Mature Lifestyles - Sarasota/Manatee 2011 edition

VOLUME 22, NUMBER 5

SARASOTA • MANATEE

MAY 2011

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This Month, Remember Mom’s Advice

BY JANICE DOYLE Dear Readers,

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ay is always a busy month for magazines because so many special days Janice Doyle, have been plopped on Editor May’s calendar page over the years. We could focus on May Day, Mothers Day, Memorial Day and graduation. There’s even a No Socks Day in May as well as National Buttermilk Biscuit Day. As a special month, it’s also Older Americans Month and Jewish American Heritage Month.

We couldn’t focus on everything, but we have a great May issue for you to read!

To honor Mothers Day, I couldn’t resist once again sharing this little piece because I find it so meaningful myself.

Read it and let the memories flow!

The Stages of Motherhood

4 Years of Age: My Mommy can do anything.

8 Years of Age: My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot.

12 Years of Age: My Mother doesn’t really know quite everything.

14 Years of Age: Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that, either.

16 Years of Age: Mother? She’s hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 Years of Age: That old woman? She’s way out of date.

25 Years of Age: Well, she might know a little bit about it.

35 Years of Age: Before we decide, let’s get Mom’s opinion.

45 Years of Age: Wonder what Mom thinks about it?

65 Years of Age: Wish I could talk it over with Mom. And, just for fun, remember what our mothers said to us.

Of course, none of us were going to say these things to our own children— we were far too modern when our little ones came along!

• Always wear clean underwear; you never know when you’ll have an accident.

• Don’t make that face or it’ll solidify in that position.

• Be careful or you’ll put your eye out.

• What if everyone jumped into a well? Would you do it, too?

• You have enough filth behind those ears to grow potatoes!

• Close that door! Were you born in a barn?

• If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.

• Don’t put that thing in your mouth; you don’t know where it’s been!

What’s inside We offer you a great selection of articles this month. Since May is Jewish American Heritage Month, we were honored when Tracie Schmidt of our staff was invited to interview Elie Wiesel last month. Read her article and learn how a teenaged Holocaust survivor went forward to influence the world. He’s an Older American we can honor in every way.

As you read the story about Wiesel, you will find nothing in his gentle wisdom that would tell you about a recent tragedy in his life. Wiesel is one of those who invested with Bernie Madoff—not just his personal money, but also over 15 million of the Wiesel Foundation for Humanity’s funds. Gone, and yet he never mentioned it in the interview.

There’s much diversity in this issue, from our ongoing love affair with jeans to the disconcerting facts about artificial sweeteners and fish oil.

You’ll want to sign up for a cruise aboard one of Royal Caribbean’s giant ships after you read the publisher’s article about her cruise on the Allure of the Seas. Be sure to take along the information you learn from our brand new column series “Deal Me In” for the tips you want about your gaming life.

For your feel-good pleasure, we’ll also let you in on some love stories as well as tell you how to eat right at KFC. Enjoy.

Older Americans: Connecting the Community

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very May since 1963, people in towns and cities across the country have celebrated the enormous contributions of older Americans.

Older Americans Month is our chance to show appreciation and support for seniors as they continue to enrich and strengthen our communities.

This year’s theme—Older Americans: Connecting the Community—pays homage to the many ways in which older adults bring inspiration Mature Lifestyles • May 2011 • page 2

and continuity to the fabric of communities. Their shared histories, diverse experiences and wealth of knowledge make our culture, economy and local character what they are today.

Older Americans are more active in community life than ever before, thanks in part to advances in health care, education, technology and financial stability over the last several decades that have greatly increased their vitality and standard of living.

We salute all of you for giving back and making a difference in your communities.

Contact your local Area Agency on Aging to find out about volunteer opportunities in your community.

In Pinellas and Pasco Counties, call (727) 570-9696. In Hillsborough and Manatee Counties, call (813) 7403888. In Lee and Sarasota Counties, call (239) 652-6900. For Lake and Marion Counties, call (352) 378-6649.

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Retirees Help Environment, Make New Friends

BY TRACIE SCHMIDT

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he environment is a hot topic these days, (and I’m not just talking about global warming.) With gas prices and energy rates on the rise, and with widespread concerns about pollution and other factors that affect health and quality of life, many seniors may be wondering how to live “greener,” conserve natural resources and help preserve the beauty of the environment. As it turns out, there are plenty of local organizations that could use the help of a few dedicated older Americans; and you might just make a few friends along the way.

Last May, Senior Friendship Centers’ Volunteer Center began a program called Retirees in Service to the Environment (RISE) to give seniors the knowledge and experience they need to serve environmental needs and to connect them with local organizations that require aid. The RISE program combines educational

classes with a hands-on internship project.

“We offer classes throughout the year,” said RISE director James DuPlantier. “There are around 15 to 25 retirees in the program, and they take an 8 to 10 week course, one class per week, to learn everything they can about the environment.”

In these courses, volunteer retirees receive around 30 hours of training on techniques to monitor, assess, and improve the environment.

