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7 Regular exercise plays a vital role in cancer prevention 18 Protect your home and family from radon 20 Fragility fractures and the “season of falls” 23 Resolve to help your kids eat better in ’21 24 Eating well – Shedding pounds after the lockdowns by Laurie Syring, RD/LD

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Dear Readers, articles touching on a diverse array Thank you for picking up the of topics. Our cover story (p. 7) on January issue of Healthy Living News. the connection between exercise and As we say goodbye to a cancer prevention, with very trying and turbulent insights from Dr. Shaiyear, we’re cautiously li Desai of The Toledo optimistic that 2021 will Clinic Cancer Centers, have better things in store is essential reading for for us. We’ve already anyone seeking proachad one hopeful sign of tive ways to maintain a a more positive future healthy body.

Adam and Chet Welch with the FDA giving the Also in this issue, go-ahead to a COVID-19 vaccine, you’ll find a timely discussion of which is now being administered to fragility fractures and the “season of the most vulnerable individuals in falls” with Mercy Health physicians Dr. our community. We urge all of you Jason Smith and Dr. Seth Phillips (p. 20), to continue taking commonsense a profile of the innovative outpatient measures to protect yourselves and Pain Rehabilitation program recently your loved ones from COVID until introduced by the UTMC Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (p. you can access the vaccine.

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EVERY ITEM CLUTTERING up your home demands some degree of your focus and energy, whether it’s because you have to pick up or clean around it regularly, it’s taking up already limited living space, or simply because every time you see it, you have that fleeting thought of, “Oh, that thing’s still here.” Simply put, a cluttered home causes stress—and after the year we’ve just been through, who needs additional stressors?

If you believe your life could be better with a little less clutter, there’s no time like the start of a new year to eliminate it from your home. Here are some hints and considerations that might help you tackle the chore more efficiently and reclaim some peace of mind: Reduce before you reorganize Organizing your possessions is an important measure in creating the open, breathable living space you desire, but if clutter is really starting to cramp your lifestyle, simply sorting it into various canisters, bins, and baskets isn’t really the solution.

Chances are you’ll need to divest yourself of some belongings before you can expect your organizing efforts to bear fruit. That doesn’t mean you

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have to go full-blown minimalist, but it might be time to evaluate the stuff you have and decide which items are really important and which are just taking up space.

Start small Decluttering an entire home can be an overwhelming project, so don’t try to bite off more than you can chew. Take it one room or area at a time and spread out the job over several days. Closets, pantries, and other storage spaces are a good place to start. Clearing out old, never-used items from these locations will free

up room for things you decide to keep and need to put away.

Categorize the clutter As you address the clutter in a room, try to place each item into one of the following—or a similar set of—categories: Keep, Donate/ Gift, Recycle, or Throw Away. Create a separate pile for each category, and take immediate action on the items once the sorting is complete.

The emphasis here is on “immediate action.” After all, a bag filled with old clothing destined for a local charity is still clutter if you never actually

follow through with the donation and leave the bag on the floor.

Evaluate your usage over the past year A good rule of thumb to follow when decluttering your living space is that any item you haven’t used in the course of a year is a potential candidate for elimination. This is especially true of clothing. If you’ve gone through all four seasons without wearing a particular garment or pair of shoes, it’s probably safe to assume you won’t miss it in the future if it’s donated or thrown away.

Of course, there will always be exceptions to the one-year rule, such as items that are only brought out for very special occasions, but it’s a good way to get started winnowing down the clutter.

Consider relative value and usefulness If you’re struggling to decide whether to keep or give away something that you occasionally use or think you might use again in the future, ask yourself whether that item could be of much greater use and value in someone else’s life. For n Declutter - continued on p30

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Affiliation won’t change Sunset’s commitment to high-quality care and services WITH SUNSET RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES AND OTTERBEIN SENIORLIFE recently announcing that the two non-profit senior-care organizations have affiliated, older adults who are currently exploring their senior-living options may be questioning how this new partnership could impact the quality of the services Sunset provides. The answer is simple:

While Sunset facilities will undergo minor name changes, they will continue to provide the same high-quality care, services, and amenities to which residents and their loved ones are accustomed.

According to Gayle Young, Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations for Sunset Retirement Communities, both Sunset and Otterbein stand to benefit from the affiliation and are mutually confident that the resulting entity will be stronger than the sum of its parts. “The intent behind the partnership for both organizations is to drive up synergy and drive down the cost of operations, while maintaining outstanding care and customer service,” she states.

As part of the affiliation, Sunset House and Sunset Village will become Otterbein Sunset House and Otterbein Sunset Village respectively, while the congregate assisted living apartments will be called The Woodlands at Otterbein Sunset House and the independent living residences will be called Fieldstone Villas at Otterbein Sunset Village.

“What won’t change, however, are the current staff members, leadership team, and local board of directors, all of whom continue to place the highest priority on maintaining outstanding care and services,” Young says.

She further explains that non-profit communities like Sunset and Otterbein are focused on meeting residents’ needs, not the

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At Otterbein Sunset, the entire staff is committed to making residents’ days as joyous and fulfilled as possible. “You can see evidence of this every day in all of Otterbein Sunset’s communities—for example in the wide variety of activities we offer to keep residents engaged and growing, such as educational programming, exercise classes, community outings, and intellectually stimulating presentations by area experts,” Young adds.

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Maintaining those New Year’s resolutions

by Amanda Manthey ONE MONTH ALMOST DOWN and eleven more to go! Is keeping that New Year’s resolution harder than you thought? If your resolution entailed improving your general health by exercising and you're already feeling defeated, follow these easy uplifting tips.

Most of us lose interest in a daily workout because it is too boring, too long, or we are short on time. We all battle the workout blues at one time or another. First, reevaluate your New Year ’s resolution so it is attainable and fits your personal fitness expectation.

Develop three levels of workout routines to maximize your goals, and create an organizational hierarchy based on your abilities. The three levels will be labeled minimal workout, moderate workout, and exceptional workout.

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by Sister Karen Zielinski, OSF WE ALL DO IT. We get home from a medical appointment, sit down in our favorite chair, and almost feel our blood pressure drop 20 points. We cry tears of joy and exhaustion. The medical visit is over!

We just completed our yearly check up with our PCP (primary care physician), or dentist, or podiatrist, or any healthcare professional. We feel elated when we hear that we do not have to see them again for a year—unless “something comes up.”

We are relieved because our doctors told us that our test results showed nothing to be worried about, that we could manage, and to call their office if anything changes.

We see our medical professionals regularly and go through all the standard tests they suggest we take. But we wonder, if we are being a good patient, what are we getting anxious about? Why do we live with anxiety and dread for days or weeks before our visits?

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Why we don’t want to visit our doctor problem, blood pressure issues, cancer, or a chronic disease and an entire set of related medical problems. That one new health challenge usually means weeks or months of seeing specialists, having to go through new tests, and a big amount of time.

But many people are not anxious about finding out about a health challenge. Most of the time, they do not worry about a new health problem.

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are what can be called “medical visit side effects.”

The basic anxiety-producing items are not even medically related. We worry about driving to the medical office building. Is it going to rain, sleet, or snow? Will there be a close parking spot? I don’t want to go to the appointment alone, and who can take me?

Other items that might feed our medical visit anxiety can be related to being safe while in the

doctor ’s or dentist’s office. For example, people who have mobility problems might worry about transferring safely onto the dental chair/sofa. Sometimes getting onto the scale to be weighed can cause anxiety about safety. Others might get anxious while waiting in their doctor ’s examination room. Does the coolness or heat in the room make you need to go to the bathroom, usually after you are seated on the examining table wearing a paper-towel-textured medical robe?

Others might be worried about seeing their healthcare professional and forgetting to ask a question that affects their day-to-day life.

Even when a person writes down their medications and questions, it is easy to forget to ask that important question. Some people take a family member or friend to their appointment. Sometimes the patient gets frustrated because their companion “takes over” the appointment and asks the questions and carries on the appointment as if the real patient was not there.

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UTMC takes interdisciplinary approach to chronic pain treatment CHRONIC PAIN IS A COMPLEX result, opioid prescriptions began condition that can be frustratingly to rise dramatically—to the extent difficult to treat. It differs from the that by the year 2015, opioids were acute pain we associate with bumps, being prescribed at a rate three times bruises, cuts, broken bones, or sur- higher than they were in 1999. Treatgery in that it persists long after ing chronic pain with opioids led to tissue healing has occurred, and it longer prescriptions and escalating can even develop in people who doses because patients were develhave no history of injury. Opioid oping a tolerance, meaning they medications, which can be effective needed a higher dose of the drug to in treating acute pain, proved to be get the same level of pain relief. But woefully inappropriate for managing tolerance wasn’t the only concern.

