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MODERN HEALTH AND LIVING

WEIGHT LOSE WITH HYPNOSIS

TIPS TO BUST COMMON WORKOUT EXCUSES

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4 MINUTE WORKOUT SUMMER SENIOR LIVING

IS YOUR CHILD GETTING ENOUGH CALCIUM? ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR PAIN RELIEF

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SUMMER GUIDE TO HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES A GUIDE TO HEALTHY LIVING FOR MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND SENIORS

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Summer is here and tricky as the weather has been so have been my exercise habits. A few days hot and few days cold...I wanna run, rollerblade and bike my way into good health but not in 60 degrees. Are you ready to get your summer fitness routines started? I put in a special article on common workout excuses to help motivate you to stick with a rockin’ routine this summer.

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Workout Excuses Life is hectic. Nothing seems to work. Gym memberships are expensive. There is an endless list of reasons to skip a workout or never begin exercising in the first place. With excuses blurring the benefits, getting fit can be an even bigger challenge. TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight loss support organization, provides tips to overcome justifications for avoiding physical activity.

“I’m too busy.”

Make working out a priority and it will become routine.

The best way to fit physical activity into your day is by setting a schedule and writing it on the calendar. If you don’t have time for an hour of cardio or weight training, take steps to ensure you move during the week – take the stairs, park at the back of the parking lot, do an abdominal workout during commercials. Ten-minute ‘mini’ exercises, such as a brisk walk during the lunch hour, are also useful.

“I feel self-conscious.”

Exercise at home with fitness DVDs and resistance cables.

Once you have gained confidence, go outside, join a gym, or take an exercise class. If you want to beat the crowds at the fitness center, go mid-morning or late in the evening, when less people are around.

“I don’t like working out.”

Perhaps running or weight lifting is too monotonous for you.

Working out doesn’t have to be something that’s painful or boring.

Today’s workout world offers a variety of options to stay fit – yoga, hiking, swimming, dancing, Pilates, recreational sports, and more. Grab a friend and participate in a workout that you enjoy.

“I don’t know how.”

Personal trainers help people tailor their exercises to their ability and the proper intensity level. Whether you want to learn how to cycle indoors, dance, or play a sport, fitness classes with instructors can teach new movements and correct form. The staff at most gyms should be wellversed in their facility’s equipment; don’t be afraid to ask for help.

“I can’t afford a gym membership.”

Although fitness centers have a lot to offer, gym fees can be expensive. Perhaps your community’s local recreation department offers low-cost classes you can participate in. Walking or running outdoors are free, effective activities.

You may even want to consider roller-blading. Fancy equipment isn’t necessary to get in shape – it’s more important to stay active on a regular basis.

“I can’t get motivated.”

Make a list of reasons to workout – to get healthy, boost energy, look better in your clothes, etc. Post the list in a place you look at everyday to remind yourself of your workout ambitions. Friends are also a great place to seek motivation.

At TOPS, weekly chapter meetings give members the opportunity to cheer for and encourage one another in their weight-loss efforts.

“I don’t see any results.”

It’s important to understand that exercise may not produce immediate physical changes. Remember your long-term goals and think about how working out makes you feel. Writing down the little improvements you see on a daily basis can be helpful.

TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the original, nonprofit weightloss support and wellness education organization, was established more than 63 years ago to champion weight-loss support and success. Founded and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, TOPS promotes successful, affordable weight management with a philosophy that combines healthy eating, regular exercise, wellness information, and support from others at weekly chapter meetings. TOPS has about 170,000 members in nearly 10,000 chapters throughout the United States and Canada.

Visitors are welcome to attend their first TOPS meeting free of charge. To find a local chapter, view www.tops.org or call (800) 932-8677.

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TABATA THE FOUR MINUTE WORKOUT WONDER One of the most prevalent excuses for not working out regularly is “I just don’t have any time in my schedule.”

Often this is true if you have to put aside an hour or so to do, what you feel, is a real workout, and even to try for a half hour of exercise can be a problem for many.

After all, we have our jobs, whether they be at an off site office, or even a home office. Even if we are stay at home moms or dads, we have responsibilities that take up hours of our daily lives. However we all know exercise is of paramount importance to us. It mitigates many diseases, including, of course, heart disease. We do want to work out, but how can we spare the time.

Most recently an almost miracle workout has come to the Milwaukee area. It’s called Tabata, named after the Japanese man who formulated it. It’s the type of workout program that provides similar health benefits to that of cardio workouts, however instead of hours upon hours or exercise, Tabata can be completed in four minutes!

Yes, four minutes!

Japanese physiologist, Izumi Tabata did a study comparing moderate intensity training with high intensity training. He and his research team conducted the tests on two groups of athletes; one of the groups used the moderate intensity interval training, and the other, used high intensity interval training. The results were phenomenal.

In group one the athletes trained in moderate intensity workouts (70% intensity) for five days a week for a total of six weeks with each training session lasting an hour.

Group two trained in the high intensity workouts for four days a week for a total of six weeks with each session lasting four minutes, at twenty second intervals of intense training (170% intensity), then ten seconds of rest.

The first group had a significant increase in the aerobic system (cardiovascular system). However, the anaerobic system (muscles) gained little or no results at all.

Group two showed higher improvements in both areas. Their aerobic systems increased much more than the first group’s did, and their anaerobic systems increased by 28%.

Tabata and his colleagues concluded that not only did high intensity interval training have more of an impact on the aerobic systems, it had an impact on the anaerobic systems as well. An added bonus of Tabata Training is that any exercise can be incorporated into the Tabata training.

Many athletes, and especially those who are long distance runners and sprinters, have been using the Tabata method for years to train for their particular sports. Now Tabata training has become available to any of us who want to keep our bodies as well tuned as possible.

Tabata teacher and trainer, Susan Montross, who has a master’s in curriculum and instruction from Portland State University, has been a life long runner, said that doing Tabata has improved her speed significantly. Montross, who teaches classes and private sessions in Tabata at the Elite Sports Club in Brookfield, explained how Tabata is taught. “For my Tabata classes I set up four stations, each set up for a particular exercise. The first station might be pushups or squat jumps, another mountain climbing. Others use a bosu ball and gliding discs. We also have a high knee run in place.

Using a timer I give the signal to start the particular exercise. Everyone starts at the same time on an individual exercise. Each participant does it for twenty seconds, then rests for ten seconds . The entire cycle is repeated for the twenty second active phase, and then the ten second rest rotations, Everyone rotates to finish eight such cycles, and then everyone rests for a minute and half. Everyone goes through the same timed rotations, with a slightly different exercise, then rests again for a minute and a half, for a total of eight sessions or rounds.”

“The idea behind Tabata,” Montross said, “ which is also known as high intensity TABATA>>page 7

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Sartori Cheese will be offering their award winning Extra-Aged Goat Cheese this June to fine cheese shops across the country. Back by popular demand, this release will mark the one year anniversary of the 2012 inaugural release.

This distinctive cheese is known for its savory, caramel notes and light citrusy flavor and was handcrafted to be highly approachable while maintaining an “authentically goat” balanced flavor profile. After its release in 2012, the cheese went on to win Gold at the European hosted Global Cheese Awards and Bronze at the prestigious American Cheese Society Competition.

When the season is right, Extra Aged Goat Cheese is produced in Antigo, Wisconsin by a team of artisans led by Sartori Master Cheesemaker, Pam Hodgson. “This cheese took a number of years to perfect and making it today is really enjoyable and rewarding,” says Hodgson.

“Granted, our make window is small – fresh goat’s milk is generally only available from late spring into early fall. But this bittersweet tie to natural seasonality is part of what makes Extra Aged Goat Cheese so special and exciting when it’s in season.”

Sartori’s Limited Edition Extra-Aged Goat cheese will be available at select specialty cheese shops throughout the United States in June and July. Additionally, a limited supply of 4 oz. wedges will be available for sale at the Sartori online store, www.sartoricheese.com.

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Montross also suggests that Tabata can be combined with endurance training such as biking, elliptical workouts, or running.

“A great thing I’ve found about Tabata is that many people who may not have ever pushed themselves hard, have found that with this short and quick method of exercise they can reach new levels of intensity.”

She elaborated, “I feel that there is no age limitation with Tabata, just a body and will limitation. However if someone has not exercised at all, or has been an infrequent exerciser or a lower level exerciser, I usually try to ease them into it by bumping up their endurance and then slowing entering the Tabata program.

Again, I feel that anyone of any age can utilize Tabata. For example, I’ve trained my mom in Tabata, and she’s seventy three.”

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Sports Injuries/ Concussions Breathing Oxygen under increased pressure of more than 1ATA is referred to as hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBOT. This should be considered an important adjunctive therapy in the management of sports injuries.

Trauma, either direct or indirect, in turn, can be classified as either minor (bruises, muscle pulls, etc) or major (fractures, concussion, spinal injuries, etc).

How can HBOT help with recovery from sports injury: •Reduces inflammation, swelling and pain. Decrease in swelling and inflammation allows more oxygen rich blood to reach the injured area, increasing the speed of healing.

•Prevents Hypoxia of the traumatized tissues – tissues with reduced blood flow suffers a reduction in oxygen also. Hyperbaric oxygen increases the level of oxygen in injured tissue, preventing hypoxia.

•Speeds up the healing of tissues, ligaments and fractured bones. After just 2 hours of treatment the number of CD34+ stem cells doubles. After 20 hours, stem cells increase 8 fold. Stem cells are the cells that grow into new tissue replacing the injured tissue. Growth hormones are also modulated positively by HBOT decreasing total time to heal.

•Scar tissue formation and damage is reduced. With less cellular damage, les scar tissue is formed allowing better movement and reducing pain.

•Helps return players to the game sooner Ischemia (reduced blood flow) and edema (swelling) are parts of a vicious circle where Hypoxia (low oxygenation at the cellular level) is the major component in the changes that affect the injured tissues. Edema (swelling) of the tissues will compound the problem created by hypoxia as it acts like a barrier to blood and oxygen reaching the cell.

This also affects the micro-circulation or clumping of erythrocytes that in turn impede circulation in already compromised tissue. Although plasma still may go through the capillaries, it may not carry enough oxygen to sustain the life of cells.

Here is where the oxygen under pressure proves its benefits (Henry’s Law). As the partial pressure of inspired oxygen increases, the plasma dissolved in oxygen increases proportionately. For each one millimeter of increased pressure of Oxygen, 0.003 millimetres of Oxygen is dissolved in plasma. This amount dissolved in plasma, is sufficient to oxygenate tissues without hemoglobin borne oxygen. The usual treatment protocols are between 2- 3 ATA and at these pressures there is enough oxygen dissolved in plasma. At 3 ATA there is sufficient amounts of dissolved oxygen in the plasma to sustain life without blood. (Boerema et al.1960) Traumatized tissue’s auto regulatory mechanism increases blood flow to compensate for hypoxia. In a damaged microcirculation this mechanism causes undesirable swelling. The increases in the oxygen carrying-capacity of the plasma appears to have 2 important effects.

Firstly, in-spite of the collapse of the microcirculation (Hargens&Akeson 1981) the plasma carry sufficient amounts of oxygen to avoid problems associated with hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen, with the treatment pressure (2 ATA) increases the diffusion distance by a factor of three (Pierce 1969).

Second effect; reduction of edema through vasoconstriction. Oxygen under pressure causes 20% reduction in blood flow (Bird&Telfer 1965, Nylander, Nordstrom and Erickson 1984; Sukoff&Ragatz 1982). Edema is reduced at the same time microcirculation improves and this enhances re-absorption of fluid and a further reduction of swelling. In addition HBOT appears to protect microcirculation by reducing venular leukocyte adherence and inhibiting progressive adjacent arteriolar vasoconstriction.

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The important part of treatment and rehabilitation of any injury is physical therapy with the associated application of HBOT, using various protocols according to the type and origin of the injury. In conclusion, data from many studies suggest that treatment should be instituted with in first 24-48 hours. Some studies indicate the first 12 hours is very important and the injury should be treated aggressively from 2.2 ATA to 2.8 ATA between 60-90 min.

Two new studies released Undersea Hyperb Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;40(2):201-4. PMID: 23682550 [PubMed - in process] Efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen in patients with Crohn’s disease: two case reports.

Green MS, Purohi M, Sadacharam K, Mychaskiw G. Drexel University College of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Michael.Green@Drexelmed.edu Abstract Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, usually involving the ileum, that can lead to debilitating symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhea and malabsorption during acute exacerbations. Because there is no known cause of the illness, treatment is based upon symptomatology and may ultimately require bowel resection if response to medical therapy is inadequate. Treatment with hyperbaric oxygen has shown promise in the reduction of inflammation associated with acute exacerbations of Crohn’s disease, with alleviation of symptoms and an improvement in quality of life. We present two cases of pediatric patients with exacerbations of Crohn’s disease who underwent cycles of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Each patient was symptomatic and had no improvement despite prolonged medical therapy. Following treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, both patients showed resolution of the inflammatory lesions and improvement in conditions, allowing them to reduce drug therapy. Although the mechanisms by which hyperbaric oxygen reduce inflammation in Crohn’s disease is poorly defined, this therapy seems to have offer a safe adjunct in the treatment of refractory exacerbations.

