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Also in this issue: • Winter skin spruce-up • Timely fall-prevention tips • From Homs to homes • Collaborating for cognitive health • Minimally invasive neurosurgery

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Winter skin spruce-up

ery few individuals realize that 80% of their facial appearance with aging is due to sun exposure and subsequent skin damage. All the brown spots (“age spots”), broken blood vessels on the face, fine lines, and sagging skin are caused almost entirely by sun! What about the “worry lines” between your eyes, deep smile lines, upper lip lines (lipstick runs uphill), and your sagging jowls and neck? These unfortunate changes caused by prior sun exposure can be improved dramatically with pain-free, non-invasive cosmetic procedures performed by Dr. Handler. The NEW Thermage CPT Deep Tip procedure painlessly heats damaged collagen under your skin to tighten and lift the sagging areas of the neck, jowls, upper arms, and abdomen. The NEW Thermage CPT Deep Tip procedure utilizes radiofrequency energy (not laser) to uniformly heat the dermis (deeper layer) while the epidermis (top layer) is cooled and protected. This heating of the dermis causes immediate collagen contraction and tightening followed by new collagen production over a period of time. This procedure also encourages a natural repair process that results in further tightening, lifting, and younger-looking skin. With only ONE treatment, results are seen before leaving the office. Continued tightening and lifting of sagging skin occurs over a 6-month time period with results lasting 3-4 years! There is NO downtime and NO pain. The NEW Thermage CPT Deep Tip system has been utilized by Dr. Handler for many years with excellent results and very satisfied patients. For lines between the eyes (worry lines), crow’s feet, and the “sleepy and tired look with droopy eyelids,” the use of Botox or Dysport works well to improve these areas. The results are diminished lines and a more “wide awake” and less tired appearance. These products are also fantastic to reduce anxiety-induced underarm sweating for months after injections. This is also performed entirely by Dr. Handler with minimal pain with results lasting 5-7 months and longer.

Rejuvenation of aging hands

Photodamage plays a major role in the appearance of the hands and can give away one’s true age. The most common reason for treatment is brown (age) spots on the top of the hands and a “skeleton-like” appearance of the skin. This unfortunate result of sun damage can be greatly improved by utilizing a laser to destroy the brown spots. Further, Dr. Handler can reduce the signs of aging of the hands (veins and tendons showing through) with products that are used for facial sagging and wrinkling. Many patients have been treated for this form of “hand aging” with excellent results.

The use of fillers, such as Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse, and others, to “fill” deep smile lines and the marionette lines (the sad look) from the corners of the mouth produces immediate results lasting 12-15 months! Don’t look tired or sad! Since these products are combined with a numbing agent, the pain is minimal. Now, Dr. Handler utilizes the injection of a new filler called “Restylane Silk.” This product markedly improves upper and lower lip lines (lipstick runs uphill). Restylane Silk also volumizes your lips and restores their natural curve while looking attractive and natural. Restylane Silk also can be utilized to minimize the “worry lines” between your eyes. There is no downtime with these non-invasive procedures. For fine lines, large pores, and brown (age) spots, the Clear and Brilliant laser produces awesome visual results after 3-5 treatments. This is a painless procedure whereby Dr. Handler utilizes a laser to produce thousands of small columns of empty space in your dermis, which your body fills with its own collagen. This results in softer, smoother, and diminished facial lines and smaller pores. There is NO downtime with this procedure. When the Clear and Brilliant laser is combined with Thermage CPT Deep Tip, the results are ideal for patients who desire no downtime or pain and predictable results of lifting sagging skin and smoothing fine lines. Dr. Handler is the only dermatologist performing this procedure in Northwest Ohio. Prospective clients who decide to have non-ablative cosmetic procedures performed by Dr. Handler are not gender specific. Men are now utilizing products and having procedures to maintain their younger and vibrant look just as are women. Males seeking cosmetic procedures have tripled over the past 10 years in their desire to recapture their younger appearance. Age is not a factor in deciding to improve your self-image. Whether you seek to improve the appearance of your aging face, neck, or other “sagging” areas due to competition in the work force or simply for your own self-esteem, these procedures and anti-aging products are for you! Dr. Handler has performed these procedures for many years with very gratifying results and very satisfied patients. All of these cosmetic enhancements are performed entirely by Dr. Handler. To view be-

fore-and-after photographs of patients who have had these procedures performed by Dr. Handler, visit www. drharveyhandler.com. For more detailed information about the above-mentioned procedures or products, please call Dr. Handler ’s office at 419-885-3400. Be sure to ask about specials available on many cosmetic procedures and products to diminish the signs of aging and obtain a more vibrant and youthful appearance of your skin. Dr. Handler is currently offering special holiday discounts on all skin-care products. Call his office for complete details. Also, please remember to have a yearly full body exam conducted by a board-certified dermatologist to check for skin cancer.

Hair loss in men and women Are you losing hair from surgery, anaesthesia, illnesses, pregnancy and delivery, medications, genetics, or “normal” hair loss secondary to aging or low blood levels of nutrients? There are many causes of hair loss in men and women. Most are not simply due to age, and many are frequently treatable. Now these problems of hair loss can be evaluated and there is hope for reducing your hair loss and stimulating new growth. Dr. Harvey Handler, board-certified dermatologist of Sylvania, Ohio, has a medical treatment for increasing blood flow to the hair follicle, thereby decreasing hair loss and increasing growth in many patients! After appropriate examination of your scalp hair and blood testing is performed by Dr. Handler to rule out treatable medical causes, Dr. Handler will discuss a product to decrease hair loss, increase growth, and cause the hair you have be fuller and thicker. This is not a product that is forever, but for months only. This new treatment works with or without Rogaine (minoxidil, which is forever) for reducing loss and promoting growth. Call Dr. Handler’s office to set up an appointment for a thorough evaluation and discussion of your particular hair loss and the therapy that may be individualized for you. Don’t assume because it “runs in the family” that you can do nothing to slow your hair loss. Most patients notice a decrease in loss in 30-60 days! ❦

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2 Winter skin spruce-up 7 A closer look at lymphoma 8 NutriMost participants share their fat-burning success stories 12 Acupuncture: What is it good for? by Douglas A. Schwan, DC, Dip ac 20 10 tips for better hearing at holiday gatherings by Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A 27 Toledo Clinic Cognitive Center takes collaborative approach to memory care 28 Laurels’ Anti-Gravity Treadmill is “miracle machine” in eyes of local rehab patient 29 UTMC physician promotes early detection of lung cancer, by Brandi Barhite 36 With treatment, SAD sufferers can reclaim joy of holiday season 38 Let’s make sure our dentists can smile—and hear by Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A 39 Holiday health tips from Heartland Rehab! by Jim Berger 41 Small incisions but big relief: Neurosurgeons do minimally invasive surgeries by Christine A. Holliday

5 Make sure you have the health insurance coverage you need 5 ProMedica physician offers timely tips for winter fall prevention 14 Nobody’s Perfect We ought to be in pictures by Sister Karen J. Zielinski, OSF 19 Health Crossword, by Myles Mellor 22 Lighting affects your life in many ways! 30 Gift giving across the generations 31 A Walk in the Park Plan now for your national parks trip in ’16, by LeMoyne Mercer 35 The senior community transition: What are you really leaving behind? 40 It’s never too early to set your New Year’s fitness resolutions, by Amanda Manthey 42 Achieve “relative peace” this holiday season 44 Keep your ficus looking fabulous!

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AROUND TOWN Wolcott House reopens for holiday

37 The trend(s) we need to change by Mark S. Faber, USPTA Elite Professional

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tours, 40; Lucas County Children Services kicks off Holiday Gift Drive, 42; Mercy Children’s Hospital asks community to “Band Together for Kids” this holiday season, 43.

Connect with Friends who Like Healthy Living News! Dear Readers, Thank you for picking up the December issue of Healthy Living News. We understand how chaotic the holiday season can be, and we sincerely appreciate that you’ve chosen to share a few precious moments with us. Rest assured it will be time well spent! We’re confident you’ll find something in the pages of this jam-packed issue that informs, inspires, or entertains you. Of course, one of the biggest challenges this month is finding suitable gifts for all the special people in your life. Rather than attempt to chase down all the latest-and-greatest holiday gift trends, why not do something different this year by presenting your loved ones with handmade items produced by the artists and craftsmen at Sauder Village? Check out the article on page 18 for some

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OUR COMMUNITY 16 From Homs to homes: a tale of Syrian refugees 17 Senior Living Guide 18 Celebrate a handmade holiday at Sauder Village 23 Advanced Healthcare Center opens pulmonary ventilator unit 24 Spiritually Speaking From farmland to park to village in 100 years, by Sister Mary Thill 26 Kingston helps people combat Parkinson’s

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one-of-a-kind ideas! While the holiday season is certainly heartwarming, it also ushers in hazardous wintry weather and shorter days. To help prevent debilitating injuries related to winter’s ice and snow, Dr. Jeffrey Bair of ProMedica Physicians Orthopaedics offers some timely tips for winter fall prevention on page 5. In the article on page 36, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Kyle Barry of Mercy St. Vincent Family Care Center shares his insights on the cause and potential treatment options for seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Also in this issue, Dr. Sherry-Ann Jenkins, PhD, of the Toledo Clinic Cognitive Center discusses how she is developing important partnerships with other practitioners, organizations, and senior facilities in our community to strengthen access to holistic

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cognitive care (p. 27); Dr. David Brown of The Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers offers readers a closer look at lymphoma (p. 7); Brandi Barhite of University of Toledo Health writes about UTMC’s new lung cancer screenings, offered every Tuesday at the Lung Nodule Clinic (p. 29); and Laurie Gross of Gross Electric shares her perspectives on how the different types of home lighting can improve our lives (p. 22). Remember, if you’re inspired to take advantage of any of our advertisers’ products or services, be sure to tell them you saw it in the pages of HLN! On behalf of everyone here at HLN, I’d like to wish you and yours the very best this holiday season. Until next month, stay safe, active, and healthy!