“Unfortunately, some also develchronic pain, as the ongoing crisis of opioid addiction and overdose oped dependence,” Dr. Schneider says. “In 2016, 75 percent clearly demonstrates. of heroin users cited preUniversity of Toledo scription drugs as their Medical Center physical first opioid. Now we know medicine and rehabilithat opioids don’t work tation specialist Ashley well for chronic pain and Schneider, MD, explains are only minimally better that the current opioid than placebo. Opioids don’t crisis has its roots in the address the multifactorial 1990s when many in the nature of chronic pain and healthcare field embraced come with their own set the notion that pain was being undertreated and Ashley Schneider, MD of adverse side effects that have to be treated with the concept of pain being other medications.” the “fifth vital sign” emerged. As a

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The program’s interdisciplinary team consists of physical medicine physicians, who can prescribe medications and procedures as needed; physical therapists, who improve patients’ strength and incorporate physical activity into their treatment; occupational therapists, who help patients set goals to improve their activities of daily living; and mental health professionals, who address the negative thoughts and emotions commonly associated with chronic pain. All of these professionals work collaboratively to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient.

Dr. Schneider, who serves as medical director of the Pain Rehabilitation program, elaborates on why it takes an interdisciplinary approach to treat chronic pain: “The management of chronic pain is complicated because chronic pain itself is complicated and is experienced in different ways by different people. Also, there’s not one pain center in the brain that you can target. In fact, brain scans and MRIs show that multiple areas of the brain are involved. As a result, chronic pain affects multiple aspects of patients’ lives in addition to their biology, including their thoughts, emotions, function, and social interaction. All of these areas need to be addressed in order to treat chronic pain effectively.”

Chronic low back pain, chronic neck pain, chronic pelvic pain, neuropathic pain, central pain syndromes, multiple joint pain, post-laminectomy syndrome, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, complex regional pain syndrome, and chronic headache/migraines are just some of the possible diagnoses that may benefit from the Pain Rehabilitation program.

The goals of the program include empowering patients struggling with chronic pain to improve their quality of life and function, minimizing the use of narcotic pain medications,

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Slight explains that the Zepf Center was awarded this grant for several reasons. “One is that we’ve been

that survivors of domestic violence are facing during the pandemic. “Not only does this technology enable us to connect with and assist victims of domestic violence, but often their children as well. This funding truly is a blessing, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect,” She says.

Another innovative way the Zepf Center is connecting with the community is through the Zepf Center Prevention YouTube Channel, which features a series of brief videos, called Mental Health Moments, that were created to educate, empower, and encourage viewers who are grappling with various mental health issues, looking for some life-skills advice, or just in need of a little inspiration.

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resources available in the community. Building on the popularity of Mental Health Moments, Zepf Center Prevention has also launched a multi-part series of videos entitled Insights into the World of Gaming and Gambling.

“These videos can benefit anyone at any level and at any age—from teenagers to people in recovery. Different people get different insights from them, and it’s exciting to see how they’re able to reach the vast majority of people. We’ve learned that they’re being used in different schools, counseling sessions, and even an out-of-state law firm to help educate and inspire people,” says Lindquist.

Slight emphasizes that all these innovative services reflect the Zepf Center ’s commitment to meeting the needs of the community and providing a full continuum of care, whether in person, via telehealth technology, or through videos. “We offer a broad range of mental health, addiction, and vocational services,” she says. “A lot of clients who are coming in with suicidal thoughts are experiencing anxiety due to job n Zepf Center - continued on p30

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Some encouraging news for our community is that the Zepf Center’s already robust suicide-prevention services were strengthened even further this July when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded the center an $800,000 Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention grant, which aims to advance efforts to prevent suicide and suicide attempts among adults age 25 and older in Northwest Ohio.

actively using telehealth services throughout the pandemic. We’ve always used this technology because many of our clients are isolated due to their mental health struggles and it’s very important to check in on them regularly, but we really ramped up back in March. In addition, we have a great working relationship with all area hospitals and a very in-sync hospital team working with clients entering and exiting the hospital system. Furthermore, the Zepf Center is one of the largest behavioral healthcare providers in the area with staff to accommodate all levels of risk and a very robust medical provider staff that includes psychiatrists and nurse practitioners. Our success is due to the structure we already have in place,” she says.

In addition to working closely with area hospitals, the Zepf Center partners with two domestic violence shelters in our community—the YWCA and Bethany House. Slight points out that the SAMHSA grant has made it possible for the Zepf Center to place telehealth services inside these shelters, which helps address the unique challenges of isolation

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THOUGH THE RATE OF SUICIDE in the state of Ohio for the year 2020 has not been officially documented, the number is likely to be significant and sobering, due in no small part to the stress and isolation associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns. Even before the pandemic, an alarming number of lives were being lost each year to suicide in our state. In fact, according to the latest statistics from the Ohio Department of Health, in 2018 alone there were 1,836 suicides in Ohio—five per day.

As the pandemic persists, the behavioral healthcare experts at the Zepf Center are noticing a trend. “What we’re seeing is that a majority of the clients coming through our intake process who have suicidal thoughts are expressing that those thoughts are due to the pandemic,” states Kitty Slight, BA, OCPSA, project manager for the Zepf Center ’s Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention program. “Also, going back to March when the first lockdown was implemented, we saw that many victims of domestic violence weren’t seeking treatment for their injuries. Many are just now seeking assistance. Our entire staff is witnessing how the pandemic has impacted the clients we see here every day.”

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A WALK IN THE PARK

Bonaventure, much more than an ordinary cemetery, warrants a visit every time we are in Savannah.

Ya gotta have a plan

by LeMoyne Mercer I HAD A BOSS who always insisted, “Ya gotta have a plan. Nobody plans to fail; they just fail to plan.” It was not unusual for me to have 40 or more projects under way at the same time. Some of them were routine; some were year-long, complex undertakings in support of corporate strategies. Juggling the work would

have been impossible without bringing order to the chaos. What were the objectives, what tasks were required to meet them and on what schedule, what was the budget, how were the results to be quantified and judged as success or (gulp) failure?

There were numerous benefits that accrued as a result of those plans.

First, they helped me stay organized and focused on what needed to be

done every day. Of equal importance was the documentary evidence that could be produced if my boss’s boss wanted to move the goal posts and disallow a score. As he was prone to do. Considerable job satisfaction was attached to the fact that they were my plans. Boss told me what needed to be accomplished, but he didn’t micromanage how I went about doing it. Results mattered.

Process was secondary.

Forgive the digression. This is supposed to be a travel column.

stop on the way back.

The revised plan was to spend the night at the Cracker Barrel in Pigeon Forge, TN near the entrance to Smoky Mountains National Park.

(We already knew that there were no campsites available in the park.)

You may have noticed that every CB restaurant has RV spaces, typically around back. In our experience, the staff are always friendly and welcome RVers to overnight. So we ordered takeout chicken dinner as a way to pay the rent on our space and settled in. During COVID, you can order by phone and they will bring your meal out to you.

It was foggy the next morning, and we began to fear that crossing the park would be just as scenic as Cumberland Falls in the rain. Shirley assured me that the forecast was favorable for the next week or so.

She was right. At Newfound Gap the fog dissipated and the fall colors were never better. We paused several

When the weather cooperates, a walk down the cliff face to Cumberland Falls, the Niagara of the South, can be quite rewarding.

In October, Shirley and I headed to Savannah for our anniversary as we have done about a dozen times.

The original plan called for a night at Cumberland Falls in southern Kentucky, but there was misty rain all that day and more in the forecast.

The trail down the cliff face to the falls didn’t seem all that appealing, so we kept going. Maybe we could

After we crossed Newfound Gap, the fog cleared and the rest of the day was spectacular. times at pullouts on our way down towards Oconoluftee and Cherokee on the North Carolina side of the park.

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At the Mingus Mill, we chatted through the Dutch door with a gentleman in bib overalls, strumming a banjo. Ordinarily he would have been demonstrating the grinding of corn, but COVID disrupted normal park routines.

the colors was doubled by the clear, cerulean sky. The quality of any travel experience is subject to the weather.

This time, I had planned things perfectly. Or maybe we just got lucky.

The luck continued to hold.

Next stop was four days at Savannah where we had reservations at Fort McAllister State Park. McAllister is the Civil War coastal fort where Gen. Sherman finished his March to the

iconic fountain, a walk along the full length of Jones St. There was a Latin Mass at the Cathedral and then an evening concert featuring the newly restored Noak organ, a trumpeter, and a soprano. The concert audience was limited to 250 to provide plenty of social distancing in a space as large as the cathedral. A genuine pity that more could not attend.

By the time we continued south There are guided tours of Savannah in carriages, trolleys, and buses as well as on those Segway two-wheeled scooters.

We prefer self-guided walks through the Historic District on foot so we can pause to peek into private gardens and chat with residents.

Power for the mill wheel is provided by water diverted via the mill race from a nearby stream and then returned to the stream.