The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of chronic fatigue syndrome.

PMID: 23682549 [PubMed - in process] Akarsu S, Tekin L, Ay H, Carli AB, Tok F, Simşek K, Kiralp MZ. Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey. selimakarsu@yahoo.com.tr OBJECTIVE: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic disease with social components that ensue secondary to the incapacity of the person to fulfill work, social and family responsibilities. Currently, there is no consensus regarding its treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in CFS. DESIGN: Sixteen patients included in the study were diagnosed with CFS according to the Fukuda criteria. Patients received 15 treatment sessions of HBO2 therapy over a period of three consecutive weeks (five days per week). The outcome measures (visual analog fatigue scale (VAFS). Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and Fatigue Quality of Life Score (FQLS) were assessed before the treatment and after completion of the 15 sessions.

RESULTS: HBO2 therapy was well tolerated, with no complications. After treatment, patients’ scores were found to have improved with respect to VAFS, FSS and FQLS (all p<0.005).

CONCLUSIONS: We ,may infer that HBO2 therapy decreases the severity of symptoms and increases the life quality of CFS patients. It may be a new treatment modality for the management of CFS. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and control groups are definitely awaited.

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“Studies have shown that long-term exposure to the sun’s UV rays without protection may contribute to the development of various eye disorders, including macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts,” notes Dr. Mark Freedman, a leading eye surgeon at Eye Care Specialists ophthalmology practice in Milwaukee. “The more exposure to bright light, the greater the chances of developing these two leading causes of visual impairment and blindness.”

UV-A rays have been shown to penetrate deep into the eye and may injure the macula, the part of the retina responsible for sight in the center of the field of vision.

UV-B rays are mainly absorbed by the cornea and lens of the eye and can damage these tissues. For example, cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye, which may be increased by exposure to sunlight. Photokeratitis, or “corneal sunburn,” is a result of intense exposure to UV-B and can cause extreme pain and vision loss for several days. Pterygium is tissue growth on the white of the eye that can be caused by UVlight exposure and may spread to the cornea without treatment and may eventually require surgery.

“In addition to long-term UV-light exposure, you also need to protect your eyes from severe damage caused by single outings on very bright days,” reports Dr. Brett Rhode, Head of Ophthalmology at Aurora Sinai Medical Center. “Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light reflected off sand, snow or pavement can damage the eye’s surface.

These surface burns are similar to sunburns in that they usually disappear within a couple of days, however, they may lead to further complications later in life.”

Eye care specialist and continuing education lecturer Dr. Daniel Ferguson, explains, “It’s most important to stay out of the sun or to protect your eyes between 10 and 2, when the sun’s ultraviolet rays are the strongest. But, you really should just make it a habit to wear both sunglasses and a hat or visor whenever you’re outside for a prolonged period, even if it’s gray and overcast.” Ferguson adds, “No matter what your age, you should take precautions. If you instill these habits in children early on, it will be easier to enforce, and you’ll be protecting their sight for the future.”

But what type of sunglasses should you wear? “You need to buy sunglasses that block 99 to 100 percent of the same UV-A and UV-B rays that can damage your skin,” advises Daniel Paskowitz, MD, PhD, a highly credentialed ophthalmologist with special training in corneal procedures. “And, don’t be misled by the color of the lens or the price tag dangling from the frame. The ability to block UV light is not dependent on the darkness of the lens. UV protection comes from a chemical coating applied to the lens surface. As for cost, many $10 sunglasses provide equal EYE>>page 54

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A feature that makes this pad unique is the S-Pen. This pen allows you to draw and make notes using a pen directly on to the tablet. This feature is unique to the Galaxy 8 and has been highly touted by their users.

The rear facing camera is 5 megapixel and does a nice job of taking pictures.

The Note 8.0 comes with the usual apps and runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system. You can also use the pad as a remote for the tv.

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Dr. Michele Nickels, ND, LAc To live in the 21st Century means to live in a toxic world. We are exposed daily to numerous environmental toxins and pollutants. Environmental toxins are on the increase and pose a problem in the form of very serious health risks, as thousands of toxic substances find their way into our air, water and the soil in which we grow our food.

While our livers, kidneys, skin and lymphatic systems work round the clock to eliminate these dangerous toxins from our body, they very often just cannot keep up, and the result is a buildup of poisons in the system which destroy body tissue, damage organs, depress the immune system and leave the door open to a number of serious illnesses.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding large quantities of toxins, up to one third of the mothers total body burden, are passed to the baby. Any toxin in a mother is found in her baby at an even higher concentration. Because of this, it is imperative to decrease the toxic burden of mom and baby through safe and effective detoxification.

Chlorella offers a simple avenue to decrease the toxic burden.

Chlorella has long been touted as the wonder food from the sea. Chlorella is a genus of single-celled green algae, belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta. Chlorella contains the green photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll. Chlorella is high in protein and other essential nutrients; when dried, it is about 45% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrate, 5% fiber, and 10% minerals and vitamins. In this algae, there are several nutrients that can improve health. Chlorella is a potent source of B-12, a vitamin commonly found in proteins. It also contains B-1, B-2, folic acid, and vitamins C and K. Its unique composition gives this plant significant antioxidant properties and provides a boost to the body. It repairs damaged cells tissue, purifies the body from environmental toxins, elevates red blood cell levels, increases vitality and health and has even been praised for its beneficial effects on cancer patients.

What is most appealing from a pregnancy and breastfeeding standpoint is that not only does chlorella pull toxins from the mother’s blood; it does so without interfering with nutrient support or uptake of baby. Studies in rats have confirmed that chlorella aids in protection from, and detoxification of, certain toxic chemicals. A study looking at mother’s breastfeeding found that those taking chlorella had increased levels of IgA, the body’s natural defense antibodies that can help protect baby. Chlorella also helped clear dioxin, a toxin, from the breast milk. Chlorella also restores the vitality of nursing women who often become fatigued from the drain of vitamins and minerals as the result of short or long-term nursing.

Chlorella contains large quantities of organic folate, vitamin B-12 and iron. Folate is necessary in early pregnancy to prevent birth defects. Every pregnant woman is encouraged to increase her intake of iron, and most doctors prescribe iron pills, but chlorella improves hemoglobin levels more quickly and efficiently than iron pills.

Studies have shown that women taking chlorella demonstrated improvements in anemia in their second and third trimesters.

Supplements that contain chlorella typically use chlorella pyrenoidosa or chlorella vulgaris. The pyrenoidosa was more commonly used in the studies referenced above, though the vulgaris form also contains vitamin benefits. A typical starting dosage for adults is 500 mg taken twice a day, at or after a meal. This dosage could then be titrated to 1,500-2,000 mg a day, in divided doses. A good rule of thumb is if your breast milk and stool are a light green, you are taking the correct dose. Patients who are on the blood thinner Coumadin (warfarin) should take chlorella with a physician’s supervision. Chlorella is tolerated well, with most human studies listing no significant side effects.

Chlorella has great potential as a super nutrient for the body. Its detoxification abilities and nutrient content make it an important part of a pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrition program.

Dr. Michele Nickels, www.ifwcenter.com

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Article written by Flip Troiano, MD, GreenSquare Center For The Healing Arts

Where Did Our Health Go? One of the major determinants of our heath is our nutritional status. When we give our cells the nutrients that they need we have good energy and we maintain a healthy immune system. When we develop nutritional deficiencies or excesses we cause more oxidative stress and prevent our cells from functioning properly leading to the slow development of chronic diseases, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and autoimmune diseases.

Most people grew up believing that eating a well-balanced diet would keep them healthy. In fact we were told that if we ate a well-balanced diet we didn’t even need extra vitamins. Today we are now being told that there are epidemic increases in the rates of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity, and many other chronic inflammatory diseases. So what happened?

In the last 50 years there have been significant changes to how our foods are grown and produced. Our meats are primarily raised in feedlots. Many of our staple foods now come from genetically modified organisms (GMO). A significant part of our diet comes from processed and fast foods.

Feedlot raised animals have up to 10 times more omega-6 fats than do pasture raised animals. Too many Omega-6 fats cause inflammation. GMO crops play a significant role in the increase in food allergies and there are unknown long-term risks of possible genetic transfer to our own intestinal bacteria. Processed foods are devoid of many of their original nutrients and many are high in omega-6 fats and simple sugars. In addition, we were given a food pyramid in the early 90’s that was heavily weighted towards carbohydrates, more than 50% coming from, breads rice, pasta and cereal.

This large percentage of carbohydrates is a major problem made worse by how we actually implemented the pyramid. The original recommendations stated that more than 50% of the grains should be from whole grains. We didn’t do this. Almost all of our breads and cereals are from processed grains, which have lost up to 90% of their nutrients, including vitamins: B1, B2 B3, B5, B6, B9, E and minerals: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium. These nutrients are needed for energy production, optimum hormone balance and proper immune system function.

In the 30 years from 1980 to 2010 we have increased our intake of these nutritionally deficient carbohydrates from grains by 34%. During this same time period we increased our added fat intake by 44%, our added sweeteners by 10% and our total calorie intake by 19%.We are now facing the consequences of a diet that is slowly killing us.

So what can we do about it? The simple solution is: 01 Eat healthy( Organic, Non-GMO) 02 Eat less(Decrease carbohydrates and increase vegetables.)

03 Move more( exercise 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes).

If this were easy to do we would not have the problems that we are currently facing and as usual the devil is in the detail.

In today’s fast paced market driven society we are continually bombarded with fad diets, ads for supplements promising to make everything better and contradictory information from many sources. There is not one solution for all. What each of us HEALTH>>page 17 16 MHL JUNE 2013

Article written Karla Herman, CH, GreenSquare Center For The Healing Arts

WEIGHT LOSS WITH HYPNOSIS Hypnotherapy is THE Missing Component for Permanent Weight Management!

The most recent government statistics show that more than a third of American adults are trying to lose weight. Yet with two-thirds of this country’s adults either overweight or obese, it’s reasonable to surmise that all this dieting isn’t working.

With a variety of diets available the focus still remains on what goes into stomachs instead of what’s going on in our minds. Compelling evidence suggests that the secret to successful weight loss and management is changing your relationship to food.

During hypnosis we can speak to the subconscious mind, and with hypnotherapy we are able to get to underlying issues as to why you overeat in the first place. Regression to cause is a fascinating and rewarding discipline of hypnosis. First understand that the Subconscious Mind (SC) holds all memory and truly does know why you do the things you do; even when you think you don’t know why you do them.

Second, when in the relaxed and meditative state of hypnosis, you can access all memories including regressing to the originating cause of unwanted behaviors.

Once we have the information of the cause, we can go about resolving those old negative feelings and re-write a healthier program. It’s important to understand that knowing the cause of the unwanted behavior does not necessarily mean the positive change is imminent. The positive change may require a few to several meetings with a qualified hypnotist depending on the gravity of the unwanted behavior and the depth to which it has been imprinted in the SC mind. The good news is that the SC HYPNOSIS>>page 55

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needs to do is to start with an analysis of our current nutritional status and integrate that with appropriate lifestyle modifications. These are some things that most of us can or should do: Eat organic Non-GMO foods whenever possible Decrease total carbohydrates including simple processed sugar sand processed grains.

Decrease saturated fats, trans fats and cis fats.

Decrease fatty meats Increase Omega-3 fats Increase vegetables (5 servings per day) Eat whole fruits (3-4 servings of whole fruits per day) - Avoid fruit juices Eliminate soda both regular and diet Exercise: You don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to be healthy but you do need to exercise for 30 minutes 5 times per week.

If further help is needed full biochemical analyses of nutritional deficiencies can be done and integrated with evaluations of, genetic factors, environmental exposures, hormone levels, sleep patterns, stress levels, support systems and exercise habits to form the basis of individually tailored health plans aimed at optimizing health, decreasing chances of developing chronic diseases and improving quality of life.

Article written by Flip Troiano, MD, specialty in Integrative, Anti-Aging & Functional Medicine, including chronic disease evaluation, and sports performance management. Office at Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N. Green Bay Avenue, Glendale, WI, 53209, 414.292.3900 Ext. 215 or 414.216.3547.

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Straight to the Point: ACUPUNCTURE The Best Alternative Method For Pain Relief

energy system of qi (pronounced chee) and treat common disorders and pain all at the same time. Acu comes from the Latin word Acus meaning “needle” and puncture comes from Late Latin word punctura meaning “a pricking”. Thus the technique consists of pricking an acupuncture point with a needle. Acupuncture developed out of the need to apply pressure to the body, treat wounds, and lance infectious lesions.