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inter ’s slick, icy conditions significantly increase the risk of slip-and-fall accidents for people of all ages. But the stakes can be much, much higher for seniors who experience such a fall—especially if they have decreased bone mineral density stemming from osteoporosis. For them, a simple slip on an ice-covered surface can lead to a painful, inDr. Jeffrey Bair capacitating fracture that deprives them of mobility and independence. Jeffrey Bair, MD, of ProMedica Physicians Orthopaedics, notes that his practice sees a lot of ankle and wrist fractures owing to slips on icy steps,

porches, sidewalks, and driveways at this time of year. “And when we start to get snow and older parents and grandparents are out there trying to shovel, you have to add in the risk of upper-extremity, shoulder, and hip fractures. In older patients, these injuries can be very debilitating and difficult to fix with the potential for prolonged downtime,” he says. What’s more, Dr. Bair points out, if a fall on icy pavement results in a broken hip, pelvis, or femur, the individual may be unable to get back up. If he or she is alone and doesn’t have a cell phone on hand (or is unable reach it), many hours may pass before help arrives, in which case hypothermia and frostbite can become a major issue. “Plus, shoveling snow is a very physically demanding, highly aerobic activity so it increases

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the risk of heart attack and stroke as well as simple strains and sprains from lifting heavy snow,” he adds. The reason winter slip-and-fall accidents are so perilous for people with osteoporosis is that the loss of bone density leaves them highly vulnerable to a fragility fracture, defined as a broken bone resulting from minimal to no trauma, commonly a fall from a standing position (three feet or less). In fact, a fragility fracture is often the first sign that the “silent” disease of osteoporosis is taking its toll on the bones. “We have different ways of preventing these fractures, one of which is working with primary-care and OB/GYN physicians to help them develop a primary prevention strategy for their patients ages 60 to 65, including DEXA scans to screen for osteoporosis. We also get involved with secondary prevention after a fracture has occurred to help prevent additional fractures,” says Dr. Bair. With winter weather just getting underway, now is the ideal time to implement a fall-prevention strategy,

beginning with commonsense outdoor safety practices. Before heading out into the snowy, icy conditions, Dr. Bair advises dressing appropriately for the cold weather, which includes wearing multiple layers of clothing and waterproof boots with non-slip soles. If you walk with the assistance of a cane or walker, make sure the tips are in good repair. There are even special cleats that can be attached to cane ends to maximize their traction on slick surfaces. However, Dr. Bair emphasizes that attempting to shovel snow while using a cane is a good sign that it’s time to enlist someone else’s aid in clearing the driveway. He also urges younger people to keep an eye on their older neighbors’ and family members’ driveways and sidewalks in winter. Stepping in and clearing their snow and ice so they don’t have to deal with it will significantly reduce their risk of falling and experiencing a debilitating injury. Of course, the best way to avoid slipping on ice is to prevent it from building up on walking surfaces in the first place. When icy conditions

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prevail, rock salt or another deicing product should be applied to walkways, driveways, and stairs, and a coarse, granular material such as sand or kitty litter can be used to enhance traction where needed. Considerable care should be exercised while entering and exiting vehicles parked on snowy or icy surfaces. “When you park, be aware of the conditions around the vehicle. When you get in or out, pay close attention to your footing and hold on to the door or handle for balance. Above all, move slowly and deliberately. Remember, gravity always wins,” Dr. Bair cautions. Also, as alluded above, having a fully charged cell phone in your pocket whenever you’re outdoors in slick conditions will allow you to get help quickly in the event of a fall, thereby reducing your risk of hypothermia and frostbite. While not completely foolproof (depending on how you fall, you may or may not be able to reach the phone), having a cell phone on your person is the best insurance against a prolonged wait for assistance in cold weather. Dr. Bair reminds readers that slipping and falling isn’t the only way to sustain or inflict a serious injury while clearing snow. For example, snow blowers can hurl stones or chunks of ice at bystanders, so it’s important to keep other people— especially curious little kids—away from the area you’re clearing. Also, under no circumstances should you stick your fingers into a snow blower to clear a clogged discharge chute. Instead, use a long, sturdy stick to clear the obstructiont (many snow blowers come equipped with a tool designed for this purpose). Even if the engine is shut off, the blades can still recoil when the obstruction is removed, potentially causing a laceration or partial to complete amputation of the fingers. Last, but certainly not least, Dr. Bair advises caution when operating a snow blower near the street. Distracted by the task at hand and unable to hear approaching traffic due to the loud engine noise, it’s all too easy to step into the street and get hit by a passing motor vehicle. ❦ To schedule an appointment with ProMedica Physicians Orthopaedics/ Trauma & Adult Reconstruction, call 419-291-3858.

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LYMPHOMA

ymphoma, or cancer of the lym- Dr. Brown explains. “Up to 40 perphatic system, is an example of cent of patients with lymphoma can the human body’s immune system have fever, weight loss, and excessive gone awry. When this system is func- sweating, and more than 66 percent tioning normally, it stands guard of patients have painless enlarged against invading foreign microbes lymph nodes. This last symptom and responds to their presence by occurs in approximately 70 percent triggering the production of special of Hodgkin’s cases.” white blood cells called lymphoBecause many lymphoma sympcytes. These lymphocytes multiply toms can be associated with other in overwhelming numbers and go health problems and there’s no efon the offensive against the foreign fective screening tool for the disease, invader. After they do their job and early-stage diagnosis is difficult and the invader has been eliminated, they people with this type of cancer selshould begin to die off dom seek medical attention until they notice a to a level that the body lump in the neck, armpit, can support. or groin, all of which In people with lymphoma, however, this contain lymph nodes, process doesn’t quite where lymphoma comgo as planned. In their monly originates. This is case, the lymphocytes significant because, as either fail to die off after Dr. Brown points out, the perceived threat has the earlier the disease passed or they begin to is diagnosed and treatmultiply spontaneously ment is begun, the more when no foreign invader potentially positive the Dr. David Brown is present. Eventually, outcome. these abnormally growing Lymphoma treatment lymphocytes form a tumor. varies based on the type and staging There are many types and subtypes of the cancer. Systemic chemotherapy of lymphoma, with the two major is the typical course of treatment for classifications being non-Hodgkin’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. However, lymphoma, which is diagnosed in recent advances have given oncolapproximately 66,000 people in the ogists more and more tools to fight US each year, and Hodgkin’s lym- this form of cancer. “Immunotherapy, phoma, which is diagnosed in about chemo immunotherapy, bone marrow 8,500 people annually. transplant with high-dose chemoThese two forms are not only therapy, and radio immunotherapy, derived from different types of lym- which utilizes monoclonal antibodies phocytes (abnormal B lymphocytes linked to radioisotopes, are all among in the case of Hodgkin’s and both the exciting new treatment advances B and T lymphocytes for non-Hod- available,” states Dr. Brown. gkin’s), but they’re also morphologiConsidering the fact that lymphocally different under the microscope. ma results from an immune response According to David Brown, MD, of gone wrong, it’s ironic that some of The Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers, the latest therapies for treating it “Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which ac- actually work in coordination with counts for 10 percent of all lympho- the immune system—sort of turning mas, is characterized by a typical the tables on the disease. pathologic appearance due to the For example, the monoclonal presence of certain abnormal cells, antibody drug Rituximab is now called Reed-Sternberg cells, which available to fight lymphoma. This are not present in non-Hodgkin’s drug contains laboratory-produced lymphoma.” molecules that attach to certain As is the case with many cancers, unique antigens on the surface of lymphoma often causes no discernible cancer cells, tagging them as foreign warning signs in the earliest stages. invaders to the immune system. When symptoms do arise, they can be In response, the immune system quite variable and non-specific. “There produces antibodies that attack the can be myriad signs and symptoms tumor cells while leaving healthy of lymphoma depending upon the tissue unharmed. Dr. Brown notes that in the year type and the area of involvement,”

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ell, it’s that time of year when, for most of us, “healthy” eating goes out the window. At times, it seems impossible to eat right between shopping for the holidays, cleaning and decorating the house, attending to family and work obligations, and trying to squeeze in a little sleep and exercise. And it’s not just the time crunch that works against our healthy-eating goals this month. Delicious temptation lurks around every corner. At every party, potluck, and gathering, we’re confronted by our favorite holiday foods and cocktails. It’s hard to re-

sist—especially when everyone else seems to be indulging. But instead of feeling guilty, throwing in the proverbial towel, and consuming tons of calories from now through New Year’s Day, you can make some simple recipe substitutions that not only bump up the nutritional value of your favorite recipes, but also make them lower in calories, sugar, fat, and sodium. Sound hard? Not really—whipping up healthy recipes can be easier than you think. Here are some simple steps to follow: • First look at your recipe with

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a critical eye and identify the ingredient that is either high in fat or perhaps sugar. Next check out your pantry. It may already be stocked with the healthy ingredients you need whether you realize it or not. Then make a shopping list that includes all the things needed from the store to modify your recipe. You might want to look on the internet for healthy recipes for your favorite treats to help guide you. If your recipe calls for flour, try substituting whole-wheat flour for half of the specified amount instead of using all enriched flour. This works well in muffins, bars, and cakes. Whole-wheat flour will provide nutrients vital for health, such as fiber and B vitamins. When cream is on the ingredient list, substitute evaporated skim milk or use nonfat Greek yogurt, fatfree half-and-half, fat-free sour cream, or low-fat “Neufchatel” cream cheese. Dairy products retain their calcium content and vitamin D. If your recipe calls for eggs, substitute Egg Beaters or egg whites. Of course, lots of our favorite holiday recipes call for sugar. Try using ¼ cup less or use applesauce. The swap is perfect for oatmeal raisin cookies. Applesauce is also a great substitute for oil or butter. Just swap out half of the fat for applesauce.

• The salt in recipes can often be cut in half with no one being the wiser. • Drink soda water in place of tonic or fruit juices. • One of my new favorites is to substitute mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes. • Add spices—cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, allspice, etc.—to maximize a recipe’s flavor but not its calorie count. • Add dried fruits like cranberries, cherries, raisins, or apricots for sweetness, texture, and color. • As delicious as it may look, stay away from anything smeared with frosting or coated with sugary sprinkles. The holidays come around once a year but can last from Halloween right through the Super Bowl for some of us. (Isn’t it interesting how the holiday “season” keeps getting longer and longer?) Suspend healthy eating for that whole time and you’re bound to pack on the pounds. My advice: when faced with temptation, reach for healthier ingredients. If you do it right, you can still enjoy decadent-tasting holiday treats without ending up on the naughty list. But don’t be too hard on yourself the first time you try making healthy substitutions! Remember, baking is an art form and it can take several tries to get it right. Get the whole family involved in the experiment and have some healthy fun this holiday season! Happy holidays! ❦

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from the inside out as well. Acupuncture is probably best known for bringing pain relief. Many chronic arthritis-pain sufferers have found relief through this ancient discipline. In a recent study hailed as “the largest, longest, and most rigorous study of acupuncture” ever conducted, acupuncture was found to reduce pain and improve function and movement among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Other studies found similar results with back, shoulder, and neck pain. Even patients with failed back surgery syndrome seem to gain a measure of pain relief with acupuncture treatments. Jane came into our office with a history of a traumatic car accident that resulted in surgery to screw together vertebrae in her back and neck. She has experienced excruciating pain in her back and neck ever since. One could almost feel the empathy written in the various doctor reports generated over the years as they tried everything from physical therapy to drugs to injections in an effort to at least control the chronic pain. After examining Jane, we determined that most of her pain was due to chronic inflammation and degenerative disc disease in her neck and lower back. This likely resulted from her car accident years earlier. Using a combination of acupuncture along the channels of her back and neck and combining this with modern micro-current therapy, we were able to significantly reduce Jane’s pain level. But acupuncture is spreading far afield from just offering a safe alternative for pain relief. Acupuncture is widely used by patients wishing to break addictions. Acupuncture is

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offered as an option in state drug-addiction programs to decrease withdrawal symptoms and is one of the top treatments employed by those wishing to kick the smoking or alcohol habit. Bruce came to our office desperate for help kicking his 20-year twopack-a-day smoking habit. He was applying for a good job that required him to be a non-smoker. Bruce received a total of four acupuncture treatments designed to diminish his urge to smoke as well as calm his withdrawal symptoms. He successfully quit and later passed his lab screening and was offered the job. Functional MRI scans demonstrate that brain changes can be visualized following an acupuncture treatment. This demonstrates clearly that the treatments are affecting the brain. Studies have reported a “calming effect” in patients with anxiety and depressive disorders as well as a “centering” effect in bipolar patients. Treatments have also been used in conjunction with a properly monitored weight loss program to diminish appetite and curb binge eating.