At the top of the mill race, we met a fellow tourist who was staying at a hotel in Cherokee. She wanted to know if there was anything worth seeing in the park. (Why, I wondered, are you here if you don’t already know the answer?) I told her about the views from the Gap and Clingman’s Dome.

She asked where we were headed.

Up the Blue Ridge Parkway as far as Asheville. We were planning to spend a couple nights at Mt. Pisgah Campground, the highest on the Parkway.

Anything worth seeing up that way? (How in the world do you answer a question like that?) Because Shirley was listening, I responded politely instead of in my usual snide and sarcastic manner.

“So, just more of the same?” she said.

You could look at it that way, I suppose. Still, it seems peculiar that anyone would set out with only the vaguest of notions about what they are getting into. She undoubtedly had heard about the fall colors in the mountains. “OK,” her tone seemed to imply, “but is that all there is to it?”

Yep, ’fraid so. How do you convince someone that her heart should leap up in the presence of such grandeur? If the experience itself does not convince, what can mere words possibly do?

Shirley’s promise of fair weather was especially appreciated on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The magnificence of

Ft. McAllister successfully guarded the water approaches to Savannah for three years during the Civil War, so Gen. Sherman took it from the land side.

Sea and gave Savannah to Lincoln as a Christmas present. In normal years, the park stages re-enactments with volunteers in period costumes who explain what went on at the fort. It survived numerous bombardments by the US Navy, but Sherman’s men took it from the back side that was protected only by a few rattlesnakes and cottonmouths in the swamp.

Savannah itself, our favorite city, has scenic wonders that compete in

beauty with the mountains. Though we have visited often, it never gets old.

Rather, it is always old. The charms of Savannah are concentrated in the Historic District where preserved and restored mansions and townhouses line two dozen small parks, called squares, shaded by ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. The highlights of this trip included several of our old favorites—Ft. Pulaski, Bonaventure Cemetery, shops and restaurants along River St., Forsyth Park with its

The fountain in Forsyth Park is a popular place to gather for lunch, impromptu jazz, and the occasional wedding. from Savannah, Shirley’s week of fine weather had been used up. There are several places we would have liked to stop along the coast—Ft. King George, Sapelo Island, Jekyll n

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someone canceled at the park, we got two nights there. Worked out perfectly, just as planned.

At St. Augustine, our first stop was at the Castillo San Marcos, the fort that guarded the Spanish trade routes from the New World. The fort had just opened when we arrived.

Literally just opened. It is a National Monument that had been shut down because of COVID. We were among

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At St. John the Baptist Cathedral, we attended a Latin Mass and a concert featuring the newly restored Noak organ, a trumpeter, and a soprano soloist.

Island, Cumberland Island—but the rain squalls had returned. So, it was on through Jacksonville to our next planned destination, St. Augustine.

When we left home there had been no campsites available at Anastasia State Park, just across the Bridge of Lions from downtown. But there are Cracker Barrels north and south, so we were covered. Even better, when

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the 200 years of Spanish control.

The best part of this visit, though, was that our daughter and her husband were also celebrating their anniversary. They flew into Jacksonville and drove their rental down to St. Augustine—their romantic preference as Savannah is ours. The plan was to meet them for a celebratory meal.

But they had an even better idea: first meet at Washington Oaks Gardens.

The gardens, on the Intercoastal Waterway, feature tropical plants, camellias, azaleas and roses, and reflection ponds. Plus the obligatory live oaks with Spanish moss and resurrection ferns. At the picnic area on the Waterway, several families were grilling things that smelled wonderful as an array of impressive watercraft cruised by, boaters waving to us. Though a plan is necessary,

The drawbridge to Castillo San Marcos helped park rangers control access to the fort during COVID just as it did during the 200 years the Spanish ruled Florida. the very first people admitted. Rangers let us in a half dozen at a time with a ten-minute wait between groups.

The fort was never this secure during

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At Alexander Springs, water bubbling up at a constant 72 degrees year round attracts swimmers to the shallow lake.

The lake is lined by palms and bald cypress trees.

tractions are the small spring-fed lake and, in late winter, the nearby horse show. The lake is popular with locals regardless of the time of year. Water bubbling up at a constant 72 makes the lake feel warm in winter and cool in summer. The horse show features events in dressage, show jumping, and cross-country racing. Visitors are allowed to roam the course—as long as they are careful not to get run over by galloping horses.

From the Springs we were headed around the Florida Panhandle to another favorite destination, Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola. The campground is on a barrier island whose primary natural function is to protect the mainland from storms at sea. In October, it performed its function admirably as those Greek letter hurricanes roared through. The consequence, though, was that our reservations were cancelled by the Park Service.

Still, we could continue on to Natchez, MS and follow the Trace Parkway for 444 miles up to Nashville and home from there. But another upshot of the Greeks was a belt of rain in the regional forecast for another four or five days. We have done the Trace several times, so, discarding the remainder of our October plans, we turned north at Tallahassee.

After a night in Birmingham, AL, it was on to Elizabethtown, KY and our favorite Cracker Barrel. All CBs welcome RVers to overnight, but in E-town there is an entire lot set aside across the street. This is also where we ask to be served yet again by Lesley, our favorite CB waitress. She stole my heart a few years back by commenting, “I love talking with sarcastic people who have a robust vocabulary.” Both qualities deserve much wider appreciation, don’t you think?

It was cooler and cloudy with intermittent rain the rest of the way home. We regretted the loss of Fort Pickens and the Trace portion of the trip, but the Park Service and the weather have cancelled us before.

Besides, as Toledoans, we are inured to the vagaries of weather. (Lesley would have enjoyed that one.) Though not everything turned out exactly as planned, like all our trips it was still just a walk in the park.

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by Randa Mansour-Shousher, AuD, CCC-A IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING HEARING LOSS early brings many benefits. From enhancing your quality of life, to helping protect against several health consequences linked to unaddressed hearing loss, the case for early treatment is strong.

Perhaps the most compelling reason to never put off a hearing test and treatment, however, is simply this: We “hear” with our brain, not with our ears. When we have a hearing loss, the connections in the brain that respond to sound become reorganized.

Fortunately, for many people, hearing aids can provide the sound stimulation needed for the brain to restore the normal organization of connections to its “sound center ” so it can more readily react to the sounds that it had been missing and cognitively process them.

In fact, the vast majority of people with hearing loss can benefit from hearing aids. And dramatic new technological advances have completely transformed hearing aids in recent years, making them more effective, comfortable, and easy to use. So the sooner you identify hearing loss and start using professionally fitted hearing aids if recommended by a hearing healthcare professional, the sooner you’ll begin to reap the rewards of better hearing.

The benefits of early treatment on quality of life and health For many years, experts have known the positive impact that addressing hearing loss has on quality of life. Research shows that many people with hearing loss who use hearing aids see an improvement in their ability to hear in many settings, and many see an improvement in their relationships at home and at work, in their social lives, and in their ability to communicate effectively in most situations. Many even say they feel better about themselves and life overall.

More recently, however, researchers are discovering a significant link between hearing loss and other health issues, such as cognition, dementia,

depression, falling, hospitalization, mortality, and overall physical and mental health.

To get a fuller sense of why it’s so important to treat hearing loss sooner rather than later, just consider the latest research on hearing loss and these seven health issues:

1. Cognition According to Brandeis University Professor of Neuroscience Dr. Arthur Wingfield, who has been studying cognitive aging and the relationship between memory and hearing acuity, unaddressed hearing loss not only affects the listener’s ability to “hear” the sound accurately, but it also affects higher-level cognitive functioning.

Specifically, it interferes with the listener’s ability to accurately process the auditory information and make sense of it.

For instance, in one study, Wingfield and his co-investigators found that older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss performed poorer on cognitive tests than those of the same age who had good hearing.

According to Wingfield, “The sharpness of an individual’s hearing has cascading consequences for various aspects of cognitive function. Even if you have just a mild hearing loss that is not being treated, cognitive load increases significantly. You have to put in so much effort just to perceive and understand what is being said that you divert resources away from storing what you have heard into your memory.”

2. Risk of dementia A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute

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on Aging found that seniors with hearing loss are significantly more likely to develop dementia over time than those who retain their hearing. Another study by hearing experts at Johns Hopkins found that older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal.

3. Brain shrinkage Results of a study by researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging found that although the brain becomes smaller with age, the shrinkage seems to be fast-tracked in older adults with hearing loss.

Another study, conducted by Brandeis University Professor of Neuroscience Dr. Arthur Wingfield, along with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and Washington University in St. Louis, used MRI to look at the effect that

hearing loss has on both brain activity and structure. Their study found that people with poorer hearing had less gray matter in the auditory cortex, a region of the brain that is necessary to support speech comprehension. Wingfield has suggested the possibility that the participants’ hearing loss had a causal role. He and his co-investigators hypothesize that when the sensory stimulation is reduced due to hearing loss, corresponding areas of the brain reorganize their activity as a result.