The earliest evidence of practices similar to acupuncture date back to the New Stone Age (8,000-2,000 B.C, the first acupuncture needles were crudely shaped & made from stones known as Bian Stones. Crude Bian Stones gave way to more skillfully shaped needles made of pottery. With the development of metallurgical techniques, the metal needle superceded the pottery needles and Bian Stones. The term acupuncture didn’t surface until shortly after the Ming Dynasty in 1684.

According to Zhou, acupuncture is an element of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Beyond the benefits of pain relief and treatment of common disorders, acupuncture is holistic - keeping the mind, body and spirit balanced and in harmony. “It is a complete approach,” Zhou says. By working treats the source of the disorder not just the symptoms.

It would be accurate to say that acupuncture treats disorders of QI, Blood and disturbances of the Organ Networks – but this doesn’t correspond to the Western vocabulary of named diseases and conditions. Acupuncture can be helpful for: pain management, withdrawal from addictions, post-surgical recovery, chronic fatigue and signs of aging and decreased immunity. Some of the many conditions for which

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Anthony S Blair and Kimberly Stueber My body was slightly tense, waiting on the needles to prick my skin. I’d heard of acupuncture and the benefits of acupuncture treatment. This was my first try and didn’t know what to expect. His method is diversion. As I lay on the table, Dr. Zhou talks to me and touches different areas of my leg. Where I expected to feel the prick of the needles and where the needles actually went in were different which minimized the pain. Dr. Zhou is skillful in his insertion of the needles. I believe most people’s aversion to needles makes acupuncture seem more painful than it is. Injuring my Achilles tendon playing basketball I sought to heal myself. Traditional doctors told me I needed surgery. I never had surgery and was resistant to being cut, scarring, anesthesia, and the cost. A friend recommended acupuncture and after doing some research, settled on Dr. Zhou. 30 minutes, 15 needles, 3 glass suction cups, and a heat lamp later I had noticeably greater mobility & flexibility I came in on crutches and left walking in a brace. After further treatments my injury healed in the same amount of time it would have taken with invasive surgery. And I don’t have the scar or the $5,000 bill, amazing.

Stories like these are very common after people visit Dr. XiPing Zhou. Zhou, a doctor of oriental medicine, licensed acupuncturist, and the founder and president of Dr. Zhou’s Acupuncture and Pain Management Clinic in Madison, WI, says “Acupuncture is perfect for naturally treating pain and many other conditions.”

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For 13 years Lisa suffered from hormonal migraines and chronic daily headaches. In 2007 she celebrated a pain free Christmas holiday – the first in 12 years.

After 8 months of acupuncture, the frequency of Lisa’s hormonal headaches have decreased by about 70%. But what makes Lisa’s success so powerful is the quality of life she shares with her family now. She is enjoying her life again and her family is delighted to have their wife and mother fully engaged in their lives and home.

A new study of acupuncture — the most rigorous and detailed analysis of the treatment to date — found that it can ease migraines and arthritis and other forms of chronic pain.

The findings provide strong scientific support for an age-old therapy used by an estimated three million Americans each year. Though acupuncture has been studied for decades, the body of medical research on it has been mixed and mired to some extent by small and poor-quality studies. Financed by the National Institutes of Health and carried out over about half a decade, the new research was a detailed analysis of earlier research that involved data on nearly 18,000 patients. Acupuncture, which involves inserting needles at various places on the body to stimulate socalled acupoints, is among the most widely practiced forms of alternative medicine in the country and is offered by many hospitals. Most commonly the treatment is sought by adults looking for relief from chronic pain, though it is also used with growing frequency in children. According to government estimates, about 150,000 children in the United States underwent acupuncture in 2007. (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/acupuncture-provides-true-pain-relief-in-study/, O’Connor, Anahad) Additionally Time magazine stated that more than a quarter of all Americans suffer from pain daily. This costs the U.S. about $60 billion in lost productivity annually. Additionally, Americans spent $2.6 billion on over-the-counter pain medications and another nearly $14 billion on out patient analgesics. Recent findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that spending on spine treatments totaled nearly $86 billion in 2005 which is a 65% increase from 1997. However the proportion of people with impaired function because of spine problems increased during the same period even after controlling for an aging population. All of these facts point to the reality that modern pain treatments aren’t working. On the other hand people are finding great success with Acupuncture, a treatment that is over 5,000 years old.

But Dr. Zhou says acupuncture and Chinese medicine is “really beyond needles” and “beyond pain”. He uses acupuncture to treat a wide range of conditions, including type 2 diabetes, thyroid imbalances, hormonal problems, irritable bowel syndrome, depression and more.

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NEW HOPE FOR ARTHRITIS SUFFERERS MLS Class 4 Lasers, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration five years ago, work in what is called a dual wave pattern, meaning the device performs two functions at once on the patient’s body.

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Aches and pains have long plagued people of all ages and walks of life. But exciting new technological advances are helping doctors of chiropractic get to the root causes of pain more rapidly than ever before. Statewide professionals, are using lasers to treat arthritis pain and dysfunction more efficiently by reducing the swelling and improving circulation to the affected tissues.

Dr. Evans, owner of Evans Chiropractic & Pain Laser Clinic in New Berlin, began using the noninvasive therapy system known as the MLS Class 4 Laser at her clinic in January of 2011. The response from patients has been phenomenal. “I have patients travelling from as far away as Sheboygan “This is definitely the wave of the future,” said Dr. Evans, who has been a practicing chiropractor for 22 years. “With the financial constraints of the current economy and rising health insurance costs, people need to get better faster.”

While traditional chiropractic treatments typically would take three to four months to achieve a positive outcome, now with adding laser treatments the healing process is accelerated and patients are recovering in half the time.

MLS Class 4 Lasers, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration five years ago, work in what is called a dual wave pattern, meaning the device performs two functions at once on the patient’s body. One wave form relieves pain while the other accelerates the healing process.

“This new technology gets patient’s better faster, this past year has been very exciting as I have been able to witness patient’s recover in ways I hadn’t seen before implementing this type of Laser therapy,” Evans said.

The biggest problem any clinician faces when treating patients who are in pain is how to safely and effectively address inflammation.

“All too often, physicians want to block the inflammatory process with medications both prescribed and over the counter, but you need to work with it instead,” she said. “This is where laser treatments make all the difference. The laser accelerates the inflammatory process (ie healing process) and this is why the patient recovers more quickly.”

As advances have been made with technology, Class 4 lasers have enabled chiropractic professionals to venture into previously unheard of territory. Treatments were almost always ineffective for people where scar tissue had formed.

Modern laser treatments have given professionals an opportunity to work through scar tissue – a scenario that has proven especially beneficial for the elderly and people who have had surgery.

“One of the laser wave forms actually can break up old scar tissue when paired with the correct machine parameters thus allowing for greater joint motion and flexibility,” Evans said. “I like to think of it as WD-40 for the joints.”

Walking has long been recommended as a key exercise in addressing weight gain—particularly for the aging population. But when a person has joint problems and pain, when walking could be a beneficial exercise is not an option.

“Our bodies are meant to move but when movement causes pain it is almost impossible to remain healthy and vital thru the aging process,” Evans said.

At Evans Chiropractic & Pain Laser Clinic, patients typically undergo between 8 and 10 Laser treatments before inflammation has been adequately addressed and healing truly takes hold. A typical laser treatment lasts between 10 and 20 minutes, is painless, completely safe and has no adverse side effects.

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HEALING STRESS

By Kalpana (Rose) M. Kumar, M.D. In the early 1900’s, in the United States, the leading cause of death was from infectious and gastrointestinal diseases. Cardiovascular disease was the fourth leading cause of death.

By the late 1900’s, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death with cancer rising as the second leading cause of death.

The leading causes of death in our time are diseases of stress related and chronic stress makes us vulnerable to developing them over time.

We hear so much about stress being the underlying factor in most of our illnesses of mind, body and emotions in today’s world. The physiological link between stress and disease has been extensively studied and understood. It is important to gain an understanding of this so that one can mitigate its effects on one’s health.

When we think of stress, we think of an event or a stimulus ‘out there’ or extrinsic that causes our stress. Most of the stress we feel is not extrinsic. Extrinsic stress occurs at certain stages of our life and includes life’s unavoidable surprises. Divorce, death of a close family member or a friend and loss of a job, and accidents are some examples of extrinsic stressors. The most frequent stressors are the daily stressors that occur a hundred or a thousand times per day. Deadlines, dysfunctional relationship dynamics, lack of boundaries and limits, imbalance with our self care and poor time management are stressors that are mostly intrinsic; these can be regulated and modulated by our perceptions and awareness and be modified by our choices over them. Most of the intrinsic stressors are due to a perception that filters the event in our mind as a ‘threat’ to our system. Our own negative self talk that regulates our self esteem and perceptions of ourselves in relationship to reality is the biggest stressor there is. Most of us are unaware of the self talk. It contaminates all aspects of our life.

When the brain perceives an event as a threat, the limbic system gets activated.

This is part of the midbrain and is wired for survival. It is responsible for our fight or flight response. Our endocrine system through our adrenals and our immune system are directly affected by our limbic system. The reaction time by the limbic system to enable our survival is in nanoseconds. We literally do not have time to think about our response to a perceived threat. We move into survival and react as if our life depended on it. In today’s world, we do this thousands of times per day. When we overuse our survival mechanism, we create burnout and illness in our body. Our system becomes hyper-aroused and the adrenalin and cortisol (stress hormones) do not shut down. The result of this is heart disease, immune dysfunction leading to autoimmune diseases and cancer, depression, anxiety, insomnia and chronic fatigue.

The emotional consequence of chronic stress is a feeling of hopelessness and a life lacking in meaning.

Over the years my patients have talked with me about their stress and have hungered for a way to mitigate it in order to come to balance and well being. I recognized that the perceptual filter that interprets life from a place of stress is important to identify in order to respond differently to our circumstances. Once we can develop an awareness of this perceptual pattern, we can change our responses to life and reclaim ourselves from automatic reactive patterns of behavior.

This has a powerful affect on our ability to lead and to be present in our jobs, particularly if they are stress provoking positions that require leadership.

I have found in the Executive Program that I have developed through measured assessment scales that this type of process has a significant positive impact on increasing meaning, reducing stress related symptoms and with an 85% predictive value reducing the outcomes of behavioral, physical and emotional illness. It also

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By Boris Matthews, PhD, LCSW Did you know that many psychotherapists have never been clients in psychotherapy? Did you know this matters?

Recently I was in a conversation with a public member of the American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis ( www.abapinc.org/‎ ), of which I am a professional member. This is a very accomplished person who was surprised when he found out that psychotherapists have classroom training and supervision for doing psychotherapy, but many have never experienced psychotherapy or psychoanalysis as clients or patients. How could that be, he wondered. The answer is that not all psychotherapists have equally rigorous training.

To put it simply: in all forms of psychology, the personality of any therapist is the therapeutic instrument. This is why psychotherapists of all stripes should undergo a rigorous course of psychotherapy just as board certified psychoanalysts do. This says something about the training and aims of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

First: a clarification between the training of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts.

All board certified psychoanalysts are required to undergo in-depth psychoanalysis as part of their formal training. (Board certification in psychoanalysis comes from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, www.naap.org .)

Psychotherapists who are not psychoanalysts may or may not have been clients in psychotherapy.

There is another major difference between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy often focuses primarily on conscious techniques, tools and treatment goals to help you achieve a better adaptation to your life circumstances. (This is often necessary and useful.) Psychoanalysis often includes these therapeutic elements, but also pays close attention to identifying and exploring what lies outside your daytime consciousness, but nevertheless has an influence on your waking life. What you are not conscious of can be gold or garbage. If it’s gold—for example, possibilities and talents you haven’t discovered in yourself and developed—you should have access to them and be able to cultivate them. If garbage, it’s getting in your way and needs to be dug up, processed and detoxified. You can’t dig it up and process it if you are unaware that it is there, which means self-knowledge in depth. And you can’t dig it up and process it if your therapist hasn’t been through that experience as a client.

It’s easy for a therapist or anyone else to say, “I know myself. I know who I am.”

However, this usually means something like “This is who and what I think I am. This is my opinion of myself.” Have you ever heard someone say or do something really gross and then, when it is pointed out, that person says, “I never say things like that!

Oh, I never do anything like that.” Or if they do admit to having said or done something “out of character,” they will perhaps say, “Something must have got into me.”

Well, something did get into them, but it was something from outside their consciousness, something of which they were not aware, maybe some of their garbage or hidden gold; their shadow. Even if they don’t want to acknowledge that shadowy something, it took over for the moment.

We learn about those shadowy parts of our personality in various ways, but most explicitly—and sometimes painfully—as we interact with other people. You have probably observed what I am talking about, and maybe even tried to point out to someone an aspect of their shadow. “Did you notice your tone of voice when you spoke to so-and-so?” “There was nothing wrong with my tone of voice.” And the person spoken to feels crushed or insulted. The speaker was not aware of (or would not admit) that “something” insensitive, hurtful, cynical, or harsh had spoken, something that perhaps the speaker truly did not recognize in his or herself that rose up and colored the tone of voice.

