, less expensive home or a compact car instead of an SUV. Any money saved now will benefit you when the time comes time to bid farewell to the workforce. · Delay your retirement. Many people who retire find themselves bored and looking for ways to fill their time, and as a result more and more people are delaying their retirement, which also gives them more time to save for that day when they do call it quits. If you want to work less, discuss and negotiate a phased retirement with your bosses
that allows you to stick with your employer but gradually work fewer hours until you retire completely. You may be able to work part-time for several years and retire when you’re most comfortable. · Consider more aggressive funds. Even if you are 50 you still have a few decades before retirement, which leaves lots of time to grow your retirement savings. But you may want to consider more aggressive funds that can help you catch up more quickly than less aggressive investments. Just know that aggressive funds may also leave you susceptible to substantial losses. · Don’t amass debt. If you’re saving for retirement but only paying minimum balances on your credit cards, then you’re not really saving. Pay down credit card debt before you begin to set aside money for retirement.
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Pointers for adults returning to school education possibilities can heed these easy tips to make oday’s seniors, stepping into a classroom again particularly those who successful. already have passed retirement · Get some help. Some time age, may find themselves with may have passed since you last many free hours to fill now that toted textbooks or entered a job no longer accounts for a classroom setting. Things most of their time. Returning have changed since you last to school may help seniors were in school. Sit down with realize lifelong dreams of a guidance counselor or a finishing a degree, exploring a career advisor and go over your hobby, getting educated to gain schooling goals to plot out a work in a new field, or just to degree map. This will help you fill some time in a productive determine which courses to way. take or what schools will best Information from the fit your needs. United States Department of · Research schooling Education’s National Center options. According to the for Education Statistics finds National Survey of Students in the demand for continuing Continuing Education, adult education is still growing. For learners prefer post-secondary those aged 35 and older, the education that is affordable and center says adult enrollment close to home. Recognize that should grow by at least another many schools now offer online 7 percent through 2016. learning, which may be ideal It’s possible to return to for you if you prefer to learn school at any age. Adults from the comfort of home. looking at continuing Metro Editorial
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Decide what is important to you in a school, then narrow down your prospects. · Schedule a campus visit. Tour the campus to get a feel for the school environment. Visit with someone in student services or attend an event for adult learners so you will know what the admissions process entails. · Get financial assistance. Scholarships, grants and other financial aid are not just for young students. You may be eligible for financial help. Speak with a financial aid advisor to determine your eligibility for programs. · Decide enrollment status. Do you want to go to school full time or part time or do you want to take classes here and there? Knowing in advance will help you develop the right schedule. · Take a few refresher courses. Rather than delve
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Care continuum (continued from page 10) them in return. To Winter, it is not just about rehab. “They are overcoming yet another obstacle,” she said. “It shows just how strong they truly are. They find something in life to keep going.” A former resident, Kathryn Cox, has been a resident more than once at Aspen Park. Encouraged to participate in therapy after her first knee surgery, Cox knew that she wanted to stay somewhere that could make her recovery less stressful and a quicker recovery. Although Cox had originally never considered Aspen Park, it was a friend that recommended the therapy department. Cox didn’t know anything about the center, but “I expected what I got and that was good care,” she said. Initially, rehab was the only thing on Cox’s mind. She didn’t want to join activities or leave her room too often, but she was later encouraged to join other residents and staff
for a Mother’s Day Tea. This was where she met a longterm resident whom Cox now describes as family. Although Cox has since discharged back to her home with her husband, she still makes regular visits to the center. “It feels like family each time I visit, I feel like I belong,” she said, “Nothing but good memories about this place.” Cox remembers back to her first stay after knee surgery. Although the transition was smooth, Cox began to deal with unexpected leg spasms that caused discomfort. She remembers one of the nurses sitting on the floor and rubbing her leg to help ease the pain. You just don’t get that kind of care anywhere else, she said. When it comes to therapy, Cox describes it as work. She said she was encouraged throughout
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