4. Risk of falling A Johns Hopkins study showed that people in middle age (40-69) with even just mild hearing loss were nearly three times more likely to have a history of falling. The intensive listening effort demanded n

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5. Increased hospitalizations A Johns Hopkins study found that older adults with hearing loss were 32 percent more likely to have been admitted to a hospital than their peers with normal hearing. The study also found that older adults with hearing loss were 36 percent more likely to have prolonged stretches of illness or injury (lasting more than 10 days).

6. Mortality One National Institutes of Health-supported study of older people even found that hearing loss is tied to greater risk of dying for older men from any cause and particularly from cardiovascular causes. The same study found that men and women who used hearing aids, although they were older and had more severe hearing loss, had significantly lower mortality risk compared with hearing impaired men and women who did not use hearing aids.

7. Depression Several studies have found a link between depression and hearing loss.

A Johns Hopkins study found that older adults with hearing loss were 57 percent more likely to have deep episodes of stress, depression, or bad mood than their peers with normal hearing. Another study showed that hearing loss is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults of all ages but is most pronounced in 18- to 69-year-olds.

Another study, conducted in Italy, looked at working adults—35 to 55 years of age—with untreated mild to moderate age-related hearing loss and found that they were more prone to depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity than those with no hearing problems.

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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Protect your home and family from radon MENTION AN INVISIBLE, odorless, tasteless gas that can be harmful to your health, and most people will automatically think of carbon monoxide (CO). This is understandable since CO is highly dangerous and can cause sudden illness, even death, before anyone realizes they’re inhaling it. However, CO isn’t the only insidious, potentially harmful gas that can be a problem in your home. Radon, when present at a sufficiently high level, can also have an adverse impact on the health of a home’s occupants.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer overall. Though not immediately deadly, radon is actually associated with many more deaths each year than CO is. In fact, radon causes approximately 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the US. By comparison, CO poisoning accounts for somewhere around 400 deaths annually.

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in soil and bedrock through the radioactive decay process, and can also be present in well water and in some building materials. Radon can migrate up through the soil and into your home through cracks or gaps in the foundation, floors, or walls as well as through dirt floors in crawlspaces.

Radon is always present in the air around us, but it can become a health issue when it enters and accumulates to a high level in homes, schools, offices, or other buildings.

The EPA recommends taking action to reduce radon in homes with a radon level of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of air or higher.

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According to PM data collected by the 1 11/16/20 12:42 Ohio Department of Health Radon

Education and Licensing Program, elevated levels of the gas have been found in homes in all 88 Ohio counties. It’s estimated that such levels are present in about half of all Ohio homes.

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You can purchase your own radon test kit at any home-improvement or hardware store, or you can order one by calling 1-800-SOS-RADON (1-800767-7236) or going to the National Radon Program Services website (http://sosradon.org/test-kits). Testing can take just a few days or up to several months depending on the kit, and kits typically must be sent to a lab (specified on the product labeling) to get results. If you’re not comfortable doing the testing yourself, you can always hire a professional to do it for you.

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If you do get a high radon reading, mitigation will be necessary to reduce the risk of lung cancer for you and your family, which means sealing any gaps or cracks in your home’s foundation, floors, or walls using caulk, plaster, or other appropriate materials. Increasing ventilation by opening windows, running fans, etc. can also be helpful but is not a permanent fix to the problem in itself. The most effective approach is to hire a professional mitigation contractor who has the special licensing and expertise necessary to remedy the problem and restore your peace of mind.

Links to find licensed radon testers and licensed radon contractors in our area can be found on the Ohio Department of Health website (odh.ohio. gov). Under “Know Our Programs,” choose the “Radon Education and Licensing Program” option.

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by Jean Schoen WE HAVE ENTERED a new year in the midst of a pandemic. Crazy isn’t it? COVID-related issues have wreaked havoc on every aspect of our lives! Imagine being a cancer patient during this pandemic. I hear comments every day from patients who are afraid to leave their homes, who feel so isolated that they are overwhelmed with depression, and even those who fear going to the cancer center or the hospital for treatment.

We, as an organization, have had to make considerable changes in how we operate and provide support to local cancer patients. We no longer meet face to face with our patients and their families—everything is done over the phone and through email. We continue our support groups, but we now meet via Zoom.

We have had to postpone our monthly classes indefinitely. Our annual fundraisers had to be cancelled.

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We are beginning a brand new year, with new challenges and possibilities. However, our mission remains the same—to ensure that no one goes through cancer alone. We have plans for expansion of our Kids Konnection Program, which will support even more children who are diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 0 and 19 years. Our planned partnerships with additional local cancer centers will offer more onsite locations to make our unique programs more easily accessible.

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Fragility fractures and the “season of falls” AS WE EMBARK upon another long Northwest Ohio winter, we can expect slick, icy conditions to prevail at some point in the season, putting area residents at increased risk of slip-and-fall accidents. For people with strong, healthy bones, a simple slip and fall usually just results in a bruised ego—and, potentially, a sore backside—but for individuals predisposed to fragility fractures, this common mishap can prove to be debilitating or even life-threatening.

As Mercy Health primary care sports medicine physician Jason Smith, DO, puts it, “As we move out of the season of fall, we move into the ‘seaJason Smith, DO son of falls,’ which can be a dangerous time for people with low bone density.”

When it comes to treating fragility fracture, Dr. Smith describes his role as

handling the “front and back end” of the event, noting, “My focus is on preventing these fractures from occurring and, when they do happen, treating the underlying issues, improving bone health, and hopefully preventing a recurrence.” The in-between phase—the repair of the acute injury itself—is handled by Dr. Smith’s colleague, Mercy Health orthopedic trauma surgeon Seth Phillips, DO. W h a t ex a c t l y i s a “fragility fracture”?

Dr. Phillips defines it as a Seth Phillips, DO fracture that results from a low-energy mechanism—in other words, something that shouldn’t cause a bone to break but does, such as a fall from standing height or less.

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Dr. Phillips explains, “Our bone density peaks when we’re in our 20s and 30s, then plateaus and begins to decline.

This is a natural process that happens to everyone as they age. One of the best things you can do is get that peak as high as possible when you’re still young so you’re starting from a higher level of bone density when the decline begins, and you don’t bottom out at a dangerous level.”

With proper treatment, a fragility fracture will heal, but unless the underlying cause is addressed, the individual is very likely to have another one. What’s more, in addition to the pain, discomfort, and other quality-of-life issues associated with the fracture, people who experience a fragility fracture may be at much higher risk of death—not from the fracture itself, but from other medical conditions that can worsen while the patient is recovering, Dr. Smith says.

Dr. Phillips concurs, adding, “If you’re in your 70s and you break an ankle, hopping around on crutches is going to be pretty difficult, so most people in this situation end up in a wheelchair while recovering and may be unable to get around and address their hygiene as well as usual. As a result, any pre-existing medical issues are magnified and become harder to deal with. So, it’s the aftermath of the fall that brings mortality, not the fracture.”

It may be a cliché, but the old saying “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” certainly applies to fragility fractures. Dr. Smith and Dr. Phillips have many tools at their disposal to help patients prevent these injuries or their recurrence, ranging from medications

to lifestyle changes to supplements such as vitamin D and calcium.

However, one of the most effective preventive measures they recommend is beginning weight-bearing resistance exercise early in life to help keep your bones as strong and healthy as possible.

Both are also strong advocates of preventive bone-density screening tests (DEXA scans)—especially among the target population of postmenopausal women age 65 and older—to identify developing bone-health issues before they result in fracture.

In addition, they can counsel patients on home-safety issues that put them at greater risk of falling, such as loose rugs, clutter on stairs, lack of grab bars in the bathroom, etc.

Measures taken to maintain optimum bone health not only help prevent the pain and potential early mortality associated with fragility fractures, but they can also lead to significant cost savings. “Reducing fracture risk by even two percent across the population, can mean a significant savings in healthcare costs,” Dr. Smith states.

Both physicians share the goal of making it as easy and risk-free as possible for patients to get the expert bone-health treatment and counseling they need, and Dr. Smith emphasizes that much of the care he provides can be done through virtual visits. This offering is especially beneficial to patients at risk of fragility fracture when weather is troublesome during the “season of falls.”

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New year, new view and evolving over time. It is okay and normal if your body changes, LAST YEAR, as we all obliviously despite what we might have learned banged pots and pans and cheered from society.

In addition to reframing our for a “happy” 2020, 28% of Amerthoughts, we can begin to icans made New Year ’s think of our bodies in terms resolutions. Among these of what they can do for us, individuals, 43% reported instead of solely what they their resolution was to diet, look like. For example, we and 37% reported their can be mindful of the way resolution was to lose our legs allow us to walk, weight (YouGov). Ironically, our arms allow us to hug though, 95% of diets fail, the people we love, and our leaving us feeling far from lungs allow us to breathe happy (Monte Nido and fresh air and laugh.