Perhaps one of the more interesting applications of acupuncture is in the area of “facial rejuvenation.” We have long known that stimulating certain points along the meridians of the body can have a local healing effect. In fact, physicians today will implant needles into bones that refuse to heal (non-union of a fracture) and use a micro-stimulator to put energy into the area. This seems to stimulate the growth of blood vessels, which, in turn, allows a recalcitrant fracture to heal. This is much better than the old surgical approach of screwing two bones together with metal plates and screws. Cosmetic acupuncture is a relatively new specialty rapidly gaining in popularity. The stimulation of new blood vessel growth is particularly effective in diminishing the lines and wrinkles associated with aging. What makes a young face smooth and wrinkle-free is a structural molecule known as collagen. This layer of under-skin protein is constantly replenished by the small blood vessels of the face. As we age, these small blood vessels slowly die off and deposit progressively less collagen into the

layer. Over time the collagen layer thins with the resultant emergence of the lines and wrinkles we associate with aging. Anything that accelerates the death of blood vessels in the face can lead to premature loss of collagen and the acceleration of wrinkle formation. Things like excessive tanning or smoking will age you before your time. In facial rejuvenation, fine acupuncture needles are placed in selected acupuncture points in the lines of the face. A series of treatments stimulates the new growth of micro blood vessels which, in turn, bring in collagen that smoothes out wrinkles and gives the face the softer glow of youth. On the East and West coasts, we are starting to see local acupuncture centers popping up that specialize exclusively in cosmetic acupuncture! Fertility treatment is another growth area for Oriental medicine. In this day and age, couples wait until later in life to start their families only to find some issue is preventing conception. One study showed that when couples undergo in

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he first time I saw someone with a disability in a movie I was eight years old. I cried when I saw the movie Heidi decades ago. I remember watching the movie as a young child when I stayed home from grade school, suffering from the flu. My mom let me rest on our living room sofa one day, and I watched an afternoon movie. Heidi is a 1937 American musical drama film based on the 1880 children’s story of the same name by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The film is about an orphan named Heidi (Shirley Temple) who is taken from her grandfather to live as a companion to Klara, a spoiled crippled girl. The film is currently available on DVD, which features the original black-and-white and the newly colorized version of it. What I remembered most was that Klara used a wheelchair. I think it was the first time I saw someone using a wheelchair in a movie. It did not bother me but rather surprised me that a young girl did not walk. Klara eventually stood up and could walk again, and that’s what caused my tears. As the years passed, I found myself, like Klara, in an electric cart (similar to a wheelchair) because of

my multiple sclerosis. What I realized over the years is that film and other media have portrayed persons with various disabilities. I think that is good because we all need to see disability as part of mainstream life. Not everyone is physically perfect, and that is OK—nature is not perfect. I did not know that the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt used a wheelchair while in office until I was in high school. I bought a black-and-white picture of him in a rare public appearance of him using a wheelchair at Top Cottage in Hyde Park, New York, in 1941. He was introducing his dog, Fala, to a little girl, Ruthie Bie, the granddaughter of FDR’s Hyde Park caretaker. Some critics of ability organizations feel that the president, not showing his disability, put the disability movement back many years. Why not show that someone has a physical challenge and can still work and run a powerful nation? “Art imitates life,” as the saying goes. And nobody’s perfect. When we see a person with a hearing loss, a mental illness, visual limitations, or autism spectrum disorders in films, I think that is good. Movies are just including every person into

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the stories they tell. None of us has to include those with disabilities in perfectly white teeth, perfect hearing, media of all forms! As we all know, or healthy knees after the age of 40. nobody’s perfect—and that is just fine! Telling stories about the “stuff ” of life The Iris Center of Peabody Unican make us all a bit more sensitive versity has a philosophy on media and aware that we and disabilities: “The are not perfect, and ways in which individthat is okay. uals and groups are Just recently, the portrayed in popular award-winning PBS media can have a proShow Sesame Street found effect on how added a new charthey are viewed by acter named Julia, a society at large.” The preschool girl with center also provides a autism who “does list of films on topics things a little differrelated to disabilities, ently when playing noting that, “This tool with her friends.” Julia represents an attempt is part of the nonprofto catalogue the repit’s “See Amazing in resentation of people All Children” initiative, which is with disabilities in motion pictures. designed to teach kids about autism Many of those representations are and offer tools for those with the inaccurate, and some are offensive. developmental disorder. Their inclusion in this tool is inA website includes tips for par- tended to stimulate discussion and ents and siblings, as well as guides should by no means be considered to help kids on the spectrum learn an endorsement of their accuracy or everyday basics like brushing teeth appropriateness.” The list includes: and going to the grocery store, Sesame Workshop said. In addition, the initiative includes an iPad app and Autism Spectrum Disorders A Mile in His Shoes, 2011, NGN Proprinted storybooks. 10.25x5_ES_SkilledRehFac_Ad_HL_915_HI.pdf 1 9/22/15A 10:22 AM hurler, who has It is a wonderful cultural step ductions. young

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Gifted My Kid Could Paint That, 2007, Sony Pictures Classics. A four-year-old girl paints pieces of art for which she receives critical acclaim and hundreds of thousands of dollars, only to have the resulting media frenzy threaten their family.

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The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes, 2012, Sonnet Films. A difficult young man finds himself leader of a theater troupe whose members all have some form of intellectual disability.

Learning Disabilities Dumb and Dumberer, 2003, New Line Cinema. In this “prequel” to Dumb and Dumber, both of the main characters are placed in a class for students with special needs. They accidentally discover the principal embezzling money from the school and the state.

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Celebrate a handmade holiday at Sauder Village

hile our pioneer ancestors made things from hand by necessity, “handmade” items are now considered to be quite trendy! From knitting, quilting, and making baskets to canning jams and jellies or making homemade sweet treats, more and more people are looking for ways to give handmade gifts this holiday season. For some people, being crafty or cooking from scratch comes quite naturally. Sitting down to knit a pair of socks or rolling out a pie crust can be a relaxing endeavor. For others, however, the thought of sewing or stirring up a batch of homemade sugar cookies is cause for alarm. At Sauder Village, we can help you celebrate a handmade holiday without the stress. While some people may opt to take a class and learn to make something

new for the holiday season, others will enjoy the tranquility of shopping from our “Discover Handmade” shop or purchasing some sweet treats from our Doughbox Bakery to share with loved ones. Again this year the “Discover Handmade” shop will be set up just outside the Gift Shop in the Welcome Center. Thanks to our talented craftsmen, a wide variety of handmade items will be available for guests to

spinners, broom makers, and basket makers are truly one-of-a-kind gifts. Guests will also find beautiful glass and pottery. Handmade continues to be the word that defines the most unique and desirable gifts on the market. We hope many people consider shopping local this holiday season—such a great way to support the talents of our local craftsmen. While you may be running out of time to take a class and make a new gift

for this year, why not plan ahead and learn a new skill to make unique gifts for the future? From quilting, cooking, and knitting to jewelry-making and other heritage arts, there are a variety of classes offered year round at Sauder Village. Visit www.saudervillage. org for more class information and registration details. Homemade treats are also a great gift for the holiday season. Whether you need something special to take to a holiday party or just want to spend time decorating Christmas cookies with your children, the staff at the Doughbox

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Bakery will help take the stress out of the holiday season. Baking and decorating cut-out sugar cookies is a time-honored tradition for many families; however, we realize many people don’t have the time to mix up the cookies, roll and cut them out, and then bake them. The Doughbox Bakery can help by offering cut-out sugar cookies you can decorate at home. Just give the Doughbox a call to order your

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10 tips for better hearing at holiday gatherings

e all have had the experience of being together with family during the holiday season and seeing a loved one sitting quietly alone in the corner. You might think they aren’t feeling good, just don’t want to be bothered, or are mad because they didn’t get the sweater they really wanted. But, did you ever think they may be quiet because they’re suffering from a hearing loss? For those with hearing loss, the holidays can cause Answers to crossword from page 19 1

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a lot of anxiety. The numerous dinners and get-togethers cause a great deal of listening difficulties right up through the New Year. Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic values family time and wants to help by giving suggestions on how to make holiday communication enjoyable. Here are some simple tips that will help all your family members feel part of the excitement during the holidays: 1. When you are out at a restaurant, remember to have your family member with hearing loss sit away from noise with their back to a wall. In this position, they’ll have less competing ambient noise to deal with. 2. When there’s a large group of people, take turns speaking. This will make listening easier not just for the individual with the hearing loss, but also for everyone else. 3. Before starting to speak to a

family member with hearing loss, call their name or simply tap them on the shoulder to get their attention. Then they’ll be ready to listen with both ears. 4. If they don’t understand what you said, try rephrasing it, giving them the ability to hear it again. 5. Make sure the lighting in the room is bright. Dim lighting makes it difficult to see faces and read lips. You might say, “Grandma reads lips? I never knew that.” In fact we all have the talent of reading lips, but we might not rely on it as much. 6. If someone is singing, avoid speaking at that point. Wait until it’s over to tell them about the refreshments. The less competition to hearing, the better the experience will be. 7. To ensure they heard what you said correctly, ask them to repeat

what they heard. 8. To enhance communication, talk to the other family members before your gathering so all are aware and on the same page on how to communicate with your hearing-impaired family member. 9. Before the gathering, ask your family member, “How can I help make your listening experience less stressful?” Showing an interest will allow them to be relaxed and less anxious. 10. The best tip we can give you is, don’t have your family member wait to improve their hearing one more year. Seek help and advice before the family dinner. That way everyone can enjoy the holiday season this year. Happy holidays from Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic! ❦ Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A, is a Doctor of Audiology with Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, located at 1125 Hospital Dr., Suite 50 in Toledo (419-383-4012) and 1601 Brigham Dr., Suite 160 in Perrysburg (419-873-4327).

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BySister Mary Thill

Spiritually Speaking From farmland to park to village in 100 years Called like Francis of Assisi to live the Gospel in joyful servanthood among all people, the Sisters of Saint Francis, Sylvania, Ohio, as messengers of peace, commit themselves to works that reverence human dignity, embrace the poor and marginalized, and respect the gift of all creation.