They learn about environmental systems and gain skills for assuming community-building and leadership roles. Local environmental experts give lectures throughout the program.

Classes are held at places like Marie Selby Gardens, Save Our Seabirds, Oscar Scherer State Park, Mote Marine Laboratories and other locations around Sarasota.

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RISE takes a field trip to Selby Gardens.

After the group completes the classes, they have the opportunity to take part in an environmental stewardship project at a local state park, watershed organization or municipal agency for some hands-on experience.

“Once they complete the course, they are more highly skilled volunteers,”

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DuPlantier elaborated on RISE’s goal.

“This lets them go out into the community and volunteer at a higher level.

“The intention of the program is to have the group come together as a self-directed team, to decide what areas they want to help.”

The Projects After completing the program, volunteers are free to start their own projects or partner with local Sarasota County environmental programs on short or long-term projects. Examples can include field research, writing articles, holding seminars, working with community groups, overseeing outdoor projects and more. RISE can help match retirees with a service group they are interested in.

Anyone age 55 and above, of any physical ability, can join RISE. For more information on future courses, volunteer opportunities or costs for classes, contact the Friendship Volunteer Center at (941) 953-5965.

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ave some free time? These local organizations could use a helping hand. For more volunteer opportunities, visit volunteermatch. org and search in your area.

Fishing Pole Repair for Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. is looking for volunteers who would be willing to repair 60 fishing poles.

They are used frequently by young people who are just learning to fish, so they need to be restrung, have hooks put on them and be looked over to make sure they are in working order.

Poles are currently located in Fort Myers and Bradenton, but they would be willing to move them to a convenient location. Contact melissam@gsgcf. org or (941) 921-5358, ext 336.

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“We have a great time,” DuPlantier said. “I remember a a field trip to Selby Gardens; the speaker was teaching a class on local birds and a scrub jay flew over and landed on his head.”

Computer Repair, World Peace Center World Peace Center requires the assistance of skilled computer technicians to help maintain and sustain

a fleet of donated laptop computers.

From time to time, for example, an LCD or CD-ROM drive may need replacement, an operating system may need to be reinstalled, or they may need to figure out why a certain computer is not connecting to the Internet. They usually have the necessary replacement parts; if not, they acquire them at no cost to the volunteer.

Skilled volunteers can join their roster of qualified computer technicians who are available to donate an hour or two of on-call time. They provide tax-exempt receipts for mileage and welcome any reusable hardware, software and peripherals that you may be able to donate. Contact (941) 359-9222.

Hospitality Hosts, Art Center Sarasota Volunteers are needed to help host art opening receptions. Help with food and wine serving, greeting guests and taking tickets. Call (941) 365-2032.

Around Town

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very Weds. through May Free outdoor concerts at 11:30 a.m. at the Historic Courthouse, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Performers include Henry Lawrence, Michael Mac and a jazz ensemble.

Bring lunch or buy a box lunch from Renaissance on 9th. Donations to the Food Bank of Manatee’s food drive accepted weekly. (941) 840-0013.

Cruzin’ on Dearborn. Oldtime cars and oldtime tunes! Free.

8 p.m on the 400 block of West Dearborn St., Englewood.

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Monday Night Movies at the Ringling. Playing: Driving Miss Daisy – 7 p.m. $7 at Asolo Theater, 5401 Bay Shore Rd. For more information, call (941) 360-7399.

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Mixon’s Free Concerts in the Grove. Mixon’s welcomes Shotgun Justice to the Pavilion Stage. From Classic to Country Rock, they play it all. 26 Dr. Dave, a local favorite, performs. It’s high energy, Country Grass Rock at its best. Both free concerts are from 6 – 9 p.m. Food, beer and wine are available for purchase. No coolers, please. Mixon Fruit Farms is at 2525 27th St. E. in Bradenton. For more info, call (941) 748-5829.

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Humane Society “Paws on the Catwalk.” Luncheon and pet fashion show. Theme: “animal magnetism”; guests are encouraged to wear animal prints. Adm.: $75. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Ave. S., Sarasota. See hssc.org.

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London Calling Film Series.

See groundbreaking British films of the 1960s. $5. Come early to purchase refreshments. 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum, 201 Tenth St. W., Bradenton. (941) 746-4131.

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Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Cost: $4. (941) 954-4165.

“Singles on the Go” Travel Club meeting. 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, N. Beneva Rd. and 12th St., Sarasota.

Presentation of travel opportunities and social activities for adult solo travelers. Refreshments served.

Free. Visitors welcome. Call (941) 371-8937 for details.

I.O.U.S.A. screening at UU Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Rd. at 6:30 p.m. This film boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States. (941) 371-4974.

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Reels at Rossi Waterfront Park.

Free outdoor movie at sunset.

Third Avenue West, Bradendon. Bring blankets and lawn chairs or park your boat on the Manatee River and watch it from there. Food and drink for sale. More info at (941) 840-0013.

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8th Annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Fair. Homemade art, gifts and Green Market. 1592 Main St., Sarasota. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Free. Details: artfestival.com.