Affiliates). Dieting can be We might also take time detrimental to our mental to notice the messages we are health and body image, as being sent about our bodies we may perceive ourselves as being “failures” for not Chantal Crane, MSW, LSW through social media. Take note of which accounts on losing weight.

The National Eating Disorders platforms such as Instagram might Association (2018) defines body image be triggering for your body image. as “how you see yourself when you Taking part in a social media “cleanse” look in the mirror or when you pic- by deleting unhelpful accounts can be ture yourself in your mind.” It is particularly beneficial for improved inherently easier for humans to look body image. Numerous studies have in the mirror and identify their per- shown that being exposed to an ideal ceived imperfections. We notice every of thinness on social media can lead wrinkle, pimple, weight change, or to both body dissatisfaction and disorany other “flaw” with ease. If we are dered eating (National Eating Disorders truly aiming for happiness this New Association, 2018).

There are several body-positive Year, then we must make a sustained accounts on Instagram, such as @ effort to be kinder to ourselves.

One of the most powerful ways bodyimage therapist and @thebodywe can show ourselves kindness and, lovesociety, that I would recommend in turn, improve our body image, is following. If you prefer podcasts, I by reframing our negative thoughts would recommend both Body Kindabout our bodies. For example, in- ness and The Body Love Project.

Given what we have had to enstead of looking in the mirror and dure throughout the year 2020, we saying, “I look disgusting,” we can tell ourselves, “I feel disgusting, but could all benefit from trying to be that doesn’t mean I am disgusting.” intentionally kinder to ourselves. Ask Perhaps there are other times yourself, “If I talked to my friends and when you are looking at a recent family the way I talk to myself, how photograph of yourself, and you find would they feel?” We don’t always yourself shaming your body. Instead of have to love our bodies, but we do focusing solely on how you perceive owe it to ourselves to begin to try to your body to look in the photo, think accept our bodies as they are, instead of what you were doing in the photo. of constantly tearing them apart and Were you happy? Who were you with? degrading ourselves.

We are so much more than our What is something fun that happened bodies.

So let’s redefine the way we the day the photo was taken?

We might also find ourselves com- conceptualize this idea of “happiness” paring our bodies to the way we this New Year. Instead of seeking that “used to look.” We are not taught happiness by trying to shrink our bodies, that bodies are supposed to change. let us achieve such happiness through Our bodies at 17 years old are not being our bodies’ own allies, instead of supposed to look like our bodies at our worst enemies. You deserve that.

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Q:

Recently in your newsletter, I’ve noticed questions and answers associating diseases with hearing loss.

I’ve really enjoyed learning more about how our internal systems are related.

I suffer from sickle cell disease and have recently noticed a change in my hearing. Can you help explain this?

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Thanks for your question.

We’re happy to answer this for you and glad you noticed the many correlations between hearing loss and other diseases and disorders. As you know, sickle cell disease (SCD), or sickle-cell anemia, is a recessive genetic blood disorder due to abnormally sickle-shaped red blood cells.

These red blood cells become hard and aren’t able to pass through small blood tubes. As a result, they clog and/or break apart, causing pain, damage, and a low blood count. It is the most common genetic disease in the United States; about 70-80,000 Americans suffer from this disorder.

Individuals with SCD are more likely to suffer hearing loss as a result.

More specifically, there’s an increased likelihood of 41%, mostly unilateral.

This is a direct result of damage to the cochlea’s receptor cells.

An additional factor that you need to be aware of is the relationship between SCD and the risk of developing meningitis, which is higher in this population. Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The most common symptoms of meningitis are headache and

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neck stiffness associated with fever, confusion or altered consciousness, vomiting, and the inability to tolerate light or loud noises. These symptoms are also the same ones patients with the diagnosis of sickle cell anemia experience. Meningitis should be taken seriously because of the proximity to the brain and spinal cord. A complication of meningitis is hearing loss, which makes it a sensitive issue with sickle cell patients.

It’s important to recognize that our body systems are all connected.

Once one is affected, it’s vital to ensure other areas of our body are functioning at optimal levels. We encourage individuals with sickle cell disease to be informed about the risk of hearing loss. Have your hearing tested annually by an audiologist for a more accurate diagnosis and steps for prevention and/or treatment.

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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by Sister Mary Thill PERHAPS YOU MAY HAVE A truly happy New Year now with the promise of a vaccine that will control the coronavirus for many if not all of us.

I understand that it will still take time to vaccinate so many millions of us during this new year, but at least we have a sense of life returning to some kind of normal. I hope and pray that we take time during this new year to ask ourselves some serious questions about just what kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? we are looking forward to developing for ourselves, our families, our society, and our world. Perhaps you have already been doing so for yourself and your family, and I would suggest that you participate in planning the new normal at other levels that affect your life and the lives of others.

The quotation from Matthew 11:28-29 has been a source of comfort for me in my own life when I have faced some difficult times of illness, loss of loved ones, and other challenges. It brings me to a deeper level of acceptance and consolation and reminds me that I am not in charge, I am not in control, and I just need to be open to whatever comes my way. I still need to be aware of what is going on around me, and I still need to set goals and have plans for my life, but I am not really the one who sees that everything happens according to my plans.

I do believe that God is the Creator of the universe and everything happens in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own time and according to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan. If our plans happen to coincide, that pleases me, and if not, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan often works out better than anything I could dream up. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I believe, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked out well for me. May you find rest for your soul in whatever way you are most comfortable.

I found it interesting that the words of wisdom from Thomas Moore quoted above, came from an article written in 2002 after the trauma experienced by us on September 11, 2001. As I read the article, I felt that it had been written today for our current situation due to the trauma we have experienced worldwide from the COVID-19 pandemic. I think we still need to reflect on what

Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls. +Matthew 11: 28-29 Now is also a time to reflect on what really matters and to reconsider how we live.

As a society and as individuals, we need to ask ourselves what changes we need to make.

Many people have drawn closer to home, family, friends.

We also need to look at how we relate to nature, how we use energy, how we educate our children and deal with racial problems.

These are spiritual issues and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all connected.

When the wound is deep, the questions have to be deep. +Thomas Moore, psychotherapist, 2002 changes we will make as individuals and for the common good as well as for the planet.

We seem to be facing many of the same social issues now as we did almost 20 years ago, and I wonder how much longer we will continue this struggle for equality, freedom, compassion, justice, and peace. Where will we go from here? Are we at a crossroad? Will we simply move back to where we were a year ago or will we see our way out of these issues and deal with them with a sense of unity and cohesion, a realization that we are really all in this together and that working for common goals is life giving and a way to become a people who can be trusted to do the right thing for everyone, not just for ourselves.

Our wounds are deep. We need to continue to ask the deep questions and work toward the answers even though we may not see everything change to out liking or in our lifetime.

Sister Mary Thill is a Sylvania Franciscan Sister. She can be reached at mthill@sistersosf.org. â?Ś

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Resolve to help your kids eat better in ’21 EATING BETTER tops the list of New Year ’s resolutions for many people, and justifiably so. With a growing majority of American adults being overweight or obese, there’s no question that it’s high time to re-evaluate the way many of us eat.

Kids are also joining the ranks of the overweight or obese in alarming numbers, and the medical community has noted that lifestyle-related health maladies once associated almost exclusively with older adults—such as cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes—are beginning to appear in much younger age groups. Hence, kids, too, need to start rethinking their eating habits. Or, more accurately, parents need to start rethinking kids’ eating habits for them.

This New Year, why not resolve to set your kids on the nutritional straight and narrow so they’ll be more likely to eat right and maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime? All it takes is a little deviousness on your part.

You read that right! This is going to be a stealth mission. Most of the changes you’re going to implement will “fly below the radar” of most kids who have learned to equate eating right with deprivation or “cutting out all the good stuff.” Do it right, and they probably won’t even notice that a change has taken place.

But before you get started, you’ll need to take a long, hard look at your own eating habits. Every parent knows that kids do as we do, not as we say, so if you don’t model the desired behavior by eating better yourself, everything that follows is for naught.

Gather at the table A half-century ago, advising families to eat together at the table would have been stating the obvious, but due to our often hectic schedules, sitting down together for meals has since fallen by the wayside for many families. This is unfortunate because designating a family dining area really helps to prevent overeating.

When family mealtimes aren’t planned, kids usually end up eating while parked in front of the television or a computer. Since their attention is diverted by the screen, they pay less attention to the quantity of food they’re putting in their mouths and may not recognize the feeling of being full until after they’ve overeaten.

to hearing that snacking is bad for you.

But that only applies to continuous snacking on unhealthy foods. If you schedule snacks for specific times during the day and make them as healthy and nutritious as possible (a kids’ favorite is frozen blueberries topped with light whipped cream), they’ll be less inclined to forage continually in the fridge and pantry. Plus, it’ll help keep their appetite in check in between meals.