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raveling by train from Minneapolis, Minnesota with two Sisters of St. Francis and a candidate from St. Paul, we arrived in Toledo, Ohio on a dark, rainy night on June 14, 1957. Sandy and I were 13 years old and coming to the convent in Sylvania, Ohio to attend St. Clare Academy and to eventually become members of the Order of Sisters who taught us in grade schools in Minnesota. Mother Adelaide Sandusky, the Foundress of the Sisters, came to Toledo in 1916 with a group of Franciscan

Sisters from Rochester, Minnesota to teach the Polish immigrant children at St. Hedwig’s and several other schools in the area. They moved to a farm in the little village known as Sylvania and started to do some serious farming in order to help make a living to support the growing community of Sisters. Because the soil was so sandy, things did not work out too well for farming the land, so Mother Adelaide decided to plant thousands of evergreen trees that would someday hold down the sandy soil. She also needed to provide housing and services for the Sisters but was only able to build military-type barracks, which served the community until

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the 1940s when she was able to begin to build sturdier, more architecturally pleasing buildings, the first one being St. Clare Academy. Her plan for the permanent buildings was based on the Franciscan Mission style of architecture used by Father Junipero Serra in California. People who have visited the California Missions and come to the Motherhouse campus are immediately reminded of the Missions with the red, clay rooftops and the many arches on the lightbeige brick buildings. Most of what is now on the original part of the campus, the heritage campus, was built in the 1960s when I was in training to be a Sister and a teacher. It was wonderful to get up each morning and see the lovely arches, red roofs, and artwork being worked on or installed each day. There was a lot of energy and hope around the campus at that time. The Sisters were mostly involved in teaching and health care with schools and hospitals in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana. After Vatican II, the sisters branched out into many other ministries in order to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized who had yet to have a voice in their world. Soup kitchens, Bible schools, a safe place for abused women and their children, and a variety of church and non-church ministries were engaged in by the Sisters. They had many adaptable skills that gave them courage and the ability to live the Gospel in joyful servanthood

among all people. Following the signs of the times, many of the former ministries were given over to our brothers and sisters, the laity, who have carried on beautifully and even grown and developed many of the ministries we started. As the decades passed, the campus did indeed become a park as Mother Adelaide had predicted when she realized that it would no longer function as a farm. The many lovely shrines and flowerbeds, the huge variety of trees and plants, and the magnificent architecture of the permanent buildings make for a beautiful and peaceful setting, a park in the best sense of the word. As the college grew, as the ministries of the Sisters included a retirement community on the campus, and as the Sisters realized that the mission was present wherever they were, the idea of a Village came into being, and the place, the Sisters, and everyone we come in contact with are now considered part of the Sylvania Franciscan Village. On December 8, 2015, the Sylvania Franciscans will open their Centennial Year with a Mass in their Chapel in Sylvania. There will be a variety of activities throughout the Village to celebrate the legacy of the Sisters and to look forward to what God has in store for us in the future. Peace and all good to you from the Sylvania Franciscans! ❦ Sister Mary Thill is a Sylvania Franciscan Sister. She is Patient Liaison for Mature Health Connections at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. She can be reached at 419-251-3600.

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ingston Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation facilities can help people proactively manage their Parkinson’s disease (PD). Kingston offers specialized inpatient and outpatient therapy and wellness programs to help combat the impact that PD has on their daily function. Kingston therapists go above and beyond to provide personalized care for patients with Parkinson’s, utilizing evidence-based treatment approaches. Kingston employs staff who are passionate and experienced at helping people affected with PD regain skills and improve quality of life. Several Kingston therapists are certified in the specialized PD treatment approaches LSVT BIG and LOUD. LSVT LOUD is a research-based PD-specific program designed to increase healthy vocal loudness in people with PD. LSVT LOUD focuses on the vocal loudness of speech with intensive, high-effort vocal exercises in order to facilitate vocal calibration in each patient (patients recognizing how “loud” or “soft” their voice actually is and the amount of effort required to consistently produce louder speech). The overall goal of the LSVT LOUD program is to assist in facilitating louder or “normal” speech in people with PD to improve their desired communication with others and improve their overall quality of life. LSVT LOUD is a standardized program conducted by a speech language pathologist who has completed a certification course, and is performed four consecutive days per week for four weeks. Daily homework exercises are done during the treatment duration. The LSVT BIG program has a singular target of increasing amplitude of movement across motor systems with intensive, high-effort exercises and activity geared toward generalized sensory calibration (patients recognizing how “big” or “small” their movements actually are and the amount of effort required to consistently produce bigger movements).

The overall goal of the LSVT BIG program is to assist in facilitating bigger or “normal” movement patterns in people with PD to increase their confidence, decrease their fear of falling, and improve their quality of life. LSVT BIG is a standardized program conducted in 16 one-hour sessions, four consecutive days per week for four weeks, with daily homework practice and carryover exercises done for 30 days, with the intention of creating a life-long habit of exercise. The LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG programs are available on an inpatient basis after a patient has had a hospital stay, or on an outpatient basis. Delay the Disease (DTD) is a community-based fitness program designed for people with PD to improve their physical function, delay the progression of the symptoms of PD, and thus improve their quality of life. DTD is often performed in a group setting and can be performed on land or as an aquatic program, and is conducted by staff who have completed the two-day DTD certification course. DTD is currently offered at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania and will be offered soon in Perrysburg. Kingston Care Center of Sylvania and Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg offer a variety of wellness classes in a land or aquatic-based setting within a one-to-one or group class, with the intensity of exercise being selected primarily by the client. Each wellness class at Kingston is directed by a member of the wellness team having a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an exercise- or wellness-related field. The wellness programs at Kingston are an informal way for people with PD to exercise on a daily or weekly basis in order to assist in preventing functional decline or even improve quality of life. For more information about these Parkinson’s-specialized programs and our other healthcare services, please feel free to contact us at 419724-CARE. ❦

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lways looking for innovative In January, she’ll begin visiting two ways to reach people whose additional nursing facilities in our lives are touched by memory loss, community. Dr. Sherry-Ann Jenkins, PhD, of the “Plus,” Dr. Jenkins notes, “I’ll soon Toledo Clinic Cognitive Center has be working with a neurology group partnered with several practitioners, in Cleveland two days a month as organizations, and senior facilities in well as with Dr. Bryan Weinstein, a our community to strengthen access psychiatrist and neurologist who to holistic cognitive care. will be opening a Wellness Village Among Dr. Jenkins’ community in Trenton, Michigan this coming partners is the Traumatic Brain Injury February.” She’s also proud that Resource Center (TBIRC), a non-profit the Toledo Clinic Cognitive Center organization dedicated to supporting and several of their patients recently traumatic brain injury survivors as showed their community spirit and well as their caregivers and families. helped raise funds to fight Alzheimer’s The TBIRC, located at 7430 W. Central disease by participating as a team in Ave., offers a wide variety of helpful the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. services, including speech Of course, whenever Dr. and cognitive therapy, supJenkins visits a nursing faport groups, social events, cility or satellite office, she’s community outreach, recaccompanied by Jasper, the reational therapy/yoga, and Toledo Clinic Cognitive Bible study. Center ’s resident workDr. Jenkins explains, ing dog, who helps calm “With our shared focus, it anxious or fearful patients through his comforting, only made sense for us to friendly, furry presence. join forces. I send my TBI patients to them and they Dr. Jenkins’ holistic, send patients with memory all-natural, non-pharmaDr. Sherry-Ann Jenkins issues to me. I also go there ceutical approach is effective to do workshops, and I’m in treating patients with all joining their board of directors. All forms of memory impairment, whether of the programs and services they stemming from Alzheimer’s or other offer are 100 percent free.” forms of dementia; head trauma; Because cognitive deficits are a stroke; diseases such as multiple potential complication of any major sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, or surgery, Dr. Jenkins is also working fibromyalgia; chemotherapy treatcollaboratively with The Toledo Clin- ment; or any other cause. ic’s Neurosurgery and Cardiology Treatment involves neurocognitive departments. Both before and after testing and lab work to determine brain or heart surgery, she performs which specific areas of memory are a workup on the patient so she can deficient and confirm the specific identify any deficit that might arise and cause of memory loss. A PET scan then address the specific impairment, is also performed so Dr. Jenkins can helping the patient regain as much visualize which parts of the brain of his or her prior cognitive function are functioning well and which are as possible. “The willingness of these not. This information is then used to departments to take advantage of design an individualized program my services is further evidence that with the goal of teaching the functhey’re focused on being proactive tioning parts of the patient’s brain rather than reactive when it comes to compensate for those that aren’t to the overall health and well-being working properly. of their patients,” she says. Each individualized program Nursing facilities are also fertile includes special dietary changes ground for memory issues, so Dr. to promote greater brain function Jenkins is collaborating in that realm as well as daily memory exercises as well. For example, two Fridays designed to improve short-term each month, she visits The Grove at memory. Also, patients are strongly Oakleaf Village, located at 4220 N. encouraged to socialize, take advanHolland Sylvania Rd., to do cognitive tage of support groups (e.g., through workups on residents and follow the Alzheimer’s Association), and get up on those who exhibit deficits. actively involved in the community,

Sherry-Ann Jenkins, PH.D. Cognitive Center phone: 419-479-5556

The Cognitive Center has a holistic approach to slowing down memory loss while assisting the patient to function at a higher cognitive level. This is accomplished through: • Customizing daily memory exercises to train other parts of the brain that is functioning properly to compensate for areas that inactive. • Recommended counseling and support for patient and family along with participation in activities that enhance brain functioning. • Adjustments to diet to support greater brain function. • Educational sessions for caretaker to assist them in providing a safe environment for their love ones and support groups for personal assistance. The Cognitive Center calls all patients every 3 weeks in order assess the effect of their therapy and allows the patient to have someone talk to about their memory issues. At the Cognitive Center, the patient and family are both actively involved and integral parts in the treatment plan.

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Laurels’ Anti-Gravity Treadmill is “miracle machine” in eyes of local rehab patient

he Laurels of Toledo only recently introduced the state-of-the-art AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill® to their repertoire of therapeutic modalities, but this cutting-edge technology is already having a dramatic impact on the progress and outcomes for their rehab patients. The AlterG, developed by NASA engineers while studying the biomechanics of exercise in space, uses differential air pressure technology to “unweight” patients as they walk, stand, or perform various exercises on the treadmill under the close supervision of a therapist. The unit can unweight patients as much as 80% while allowing normal gait mechanics. As far as Sheila Stewart is concerned, the AlterG is nothing short of miraculous. Stewart recently came

to The Laurels for rehab following total replacement of her right knee. She explains that her knees had been giving her trouble for the past four or five years and that in the last year, the problem had gotten so bad that she was experiencing falls and had to walk with a cane to keep her balance. “When I finally decided to go ahead with the surgery, they asked what I like to do and whether I’m generally active. I told them, ‘I have four great grandchildren, I still drive, and I travel to California or Las Vegas every year. So, yes, I’m very active.’ But with my

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knee problems, it felt like my whole life had stopped. I couldn’t even travel anymore because I was afraid of falling down in the airport,” Stewart says. Following her knee surgery, performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Miller, Stewart chose The Laurels for rehab. In pain from surgery and uncertain what to expect from her rehab experience, she was initially very apprehensive. That soon changed after she met Laurels physical therapy assistant Justin Bates. “After spending a little time with Justin and working with him, I decided, ‘I like this guy,’” she recalls. Recognizing that using the AlterG could maximize Stewart’s rehab progress, he suggested repeatedly that she give it a try. “I finally decided that the only way to get him to shut up about it was to get in the thing!” she jokes. To use the AlterG, patients put on special pants that zip into an inflatable chamber on the treadmill. The

therapist then calibrates the machine and increases the air pressure in the chamber to the desired level. Video cameras located at the front and on either side of the treadmill allow the patient and therapist to observe on a monitor exactly what’s going on with the patient’s gait from multiple vantage points. “When it inflated, I was a bit scared and thought, ‘What are you doing, dude!’ But when he started the treadmill and I saw my feet moving, I knew I was going to walk again. It felt great, like I was actually doing something, and having the ability to see my feet from all angles allowed me to visualize exactly what Justin was telling me to do. It really is a miracle machine,” Stewart says. Bates notes that after just four sessions in the AlterG, he was able to increase Stewart’s weight bearing from 40% to 48% and that her speed on the treadmill more than doubled. “Not only was she going faster, but she was able to walk much longer—from a tenth of a mile to a quarter mile. Plus, her gait pattern significantly improved and she was able to carry that over when using her walker,” he says.