In everybody there are shadow elements: sensitivities, wounded places, suppressed impulses and reactions (garbage), but also unlived and/or repressed potentials (hidden gold). Since psychotherapists are human, they, too, harbor shadow elements.

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Through good psychotherapy, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts find out more about themselves, especially those parts of themselves that they prefer not to own or don’t even know about, but that nevertheless make themselves heard and seen from SPIRIT time to time. In good psychotherapy, therapists “calibrate” themselves. One definition of calibrate reads: to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the Alcohol & Chemical Dependancy deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors. PsychotherDepression & Anxiety apists have to know how they “deviate from a standard so Management as to ascertain the proper Anger correction factors.” For psychotherapists and psychoanalysts this means knowing Domestic Violence where they are wounded and, consequently, where Gambling they over or under-react, as well Addiction as recognizing life possibilities they haven’t livedMarriage and perhaps have no chance of Counseling living. This means recognizing their biases—their “gold and garbage”--and hence Spiritual Issues where their perception and judgment may be skewed.9:00am-5:00pm Good psychotherapists have 414-961-1600getting to know devoted serious work as clients in psychotherapy or psychoanalysis themselves in depth. That’s why not only the psychotherapist’s formal training, but also their work on themselves matters to you aswww.reachclinic.org a client receiving their services.

I have a sincere recommendation: if you are thinking about entering psychotherapy, do more than Google “psychotherapists” online or look for someone in the Yellow Pages. Interview the prospective therapist. They may be surprised by your questions, but psychotherapists and psychoanalysts need not be defensive about their training and their personal work (which does not mean they tell you their life story!).

If they are defensive, that’s probably not the right one for you. It does make a difference and it matters.

Boris Matthews, PhD, LCSW is a nationally certified psychoanalyst (a.k.a. Jungian Analyst) at the Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine. He also serves on the faculty of the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago, Illinois. He has been in practice for over twenty years and has been offering his services at Ommani since 2005. Contact him through the Ommani Center website: www.ommanicenter.com or at phone 608.217.5184.

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Children’s HEALTH AND LIVING

“Calcium Crisis”

IS YOUR CHILD GETTING ENOUGH CALCIUM?

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Only 13.5 percent of girls and 36.3 percent of boys age 12 to 19 in the United States get the recommended daily amount (RDA) of calcium, placing them at serious risk for osteoporosis and other bone diseases, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Because nearly 90 percent of adult bone mass is established by the end of this age range, the nation’s youth stand in the midst of a calcium crisis.

“Osteoporosis is a pediatric disease If you don’t drink milk, with geriatric consequences,” said it’s important to get calcium Duane Alexander, M.D., director of from other sources. the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), sponsor of the Milk Matters calcium education campaign. “Preventing this and other bone diseases begins in childhood. With low calcium intake levels during these important bone growth periods, today’s children and teens are certain to face a serious public health problem in the future.”

The health risks related to low calcium intake are not just years away, explained Dr. Alexander. Children are drinking more soft drinks and more non-citrus drinks than they used to; meanwhile, milk consumption has dropped. The number of fractures among children and young adults has increased, probably due to lower intakes of calcium. Pediatricians are also seeing the re-emergence of rickets, a bone disease that results from low levels of vitamin D. Rickets became almost nonexistent after vitamin D was added to milk in the 1950s, but is now appearing at greater rates around the country.

But the major effects of this crisis are yet to come.

“As these children get older, this calcium crisis will become more serious as the population starts to show its highest rate of osteoporosis and other bone health problems in our nation’s history,” Dr. Alexander said. “But we need to remember that this is a preventable and correctable public health problem.”

Getting children to pay attention to their calcium needs is a challenge for scientists and educators, he adds. For this reason, the NICHD has expanded its Milk Matters campaign and Web site to speak directly to children and their parents about calcium.

Previously, the NICHD developed educational materials that are used primarily by educators, nurses, and physicians to convey the importance of adequate calcium consumption among children and teens. Now, NICHD has expanded its Web site to give children and their parents more direct access to the information and will be adding games and other interactive content specifically for kids.

The Institute’s Milk Matters campaign stresses low-fat or fat-free milk as the preferred source of dietary calcium because: • Milk has a high calcium content.

• Calcium in milk is easily absorbed by the body.

• Milk contains other nutrients, including vitamin D, vitamin A, B12, potassium, magnesium, and protein, that are essential to healthy bone and tooth development.

The NICHD bases its recommendations on the 1994 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference on Optimal Calcium Intake, and on additional guidance from the 2000 NIH Consensus Development Conference on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy.

“If you don’t drink milk, it’s important to get calcium from other sources, like other dairy products, green leafy vegetables, and foods with added calcium,” explained Dr. Alexander.

The Milk Matters campaign offers a variety of free materials on the importance of calcium in the diets of children and teens. Brochures, booklets, fact sheets, coloring books, stickers, and posters are among those items available on its recently revamped Web site, most in both English and Spanish. The Milk Matters Web site, www. nichd.nih.gov/milkmatters, is also an excellent source for information on calcium for health care professionals.

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FINDING THE RIGHT CAMP For Children With Special Needs Youth development experts agree that the benefits to summer camp are many.

According to the American Camp Association, camp provides an opportunity for children to develop meaningful friendships as well as the life-skills of leadership, teamwork and problem solving.

Yet another benefit is that camp can stem summer learning loss, or “the big eraser,” as some educators call it. It’s a serious issue, according to the National Summer Learning Association, which found that all young people experience learning losses when they are not engaged in educational activities in the summer months.

Children with special needs are no exception. They, too, can reap the benefits of a summer camp experience and learn important decision-making, social and emotional skills while having fun and making friends.

There are many camps for children with special needs, and choosing one depends on the unique needs of your child. Some camps are inclusionary, meaning that kids with and without special needs participate together. Some camps cater to children with specific problems, such as hearing impairments or cystic fibrosis.

In choosing a camp for your special needs child, there are many factors to consider: • What is the cost? Are scholarships available?

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Another concern you may have is the qualifications of the camp staff. Does the camp employ occupational, speech and music therapists? Or are college students, home for the summer and without any special needs training, the camp counselors?

For children with special needs, smaller group sizes often mean greater engagement, achievement and the individual attention they often need to succeed. Finding out the staff-to-camper ratio is important.

Are the crafts and activities planned suitable to the age and abilities of your special needs child? Camp should expand your child’s horizons and sense of community but not be so challenging as to intimidate.

One more thing: Is learning going on? As noted, all children experience a learning loss in summer. But, according to the Pennsylvania-based Valley Forge Educational Services, the setback can be more drastic for children with special needs, who may also lose social and behavioral gains made during the school year. Finding a camp that emphasizes learning in a more low-key way will maximize your child’s ability to succeed.

Tracey Sparrow if the vice president of Children’s Programs at the Milwaukee Center for Independence and oversees two summer camps for children with special needs: Sensational Summer Day Camp, for children with autism or other sensory disorders, and Kaleidoscope Summer Fun, for children with special health care needs.

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EDITOR’S PICK TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR WISCONSIN BEER LOVERS FESTIVAL Fourth annual festival to feature brews from more than 34 Wisconsin craft breweries paired with local cuisine

Tickets are now on sale for the fourth annual Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival, to be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 (Father’s Day weekend) from 1-5 p.m. at Bayshore Town Center.

The festival is hosted by Welcome to Glendale, the City of Glendale’s CVB; the Wisconsin Brewer’s Guild (WBG) and DRAFT Magazine, and is the premier all-Wisconsin craft beer and tasting festival, featuring selections from 34 craft breweries throughout the state. Each of the participating breweries will be paired with local chefs, Wisconsin cheese manufacturers, or one of several brewpubs to create a unique tasting portion designed to complement a variety of unique beers available for sampling.

“After three successful years, the fourth annual festival has become a necessary destination for Wisconsin craft breweries and beer lovers,” said Jeff Hamilton, president of Sprecher Brewery in Glendale and of the Wisconsin Brewer’s Guild. “Its unique atmosphere, unlimited sampling options and opportunities to meet with brew masters and chefs is perfectly situated in Glendale, with its added bonus of shopping, dining and entertainment options.”

Festival tickets and hotel packages are available at www.WisconsinBeerLoversFest.com. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door, and include admission, a souvenir beer glass and unlimited sampling of beers and food pairings. Patrons must be 21 years of age or older to attend the event. Photo identification will be required at the admission entrance. Designated drivers and patrons under 21 years of age can purchase a “Food Lovers Ticket” for $20.

For overnight guests staying in Glendale during the festival weekend, the Hilton Milwaukee River and Radisson Milwaukee North Shore are offering special packages featuring discounted stays, festival tickets, event shuttles and more. This year’s festival will also feature entertainment from the Brewhaus Polka Kings. The Wisconsin Brewer’s Guild is holding a “Best of Show” competition amongst the participating breweries for bragging rights to the “Glendale Cup”.

Additionally, one lucky “Beer Lover” will win a wheelbarrow of beer, which will contain a collection of rare beers, special seasonal beers and popular favorites from participating breweries. For more information on the Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival, available hotel packages and to purchase tickets, visit www.wisconsinbeerloversfest.com. Also, be sure to follow Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival on Twitter and Facebook forbehind-the-scenes information about the festival, including the participating breweries and restaurants.

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Seniors Seeking A More Fast Convient Way To Travel

A mobility scooter, or travel scooter, is usually selected as an alternative to electric wheelchairs. Mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs share a lot in common.

They are both powered by an electric motor, and are designed, mainly, to help those with mobility issues. Mobility scooters, however, tend to be configured like motor scooters. They are often referred to as power-operated vehicles/scooters or electric scooters. A major attribute for travel scooters is that they do not resemble wheel chairs. People struggling with their mobility for the first time may find this a more palatable choice.

The Golden Technologies brand of mobility-aids and medical scooters produced by the Golden Technologies company. Not many old-fashioned family old negotiations are still in existence in the United States, but Golden Technologies is a shining exception. This company creates, among other products, power scooters, chairs with seat lifts, beds that can be modified for maximum comfort, and electric wheelchairs.

Their vehicles are made to assist peoples of varying ability to regain their mobility with safe and sturdy products. Their Mobility Aids are made of choice parts, sport aesthetically pleasing craftsmanship and are carefully designed. ing the Golden Technologies Alante Sport. This vehicle is an indoor power chair that is out-fitted with 9 inch drive wheels that are designed in a way so that they wont mark most floors. It has a big 4-inch anti-tipper wheels for added safety. It also has a red and black shroud design that protects the batteries and motor. The Buzzaround Lite is an updated version of the original Buzzaround. It has been redesigned with simple-to-use controls including a larger speed knob and backlit battery indicator.

The cushioned seat is bigger and taller than most to accommodate users of all sizes.

The Buzzaround Lite comes equipped with a delta tiller for effortless steering. Three sets of interchangeable colored shrouds allow riders to customize the body. Finally, the Companion 3-Wheel is full-sized, three-wheeled scooter that provides increased foot room and leg room and has a wider front deck than the midsize Companion scooters. It is three inches longer and has an amplified weight capacity of 350 lbs. It also has an operating range of 16.5 miles.

The Buzzaround Series is perfect for those individuals seeking a fast and convenient way to travel. Do you have a long day of walking planned? Not a problem for the Buzzarounds, simply assemble/disassemble and get ready for a day full of cruising light.

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25 Signs You May Have a Cataract or Other Vision Problem

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Take the Test: Do you have symptoms?

As a cataract “ripens” and clouding increases, it can blur and glare vision to the point of interfering with day-today functioning. As macular degeneration (AMD) destroys central vision, it sometimes causes symptoms like blind spots or making straight lines appear wavy. As glaucoma steals side vision, it often progresses without noticeable signs until it has advanced so far that any loss (like a “tunneling” effect) is permanent. As diabetes causes damaging changes to the blood vessels of the retina, it may produce noticeable signs such as blurring or spots in the line of sight.

Make sure you are seeing life to the fullest. Ask yourself if you have noticed any of the following symptoms. Circle the numbers of the ones that you can answer “yes.”

1. Do you have trouble seeing, even with your eyeglasses or contact lenses (and prescription changes don’t help)?

2. Do you need more light to read or see?

3. Do you no longer feel comfortable going out walking or driving at night because of your vision?

4. Do lights at night have a "halo" effect?

5. Did you recently fail your driver's license test?

6. Is it more difficult to read street and highway signs?

7. Do bright lights, sunlight and glare bother you?

8. Do you have trouble seeing to read newspapers, magazines, books, instructions, recipes, and other small print?

9. Is it difficult to see to fill out forms or write checks?

10. Are crossword puzzles and playing cards hard to see?

11. Is it difficult to see signs/labels in the grocery store?

12. Are colors not as bright as they used to be?

13. Are you having trouble seeing the digital clock or channel numbers on the TV or VCR? 14. Are the faces of people on TV harder to see?

