South Shuswap Scoop March 2022

Copper Island Health

By Sandra Reutlinger

Wordle, Sudoku, and what’s the name of that other popular game you can play on your tablet or phone? I’m sure I’ll remember it eventually. I forgot my account # at the Credit Union the other day, that was embarrassing. I mean, it’s one thing to forget those dang passwords for everything online, but when I can’t remember the dog’s name while I’m staring right at him… oh boy.

Now maybe that’s not a normal part of aging. Some memory lapses and decline are to be expected as we get older but serious memory loss is not an inevitable part of the aging process.

Here are some tips that we learned about at our last health webinar presented by the Seniors Health and Wellness Institute. Aside from making sure you are eating nutritious food and getting enough of your vitamins, especially vitamin B12 and good fats, you can help your memory loss by reducing stress, staying physically active, having good social interactions and not being isolated and staying mentally active. Other tips included: learning new things, playing trivia and puzzle games, staying hydrated and getting adequate sleep.

Copper Island Health and Wellness Centre will be putting on other learning workshops as well. There is a Sleep Session on March 16th at 1:00pm. Check our social media for more or call the Centre for details.

To help you stay active and agile, we are offering free indoor walking classes at Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge on Mondays and Thursdays from 1:30 - 2:15 with a trained instructor.

To help you stay mentally active, we are offering free Tablet Tutoring for seniors. We know technology can be overwhelming and so we can teach you how to navigate on your tablet to use internet, play games and stay connected.

To help you with chronic conditions, blood pressure readings, medication self management assessments and so much more, we are excited to announce that the Community Paramedic is available on Lab Days, Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00- 12:00

Oh, I almost forgot, we really want to say thank you to those who contributed to our online Auction in February and to those of you who made it fun with bidding wars.

We are grateful for the merchants in the Blind Bay Marketplace Mall for their donations along with some local friends, Save On Foods and Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

And the other exciting new? Our 50/50 Raffle runs until April 14th. Winner takes half the jackpot and tickets can be purchased online: https://southshuswaphealthss. rafflenexus.com/

If you’re like me and you forget what all the Copper Island Health and Wellness Centre has going on, visit us online: www.sshss.ca, Facebook and Instagram. For more information, call: 250- 675-3661