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And it’s not only patients who are taking notice of the AlterG. This advanced technology—which is offered to Laurels rehab patients at no additional cost—is also creating a buzz in the local medical community. Laurels Administrator Edward Beatrice remarks that the Laurels team recently presented the AlterG in front of a large group of physicians representing the orthopedic, cardiology, and neurosurgery specialties, and they were all highly impressed with the technology and the possibilities it offers their patients. In fact, Toledo Clinic cardiologist Dr. Ghiath Yazji commented that it’s remarkable for a city the size of Toledo to offer such an innovative and dynamic piece of equipment to patients. And, after

walking and running in the AlterG while unweighted by 80%, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Kalb remarked that it “literally feels like walking on the moon.” For his part, Beatrice is especially proud that The Laurels is able to offer this state-of-the-art technology to rehab patients at no extra cost, stating “With it, we can accelerate patients’ rehab programs, allowing them to get home sooner, safer, and stronger.” ❦ The Laurels of Toledo accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and all private commercial insurances. A physician’s order is required to obtain outpatient services. For more information, call 419-536-7600 or visit www.laurelsoftoledo.com.

UTMC physician promotes early detection of lung cancer by Brandi Barhite

he biggest problem with lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both men and women—is that it doesn’t generate symptoms until it is advanced. That’s partly because there is a lot of space in the lungs where a tumor can expand without causing symptoms. “It can be growing for more than a year, and the person really has very little symptoms or no symptoms until it is large enough to metastasize to other parts of the body,” said Dr. James Willey, lung cancer expert and University of Toledo professor of medicine. “We highly recommend that people who are 55 to 75 years of age with a heavy smoking history get this screening once a year,” Dr. Willey said. “This includes people who smoked at least a pack a day for 30 years and quit smoking less than 15 years ago. In addition, to qualify for screening it is important that their overall health permits them to safely undergo surgical removal of the tumor.” Dr. Willey said lung cancer screenings—a standard of care as determined by the United States Preventive Services Task Force—have been shown to reduce deaths from lung cancer by more than 20 percent. Medicare and Medicaid are now covering the cost of these screenings with private insurance companies expected to follow that example. Even without

insurance coverage, the cost is only $99 at the Lung Nodule Clinic at The University of Toledo Medical Center. The screenings Dr. James Willey are offered at UTMC the first Tuesday of every month from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The visit includes immediate results and optional smoking-cessation counseling. To make an appointment, call 419-383-3927. If lung cancer is detected in people who are screened, it can be treated in 85 percent of cases. Dr. Willey hopes this will help with the stigma of lung cancer. “Historically, lung cancer has had a bad reputation because without screening, it is advanced at the time of diagnosis and not curable in more than 85 percent of cases. Consequently, most people die within one to two years of diagnosis.” Dr. Willey has been funded for many years by the National Cancer Institute to conduct molecular genetic studies aimed at determining why some people are genetically predisposed to lung cancer. This is important because although tobacco use is the number-one cause of lung cancer, about 20 percent of lung cancers occur in people who don’t smoke. ❦ Brandi Barhite is a Media Relations Specialist with University of Toledo Health.

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Here’s an example: A daughter noticed that her mother loved watching a certain local news station every evening at 5:00. Her mother commented on the female commentator’s beautiful clothing and how the weather man is so funny and even makes rainy days seem like fun. The daughter decided to take her mother to a live appearance by the news team at a holiday food drive. Her mother got to meet all of her favorite celebrities. She told her daughter that it was one of the most thrilling gifts she had ever received! For grandparents, there are a number of ways to give a gift that becomes a legacy. A legacy does not have to be monetary, but it is anything meaningful that lasts long into the future. One idea is to complete a book that is designed for grandparents to share their life stories. Visit a local book store, and you will find a

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variety of formats. You will be sure to find one that seems doable. Most of them contain questions about life that will get you thinking and writing. You can also ask someone to help you do a video life story. Make an outline. Keep it simple. Start the camera, then talk and smile! What a lasting gift for your family! If you would like to make a financial gift, think about a 529 plan. A 529 plan is an education savings plan operated by a state or educa-

tional institution designed to help families set aside funds for future college costs. It is named after Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, which created these types of savings plans in 1996. Section 529 includes a special exemption to the gift tax for the purpose of contributing to a 529 plan. Five years of the gift tax exemption may be contributed at once if paid directly into a 529 plan. That means that each grandparent could contribute a one-time gift of $70,000. Today, over 17% of college students rely on families for help with college. Whether the gift is large or small, over time it becomes a legacy of learning and success for the grandchildren. Consult your financial planner about this type of gift as well as others. One additional idea is to give the gift of time. Grandparents have a wealth of knowledge and life lessons. Schedule a series of ongoing “dates” with your grandchildren. Pass on your love of fishing, share a secret recipe, or educate them on who’s who in the family tree. Golden memories shared will be a lasting legacy. What can families get for Grandpa or Grandma? Again, notice the things

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that they like to do. For example, many retirees love to eat out. Have you ever noticed that when talking about an event, the first thing your loved one says is something about the food? Gift certificates to restaurants will delight and encourage eating with others. Research shows that folks who eat with others eat more and eat healthier. Look for practical gifts that you can give. Many grandparents are downsizing and they don’t need more knickknacks and collectables. You might see a need for a new coffeemaker, new towels, new floor mats for the car, or a coupon book of carwash tickets. Taking Grandma and

Grandpa on a short weekend trip is a great idea for family togetherness and discovery. Giving gifts is one way to show that we love one another. It doesn’t cost a lot of money when you do a little thinking and research. Need ideas? There’s no place like Pinterest for creative ideas. Just search “Gifts for …” and you’ll get lots of super ideas that will make this holiday one to remember! ❦ Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices takes pride in promoting intergenerational connections. For more information on these vibrant communities, call 419833-8917 or visit www.otterbein.org.

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n 2015, Shirley and I visited ten national parks. Yes, we are lucky people. One of the things we noticed was that there were a lot of other lucky people. Some of those lucky people were retirees—of which there is a rapidly growing number. Some lucky people were celebrating the dramatic decrease in the price of gasoline by doing more traveling. Some were foreigners, especially Asians, who have discovered that travel in America has a lot to recommend it. Add up all those lucky people and you get crowds in the western national parks like we have never experienced before. Part of the reason is that Utah invested enormously in the promotion of the five national parks in the state: Arches, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce, and Capitol Reef. The Centennial of the National Parks Service is 2016, so we can look forward to an extensive campaign touting all the beauty and adventure from purple mountains to fruited plain. Utah got a head start in 2015, and visits in 2016 are expected to continue breaking records from Acadia to Zion. At Zion, for example, one of our favorite hikes is up to the Emerald

Pools. Water plunges in a fine mist from a high ledge to form a modest puddle that drains into the Virgin River. It is an easy half-mile walk beginning right across from the lodge. You could end the walk by standing in the misty spray behind the waterfall, trying to take photos without getting water on your lens. With a little more effort, though, you could climb to the Middle Pool. The trail takes you to the top of the cliff you just passed under at the waterfall. With considerably more effort, even though it is only a quarter mile, you might climb all the way to the Upper Pool. In our experience, the number of people willing to continue to the Middle Pool was considerably smaller than those willing to make the easy stroll to the lower pool. Strong hikers often avoid crowds simply by going where most people are unwilling to go. The trail to the Upper Pool is much steeper and strewn with rocks and boulders, so in places you do more scrambling than walking. When we took our daughters there in 1988, we had the place all to ourselves.

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In subsequent years, sometimes there have been other hikers. Rarely more than a dozen total. This year, there were about a hundred. There is a natural bottleneck where the trail enters the basin holding the Upper Pool. The passage is a narrow jumble of rocks. There is not enough room for people to pass each other going in opposite directions. Historically, this did not matter because there wasn’t anybody coming from the opposite direction. This year, impatient people arriving tried to force their way past those trying to leave like Christmas shoppers who had just heard about a

last-minute sale on the latest iSomething. Parents lost contact with little kids who disappeared into crevices. Lots of shouting back and forth. A little kid calls out, “Mommie! Where are you?” Seventeen mommies echo back, “I’m over here!” The Upper Pool is a small springfed pond nestled among enormous boulders and flanked by impressive red and white cliffs rising 300 feet straight up. There must have been a lot of iron in those boulders because they were magnets for every boy between the ages of 4 and 24. “Look where I am! Take my picture! Take my picture!” There were signs warning you to stay off the rocks and, at the edge of the Pool, one declaring that wading was prohibited. You can guess how much deterrent value they had. A ranger sauntered around trying to look stern yet friendly while keeping people from running too far amok. Substitute teachers are greeted with more respect and compliance. We had the Upper Pool all to ourselves. Well, in the past So, do you hope someday we did. Not this year. Win a free subscription to HLN if to visit the Pools without you can find Shirley.

getting trampled in the stampede? We recommend starting as early as it is light enough to tie your shoe laces. While other visitors are having breakfast, you could be there. And back. You can do all three Pools in about two hours. You might also consider early evening, but the timing is more critical then. You probably don’t want to be caught after dark on a narrow mountain ledge with steep drop-offs. Even in broad daylight, parts of the trail don’t look like a trail. Of course, you might actually prefer the physical and psychological security of traveling with the herd. We have met people who admit they are somewhat intimidated by being alone in the wild. Besides, the herd offers the benefit of encounters with all sorts of “interesting” people. On our way back from the Pools, there was a young couple who had arrived directly from 1968 via Mr. Peabody’s Wayback Machine. She sang (I think it could be called singing) all the way back down the trail. Shirley and I have shared travel experiences with people from all over the country and several foreign countries. Most of them were interesting in a somewhat less exotic sense. We