15. Are hobbies (such as knitting, woodworking or golfing) increasingly difficult to do because of failing vision?

16. Do you have problems seeing the food on your plate?

17. Are you having difficulty judging stairs and curbs?

18. Do you bump into things or fall because of poor sight?

19. Do you have difficulty performing daily activities, such as making meals or doing laundry, because of your vision?

20. Does your vision inhibit your participation in activities like reading, watching TV, or going out with friends?

21. Is your distance vision getting worse, especially outside?

22. Do vertical lines (like signposts and light poles) appear wavy?

23. Have you noticed dark or blank spots in your central vision?

24. Are you not able to see as far off to the sides as you used to?

25. Do you have diabetes and your vision seems to get blurry or fluctuate?

The doctors at Eye Care Specialists, a leading Milwaukee-area ophthalmology practice note that: “Answering ‘yes’ to just one of these complaints above MAY mean that you have a vision-threatening concern. Your next step should be to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam (which is typically covered by Medicare and/or insurance if you have one of the complaints). If your eye care specialist determines that you do have a cataract, AMD, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, or other condition, you can plan a course of treatment to protect and preserve your precious gift of sight. But, remember, that plan can’t start until you take the first step to call and schedule a thorough eye examination.”

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Know you have cataracts, diabetes, glaucoma or another serious eye condition, but are hesitant to do something about it? You may find the following points motivating.

1. “Improving vision can have a substantial impact on task performance and quality of life. Researchers in one study found that even with just modest visual improvement, participants could read, write, use the telephone, watch TV, and play cards better. They also reported less psychological distress (such as worry and frustration),” notes Daniel Paskowitz, MD, PhD, a highly skilled ophthalmologist with credentials from Harvard and Johns Hopkins.

2. You may boost your attitude. For example, one study found that removing a cloudy cataract and improving vision can also increase the amount of light and color which enters the eye, thus positively impacting cortisol, melatonin and mood levels.

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3. “Recent studies have shown that undiagnosed and untreated cataracts and glaucoma can increase the risk of car accidents. Conversely, as reported in another study, people who have their cataracts removed and replaced with implants have half the car accident risk of people who don’t have surgery,” cites Dr. Daniel Ferguson, an ophthalmologist who cares for patients of all ages and walks of life at offices in West Allis and Wauwatosa.

4. “Improve your vision, and you’ll decrease your risk of falling by up to 78 percent, according to a study from Israel,” notes Dr. Mark Freedman, an eye care specialist with thousands of cases under his surgical cap. Of the nearly 1,000 hip fractures that occur in the U.S. each day, 18% are caused by visual impairment. And, when falls lead to hip fractures: (only) 25% of patients make a full recovery, 50% subsequently need a cane or walker, 40% require nursing home care, and 24% of those over age 50 will die within 12 months due to complications.

5. Act now. Maintaining good vision is an investment for your future. Vision loss can take physical, psychological and financial tolls, including: inability to carry out normal daily tasks (hygiene, cleaning, reading, etc.), increased risk of injury and accidents, nutritional deprivation (can’t see to shop or prepare food), enhanced disabilities (other problems become worse as it is more difficult to take medications, exercise, etc.), social problems (withdrawal, depression, isolation, anger, fear), and loss of freedom (inability to work, drive, shop, do hobbies, etc.). “Scheduling regular eye check-ups today can help avoid these costs and suffering for tomorrow. And, if your symptoms and exam results meet the proper criteria, Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurance plans will often pay for a majority of your treatment,” says Dr. Brett Rhode, Head of Ophthalmology at Aurora Sinai Medical Center and a partner at Eye Care Specialists. “And, at our offices, if you don’t have insurance, we can usually arrange a payment plan.”

6. Taking care of your vision may prevent needless suffering and loss of independence. For example, a Japanese study noted that cataract treatment significantly improved functioning in people previously diagnosed with cognitive impairment. “Cataract removal is sometimes seen as working miraculous cures on elderly patients mislabeled as confused, depressed or having dementia. Often, these people weren’t in need of a ‘miracle,’ institutionalization or other drastic measures.

The problem was just that they couldn’t see well,” explains Dr. David Scheidt, past president of the Milwaukee Optometric Society.

7. Many conditions (like glaucoma) may not offer early warning signs or are masked by the healthy eye’s ability to compensate. The only way to definitively know if you have an eye disease is to schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam every two years, especially after age 40. If you don’t, undiagnosed and untreated conditions (like AMD, cataracts and diabetes) may slowly be stealing your vision without you realizing it.

After reading the above information, you may be more likely to take action when you ask yourself, “When was your last eye exam?”

Free Booklets & Information The physicians quoted above are partners at Eye Care Specialists, a leading ophthalmology practice that provides medical, surgical and laser care to more than 121,000 Wisconsinites. They are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and macular degeneration; and have written their own series of booklets on these conditions. Call 414-321-7035 for FREE copies or to schedule an appointment for a thorough eye screening (usually covered by insurance or Medicare) at their offices on 7th & Wisconsin Avenue, Mayfair Road across from the mall, or 102nd & National Avenue. They also offer eye care information at www.eyecarespecialists.net.

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Parkinson’s Disease Early symptoms of PD are subtle and occur gradually.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. The four primary symptoms of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination.

As these symptoms become more pronounced, patients may have difficulty walking, talking, or completing other simple tasks. PD usually affects people over the age of 50. Early symptoms of PD are subtle and occur gradually. In some people the disease progresses more quickly than in others. As the disease progresses, the shaking, or tremor, which affects the majority of PD patients may begin to interfere with daily activities. Other symptoms may include depression and other emotional changes; difficulty in swallowing, chewing, and speaking; urinary problems or constipation; skin problems; and sleep disruptions. There are currently no blood or laboratory tests that have been proven to help in diagnosing sporadic PD. Therefore the diagnosis is based on medical history and a neurological examination. The disease can be difficult to diagnose accurately. Doctors may sometimes request brain scans or laboratory tests in order to rule out other diseases.

Is there any treatment?

At present, there is no cure for PD, but a variety of medications provide dramatic relief from the symptoms. Usually, patients are given levodopa combined with carbidopa. Carbidopa delays the conversion of levodopa into dopamine until it reaches the brain. Nerve cells can use levodopa to make dopamine and replenish the brain’s dwindling supply. Although levodopa helps at least three-quarters of parkinsonian cases, not all symptoms respond equally to the drug.

Bradykinesia and rigidity respond best, while tremor may be only marginally reduced. Problems with balance and other symptoms may not be alleviated at all.

Anticholinergics may help control tremor and rigidity. Other drugs, such as bromocriptine, pergolide, pramipexole, and ropinirole, mimic the role of dopamine in the brain, causing the neurons to react as they would to dopamine. An antiviral drug, amantadine, also appears to reduce symptoms. In May 2006, the FDA approved rasagiline to be used along with levodopa for patients with advanced PD or as a single-drug treatment for early PD. In some cases, surgery may be appropriate if the disease doesn’t respond to drugs.

A therapy called deep brain stimulation (DBS) has now been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In DBS, electrodes are implanted into the brain and connected to a small electrical device called a pulse generator that can be externally programmed. DBS can reduce the need for levodopa and related drugs, which in turn decreases the involuntary movements called dyskinesias that are a common side effect of levodopa. It also helps to alleviate fluctuations of symptoms and to reduce tremors, slowness of movements, and gait problems. DBS requires careful programming of the stimulator device in order to work correctly.

Can yoga help PD? Yoga class helps increase balance, stability, strength and Flexiblilty, as well as reduce stress and promote calmnessof the mind and body.

For more information on Parkinsons Disease go to www.nih.com or www.yogacenter.cc/

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TOO HOT For Your Health.

Almost every summer there is a deadly heat wave in some part of the country.

Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even riskier if you are older or if you have health problems. It is important to get relief from the heat quickly. If not, you might begin to feel confused or faint. Your heart could become stressed, and maybe stop beating.

Your body is always working to keep a balance between how much heat it makes and how much it loses. Your brain is the thermostat. It sends and receives signals to and from parts of your body that affect temperature, such as the spinal cord, muscles, blood vessels, skin, and glands that make substances known as hormones. Too much heat causes sweating. When the sweat dries from your skin, the surface of your body cools and your temperature goes down.

Being hot for too long can cause many illnesses, all grouped under the name hyperthermia (hy-per-ther-mee-uh): • Heat cramps are the painful tightening of muscles in your stomach area, arms, or legs. Cramps can result from hard work or exercise. While your body temperature and pulse usually stay normal during heat cramps, your skin may feel moist and cool. Take these cramps as a sign that you are too hot — find a way to cool your body down. Be sure to drink plenty of fluids, but not those containing alcohol or caffeine.

• Heat edema is a swelling in your ankles and feet when you get hot. Putting your legs up should help. If that doesn’t work fairly quickly, check with your doctor.

• Heat syncope is a sudden dizziness that may come on when you are active in the heat. If you take a form of heart medication known as a beta blocker or are not used to hot weather, you are even more likely to feel faint when in the heat. Putting your legs up and resting in a cool place should make the dizzy feeling go away.

• Heat exhaustion is a warning that your body can no longer keep itself cool. You might feel thirsty, dizzy, weak, uncoordinated, nauseated, and sweat a lot. Your body temperature stays normal, skin feels cold and clammy. Your pulse can be normal or raised. Resting in a cool place, drinking plenty of fluids, and getting medical care should help you feel better soon. If not, this condition can progress to heat stroke.

• Heat stroke is an emergency — it can be life threatening! You need to get medical help right away. Getting to a cool place is very important, but so is treatment by a doctor. Many people die of heat stroke each year. Older people living in homes or apartments without air conditioning or good airflow are at most risk. So are people who don’t drink enough water or those with chronic diseases or alcoholism.

The Signs of Heat Stroke • Fainting, possibly the first sign, • Body temperature over 104° F, • A change in behavior — confusion, being grouchy, acting strangely, or staggering, • Dry flushed skin and a strong rapid pulse or a slow weak pulse, • Not sweating, despite the heat, acting delirious, or being in a coma. Who Is at Risk?

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Hundresds of people die from hyperthermia each year during very hot weather.

Most are over 50 years old. The temperature outside or inside does not have to hit 100° F for you to be at risk for a heat-related illness. Health problems that put you at risk include: • Heart or blood vessel problems, poorly working sweat glands, or changes in your skin caused by normal aging.

• Heart, lung, or kidney disease, as well as any illness that makes you feel weak all over or causes a fever.

• High blood pressure or other conditions that make it necessary for you to change some of the foods you eat. For example, if you are supposed to avoid salt in your food, your risk of heat-related illness may be higher. Check with your doctor.

• Conditions treated by drugs such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers, and some heart and blood pressure medicines. These may make it harder for your body to cool itself by perspiring.

• Taking several drugs for a variety of health problems. Keep taking your prescriptions, but ask your doctor what to do if the drugs you are taking make you more likely to become overheated.

• Being quite a bit overweight or underweight.

• Drinking alcoholic beverages.

How Can I Lower My Risk?

Things you can do to lower your risk of heat-related illness: • Drink plenty of liquids — water or fruit and vegetable juices. Every day you should drink at least eight glasses to keep your body working properly. Heat tends to make you lose fluids so it is very important to drink at least that much, if not more, when it is hot. Avoid drinks containing caffeine or alcohol. They make you lose more fluids. If your doctor has told you to limit your liquids, ask him or her what you should do when it is very hot.

• If you live in a home or apartment without fans or air conditioning, be sure to follow these steps to lower your chance of heat problems: o open windows at night; o create cross-ventilation by opening windows on two sides of the building; o cover windows when they are in direct sunlight; o keep curtains, shades or blinds drawn during the hottest part of the day; o try to spend at least 2 hours a day (if possible during the hottest part of the day) some place air-conditioned — for example, the shopping mall, the movies, the library, a senior center, or a friend’s house if you don’t have air conditioning.

• Check with your local area agency on aging to see if there is a program that provides window air conditioners to seniors who qualify.

• If you think you can’t afford to run your air conditioner in the summer, contact your local area agency on aging. Or, ask at your local senior center. They may know if there are any programs in your community to aid people who need help paying their cooling bills. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is one possible source.

• Ask a friend or relative to drive you to a cool place on very hot days if you don’t have a car or no longer drive. Many towns or counties, area agencies, religious groups, and senior citizen centers provide such services. If necessary, take a taxi. Don’t stand outside waiting for a bus.

• Pay attention to the weather reports. You are more at risk as the temperature or humidity rise or when there is an air pollution alert in effect.

• Dress for the weather. Some people find natural fabrics such as cotton to be cooler than synthetic fibers. Light-colored clothes reflect the sun and heat better than dark colors. If you are unsure about what to wear, ask a friend or family member to help you select clothing that will help you stay cool.

• Don’t try to exercise or do a lot of activities when it is hot.

• Avoid crowded places when it’s hot outside. Plan trips during non-rush hour times.

What Should I Remember?

Headache, confusion, dizziness, or nausea when you’re in a hot place or during hot weathercould be a sign of a heat-related illness. Go to the doctor or an emergency room to find out if you need tgreatment. To keep heat-related illnesses from becoming a dangerous heat stroke, remember to: • Get out of the sun and into a cool place — air-conditioning is best.