When serving a meal, pre-apportion the food on plates—in modest portions—and bring them to the dinner table, leaving the food-filled pots and pans in the kitchen. That way, more effort is required to get seconds.

Try to keep the conversation light and pleasant during mealtimes. Resist the urge to use the time for scolding or discussing sensitive topics that might lead to arguments, such as bad marks on a grade card. When mealtimes remain pleasant, kids are less likely to gulp down their food in order to get away from the table quickly.

Slow ‘em down If you’ve ever closely observed a child eating French fries or potato chips, then you know how quickly kids can make food disappear. Just as kids who eat mindlessly while distracted by a computer or TV can miss the message that they’re full, kids who eat too quickly will tend to consume far more calories than they need before feeling satiated.

That’s because there’s a lag time of approximately 20 minutes between your stomach actually being full and your mind receiving the signal that you’re full. Imagine how many unneeded calories a fast-eating child can pack away in 20 minutes!

Eating slowly also encourages proper chewing, which aids in digestion and nutrient absorption.

Also, remind your kids that when they eat their favorite foods more slowly, they’ll get to enjoy them much longer.

Get ‘em involved It may slow down or complicate your food shopping and meal preparation somewhat, but getting kids

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involved in choosing and preparing meals is a great way to find out what they like and don’t like, encourage them to try new foods, and help lay the foundation for a lifetime of sound nutritional decisions. Besides, if they have a firm grasp on the skills of cooking, they’ll be less likely to rely on fast food and convenience foods for every meal once they’ve left home.

Schedule snacks Tell you’re kids that you expect them to snack. It’ll really throw them for a loop! After all, kids are accustomed

Push water When children complain that they’re thirsty, more often than not what they have on their minds is soda or other sweetened drinks. If they learn to rely on these high-calorie drinks to quench their thirst, they’ll be at a much greater risk of becoming obese. Encourage your children to drink water instead, reserving the sweet stuff for occasional indulgences.

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BY NOW, WE’RE ALL READY to say goodbye (good riddance?) to 2020. It was an extremely stressful year for so many reasons, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, which imposed severe limits on our activities. Not surprisingly, many people fell short of their weight and fitness goals this past year. If you embraced the 2020 chaos and refused to let it derail your weight-loss or weight-maintenance efforts, congratulations and keep on keeping on! On the other hand, if you’re thinking, “Ok, it’s time to reel it back in,” you have some decisions to make.

There are many diet programs

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by Laurie Syring, RD/LD out there you could choose from, whether it’s a structured program such as WW®, Noom®, or Sanford®, or something you do on your own

like Paleo or Keto, plant-based, whole foods, mindfulness, or intuitive eating—most of which I’ve covered in this column in the past. Of course,

there are also plenty of fad diets and dubious diet products out there that lure people in with hyped-up claims and testimonials.

The truth is, if a diet or product sounds too good to be true, it probably is. No magic pill, food, or combination of foods will allow you to burn fat while you sleep or watch TV. Nor will eliminating certain foods or food groups allow you to shed pounds like magic. And certainly no super food will alter your genetic code.

A better option is to ditch the diet and opt for healthy eating. Learn to enjoy the taste of eating right, making healthy food choices most of the time.

But before you start any new eating plan, be sure to ask yourself: Is it doable?

Life is already complicated enough, and trying to figure out foods and meals only adds stress and anxiety.

Ask yourself, “Can I eat this way for the rest of my life?” The answer should be yes! If the answer is no, then the plan is not for you. And remember, it’s hard to stick to monotonous, rigid plans and it’s boring to eat the same foods day after day, such as the Grapefruit Diet or the Cabbage Soup Diet (although that soup is really good!).

I admit I tried going plant-based for two weeks and barely made it through. I felt physically terrible, and even though the foods and meals were delicious, I knew I just couldn’t do it a day longer! You want a plan that is realistic and flexible, and helps you feel your best.

In addition to choosing a doable plan, ask yourself: Is it healthy?

Many diet plans out there can help you lose weight quickly, but you’ll lose bone, muscle, and water too. Not to mention, you’ll likely gain the weight back just as fast.

Avoid diets that make you eliminate or severely restrict entire food groups or nutrients, such as carbohydrates. Even if you take a multivitamin, you will lose out on critical nutrients.

Watch out for misinformation here too. There is no evidence that combining certain foods or eating certain foods at specific times of the day will help with weight loss.

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by LeMoyne Mercer READERS OF A CERTAIN AGE will undoubtedly recall the Great Blizzard of 1978. (Where was Global Warming when we really needed it?) Actually, the Great Blizzard was a series of three separate storms that struck in January and February. The first storm bypassed Ohio but hit New England with nearly two feet of snow within 48 hours. We got our share during the second phase of the Blizzard.

The snow depth was bad enough even if it had been calm, but enormous drifts were created by winds of 50 to 70 miles per hour. Gusts were clocked at over 100 mph. With temperatures dropping to near zero, the wind-chill factor was 60 below. Thousands of people were stranded. The lucky ones were at home. The unlucky ones were in cars and trucks that couldn’t move.

For the first and only time, the entire Ohio Turnpike was closed.

Very early on the first day of the storm, I went out to start my car to let it warm up before I left for work.

Like a fool, I had left it in the driveway the night before instead of putting it in the garage. In those days, I was driving a 1977 Buick Estate Wagon.

General Motors called it that because it was roughly the size of the Biltmore Estate. That was one fine car with a smooth, powerful 403-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Anyway, I put the key in the ignition and gave it a turn.

Rrrrrrr. No start.

Lessons from the Great Blizzard of ’78 Rrrrr. Still no start.

Rr. A click. Then nothing.

I went back in the house to call AAA for a jump start. The fellow who took my call just laughed.

“Take a number,” he said. “We have 962 calls ahead of you. We can probably be there by Easter.”

I was left with a rather ambivalent feeling. On the one hand, it looked like I was going to be late for work and I was working on an important project.

On the other hand, I might miss work altogether and was starting to look forward to a “snow day” just like the kids.

Those of you who know Shirley—and there are lots of you—will recognize that I couldn’t get off that easy. This is a woman who absolutely thrills to a challenge. Tell her something can’t be done and she’s on it immediately with both feet.

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I thought to myself. Fortunately, it was one of those rare occasions when I was smart enough to keep my thoughts inside my head.

And then she uttered those words.

“You never know until you try!”

So, we tried.

Shirley volunteered to act as my guide while I moved her car forward a few inches and then back a few inches. Over and over and over.

Each time I pulled ahead and backed up, the nose of her car came ever so slightly around to the right.

Until I had turned that little Toyota entirely around.

Inside the garage.

I pulled forward so the Buick and Toyota were nose to nose. Jumper cables connected, the Buick leapt to life.

And then I pulled forward into the garage. By the time we got the Buick started, there really was a “snow day” and we weren’t going anywhere for a week or so.

This experience has influenced the entire course of our marriage.

There are two essential lesson we learned from the Great Blizzard of ’78. The first is, you really do never know until you try. The second is, ever since then, even when Shirley’s ideas seem to come straight from the mind of Lucy Ricardo, I am required to give them a shot.

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Now, it happens that she had enough sense to park her little Toyota in the garage. Unfortunately, I had parked right behind her so she couldn’t get out even though her car started right up.

“Why don’t you jump your battery with my car?” she suggested.

“That’s a great idea,” I said, “except for one tiny, little detail. The jumper cables are six feet long and it is about 25 feet from the front of your car to the front of mine.” I was, by that time, beginning to like the prospect of a “snow day.”

“Maybe,” Shirley suggested, “we could jiggle my car around to shorten the distance.”

“We probably could change the angle a little bit,” I conceded, “but not enough so that a six-foot cable will reach all the way to my car.”

“Besides, that’s just plain dumb!”

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The Devil and Mrs. Jones Part 9 Thank you for getting me through

by Megan Benner Senecal Mrs. Jones is exhausted, but she made it through 2020. She experienced so many changes in her life—losing some independence, experiencing health issues, and having to limit her time with her family to stay safe.

It is fair to say she was glad to see another year come and go.

Mrs. Jones has been limited in what family she could see over the past few months, and she misses their faces and being in the same room.

Despite the challenges of not seeing her family, she has enjoyed getting to know the staff at her assisted living.

Mrs. Jones has had to learn the staff by the personal touches they wear on their uniforms, or their hairstyle or their voice—because they are often covered up with masks and

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gowns for everyone’s safety. Mrs. Jones sits and thinks just how lucky she is that the men and women who take care of her continue to come to work each day. There is one staff member who comes in and says “hello” to Mrs. Jones each day. This staff member knows that Mrs. Jones moved in during the pandemic and has not been able to show off her new apartment or entertain family or guests in her new home. For some reason, this staff member had made a conscious decision to go above and beyond for Mrs. Jones.