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met a nice couple from Austin at the Gateway to the Narrows. I offered to use their camera to take their picture, and we spent some time chatting about our travels. Shirley and I are no longer amazed by the number of people with whom we have shared similar travel experiences and even connections to home. “So, you’re from Toledo? We have a daughter in Sylvania!” “Really? We have a daughter in Sylvania, too.” The Gateway is where the Virgin River emerges from a narrow canyon—about 20 feet wide with vertical walls of 2,000 feet. You can walk back into the Narrows, but the “trail” is the riverbed. There is a cobblestone bottom until you get around the first bend. Then it is sandy and much easier wading. Daughter Sarah—the one from Sylvania—and I went back in there in 1988. It was one of those father-daughter experiences that are simply irreplaceable. Part of the charm was that we had it to ourselves. This year, the army ants formed a steady stream sloshing into the Narrows. It has become so popular that vendors rent special shoes with neoprene liners so you don’t have to get your hiking boots or sneakers filled with water. The water is usually only about knee deep. Usually. When it rains 20 miles away, there can be flash floods that carry mud, rocks, trees, and other sorts of debris roaring through narrow canyons with no way for hikers to escape. There are signs advising visitors to check the weather report with a ranger before venturing through Zion’s canyons. This year, four men and three women lost their lives when they were caught in a flashflood. The risk is part of the adventure. Still…. Shirley and I went into Spring dale, right on the edge of the park, for supplies at a small market and gas for the RV. While I was gassing up, it started to rain. Suddenly it came in torrents with thunder echoing off the cliff sides. I was in such a hurry to get out of the rain that I left the gas cap on the bumper. It could have been worse. I was thinking about all the hikers exposed to the dangers of lightning on rock ledges and to flash floods down in the canyons. Getting back into the park was somewhat more difficult than getting out of it. There was a long line at the entry gate. But there is another lane marked “Park Staff Only” with a lift gate activated by inserting a park

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ID card. A woman in a white minivan pulled out from behind us and got in the staff lane. Other vehicles pulled in behind her. At the gate she remembered that she wasn’t actually park staff. Didn’t have one of those card thingies. A ranger emerged from the gatehouse in the pouring rain. We couldn’t hear the conversation, but we could see the ranger gesturing that she should make a U-turn around the entry gate and go to the back of the line. The ranger inserted her own ID card and the gate lifted. You know how people sometimes ignore signs. Well, sometimes they

ignore rangers too. Though I don’t approve, I can appreciate that she might not have wanted to sit in that line. Especially if, like us, she had visited several other national parks and already used up her annual allocation of patience. At Arches, there was a long lineup at 7:30 a.m. as if everybody in the Moab hotels had decided that the smart thing was to get started early. (Yes. I know. I just recommended that. Typically, though, people ignore my recommendations.) We drove back to the campground at the far end of the road. Full. Next available opening

on the 12th of Never. So, we spent that day in the park and went up the road a piece to Canyonlands. The campground there is also at the end of the road. It never fills up because there is no water or other services that people tend to appreciate in the desert in July. The ranger at the entry gate said we could probably find a site. Probably. After looping through the campground twice just to make sure we had not overlooked an empty site or people preparing to leave, we went to an overlook for a peek at the canyons. On our way out, we

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That left lane is normally used by outbound traffic. We waited in town until the lines were "short."

went back through the campground again just in case. Fortunately, just outside the national park is a Bureau of Land Management campground down a deeply-rutted dirt road. Except with extreme caution, it is definitely not advisable for vehicles with low ground clearance. A couple weeks later, we were up at Yellowstone. Visitor numbers were 40% above 2014 and the highest on record. Shirley and I went into Gardiner, MT for groceries and gas for the RV. Like Springdale, Gardiner sits right on the edge of the national park. Given our experience, we should have noticed that something was up. The exit lane from the park was detoured so it could be turned into another in-bound lane. Even with double lanes, traffic was backed up all the way to the great stone arch that marks the park boundary. We decided to stay in town for a while rather than sit in that line. While we waited near the road, a car pulled up to the end of the line. The driver got out and his wife took the wheel. Dad opened the back door and told son to come with him to get some sandwiches and drinks. The car inched forward. “Dad, she’s leaving us,” said the kid. “Don’t worry about it. We’ll catch up,” said Dad. And they did. Shirley and I visited shops and used the free Wi-Fi at the Chamber of Commerce until early afternoon when the line was considerably shorter though still doubled up and longer than usual. Despite our experience at Arches, I am still convinced that earlier is better. Sometimes “early” is a close call. We are especially tuned in to beating the tour buses that disgorge their excited cargo at the national parks’ major

attractions. It is important not only to get there early but also to get out early unless you really enjoy being trapped in the parking lot as we were at the Norris Geyser Basin. Nobody can move until somebody else moves first. And that guy clogging things up is the same guy who is always waiting for somebody to leave the parking spot right next to the mall entrance. He’d rather sit there 30 minutes blocking traffic and ignoring horns than walk 30 seconds. So, if you are even vaguely contemplating a 2016 trip to the national parks, our advice is to get serious about your research and reservations at the earliest possible date. Today would be good. See the National Parks website for help with planning your visit. You might also consider going during the shoulder months— spring and fall—when demand for hotel and lodge rooms and campsites is somewhat lower. Or, you could just take one of those tours and let somebody else worry about finding you a place to sleep, eat, and park. Shirley and I prefer the flexibility and spontaneity of traveling without reservations when that is feasible. This year, though, I called ahead for reservations at Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone. We are always prepared to change our plans along the way, but we never leave home without a plan. And a fall-back plan. That’s one of the reasons our trips are always just a walk in the park. ❦ LeMoyne Mercer is the travel editor for Healthy Living News and the regular contributor of A Walk in the Park.

Take the Red Rock Trail for this view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. It is only 1,000 steps down the face of the canyon wall—and 10,000 steps back up. We had the view all to ourselves.

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The senior community transition: What are you really leaving behind?

or many people, one of the biggest obstacles to moving from their long-time home into a senior living community is the perception that, in doing so, they’ll be leaving behind all that’s comfortable and familiar along with all the poignant memories they’ve created there over the years. While there’s no question that such a significant step can seem overwhelming and a little frightening, seniors who choose to make the move to senior living stand to gain much more than they lose. “It’s only natural for seniors to focus on the things they’ll be giving up when they move into a community, but the truth of the matter is, they actually take with them all their memories and the things they genuinely treasure while saying goodbye to most of the hassles and worries of homeownership,” explains Lisa Chalk, Executive Director of St. Clare Commons.

The following are some aspects of homeownership—or simply living alone—that seniors won’t likely miss when they make the move to a senior community:

Challenging chores Among the many hassles left behind are various household and outdoor chores, some of which can put seniors at risk of serious injury. At this time of year, snow and ice removal from sidewalks and driveways is a routine job, but that just scratches the surface. In other seasons, there are tasks like lawn mowing, weeding, leaf raking, gutter cleaning, and window washing to tackle. Year-round indoors, there are chores like vacuuming, dusting, and mopping in multiple rooms and often on more than one floor of the house. Of course, laundry is a never-ending

job that may involve hauling heavy baskets up and down stairs, which puts seniors at risk of falling. “In contrast, senior living communities, such as St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg, take care of all the yard work and outdoor maintenance and even offer housekeeping and laundry services, freeing residents to pursue the activities they enjoy,” says Chalk.

Unanticipated repairs It’s an unavoidable reality of homeownership that, at one time or another, a pipe will leak, a furnace will fail, a toilet will run continuously, concrete stairs will crack, etc. When problems like these arise, most people need to call an expert to come out and tackle the job, hoping he or she will be scrupulous, do the job right, and charge a fair price. In a senior living community, staff members handle all such repairs at no additional cost and their

services are just a phone call away.

Security worries Seniors living on their own are much more vulnerable to break-ins, physical attack, or other forms of victimization than their counterparts who live in a community with state-of-the-art security, in-room emergency alerting systems (help is always just a few steps away), as well as staff and fellow residents who are concerned about—and watching out for—their safety, security, and well being.

Transportation tribulations As people get older, issues such as vision impairment or functional limitations can make it difficult or impossible to drive a motor vehicle safely. Therefore, seniors who are still living at home may have difficulty getting around without imposing on family members or friends to drive them. “Seniors who no longer drive can very easily become isolated, which in turn can lead to symptoms of depression,” says Chalk. “Here at St. Clare Commons, we offer residents transportation services for shopping,

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doctor appointments, and other necessities, as well as for all kinds of fun activities and social events out in the community.”

Coping with sickness unassisted Last but certainly not least, when seniors who are otherwise healthy

and independent get sick, being home alone (or with a spouse who is also sick) can present some serious challenges. “In this situation, they may not be able to get to the pharmacy to pick up medications they need or the grocery store to restock their refrigerator and pantry. They may even be too weak to prepare meals

for themselves, or they may become dehydrated without realizing it. Quality senior living communities employ specially trained staff who can provide all the care and monitoring they need until they’re feeling better and back to their independent lives again,” Chalk states. ❦

With treatment, SAD sufferers can reclaim joy of holiday season

he holiday season should be a cheerful, uplifting time of year. With all the festivities and fellowship to enjoy, it would seem only natural to be in a celebratory frame of mind from Thanksgiving right up through New Year’s Day. However, the holidays also happen to coincide with the onset of shorter days and herald a long, gray winter ahead. For people who suffer from the condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, this marked reduction in sunlight can trigger a constellation of unpleasant emotional and physical symptoms. Among other problems, SAD can cause feelings of sadness, irritability, hopelessness, or worthlessness; fatigue and low energy during the

day; oversleeping and difficulty waking in the morning; loss of concentration; carbohydrate cravings and weight gain; reduced productivity on the job; and social withdrawal. As licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Kyle Barry of Mercy St. Vincent Family Care Center explains, “SAD is similar to major depression but usually—though not always—less severe. There’s some debate over whether SAD is a component of major depression or a distinct condition. Patients with

this disorder experience symptoms predictably during the same season each year and are depressed more days than not for most of the day during these episodes. If you experience this problem and it persists for more than two weeks, it’s important to see your healthcare provider.” Dr. Barry also points out that SAD isn’t always associated with the shorter days of winter. Some individuals experience summer onset of the condition and

exhibit the symptoms of weight loss instead of weight gain and insomnia instead of excessive sleepiness. With respect to SAD risk, it appears women are more susceptible than men and younger people are more vulnerable than older people. As with most aspects of mental health, having a family history of the condition also elevates risk. Furthermore, certain individuals with year-round depression or bipolar disorder may find that their condition becomes more severe at this time of year. Because SAD is associated with reduced sun exposure, where one resides has a major influence on risk as well. For example, the incidence is much lower near the equator than it is in northern latitudes. Of course, prevailing weather patterns are a factor too. “Here in Ohio, we more or less have the same cloudy and rainy conditions as they do in Portland, Oregon. In the spring, there may be more sunlight during the day, but it’s not necessarily reaching you,” says Dr. Barry. What does sunlight—or the lack thereof—have to do with a mood disorder? The exact cause-and-effect isn’t fully understood, but it’s believed that reduced sunlight upsets the