• Offer fluids, but avoid alcohol and caffeine. Water and fruit and vegetable juices are best.

• Shower or bathe, or at least sponge off with cool water.

• Lie down and rest, if possible in a cool place.

• Visit your doctor or an emergency room if you don’t cool down quickly.

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Fit For Life.

Exercising Safely AT ANY AGE Many people are getting their exercise in active pastimes such as biking, walking, gardening or golf.

By Rachel Osmanski More older people than ever before are involved in exercise and recreational sports. Many people are getting their exercise in active pastimes such as biking, walking, gardening or golf. People are living longer these days and their quality of life depends on being healthy and remaining independent. By spending a little time each day in some type of physical activity, you can enjoy these significant benefits: • Longer, healthier life • Reduced joint and muscle pain • Improved mobility and balance • Lower risk of falls and serious injuries like hip fractures • Slower loss of muscle mass Stay Active And Safe While it’s important to stay active, it’s also important to play it safe. As older people engage in more strenuous physical activities, injuries are increasing. A balanced program of physical activity for 30 minutes a day is beneficial even for people with chronic conditions. The 30 minutes can be broken up into shorter periods such as 15 minutes of gardening in the morning and 15 minutes of brisk walking in the afternoon.

Seven Steps To Prevent Injury Always wear the appropriate shoes for each sport. Warm-up before you exercise.

This could be walking at your own pace and emphasizing your arm movements.

Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. You can break this into shorter periods of 10 or 15 minutes during the day.

Try not to do the exact routine two days in a row. Walk, join an exercise class, or lift weights. This works different muscles and keeps exercise more interesting.

When working out with exercise equipment, read instructions carefully and, if needed, ask someone qualified to help you. Check treadmills or other exercise equipment to be sure they are in good working order. If you are new to weight training, make sure you get proper information before you begin. Stop exercising if you experience severe pain or swelling. Discomfort that persists should always be evaluated.

August’s monthly wellness education class focuses on “Keeping Active—Safe at Any Age.” It is Friday, August 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the Fitness Studio. To receive more information on how to safely begin an exercise program through the “Fit for Life” program, please call me at extension 5760.

For more information please contact Alexian Village (414) 357-5105.

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Alexian Village OPEN HOUSE

Assisted Living Dedicated Alzheimer & Related Dementia Neighborhood, Monday, June 24, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Nutrition for Seniors, Tuesday, June 4, 10-11:30 am, Clubhouse. This workshop focuses on several simple steps you can take to improve your nutrition for a healthier mind and body. RSVP by 5/31.

“Consider the Conversation,” presented by Horizon Home Care, Wednesday, June 5, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. or June 18, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Clubhouse. “Consider the Conversation” is an award winning, and thought-provoking film that looks at the many issues we all face at the end of life. The film examines multiple perspectives on end-oflife care. It includes information gathered from many walks of life, personally and professionally. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for wine and appetizers with the presentation following at 6:00 p.m. A panel of professionals will be available for questions and answers. This event is free. RSVP by 6-3.

Nourish Your Noggin, June 11, 11:00 a.m.- Noon, Clubhouse. This humorous presentation will guide you through the steps to help maintain a healthy brain, and will provide information on what can be done on a daily basis to preserve your brain, and limit memory loss. RSVP by 6/7.

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Take a Visual Tour through the Ages!

Thursday, June 13, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Clubhouse. Through the medium of art and music, Sara Zoelle will share her passion and knowledge of the arts. This month’s theme is French Impressionists. There will be refreshments with a French flair! (RSVP by 6/11) Free Hearing Screening, Monday, June 17, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Clubhouse. Take advantage of this free ten-minute Audibel hearing screening provided by Dan Carriger HIS, owner of Audibel Hearing Center. RSVP by 6/16.

Free Hearing Evaluation, Monday, June 24, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Clubhouse. A thorough evaluation includes a video otoscopy allowing you to see what the doctor sees while examining your ears.

Please allow one hour for this appointment. There is no cost and no sales pressure. RSVP by 6/23.

Lunch & Movie, Wednesday, June 26, features “Les Misérables.” Noon lunch is $5.00 & 1:00 p.m. movie is free. Enjoy lunch followed by a free movie. RSVP by 6/24.

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Every year millions of people use the Retirement Estimator

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI Hard to believe, but it’s been five years since Social Security’s Retirement Estimator debuted. Within months of first becoming available, the online Estimator was praised as one of the best services on the Internet, and it has consistently retained its excellent rating every year.

Results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index show Social Security’s online Retirement Estimator is consistently one of the highest-rated services on the web — even higher than the websites of many other public or private sector agencies and companies, including Netflix and Amazon.

Every year millions of people use the Retirement Estimator. You can too at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. Prefer to do your business in Spanish? You can find it at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador, too.

The Retirement Estimator is a convenient, secure, and quick financial planning tool that lets workers calculate how much they might expect to receive in Social Security benefits when they retire. The attractive feature of this calculator is that it uses your earnings information on file at Social Security without displaying your personal information.

So you get an instant, personalized estimate of your future retirement benefits. And, it’s so easy to use.

The Estimator even gives you the opportunity to run different scenarios and “what if” situations. For example, you can change the date you expect to retire or change expected future earnings to create and compare different retirement options. This can help you as you plan ahead.

To use the Retirement Estimator, you must have enough Social Security credits to qualify for benefits and you cannot currently be receiving benefits.

Join the celebration! Experience the popular online service now by visiting Social Security’s Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity. gov/estimator. Then, once you’ve sketched out your retirement plans, you’ll know where to go when the time comes to apply for benefits: online at www.socialsecurity.gov.

Happy fifth anniversary, Retirement Estimator!

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PLANNING YOUR NEXT MOVE

Helpful Tips To Make Your Move A Smooth One Summer is here and you’ve decided your home may be too large, too costly to maintain, too difficult to maintain, too unsafe without expensive safety features to meet your needs, too far from transportation, or too far away from shopping centers and medical offices. Your home has become an inconvenience and now you’ve decided to buy or rent a smaller home or apartment.

It’s a good time to make your next move. Now that the weather has become warmer it makes it easier to get around searching for your next residence.

It’s a challenge to make the move to a new place after all the years you’ve spent creating and taking care of your current home. If you own your home and plan to sell you might want talk to your realtor about a Competitive Market Analysis so you can estimate a selling price. If you are renting and you need some advice on your move you can always find a moving coordinator to help you make the transition. Of course, many people simply choose to rely on family and trusted friends to help them make a move. You’ve spent your life helping them out, now it’s their turn to help

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you. We’ve put together some moving tips that should make your move easier.

Seems pretty simple, but consider many things. Would you like to be close to family, friends, shopping centers, healthcare facilities? Will you need to use transportation other than your car? Will you have access to recreational activities? Do you want to climb flights of stairs? Do you want maintenance-free living? Is it secure and safe? Do you need assistance with daily activities? Can you keep your pet?

Research new home alternatives long before you make your move. Spend time in the area where you plan to move and get answers to all your questions.

Whether you are moving to a smaller home, apartment, or senior residence you need to downsize your possessions. Sort through your belongings

and keep what you absolutely need. Go to the least used rooms and areas first. Sort only a few hours at a time to avoid being overwhelmed. At this time you should create a floor plan of your new living space showing each room and the placement of each piece of furniture. Take measurements of each room. Make a note of doors, windows, outlets. Take measurements of your furniture. Give the remaining items to family and/or friends. Think about having an estate sale, a tag sale or donating belongings to charities (many charities will pick up the items at your home).

Keep in mind space limitations. Let family members know what you plan on taking with you. Make a schedule of the times when you expect to have family members, friends, or charities pick up the items. Clearly label all items, use colored stickers to mark what will or will not go to your new home. This will help you remember what goes where when you begin packing.

If you plan on selling your home it’s time to make minor repairs and note major repairs which you should report to your realtor. Small repairs make the home look well cared for and usually cost little time and money. These details make a difference in how the buyer views the home. Itemize cosmetic changes such as fresh paint or new carpets. The home looks ready to move into. Be sure to keep up the exterior maintenance of your home. Remove interior clutter. All of these tips create a favorable impression on a buyer. Renters make sure your apartment is clean and contact your apartment manager to discuss what time your apartment will be shown.

Packing should be easy for you and your family or professional movers if you’ve already labeled and sorted your belongings. If you are doing the move yourself be sure to have enough boxes, packing materials, and tape. Do not wait until the last minute to decide whether or not to keep an item. Make all decisions about the belongings you intend to keep long before packing day arrives. Try to do packing a day or two before you move if you are doing it yourself. Of course if you hire professional movers, let them do the packing for you. It will be less stressful on you and will guarantee that the moving company insures the contents of the boxes in case of damage. Also keep in mind that if the move takes longer because you are disorganized, the movers may charge more. Label each box with the room where it will be placed and list a few of the items contained. You can even photograph your belongings so you have a record of their condition before the move. Take special care of your smaller valuables. You’ll want to keep them separate from the other boxes. Carry them on your person, or place them with your personal items. You may even want to place them in a safe deposit box during the move.

If you choose a professional mover be sure to consult two or three reputable companies and always get a written estimate. If you label all the belongings that are to be moved this will help you to receive consistent bids from potential movers. Once you decide on a mover you should sign a contract showing a specific price. Be sure to understand the amount of insurance that is provided by the mover before you sign a contract. If you have access to the internet or a library try to research what the law requires of moving companies. You’ll be better prepared to ask the right questions. You can even hire a Senior Move Manager or a Moving Coordinator to take care of all the moving details for you. This person can handle your move from assessing your belongings to decorating your new home. The National Association of Senior Move Managers has guidelines for many of these professionals. If you find the thought of a move overwhelming you may want to consider contacting a Mover Manager.

Contact your utility companies and let them know what day you plan to move.

Fill out change of address forms for the post office seven to ten days before moving day.

Make sure you have phone service at your current home and new home on moving day. Have the name of the contact of your new apartment or senior residence ahead of time. Know the name of the person you need to contact if a situation comes up on moving day. Some residences will have you reserve a freight elevator.

Make sure you know the time of the reservation. If the residence has a dining room, be sure to schedule your move around the meal times.

On moving day have your family or friends help out even if you have hired professional movers, you may need to put them in charge if you find you need to take a rest from all the activity.

And finally, introduce yourself to your new neighbors.

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ACHIEVING A HEALTHY BODY:

Tips To Help Us Keep Moving And Feeling Great!

By Angela English D.C. What I have learned in my career as a Chiropractor thus far, is that accidents and injuries can happen to anyone. What are different in these injuries are the severity and the rate of healing after these injuries occur. Having a body that is working efficiently, with minimal stress, creates a very strong foundation that is needed if and when injuries happen. To get your body working efficiently is actually quite simple, with getting active being top on the list. Physical activity is what helps our bodies function and makes it easier for our bodies to do the processes that they need to do.

But it is important to know what to do and to do things correctly. Here are some proven steps that can help you achieve a strong body and are easy enough for anyone to start doing on their own.

First thing in any type of health concern is to find out how your body is working at its current state. There are several different ways to find out were you are depending on your problem and the goal of where you want to be. If your goal is to get more physically fit or tone, then the first step would likely be to a personal trainer, or getting a physical at your primary doctor. Depending on what is in your health history and any symptoms you may be having, it would be a good idea to get the appropriate blood work done. Knowing the foundation of how your body is working will dictate how well you will achieve your goals of a healthy body. This is often an overlooked step, but can be key to your success. If you are suffering from an injury or 1/2 have injury in the past,ad_Layout it is very1 important to work with 1a personal trainer to final pg an bridgeway healthwise 3/23/12 11:18 AM Page

help you strengthen the injured area and to make sure that exercise is done correctly to prevent a reoccurrence of the injury. Personal trainers are great for keeping you motivated to reach your goals.

The next step now that you know how your body is working and you are exercising regularly, is to eat right. It is important to give your body what it needs to build strength. Eating Twinkies and drinking soda all day will ensure that all your hard work and time was well wasted. Learn how to give your body what it needs and how to curb cravings by meeting with a nutritional counselor, dietician or a naturopathic physician. You need to make sure that your body has the ability to break down the food and absorb all the nutrients. Even if you eat relatively healthy already, these health professionals can teach you life long habits that can add years of happiness to your life.

Now that you are on your way to feeling great, you need to get a strong support system. If you have a family, take steps at home to incorporate the things that you have learned into your daily routine. Introduce more healthy home cooked meals.

Healthy food can taste fantastic and are usually only a turn off to kids if you announce that they are full of vegetables and nutrition. Start adding more active activities to your nights and weekends. Take walks, go for bike rides, take more active vacations, start a neighbor hood softball game with your neighbors. Be creative and do what makes you and your family happy. It is much easier to stay focused and on the right path if you are not the only person that is making the effort.