One day, Mrs. Jones asked the staff member why she visits every day, even when it is out of her way.

The staff member shook it off and just said, “Oh it’s no big deal!” Mrs.

Jones could not believe that this staff member didn’t see the huge impact of her actions. Mrs. Jones told the staff member how meaningful her daily visits were and thanked her again. Then, unexpectedly, the staff member thanked Mrs. Jones—for giving her work meaning. Mrs. Jones had the sudden realization that perhaps her favorite staff member was equally encouraged by Mrs. Jones’ own kindness—and in fact they were invaluable to one another.

Feeling empowered and grateful, Mrs. Jones hoped that every resident who was missing their family had the same good fortune to find a staff member who shows them care and compassion, and that those residents reciprocate that kindness.

There are so many wonderful and compassionate staff in long-term-care settings. This is a profession that is at times thankless, difficult, and has moments of great sadness. However, for many workers in long-term care, the biggest joy in their work is engaging with residents and learning from the wisdom of the older adults that they care for.

However, there is a staffing crisis in long-term care, with the need for competent and compassionate caregivers far exceeding the number of workers currently in the workforce. Long-term care staffing will take much legislation, advocacy, and bright ideas to move forward positively. We all want the assurance that when we need care, someone will be there for us.

If you want to learn more about long-term-care staffing or how the long-term-care profession is addressing their issues with staff, please reach out to the Ombudsman Program at 419259-2891. While there is no quick fix, there is great value in sharing ideas and experiences to encourage change.

Megan Benner Senecal is a member of the Ombudsman Office. ❦

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Resolutions fading? Here’s how to Motiv-Eight yourself lags, talk to your supporters. They’ll boost your spirits and encourage you to get back to your goal.

by Dennis Bova AFTER A YEAR in which many things familiar were turned upside-down, there’s one time-honored tradition that opens 2021, as it does the start of every other year: the making of New Year ’s resolutions. Research shows that about half of all Americans resolve to lose weight, save more money and spend less, be a better partner and person, be more organized—or any other type of personal improvement—in the new year. However, fewer than one out of 10 of those resolvers carry through with those good intentions.

The issue is not so much making resolutions but finding the motivation to stick to them. And so, Healthy Living News offers what we call Motiv-Eight—eight tips to motivate you to stay the course of whichever resolution you’ve made for 2021.

1. Guilt is good Part of any behavioral change is to create new habits. For instance, you might get into the habit of walking on a treadmill for 20 to 30 minutes a day. But creating new habits takes time and effort. As you take these walks, you may tire of the routine, but you may feel guilty if you stop.

Good. Embrace that guilt and turn it into an incentive to continue.

2. Build a support system Social support is critical. Don’t be embarrassed to announce your intentions. Tell your friends and family about your resolution. Start a Facebook page about your goal and post regular updates. Seek out others who share your goal. Knowing that you’ve “gone public” with your resolution and that people can follow your progress will keep you on track. And when your progress

3. Learn from failure If and when you fail, think of it as a step toward your goal. Think about what did and didn’t work and make a change to move forward. Let’s say you took on too big a challenge. Then scale back to a less ambitious one, or break your original large challenge into smaller steps. For example, if your daily 30-minute walk doesn’t happen, break that down into three 10-minute walks at different parts of the day.

4. Note your progress A fundamental principal of psychology is, “if you can measure it, you can change it.” Take measurements—weight, time spent exercising, money saved or spent, for instance—of where you are at the start. Note the changes over time. These measurements will identify flat spots in your progress so that you can adjust how you proceed with your resolution.

They will be a source of motivation as you reflect on where you started and where you are.

5. Make time; write it down People often say they can’t find the time to do something—but everyone chooses how to spend their time.

Choose wisely. If you have a fitness goal, schedule time for workouts. If you want to save money, schedule a weekly budget review. Write these times down on a calendar or planner— as some might say, “If you don’t write it down, it won’t happen.” Think of these time blocks as important, just like a doctor’s appointment or other critical part of the day.

6. Start anew When all the above fail to energize your commitment to a resolution, maybe it’s time to start fresh. Take a little break, reflect on why your resolution derailed, and—like falling off a horse—get back on. Which leads us to this next closely related tip: 7. Start whenever There’s nothing preventing you from beginning your resolution at a time other than New Year’s Day. It could be Valentine’s Day. Or your birthday. Or any other day of signif-

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icance to you. Yes, a new year generates fresh-start feelings that motivate people into making resolutions—but we don’t need to wait until the new year to start on the path to personal improvement. Other times of the year can be equally motivating.

8. Listen to Coach Lombardi Football coaches are known for motivational speeches before games or at halftime. One of the most famous of these coaches is Vince Lombardi, who coached the Green Bay Packers to the first two Super Bowl wins (the trophy has since been named after him). He’s quoted as saying, “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” So when your resolution knocks you down, be resilient. Get back up. Don’t turn a temporary failure into an excuse for giving up. Acknowledge the problem and recommit to your goal.

There’s our Motiv-Eight. Be resolved to have a happy New Year.

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desired behavior. For example, we might send our kids to bed without supper for bad behavior, or we might offer a cookie as a reward for good behavior. Unfortunately, we lose on both fronts. By withholding food, we create the anxiety that food will not always be available, so kids may eat every chance they get because they ’re worried there might be nothing to eat later. By rewarding with food, we send the message that some foods—namely sweets and other high-calorie items—are better and more desirable than healthier foods. (If they weren’t, we’d reward good behavior with carrots, right?)

Someday they’ll thank you None of these simple modifications involves outright deprivation or giving up treats altogether. Instead, they are subtle ways to steer your children toward a better way of eating—and, hopefully, a life free of obesity—without resorting to severe restrictions. Your kids probably won’t even know what you’re up to, but someday they just might thank you for it! ❦

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turn to fat immediately or produce toxins in your intestines as some plans claim.

Commonsense suggestions As we bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2020, the best advice I can give is to focus on eating in a way that helps you feel nourished, energized, and satisfied.

People often ask me, “What is the best eating plan?” I like to recommend the Mediterranean Diet, which focuses on lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and limited meat. I also like whole foods—eating foods in their natural state, not processed and loaded with additives and sodium. I also like to track my food intake and use the Livestrong.com and MyPlate apps on my phone to log my meals and snacks.

However, don’t worry about achieving perfection with your eating plan. Just try to eat healthy at most meals and on most days, and don’t beat yourself up if you overindulge. There is always tomorrow to pick yourself up and get back on track. Having a support system can often help you do that. You goal should be a lifelong combination of eating well and exercise.

That’s right, this wouldn’t be Eating Well without mentioning that regular exercise is essential for good health. The key to success with exercising, just as with your eating plan, is finding activities that you enjoy. You have nature’s treadmill right outside your front door, so brisk walking, jogging, or bicycling might be up your alley. Or it may be shooting hoops in the driveway or playing pickle ball with your neighbors. Whatever activity you choose, aim to do it for 30 to 60 minutes on most days of the week. Also, be sure to work in some strength-building exercise—the stronger you are, the more calories you’ll burn, even just sitting still.

Wishing you all the best in 2021! Let’s try to make it the best year for ourselves in so many ways!

Laurie Syring, RD/LD, is Clinical Nutrition Manager at ProMedica Flower Hospital. ❦ Healthy Living News | January 2021 27

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One such client is Peg Anderson, age 92. Anderson learned about Super Slow Training from an ad and article in Healthy Living News and decided to explore the program further. So she came to TriggerPoint, tried it out, and was immediately impressed. “I thought, ‘This is great! I need to keep doing this!” she recalls.

At that time, Anderson was beginning to have difficulty managing the stairs outside her home and wasn’t sure whether she would be able to continue living there. She had even purchased two canes to help her navigate the stairs. However, after just a handful of Super Slow Training sessions, she began to notice a positive change. “I could tell a

difference after doing the program once a week for just three weeks.

I realized I was getting stronger and could go up and down those stairs without much effort whereas I struggled before. So I said I’m never going to quit this. I’m still not using either of those canes, and I attribute that to coming to TriggerPoint and making my muscles stronger,” she says.

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explains that Super Slow Training involves lifting and lowering weights at a very slow rate, keeping consistent tension on the muscle throughout its whole range of motion. High-tech monitors on the specially designed Super Slow Training equipment help clients maintain the proper form, technique, and tempo during workouts.

This method differs from conventional strength-training techniques in that there is no fast momentum to help do the work for you.

Though slow, this technique is intense, really working the muscles. It’s also very safe, with highly experienced and educated trainers working one-on-one with clients and monitoring and adjusting their every move.

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After this intense exercise stimulus, the body recovers for seven days, producing the desired results.