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body’s natural circadian rhythm, or “internal clock,” and interferes with the levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and melatonin, which are associated with mood and the sleepwake pattern. But as Dr. Barry points out, it’s important to understand that components other than sunlight can play a role in SAD. “You have to determine what else is going on in the context of the patient’s life,” he explains. “Have there been any major changes, such as a death or divorce? Are they taking care of themselves? Are they getting good nutrition, regular exercise, and adequate sleep? What are their social circumstances? These are all potential factors in the equation.” The good news is, SAD is a very treatable mood disorder and people with the condition have several treatment choices available to them. The best approach depends on the individual and should be determined through discussion with one’s healthcare provider. For people with winter-onset SAD, one very effective alternative is light therapy, which involves sitting in front of a special light source for a specified amount of time, ranging anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours per day. The appropriate duration of sessions and the distance one should sit from the light source depend on several factors, such as the severity of the condition and type of bulb used. “These lights differ from normal home lamps in their level of brightness, and they differ from tanning bulbs in that they filter out harmful UV rays. Based on what I’ve gathered through research, over 70 percent of patients who use light therapy report improvement,” Dr. Barry says. Pharmaceutical (antidepressant medication) and psychiatric options are also available for treating SAD. The latter, according to Dr. Barry, typically includes cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, which explores and addresses how patients’ feelings and thoughts influence their behaviors and interactions. “CBT is the best option for long-term management of SAD because it’s proactive and focused on finding a balance more conducive to wellness,” he says. Each of these treatment options can also be used to help prevent SAD symptoms from recurring. Once the seasonal pattern has been identified, patients can, for example, begin light therapy or antidepressant use before

symptoms typically arise. Of course, those patients who choose CBT learn a set of strategies that they can use throughout the year as well as at the usual time of symptom onset. “Changes in any area of life, even seasonal changes, can cause stress that affects emotional health. The most important thing is finding that balance through treatment. It’s also important to keep in mind that symptoms such as hopelessness, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse are definite markers that you should see your healthcare provider to address the issue so you can achieve the quality of life you want and deserve,” Dr. Barry advises. ❦

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head straight outside to play the sport of the day with your friends? The only rule you had from Mom was to be home before the streetlights turned on. Little did we realize “back in the day” that we were developing overall athletic skills, having a great deal of fun, and accomplishing what organizations are pushing for. We were exercising over 60 minutes a day on our own. Now, yes, I understand that times have changed. As a coach, the biggest change I’m seeing is fewer kids participating in sports. And those who do are pretty much focusing on one sport. Since not as many kids are participating in sports and the electronic generation is upon us, child obesity is on the rise today. Not to mention (once again), 70% of kids who do participate under the

age of 13 are quitting. As parents and coaches, we need to take on the challenge of blending the old and new. Encourage open and free play. Encourage multiple sport participation, and truly understand that this has a huge benefit athletically as well as socially. Encourage kids to not only be the best they can be, but also to have fun. If we all take on this challenge, then maybe we can do our part to reduce the dropout rate of kids under 13 and lower the obesity rate. Let’s do this together, one child at a time, and let’s all make a positive impact. In closing, I would like to wish all of you the happiest of holiday seasons! Enjoy the time with your families, and let us get out there and make a positive impact on the youth of today. ❦

Let’s make sure our dentists can smile—and hear by Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A ACADEMICS • COMMUNITY • EDUCATION

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ork-related hearing loss continues to be a critical workplace safety and health issue. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the occupational safety and health community named hearing loss one of the 21 priority areas for research in the next century. Noise-induced hearing loss is 100 percent preventable but, once acquired, is permanent and irreversible. Therefore, prevention measures must be taken by employers and workers to ensure the protection of workers’ hearing. Approximately 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise on the job, and an additional 9 million are at risk for hearing loss from other agents, such as solvents and metals. We need to think beyond the factory workers, construction workers, and service-related employees who may be affected. What about other professions where hearing loss is most common? One of the largest professional populations at risk for hearing loss is the dental industry. Think about the drills utilized in a dentist’s office, which can produce a noise level exceeding 100 dB (OSHA standards

state noise exposure over 80 dB for an 8-hour period requires the individual to wear ear protection). What is happening to their ears? Dentists and their assistants, who are consistently exposing themselves to these drills and other dental instruments, put themselves at risk for developing a sensorineural hearing loss. Typically, the types of dental equipment that produce the highest level of noise and cause permanent hearing loss are older drills and instruments. The Industrial Deafness Watch is very concerned, and their job is to educate the public about workrelated hearing loss. They stated that the newer dental equipment, made within the last five years, has strived to reduce the level of noise, making them quieter than older products. Our dental professionals are here to serve and take care of us. We, in turn, can let them know how much we care about their hearing health. Don’t be afraid to let them know you’re concerned about them protecting their hearing by advising them to consider these measures: • Make the office soundproof

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If your dentist or dental assistant has noticed some or all of these signs, encourage them to contact an audiologist quickly to get their hearing checked and find out what they can do to prevent hearing loss. Their job is to give us a pretty smile; your job is to help them seek advice—and you will be smiling from ear to ear knowing you made a difference in their life. ❦

1. Focus on family and friends, not food. This is the time of year when we truly need to appreciate those around us. Let this be the main event, not the food. 2. Think quality over quantity. Use quality ingredients in your cooking. Also, eat what you want. Yes, I am encouraging you to eat what you like and like what you eat. Just modify the quantity (a little can go a long way!). Sometimes in an

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e are in the midst of the big holiday season, Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas and New Year ahead. We are gearing up for events, parties, overindulging, and then setting our resolutions for 2016. In this article, I want to share some tips on surviving this holiday season without gaining a pound:

effort to avoid certain foods, we fill up on other foods that may not be the best for us because they have poor nutritional value and more calories. 3. Fill up on fiber. Choose wholegrain ingredients. Add nuts and seeds to your salads. Eat more beans, lentils, and essential leafy green vegetables. 4. Add a workout prior to a big meal. A quick workout does wonders to keep your metabolism stoked.

5. Drink lots of water. Give up soda and liquid calories. It is better to eat your calories; you will be more satisfied and stay fuller longer. 6. Enjoy yourself. Fret less and enjoy more. What to do if you struggle over the holidays with too much partying and bad eating? First let’s take a moment to think about this. You were out and overindulged, then you got on the scale and it showed that you gained three pounds overnight. You are devastated and feeling down. But wait, is it really possible to gain three pounds from last night’s binge? You stop and think what you had to eat and drink, realizing it was a large amount of starchy carbs. The weight gain is extra water weight. This is a social time of year. You can decide not to go out and enjoy the company of others. You can decide to really enjoy and overindulge in food and drink and worry about getting into a new routine in January. Or you can find a happy middle ground and strategically plan to manage the holiday season: 1. Manage your carbs, cutting back on what you take in.

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Consume protein at every meal. 2. Increase your fats and double your servings of green, cruciferous veggies. This will help provide more fiber in your diet and help with appetite control. 3. Double your water intake, especially the day after a food binge. The extra pounds are water, and taking in more water will tell your body it needs to get rid of it. The more water you give your body, the less the body will retain. Moving on from the holidays, we are going to start thinking about our New Year ’s resolutions. For most of us, that will involve setting a goal to start an exercise program, which a lot of the time will be cardio-focused. We will start a walking, jogging, or running program. We might have done a little of this over the past year but stopped because of time or because we started having some pain in our back, hip, knee, or feet. This year, before you start your walking, jogging, or running program, why not get a screening to assess your

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health. Make exercise a part of your daily routine. ❏ Inspire a friend, family member, or coworker to join you for a run, walk, or an hour at the gym. You can make a difference in your life and their life. By motivating someone else, you are motivating yourself to be a role model, and believe me, it’s contagious. ❦ Amanda Manthey is a former collegiate runner for Eastern Michigan University. She writes about running and fitness for Dave’s Performance Footgear.

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❏ Set three measurable personal short-term goals (one- to two-month periods) and three long-term goals to accomplish next year. Remember to reward yourself with personal tokens, such as a massage or a new workout outfit. ❏ Chart your progress and goals by using a running log or calendar. Visualizing your accomplishments will provide support, reassurance, and motivation to keep achieving those goals. ❏ Keep a regular schedule. This helps maintain normalcy in your life by designating that time of day as “your own personal workout time.” Whether it’s with a running group or a workout companion, a schedule will help regulate your busy lifestyle and help you reach your personal goals. ❏ Develop a fitness/exercise consciousness. Running or working out is just like brushing your teeth daily to help maintain your personal

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Runners, get ready to “take your mark” in these exciting community events sponsored by Dave’s Performance Footgear. For more information on any event, including any applicable fees, please visit davesrunning.com. 4th Annual Jingle Bell 5K—Saturday, December 5, 2015, 9:00 a.m. at 901 E. Main St., Leipsic, Ohio. All proceeds benefit The Challenged Champions Equestion Center. Jingle Bell Run/Walk—Toledo, Ohio Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8:00 a.m. at the Shops at Fallen Timbers, 3100 Main St., Maumee, Ohio. Wear a holiday-themed costume, tie jingle bells to your shoelaces, and raise funds to help find a cure for arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability.

Wolcott House reopens for holiday tours

he Wolcott House Museum reopened to the public on Saturday, November 14, 2015 for tours this holiday season. Various members of the local community have thoughtfully decorated the fourteen-room Federal-style house this year, providing for the perfect excuse to escape the falling outside temperatures. Due to popular demand, the Downton Abbey exhibit has been extended through the end of 2015. The exhibit, based on the popular PBS series, displays original gowns and decorative art from 1900 through the “Roaring 20’s.” Tours will be held Thursday

through Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Special holiday rates are as follows: Adults, $3.00; Seniors, $2.50; Students, $1.25; Members, free. The museum closes for the season on December 30, 2015. Visit www.wolcotthouse.org for additional information.

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Small incisions but big relief Neurosurgeons do minimally invasive surgeries

Toledo Clinic Neurosurgery The region’s most experienced Neurosurgeon team are now offering Minimally Invasive Back Surgery at the Toledo Clinic’s Outpatient Surgery Center. Minimally Invasive Back Surgery offers relief for patients without the complications associated with traditional open back surgery.

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he spine is a wonderful piece of engineering. Its 33 bones (vertebrae) are arranged on top of each other, held together by ligaments and muscles that allow the spine to act as the main support for the body. The spinal cord and its associated nerves are protected by those bones and muscles and, if everything is working properly, the body can stand upright and move, twist, and bend. Neurosurgeon Brian Hoeflinger of the Toledo Clinic enters the picture if there are problems with the spine. Back pain, pain down the legs, pain in the buttocks, pain in the neck—all might be symptoms of lumbar stenosis or herniated disc, and might require his medical treatment, including the use of minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Hoeflinger explains, “The typical patient has noticed pain for one or two months, but sometimes a patient reports just waking up and having the pain. Some of these conditions are a function of aging or genetics, but you don’t have to be old to have these pains. In fact, the average herniated disc patient we see is between 30 and 50 years of age.” Tests are used to verify a diagnosis of spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal caused by bone spurs, back injuries, thickening of the spinal ligaments), a pinched nerve (compression on or inflammation of a nerve root exiting the spine), or a herniated or slipped disc (a bulging or broken spinal disc). The first line of treatment is conservative, including medicines, heat therapy, maybe a visit to the chiropractor. But if that doesn’t work, the doctor might recommend surgery. And this is not the back surgery of the “old days,” with large incisions

and long hospital stays. “This is not brand new,” Hoeflinger says, “but it has become more common in the last five to ten years. We make a small one- to two-inch incision, which helps us avoid disturbing the muscle and soft tissue in the area. The surgery is done on an outpatient basis, so the patient is often ready to walk and go home to recuperate in his own bed that same day. With the small incision, healing is faster, and the patient is often much better much more quickly. Recovery time is shorter, and there may be no need for physical therapy after the surgery.” The post-operation recommendations are to be expected: no heavy lifting for a couple of weeks, begin light exercise two to four weeks after the surgery, and don’t drive while taking the pain medications. (Those medicines are most often prescribed for muscular pain.) Those who prefer swimming for exercise are advised not to swim until the incision has fully healed (three to four weeks), but patients are encouraged to shower or bathe the first day after surgery. Dr. Hoeflinger advises that the minimally invasive procedures aren’t ideal for all patients, but he encourages those who are tired of pain while they walk or stand to contact him and his colleagues at The Toledo Clinic at 419-479-5590. “The five neurosurgeons at The Toledo Clinic all are able to do the procedure, and we have the most experience in the Toledo area. We are accepting new patients.” ❦ Chris Holliday is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Healthy Living News.