Other things to think about are how you handle stress. This means mental, chemical or physical stress. Mental stress can be handled through talking to a counselor or psychologist, or just finding ways to deal with your stress through yoga or mediation.

Chemical stress can be anything toxic in your environment: new carpeting, pets, dust, smoke, and medications are just a few examples. It may be worth while to get a home inspection to test the air and water quality to see if there are things that can be done to your home to eradicate allergens and other chemical stressors. Sometimes the solution can be as easy as getting your ducts cleaned, adding a water filtration system, eating organic and natural foods or adding plants to your home. Physical stress can be anything from sleeping on an improper mattress or pillow, not using ergonomics, poor postural habits, and past injuries. Health professionals such as Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and Physical Therapist are just a few examples of professionals that can help eliminate physical stress from your daily routine. You work your body hard each and every day and it is important that we give it a chance to rejuvenate and work at its best.

Achieving a healthy body can seem overwhelming sometimes. Once you take the first step by gaining the knowledge of knowing where you are at presently, the following steps are easy to incorporate.

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Assisted Living

for Older Adults

The good news about assisted living is that seniors don’t have to lose their independence even if they need a little assistance. Assisted living services provide the extra “helping hands” that enable individuals to remain independent. Support services can range from minimal assistance such as help with medication administration or personal cares to higher level services such as diabetes management or specialized care for individuals with dementia.

The look of assisted living has changed dramatically over the last two decades. Today you can find many different types of facilities, some offering a much broader range of services than in the past, administered by an increasingly more skilled and professional staff. For example, Laureate Group, the largest senior housing provider in Southeast Wisconsin, have full-time Registered Nurses on staff at each of their communities. Laureate Group believes that having RNs on-site is essential to providing quality care to a population with increased acuity levels. Janet Fine, Executive Director of Laurel Oaks said, “The advantage of having full-time RNs on staff is the expertise they bring to each interaction with a resident and their ability to act on the information they get from their ongoing assessments.” Fine also added that, “Having RNs on staff has made a significant impact on the assisted living program.”

More Good News — Choice Assisted living services can be provided in a variety of settings - ranging from a single room to one or two bedroom apartments with full kitchen and private bath. The services available can vary greatly from one provider to another. But, typically you will find the following types of services in an assisted living setting: • Meals • Housekeeping/laundry service • Transportation services • Medication management • Assistance with personal cares and activities of daily living • 24 hour staffing and emergency response • On-site conveniences (beauty/barber shop, conveniences store, bank, etc.)

• Recreational activities So, the good news is that individuals have choice - Not only in selecting a setting that is comfortable to them, but also in choosing a community that offers the breadth of services that meet the individual's expectations and needs.

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WHY CAN’T I REMEMBER HER NAME? Memory Loss And Aging

Everyone forgets a name or misplaces keys occasionally.

Many healthy people are less able to remember certain kinds of information as they get older.

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Memory loss that disrupts everyday life is not a normal part of aging, however.

It is a symptom of dementia, a gradual and progressive decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a disorder that results in the loss of brain cells. Alzheimer symptoms progress, affecting communication, learning, thinking and reasoning. Eventually they have an impact on a person’s work and social life.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

The Alzheimer’s Association, the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, has developed the following checklist of common symptoms to help recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

1. Memory loss Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common early signs of dementia.

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2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks People with dementia often find it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks, such as preparing a meal or placing a telephone call.

3. Problems with language People with Alzheimer’s disease often forget simple words or substitute unusual words, making their speech or writing hard to understand.

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4. Disorientation to time and place– People with Alzheimer’s disease can become lost in their own neighborhoods, forget where they are and how they got there, and not know how to get back home.

5. Poor or decreased judgment Those with Alzheimer’s may dress inappropriately, or they may show poor judgment about money, like giving away large sums to telemarketers.

6. Problems with abstract thinking Someone with Alzheimer’s disease may have unusual difficulty performing complex mental tasks, like forgetting what numbers are and how they should be used.

7. Misplacing things A person with Alzheimer’s disease may put things in unusual places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.

8. Changes in mood or behavior Someone with Alzheimer’s disease may show rapid mood swings – from calm to tears to anger – for no apparent reason.

9. Changes in personality The personalities of people with dementia can change dramatically. They may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful or dependent on a family member.

10. Loss of initiative A person with Alzheimer’s disease may become very passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than usual or not wanting to do usual activities.

If you or someone you know is experiencing these symptoms, consult a physician today. Early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia is an important step to getting the right treatment, care and support. Evidence suggests that early diagnosis and subsequent treatment can help slow the progression of symptoms. The Alzheimer’s Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter also offers an up-to-date list and a wide array of information and services through the toll-free Helpline at (800) 272-3900 and website: www.alzheimers-sewi.org.

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Independent Retirement Communities increase socialization and offer the opportunity to make new friends!

Independent Retirement Communities are for active adults who want to live life to the fullest. Community living provides the opportunity to enjoy maintenance free living, financial security, fitness programs, healthy dining, socialization and educational sessions. Mowing the grass, shoveling the snow, repairing the kitchen faucet or paying real estate taxes can become a thing of the past. Before you can make a decision it is important to understand what senior community life is all about.

Some seniors have been misinformed and believe that Independent Retirement Communities are for “old folks” who belong in nursing homes, or need daily care. This is certainly not true. Independent Retirement Communities offer the best in senior living options and keep seniors young at heart. Research shows that the more active and social you are, the longer you live, and the healthier you remain.

Independent Retirement Communities are more affordable than you ever imagined! If you add up the cost of annual repair and maintenance on your home, along with taxes, lawn care costs, utilities, etc, you might find that living in an Independent Retirement Community is the same cost or less! Retirement communities offer wide range of amenities to enhance your lifestyle.

Indoor/outdoor swimming pools, recreation centers, exercise rooms, libraries, craft rooms, laundry services,

housekeeping, and transportation are all possible options. On campus restaurant style dining, cafés and bistros can take the work out of meal preparation as well as offer a chance to dine with friends. Independent Retirement Communities increase socialization and offer the opportunity to make new friends! From the moment you arrive, the sense of community and togetherness is apparent. Although there is plenty of time for relaxation in your own apartment there are also many activities designed to bring residents together - women’s groups, men’s groups, bridge clubs, fitness groups, craft classes, book discussion groups, and many more options…you name it, it’s probably available!

Another benefit is transportation. Some seniors enjoy driving for many years, and others prefer not to drive especially during inclement weather. Either way, you will feel right at home using your own car or enjoying the luxury of door to door service. Transportation to the grocery store, doctor appointments, and local shopping malls is available.

Adult children feel great about their parents choice to live in an Independent Retirement Community. They love knowing that if anything happens, help is not far away. The fact that so many people are looking out for their parents safety and health gives great peace of mind. The level of activity and sense of community is

second to none.

A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) like Tudor Oaks offers multiple levels of care. This type of retirement community gives active seniors the ability to enjoy an independent lifestyle with the knowledge that all of their needs will be met should their health care situation change.

A Senior Apartment Complex offers senior apartments with few if any amenities. Seniors in this community will need to move again if their needs change. It is interesting to note that the monthly rent over a period of time could use the saved funds that would have allowed the senior to enter a CCRC and have a continuum of care available.

Choosing the correct senior living community ensures that you or your loved one will have every opportunity to fully enjoy retirement, amidst a community of peers, with a full-range of activities in a safe environment. One of the most important things you can do when considering your retirement years is to plan ahead. Addressing financial and health issues early keeps families from having to deal with a crisis later.

Current residents of Tudor Oaks and other Independent Retirement Communities will tell you the same thing over and over again. “I should have done this many years ago, it was the best decision I ever made!”

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FOR A LOVED ONE Over the past 15 years, the percentage of adult children providing assistance to a parent has more than tripled. Many of those adult children are baby boomers. With both the number of caregivers and those who need caregivers on the rise, there are a lot of families affected by the stresses of caring for a loved one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Approximately 9.7 million adult children over the age of 50 care for their parents, which suggests that family caregivers are themselves aging and yet are providing care at a time when they also need to plan and save for their own retirement.â&#x20AC;? states The MetLife study of Caregiving Costs to Working Caregivers.

Oftentimes, even more than just their retirement savings can take a hit. Caregiving places a large financial burden on families. According to a recent National Institute on Aging Health and Retirement Study, the annual cost of caring for a family member with dementia is about $18,000 and the total national cost has been estimated at $18 billion.

The burden caregivers take on is not only financial but emotional as well. The stress of caring for an elderly parent can be very hard on the adult children. 20 percent of employed female caregivers over the age of 50 report symptoms of depression. Only 8 percent of their non-caregiving peers report symptoms of depression.

If you are already a caregiver, there is a lot you can do to help with the stress of caregiving.

The National Family Caregivers Association has compiled a list of ten tips to help family caregivers.

1. Choose to take charge of your life, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness or disability always take center stage.

2. Remember to be good to yourself. Love, honor and value yourself. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a very hard job and you deserve some quality time, just for you.

3. Watch out for signs of depression, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t delay in getting professional help when you need it.

4. When people offer to help, accept the offer and suggest specific things that they can do.

5. Educate yourself about your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s condition. Information is empower-

ing.

6. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difference between caring and doing. Be open to technologies and ideas that promote your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independence.

7. Trust your instincts. Most of the time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll lead you in the right direction.

8. Grieve for your losses, and then allow yourself to dream new dreams.

9. Stand up for your rights as a caregiver and a citizen.

10. Seek support from other caregivers. There is great strength in knowing you

are not alone.

The best way to ease the potential financial and emotional stress of caregiving is to plan ahead. Talk with your parents early and do some homework ahead of time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always difficult to have the conversations with your parents about the care they are eventually going to need. No one wants to think of themselves or their parents losing their independence but planning is a lot less stressful than reacting to a crisis.

Talk to your parents about what they want to happen if they begin to require more assistance. Do some research into all of the options they might be comfortable with and discuss a financial plan for those options. Make sure all the appropriate legal documents are drawn up for if your parents were no longer able to make sound decisions themselves.

For more information contact Milwaukee Catholic Home at 414-220-3216.

ACTIVE SENIOR REFERENCE GUIDE

To Independent Living If you’re an active older adult that needs have changed, you might be considering an Independent Senior Community.

But with the different types of communities that are offered it might be hard to choose what best suits your lifestyle.

Here is a quick reference guide that can help you decide what would work best for you.

Independent Living As we grow older, questions of where to live after retirement come to mind. If your choice is independent living, you have chose a life that offers a lot of versatility.

Most elderly enjoy being able to live where they want and do what they want. As a resident in an independent setting, you will have these freedoms. You won’t be classified as some one needing assistance, and you can rely on your local medical infrastructure to provide you with support.

Senior Apartments Senior apartments are a good choice for older adults that can take care of themselves. Usually, these apartments are developed like standard apartments, but differ in that they have an age-restriction. Some apartments are also equipped with assistive technology such as hand rails and pull cords to aid you. Overall these apartments are great if you’re looking for a community of elderly neighbors without the hassles of a larger home to manage.

Low Income Housing If you earn a low income and want to live out your retirement in a house, there is a way to do so. The US government often classifies these as elderly housing and the Department of Housing and Urban Development has several programs designed to make them more affordable.

Condo Living There’s a lot to be said for condo ownership. From reduced property responsibilities to community activities, the benefits of condo ownership are vast and various. Beyond the amenities, condos for mature adults usually also offer tight-knit communities and residents can enjoy an array of activities and functions. From movie nights to rummy tournaments, adult living can be quite enjoyable. Whether you like to golf or you just enjoy a good game of cards, a senior living condo can provide you with the entertainment youíre looking for.

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ANALYZING A SENIOR COMMUNITIY There is one thing that rings true about Senior’s living independently, they still want to live with less hassle . Time really seems to be at a premium these days, and seniors have done they grind of day to day working and now they are ready to sit back and enjoy life.

Well, one nice aspect of independent living is the simple fact that with everything in terms of maintenance taken care of, people have more time for the important things like family and friends. Taking care of a single family detached home or even a town home can take quite a bit of time and that is time that some of us simply don’t have. In a world where the cost of living is rising and seniors might not want to put their money in repairs and upkeep of their home.

For these people independent living is ideal.

The idea with a independent living is that you as an individual have everything inside your walls while the rest of the building is joint owned. You are not responsible for the day-to-day repairs and common area maintenance and is contracted out so that you do not have to worry themselves about finding time to do the yard work so to speak. In fact, seniors are not responsible for any maintenance outside their front door. Everything, including seasonal concerns like snow removal, leaf raking or just fixing minor roof leaks and exterior concerns.

Be careful when choosing a senior community that you examine the contract carefully and that you know exactly what tthey have to offer. In the past there have been some unpleasant surprises for seniors. Education is key here, you must know what you are getting before you sign anything. Rushing into a community is never a good idea as too many things can get overlooked in the rush to make a quick decision.

Take your time and learn about what you stand to gain by an independent senior community.

Independent living is for seniors who are ready to relax and enjoy a maintenancefree lifestyle.