Ours is a busy, fast-paced society that allows us little time to focus on health and fitness, so TriggerPoint clients appreciate the fact that Super Slow Training demands no more than a half hour of their time once a week. In fact, the program can be completed over your lunch hour with no requirement to change clothes or shower afterward. What’s more, as you progress through the program and begin to see results you never thought possible, that weekly workout time may actually decrease.

Super Slow Training is considered a high-intensity workout, but that should not discourage anyone from participating as long as they have their physician’s approval. Wakefield notes that clients of all ages, backgrounds, personalities, and body types—even pregnant women—can participate in and benefit from this time-efficient program. Anderson has certain physical challenges, including arthritis in her shoulder, but she says that her trainers at TriggerPoint are fully aware of her age and limitations and are careful to modify her program accordingly.

Asked what she would tell others in her age group about Super Slow Training, Anderson states, “You are never too old for this. If you have physical limitations, the trainers will help you work around them.

Remember, health problems are expensive and become more and more likely the older you get. You can’t just sit around reading magazines and eating bonbons and expect to stay healthy. You have to get moving and keep moving!”

Wakefield urges anyone who is seeking a more efficient strength-training and conditioning alternative—or is simply tired of getting disappointing results from conventional workouts— to follow Anderson’s example by calling TriggerPoint and giving Super Slow Training a try. “This efficient, evidence-based program might just be the exercise solution you’ve been looking for,” he states.

For an appointment, call Russ Wakefield at 419-536-0408. TriggerPoint, located at 2449 N. Reynolds Rd., is also on Facebook. ❦

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The village movement Part 1 of 2

by Daniel J. Jachimiak, BA FOR EVERY RETIREE that packs up and moves to FlorDaniel J. Jachimiak ida, Arizona, or some other warm-weather spot, another four or five prefer to stay right where they are. But as we get older, many people find themselves needing more help, whether it’s a referral to someone who can fix a leaky toilet, a ride to the doctor, or simply a few friends to keep them company.

Many older adults want to stay

in their homes as long as they can, and often they need some help to make that possible. Not everyone has family to count on. So for tens of thousands of older Americans, the solution has been something called “the village.”

The so-called village movement coordinates crucial services for the elderly, allowing many to age in their homes. It’s now expanded to over 300 spots in the US, as advocates adapt the model to different communities.

First of all, it is not an actual village. It’s a neighborhood-based membership organization. Usually the way it works is that older adults pay dues of a few hundred dollars a year and that pays for an office and a tiny staff. And then the village provides connections to discounted services, anything from contractors to grocery shopping to home health workers. There are also social activities. Basically, it’s a lot of things you might find in assisted living except you don’t have to leave your home.

We all want to be independent and in control of our lives for as

long as possible—preferably until the day we die. But independence doesn’t always pan out; illness or injury can strike suddenly and make life alone impractical. As our worlds shrink, living alone can start to feel lonely—and loneliness, researchers say, can kill.

The village community model combines aging in place with the type of interdependent living that helps make aging alone for longer possible. It’s an innovative, DIY take on what life in traditional American villages used to offer—trusted relationships with neighbors and the wider community. A non-profit grassroots solution that’s governed by its members, villages have become the way of life for thousands of urban and suburban seniors across the US.

Photo courtesy of Daniel J. Jachimiak In the village model, older members of a neighborhood or group of neighborhoods are linked with one another and with a network of volunteer and paid services. The members help each other. If you’re sick, other villagers will visit and bring you what you need—and vice versa. Service providers provide additional help.

Need to see a doctor? A volunteer driver will take you. When your sink clogs, the village will send a trusted repair person who services all the village members. And social events keep you all connected.

Besides the ongoing neighborliness of village members, a typical village provides for the social, educational, and day-to-day needs of members through a more formal structure administered by the village coordinator.

Social events might include game days, lunches and dinners, trips to museums and other places of interest, parties, meditation, and discussion groups based on members’ backn

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do not know and being prescribed a number of medical tests, and, currently, worrying about being out in this time of the contagious pandemic.

Our medical anxiety can be lessened or controlled by a few tasks: Wear comfortable, layered clothing and shoes If you are in a waiting room for a long time, you can be comfortable with the clothing you wear. A sweater can be removed or kept on in the office if you are not comfortable with the room’s temperature. Be sure to bring your glasses, hearing aids, and a book to read or a game to play in the waiting room if the office allows phones. Usually, phones must be turned off in the doctor’s examination room.

Be honest with your doctor or dentist Write down your concerns. Tell your doctor what is going on with your everyday life. Do medications make you uncomfortable? Can you be doing anything more to lessen symptoms?

Make sure you are honest. Although talking about pain, bowel habits, and depression might be embarrassing to you, your doctor has heard it all. Use your office time to focus on what can help you. Sometimes it is just some advice that can help.

Make your needs known Asking for help or information is a part of basic communication.

When we talk to someone and find out where we can park, if someone can help us get on a scale to get weighed, or if a nurse can help us transfer to a table, we are prepared for a visit. Knowledge makes us feel more comfortable and can lessen anxiety, not only about new places or unfamiliar practices, but also our typical office visits. Healthcare professionals want to help and receive requests from people quite often.

I have learned through my many years of not only living with a mobility disability (multiple sclerosis, MS), but just plain daily living, that communication is a basic and fundamental part of life. Whether it’s calling the pharmacist to see if my prescription is ready, or reminding a friend that there is a church activity over the weekend, talking to someone, confirming an appointment,

etc., is just basic good sense.

Reminders work We all might get a bit anxious about going to medical appointments for a number of reasons. That’s why calling ahead and telling the staff about your concerns can help your appointment be a little less stressful. It might be good to tell a family member or a friend of your concerns. Remember, your concerns are real—even if a person tries to tell you not to worry, you have nothing to be concerned about, etc. Your anxiety is real.

I do not know whether the following quote is real, or where it comes from, but I have heard it a number of times: “Every surgery is routine, unless it’s yours.”

Sister Karen Zielinski is the Director of Canticle Studio. Canticle Studio is a part of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, OH’s overall advancement effort and has a mission of being a creative center where artists generate works, products, and services in harmony with the mission of the Sisters St. Francis. She can be reached at kzielins@sistersosf.org or 419-824-3543. ❦

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The coordinator manages a vetted list of service providers and community partners to call when a villager needs help: home maintenance and repairs, technology help, health and wellness services, transportation, light housekeeping, and shopping assistance. Service providers—from drivers to handymen—will often negotiate special prices when they’re contracted to work for an entire village.

There are also volunteer opportunities for members to help each other one-on-one, organize and lead a new activity or class, or become board members to help the overall operations.

The first such village was launched in 2001 in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood by a handful of residents who didn’t want to relocate to Florida, move in with their children, or end up in assisted-living communities.

“Every village is unique,” says Laura Connors, executive director of the Beacon Hill Village. “The thing that makes them all a village is that they’re member-driven.”

Beacon Hill Village offers exercise classes, cocktail parties, trips to the grocery store, handyman referrals, and discounted services, among other things, to its approximately 400 members. The members also form friendships and organize activities among themselves.

A recent survey by AARP found that nearly 90% of older adults in America want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. The village model helps seniors to age in a place of their choosing, connected to their communities with the supports and tools they need to create successful aging of their own design.

Village members experience reduced isolation, increased independence, and enhanced purpose of life.

Villages are well positioned to improve the population health of the communities they serve. In the United States, roughly one in three people older than 65 lives alone, and half of those over 85 live alone.

Next month, part 2 of 2 of The Village Movement will introduce the Village-to-Village Network and discuss in detail How Do I Start A Village. n

Daniel J Jachimiak, BA, is a feature writer/ journalist and speaker. Dan can be reached at djachimiak@bex.net or 419-787-2036. ~You can have a better life~ ❦

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Declutter - continued from p5 example, that old treadmill or elliptical machine gathering dust and serving as a clothes hanger in your spare bedroom could be a tremendous blessing to someone who, perhaps for health reasons, needs home exercise equipment but can’t afford to buy it. n

Keep what you love Cutting the clutter does not mean you have to part with items that bring joy and meaning to your life.

If, for instance, you love to read novels and can’t bear to part with any of the books in your collection, go ahead and leave them on the shelf. You can always make deeper cuts in the clutter elsewhere in your home to compensate. On the other hand, if your bookshelves are totally overloaded with tomes and/or you’ve got them piling up all around your living space, you can always sort through the stacks and pack away or donate books you’re fairly certain you won’t be reading again, keeping those that mean the most to you.

Resist impulse buying Remember, nature abhors a vacuum. All that space you’ve cleared by ridding your home of clutter can be filled right back up again with newly purchased items if you aren’t careful in your future buying. With online shopping making it possible to have virtually any item delivered to your doorstep with just a few mouse clicks, resisting the urge to buy on impulse can be a challenge to say the least. However, it is achievable if you take a thoughtful approach to each potential purchase and ask yourself if it’s something you really need or something you can live without. ❦

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