Benefits to Minimally Invasive Back Surgery at the Toledo Clinic are: • Home the same day • Shorter recovery time • Less risk of postoperative complications • Small incisions leave less scaring • Less trauma to the patient’s body • Comprehensive Care from initial consultation through to post-op rehabilitation • Substantial cost savings associated with outpatient surgery Comprehensive Care with the Toledo Clinic’s on-site services includes: Radiology

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Minimally Invasive procedures can be used to treat a variety of conditions such as: • Spinal Stenosis • Degenerative Disc Disease • Facet Disease • Spondylolisthesis • Collapsed, Bulging and Herniated Discs Contact the Toledo Clinic Neurosurgery team to have your MRI reviewed.

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Lucas County Children Services kicks off 2015 Holiday Gift Drive

The gift drive provides toys for he holiday season is upon us, and Lucas County Children Services children from birth to age 18. While (LCCS) is once again asking area we are seeking gifts for all age groups, residents to “Give the Best the agency is in particular Gift Ever ” this holiday need of gifts for children of season! all ethnic groups who are newborn to 3 years old, and The agency is kicking off its annual Holiday Gift gift cards for teenagers. GIFT CARD Drive, which is co-sponSeveral generous sored by the Friends of community partners are Lucas County Children Services again stepping up to support the gift (FLCCS) and several community drive: Allshred Services; Bennett partners. The community-based cam- Management Corp., a franchisee of paign is expected to provide gifts to BURGER KING Corporation®; Dana as many as 2,000 children who are Corporation; Kroger; Teamsters Local victims of abuse and neglect. Gift 20; Toledo Auto Care; radio station collection is underway and runs WRVF 101.5 The River; WTOL and through December 18, 2015. WUPW TV; and Woodcraft. Local The drive provides gifts for children residents are encouraged to drop a living in foster care, with relatives, new, unwrapped toy in the collection or with their families under LCCS boxes located around the community: supervision. “So many of the children • Allshred Services, 3940 we work with are going through the Technology Drive in Maumee. most difficult time of their young • All Toledo-area BURGER lives. The gifts we provide are just KING® restaurants in Holland, one way that we help them overcome Maumee, Northwood, Oregon, these challenges and feel like normal Toledo, and Lambertville, Mich. kids again,” says Robin Reese, LCCS • Kroger stores in Holland, interim executive director.

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• Woodcraft, 5311 Airport Highway, Toledo. • WTOL and WUPW studios, 730 N. Summit St., Toledo. Additionally, the Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 4940 Monroe Street in Toledo has designated the LCCS Holiday Gift Drive as the recipient of its 2015 holiday book donation campaign, which encourages customers to purchase books to be donated to the gift drive. ❦

Achieve “relative peace” this holiday season

oliday family gatherings are a time to come together with loved ones, strengthen familial bonds, share in a few traditions, and gorge ourselves on holiday goodies. Unfortunately, they can also be a time for settling old scores, making catty comments, rehashing old rivalries, and quarreling nonsensically after one or two Tom and Jerry’s too many. Then, there’s always that one relative who manages to single-handedly turn every family gathering upside down with his or her caustic, drunken, or eccentric behavior. If family discord is making your holiday gatherings seem more and more like a war zone each year, implementing the following strategies might help you restore some “relative peace.”

Check your opinions at the door Neutral discussion topics should be the order of the day at any family get-together. Even among fairly like-minded relatives, opinions can vary widely when it comes to certain political, social, and religious topics. So, pontificating about the foibles of politician so-and-so from this or that political party is apt to raise an eyebrow or two. Tacitly or overtly judging the child-rearing techniques or housekeeping standards of present company is a sure way to sow discord, as well. Remember, no one is going to be converted to a new way of thinking based on your lecture or sermon.

Set the example for the rest of the group by limiting your discussion to non-emotionally charged topics, such as sports (unless the Michigan/Ohio State “border battle” is strong in your family), work, vacation plans, or an interesting book you read recently. If someone else starts to proselytize, listen politely, hold your tongue, and let them be right. Then take the first opportunity to steer the conversation into neutral territory.

Don’t take the bait Some relatives come to every family gathering just raring for a fight with the first person who expresses a contrary viewpoint. This person is typically familiar with everyone’s hot-button issues because they’ve successfully triggered arguments in the past—and an argument is exactly what he or she wants. Don’t fall into the trap! If there are no takers for an argument, this baiting behavior will soon extinguish. If you must say something in response, keep it light and quickly shift gears (“Aunt Bessie, you sure make a delicious pumpkin pie!”).

Go alcohol free There’s no tactful way to tell inebriated relatives that they’ve had too much to drink or to take a drink out of their hands once they’ve crossed the line into obnoxious drunkenness. If you’ve invited a relative who tends to overindulge and lapse into embarrassing behavior, consider making

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the party alcohol free. Or, limit the amount of alcohol you serve so it’s not so easy for a guest to overdo it.

Do unto others When you’re a guest in the home of a challenging relative during the holidays, make a point of showing your appreciation for all of the host’s hard work. Comment on the delicious foods and the tasteful furnishings and décor. Avoid making any criticisms or offering any unsolicited advice or suggestions. When the tables are turned and you’re the host, that person will remember your gracious behavior and may be more inclined to act civilly in your home.

Careful with other people’s kids! Few things infuriate a father or mother faster than someone else stepping in to discipline their children right in front of them. When Mom and Dad are in the room, they should be considered the first and final word when it comes to disciplining their kids—even if little Billy is creating a general disturbance and they aren’t doing a thing to intervene. Of course,

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Mercy Children’s Hospital asks community to “Band Together for Kids” this holiday season

ow through December 31, the Toledo community is invited to “Band Together for Kids” receiving treatment at Mercy Children’s Hospital, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. The holiday campaign celebrates individuals and groups uniting to support local kids while raising funds to benefit the hospital. There are several options for the community to get involved at BandTogetherForKids.org. With a $5-per-month or one-time $60 donation, supporters will receive a kit including a holiday-edition Miracle Band, a red marker to personalize the Miracle Band in honor of a Miracle Child and a #BandTogetherForKids window sticker as a token of appre-

ciation. Supporters will also receive a download of “Enough,” a lullaby written and performed by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Celebrity Teen Ambassador, Alli Simpson; her brother, pop star Cody Simpson; and their dad. Supporters may also make a donation on behalf of others by “gifting” Band Together For Kids kits for a $10 donation. The donor will receive an email template with a thank you message and redemption code they may forward to their gift recipients. A recipient may then use the code to request his or her kit. Donors will be asked to select one of 170 benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals participating in the national holiday campaign. Do-

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nations to Mercy Children’s Hospital are vital for providing best-in-class care for kids in the community and are typically used to fund treatments and programs, research, equipment, and charitable care. Online donors can also show their support virtually by uploading a profile photo to Facebook, or image to Twitter and Instagram using #BandTogetherForKids. The photo would show the supporter(s) with their arms slightly outstretched on either side so when the photos are placed side-by-side, supporters appear to be holding hands or “banding together.” To see the virtual community, to learn more, or to donate to Mercy Children’s Hospital, visit BandTogetherForKids.org. ❦

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changes occur too rapidly. Many a ficus owner has thrown up his or her hands in frustration after watching a once lush and lovely ficus drop most or all of its leaves in response to a simple location change. If this should happen, don’t be discouraged. In most cases, the plant will rebound if given proper care and adequate time to acclimate to its new surroundings. The key to success with Ficus benjamina is keeping its growing environment as stable as possible.

Soil and pot size A ficus can be potted and will thrive in almost any well-drained soil. Commercial growers typically use a mix of peat moss, bark, and sand. Avoid using oversized pots when repotting a ficus plant. They tend to perform better in relatively small containers. In fact, it’s not unusual to see a fivefoot specimen growing happily in little more than a ten-inch pot. The only drawback to this preference for undersized pots is that a ficus can become quite top-heavy over time. However, this can be overcome easily enough by placing the growing pot into a larger and heavier decorative container.

Moisture and feeding Improper watering is the most common cause of problems with ficus plants grown indoors. The tendency is to water heavily and keep the soil soggy, which can stress the plant and lead to leaf drop. The best watering approach is to keep the soil evenly moist without allowing it to dry out completely between watering, which can also lead to leaf drop. If your ficus does drop leaves, the color of the fallen leaves will help explain why. If they’re yellow, you’re probably overwatering. Green fallen leaves are usually a sign of underwatering. As with any houseplant, your ficus will fare better if the water it is given is room temperature, not cold from the tap. Also, it’s a good idea to age your tap water at least overnight before watering to allow the chlorine to dissipate. Feeding on a regular schedule is also recommended. Any general-purpose plant food will suffice, but a slow-release granular food spread evenly over the soil surface will yield the best results.

Light, temperature, and humidity Ficus plants can adapt to a wide range of interior lighting conditions, but again, changes must be made gradually to prevent leaf drop. Best growth rates are achieved in bright, filtered light, such as that available near a curtained, south-facing window. The humidity in the room should be maintained above 25 to 30 percent, and the daytime temperature should fall somewhere between 68 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold and drafty conditions will cause the plant’s growth rate to slow.

To eliminate adult insects and their eggs, clean the foliage frequently with a damp cloth, paying special attention to the undersides of the leaves.

Pests and diseases Sucking insects, such as mealy bugs, aphids, and scale, can be problematic on ficus—especially if the plants are placed outdoors during the warm season. To eliminate adult insects and their eggs, clean the foliage frequently with a damp cloth, paying special attention to the undersides of leaves where the eggs are typically deposited. If an infestation has gotten out of control, you may need to treat the affected plant with a systemic insecticide. A fungal infection called phomopsis is another common ficus affliction. This disease spreads through the interior of the plants branches and causes twig dieback. To eliminate phomopsis, prune out any dead branches—cutting well back into healthy tissue—with sharp pruners, and sterilize the cutting blade with alcohol or bleach after each cut to prevent the mechanical transmission of the fungus. ❦

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