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GET IT SOLD Selling ones home is a stressful and frustrating process. With the economy being down, houses that once sold in 30-60 days are now taking up to a year to sell.

This is a hard transition for people to grasp. Most owners selling their home have a problems accepting the hard market. Being prepared is absolutely key to a quicker home sale.

For most people they begin the process with getting their home ready for sale by cleaning and declutting their home. But what next? Selling your home has to be strategic. Getting an experieced agent can be the key to faster home sell.

An agent can help you prepare, market, and sell your home. They can offer a variable commission structure giving you an economical way to sell your home while still providing full service.

A real estate agent can help you with selling your home. They first will go over the selling process with you, and perform comparative market analysis. They will go over how to price your home competively. A marketing strategy is key, so make sure your agent explains their marketing strategy. It is important to keep communication with your agent open. Your agent will present a purchase agreement. This is an important part of the process, one you should pay close attention to details to ensure the transaction proceeds smoothly.

When pricing your home agents are trained to get the highest price possible. They research the current market to see what the hightest reasonable price is. Here is a few hints on setting the right price: Often, your homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value depends on recent selling prices of comparable homes in your area. After reviewing the selling prices for such homes, the price is adjusted according to current market trends.

Buyers often look in the price range determined by their monthly ability and down payment.

Buyers are often very knowledgeable in their price range and often purchase by comparison.

Unreasonable asking prices are an immediate turn-off.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary to offer competitive pricing, terms, and conditions in your area. This will help you sell faster and get the full market value.

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accessible 24-hours a day, and to respond immediately and directly to each and every prospective buyer. Your agents website gives prospective buyers information immediately about your home.

A neighborhood presence can bring potential buyers.

When you list with an agent a yard sign should go up right away...not a few days later, letting your neighbors and drive-by traffic know you are selling. You should also provide home information sheets which can be placed on the sign post for potential Buyers to take.

Another form of advertising used is print ads. Most likely your home should be advertised in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel letting readers know it is a new listing.

Ads will also be placed to promote a scheduled open house.

Being prepared and aggressive is absolutely key to selling your home.

For more information on selling your home or to meet with an agent please contact Troy Miller at Total Realty at 414-333-3723 or email troymiller@totalrealty. com. You can also check us out on the web www.totalrealty.com

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This Father’s Day is the best of times to help your dad save an average of $3,900 a year on her prescription drug costs.

By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This is the line Charles Dickens used to open his novel A Tale of Two Cities. It could just as easily be used to describe the situation for people who benefit from the marvels of modern medicine, yet find it difficult to afford the high costs of those prescription drugs.

This Father’s Day is the best of times to help your dad save an average of $3,900 a year on her prescription drug costs. Here’s how.

If your dad is covered by Medicare and has limited income and resources, he may be eligible for extra help — available through Social Security — to pay part of her monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments. The extra help is worth an average of $3,900 per year.

To figure out whether your father is eligible, Social Security needs to know his income and the value of his savings, investments and real estate (other than the home he lives in). To qualify for the extra help, he must be receiving Medicare and also have: • Income limited to $16,245 for an individual or $21, 855 for a married couple living togethAPARTMENTS er. Even if his annual income is AVAILABLE higher, she still may be able to Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities get some help with monthly preY DA CALL TO miums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments. Some examples where income may be higher include if he or his wife: —Support other family members who live with them; —Have earnings from work; or —Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and • Resources limited to $12,510 for an individual or $25,010 for a married couple living together.

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Rehabilitation Services?

Rehabilitation Services, which is better known as Physical Therapy (PT), is a discipline designed to conservatively treat a wide variety of ailments and disorders affecting an individual’s ability to function. A clinician’s primary focus is to relieve pain, restore movement and function, and to assist the patient with any adaptations that may result from injury or disability. Furthermore, focus is placed on ergonomics, body mechanics, fitness conditioning, wellness principles and patient education.

There is virtually no limit as to who may benefit from rehabilitation. From the very young to the very old, individuals who suffer from conditions or injuries that limit function may benefit from the skills of a trained therapist. This may include injuries related to automobile accidents, work, sports, and other conditions such as arthritis, low back pain, overuse injuries, sprains/strain, and pre/post- surgical patients. The clinical staff within the rehabilitation department will assist those individuals in developing a healthy lifestyle and promote overall wellness.

Individuals usually are referred to rehabilitation services due to pain associated with joints or muscles. The clinician will perform their assessment of the individual’s condition and current ability to function during their normal tasks. This may include testing the patient’s range of motion, strength, joint mobility, special tests and observation as to how the patient performs many of the patient’s routine tasks. After all this information is gathered, the therapist will determine their course of action most appropriately suited to the individual patient. This may include exercises to restore normal function at the injured site, massage, joint mobilization, posture/body mechanics training, gait training, safety awareness and education to the patient’s specific condition. In turn, this should help relieve the patient’s pain and help them resume their normal activity levels. A department of specialists ranging from Ergonomic Experts, Exercise Specialists, Licensed Athletic Trainers, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists will operate in a team approach to help return the individual to the fullest function possible.

Rehabilitation services are found in a variety of settings throughout the medical community. Hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient facilities, schools, or even at home are all common settings in which these professionals work. Acute injury or illness individuals are normally seen in an inpatient hospital setting do to their health status.

In an acute setting, the goal is to get a patient’s mobility back to their pre-admission status so they can get back home and resume their normal life. Outpatient facilities are located throughout the area and focus on individuals who are mobile and returning to a higher level of function.

Clinician’s in these settings generally work in a one-on-one environment to tailor the treatment to the individual. The individual’s specific condition, needs and goals are evaluated to create a very specific treatment plan. Clinician’s from all disciplines have the ability to specialize in a specific area of treatment to further develop greater clinical skills and to serve as a resource to specific patients and peers within their profession. Specialties include working with the spine, extremities, sports rehabilitation, geriatrics, pediatrics, just to name a few. .

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EYE<<page 10 or greater protection than $100 lenses. With expensive sunglasses, you’re paying for style, frame quality, and options such as scratch-resistant coatings —not protective ability.”

If you spend a great deal of time by a pool, at the beach, fishing, or water or snow skiing, you should consider purchasing goggles or sunglasses that wrap around your temples. Reflected sunlight off water and snow can be the most dangerous type of

UV light because it is intensified. “We recommend that patients wear wrap-around lenses that block the sun’s rays from the sides and a hat or visor to protect against rays from above for the best possible protection,” says avid outdoorsman and eye care specialist Michael Raciti, MD. “And, don’t forget to wear eye protection when near UV-light sources other than the sun, such as welding lamps or tanning booths.”

Dr. David Scheidt, past president of the Milwaukee Optometric Society, offers additional advice, “Before jumping into the water, take off your sunglasses and pop on a pair of swimming goggles. Chlorine can make your eyes red and puffy, and ponds and lakes may have bacteria that can get underneath contact lenses and cause potentially blinding damage to the cornea. In fact, the best policy is to never wear contacts while swimming.”

Now that you’re not “in the dark” about the dangers of UV light, don’t forget to grab a pair of sunglasses before heading out to Summerfest, State Fair, your favorite lake, or a backyard pool. You’ll not only look great, you’ll enjoy distortion-free, comfortable vision now and, quite possibly, in the future. And, remember, besides wearing sunglasses and hats, the best way to protect your vision is to schedule regular, thorough, dilated eye exams to check for hidden signs of cataracts, macular degeneration and other sight-threatening conditions. Ask yourself and your family members—“When was your last eye exam?”

Keep an eye on safety during festival season: Don’t let sparks take the sparkle from your eyes Summer is a time for picnics, parades, festivals and fireworks. For thousands of Americans, however, it also includes the unwanted excitement of a trip to the emergency room. “More than 11,000 fireworks-related injuries occur each year with at least 2,000 involving the eye,” states Freedman. “What is really unfortunate is that the majority of these victims will be children or teenagers. If they won’t listen to your warnings, they may listen to the facts.”

Boys ages 13 to 15 sustain three-fourths of all fireworks-related eye injuries.

The typical victim is playing at home, unsupervised, with a group of friends. Bottle rockets are the most dangerous culprits. They can travel at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour before exploding and sending debris in all directions. The bottles or cans used to launch the rockets also often explode, showering fragments of glass or metal.

And, because they fly erratically, these rockets frequently cause bystander injuries.

Although illegal fireworks, such as bottle rockets and Roman candles, account for the majority of injuries, legal “Class C Common Fireworks” also cause thousands of painful accidents.

“Sparklers cause three-quarters of all fireworks injuries for children under the age of five. Little kids are fascinated by the bright sparks and are tempted to touch them,” says Rhode, a father of two children. “What parents need to remember, however, is that these are sticks of fire burning at temperatures as high as 1,800 degrees. That’s hot enough to melt gold. And, the sparks can cause skin burns severe enough to require hospitalization or eye injuries that result in permanent blindness.”

One-fourth of eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness, and one in 20 victims loses all useful vision or requires removal of the eye. Besides lifelong physical and emotional scars, fireworks take a financial toll. Annual expenditures total more than $25 million for emergency room visits.

“Years ago, parents would give their kids sparklers to keep them amused while waiting for someone to set off a backyard display. But now, we know better.

Educate your children about the dangers of home fireworks. Sparklers are not toys; they are burning torches. And, no one–not even parents–should handle fireworks.

Set an example for your children. Don’t use fireworks and don’t take the kids to watch someone else light up their backyard,” warns Ferguson, a partner at Eye Care Specialists, an ophthalmology practice that has cared for more than 125,000 patients, many with severe eye injuries.

Despite the best precautions, eye injuries unfortunately do still sometimes occur.

If so, seek immediate medical attention. Mild injuries can often worsen and lead to serious vision loss. Paskowitz frequently cares for small children and offers the following advice, “Remember to stay calm and don’t panic. Your anxiety will only heighten your child’s fear and pain. Reassure them that you are going to the doctor to make sure everything is okay. In the meantime, do not use any painkillers or eye medications--they may increase bleeding or not be sterile. Use the valuable time to go directly to the emergency room or doctor’s office.” Raciti adds, “Your child’s automatic response to the pain will be to rub his or her eye. Keep their hands away EYE>>page 55 54 MHL JUNE 2013

EYE<<page 54 from their face and, if necessary, protect the eye by taping a foam cup or a similar shield against the cheek, eyebrow and bridge of the nose.”

If personal safety isn’t enough of an enticement to forego fireworks, you may want to consider the legal consequences of lighting your own display. Scheidt explains, “At least 25,000 fires resulting in more than $33 million in property damage can be expected nationwide this holiday. Many of these innocent ‘accidents’ will lead to lawsuits and insurance claims. And, depending on where you live, you may find yourself face-to-face with police officers and fines of up to $500 if you violate laws against possession, use or sale of fireworks, including caps, sparklers, and smoke devices.”

No backyard display can compare with the size, grandeur and safety of a professional fireworks event at your local park or festival ground. Make this festival season and Fourth of July wonderful times for your family to remember, not a tragic period you’d rather forget. Grab a blanket, sit back and relax. Leave the worry, expense and lighting to the professionals.

Free educational booklets & information Eye Care Specialists’ doctors are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cataracts, AMD, glaucoma, dry eyes, nearsightedness, and diabetic eye disease. They frequently lecture to the public and fellow physicians and have written their own series of booklets on these conditions. Call 414-321-7035 for FREE copies, a handout on “When to Have Your Family’s Eyes Checked,” or to schedule an appointment for a thorough eye screening (usually covered by insurance or Medicare) at their offices on 7th & Wisconsin Avenue, Mayfair Road across from the mall, or 102nd & National Ave. They also offer information at www.eyecarespecialists.net.

HYPNOSIS<<page 17 is infinitely creative, works very quickly in ways the conscious mind might not even understand, and its focus is always on beliefs, so once the cause is uncovered and the SC is instructed to heal it in a pleasant and comfortable way, the SC moves into action for positive results.

With hypnosis, you will become more relaxed about weight loss and will be able to handle stress in your life. Stress is often a serious factor in bad diet and comfort eating. Most people expect to feel better about their selves after they’ve lost weight.

Hypnosis helps you to immediately feel better about who you are and what you can achieve. This becomes a very positive cycle. Interestingly, when you start to feel good about yourself, weight loss, health and happiness often follow.

Karla Hermann, CH, Hypnosis For Change, 6789 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale, WI 53209, www.hypnosisforchangeweb.com, 262-264-0214.

STRESS<<page 21 increases the heart’s resilience under stress which is another measured marker that I use in this program.

Stress does not have to control our lives. Since it has such a profound an effect that on our health, we can restore our lives profoundly at the level of mind, body and spirit by becoming aware of our perceptual filters, and responding rather than reacting to life. ©June, 2013 Kalpana (Rose) M. Kumar M.D., CEO and Medical Director , The Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine, Pewaukee, WI. www.ommanicenter.com Author of Becoming Real: Harnessing the Power of Menopause for Health and Success, 2011, Medial Press.

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