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Native Plant Walk. A fun, slow stroll on the trails of Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, South Entrance (10201 Tamiami Trail South, Venice) to learn about Florida native plants from local experts. Bring comfortable shoes, a sun hat and sun lotion, insect repellent and drinking water.

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (941) 474-1492.

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une 5 World Ocean Day at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. Free with paid admission. $17/adults, $12/ children; under 4 are free. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Details at (941) 388-4441.

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It’s All About The Community

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or 72 years Mixon Fruit Farms has been growing some of the best citrus in the State of Florida. In 2006, Janet and Dean Mixon took the farm in another direction. “We still have a tremendous emphasis on fruit,” says Dean Mixon, but we knew that we had to diversify. Part of the changes meant getting more involved in the community. “We are an orange grove and a business, almost in the middle of town,” says Janet Mixon. We wanted to offer things here that could help other businesses and provide a wonderful atmosphere for families.

A tram tour through the grove also makes a stop at the Wildlife Rescue Inc.’s educational facility. People can learn about the citrus industry and get up close to local wildlife. Concerts in the grove were added where you can come and enjoy the fresh scent of orange blossoms, enjoy music, dance or take a walk through the gardens.

Two years ago, Mixon started having large festivals twice a year.

One festival is to celebrate the harvest of the oranges. This festival is the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Another festival celebrates the orange blossoms in March. There will be rides, crafters, entertainment and lots

of food. The Gulf Coast Agventures group will also be bringing a bear show, big cats and more. Southeast and Manatee High Schools’ culinary arts programs have a cooking competition and there will be a Fashion Show and Wine tasting Luncheon on November 16. On November 11, there will be a Health and Business Fair.

“The fair in March had over 1000 people attending, and over 75 vendors,” says Janet Mixon. The customers were offered free health screenings and give-a-ways. Door prizes were given away all day. “Events like this help businesses promote themselves in a very inexpensive way,” says Dean, “and free health screenings help everyone.” The Mixons post all their events on their website: mixon. com. They are located at 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton. (941) 748-5829.

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Make New Memories This Mother’s Day

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ay 8 is Mother’s Day! Check out these fun events near you and and treat mom or grandma to a day they won’t forget.

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6th Annual Mother’s Day Brunch at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 900 S. Palm Avenue, Sarasota. Guests will choose from three seatings featuring ‘live’ contemporary music and scrumptious food catered by Michael’s On East: 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The ticket price includes brunch, all day Gardens admission and a Selby’s Garden Music Series concert. For tickets and info, call (941) 366-5731 or visit selby.org.

Mother’s Day at Mote Aquarium.

Mothers receive free admission to Mote Aquarium with the purchase of a child’s ticket. 10 a.m. at Mote Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. To learn more, call (941) 388-4441 or visit mote.org.

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10th Annual Mother’s Day Garden Tour. View one of Sarasota’s finest collections of rare plants from around the world. The one acre garden holds 250 varieties of palms, thousands of bromeliads, succulents, bamboos and other tropical plants.

9 a.m. at Rob Branch’s, 1315 38th St., Sarasota. Free. For more information, please call (941) 358-4953.

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Elie Wiesel Connects Cultures, Generations Through His Work It was not easy to start thinking of Author and death as not being he theme for Older teacher, the norm—that it Americans Month this Elie Wiesel. was an individual year is “Connecting the tragedy. And then, Community,” and for writhow to adjust to er, philosopher and Holothe living? How to caust survivor Elie Wiesel, adjust to the other. the tradition of passing How to adjust to down wisdom from one love? Mostly it was generation to another and a total change.” encouraging communicaNot only was the tion between cultures and physical aspect religions has always been Photo by Cheryl Johnston of everyday life of great importance. a challenge, but the experience also Wiesel was born in Romania in 1928 caused him to deeply question his faith. and was only 14 when the German “Before the war, my faith was army swept through his village, forcing total,” he said. “I never thought all of the Jewish residents into the I could question God. Now I do.

Auschwitz, Buna and Buchenwald But I never divorced God. concentration camps. His loved “Before the war, I was so religious,” ones were separated, and of his five he continued. “I came from a Hasidic family members only himself and background and I wanted my faith to his two older sisters survived. be stronger and stronger. But what As a young man. Wiesel lived in did I know about suffering? Only Paris for a time after World War II and what I had read in the Bible and eventually became a journalist, writing to promote awareness of anti-Semitism, Talmud about previous centuries. oppression and indifference. He chroni- Jewish history is actually a history of cled his experiences in the concentration suffering. But in spite of the suffering,” he said, “faith must continue.” camps in the memoir Night—one of his most famous works—and over the Connecting the Community course of his life he has written several Of the ethical problems that the world books, plays, essays and memoirs. faces today, Wiesel sees indifference “I tried to be a witness, so I went and apathy as the greatest challenges. everywhere,” Wiesel said of his trips “I’ve spent years and years of my to countries such as Cambodia and life fighting indifference. It is because Bosnia, where he spoke out against violence and genocide. In 1986, he was so many people are indifferent to other persons’ tragedies, pain, that the awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of oppressed peoples. problem becomes so acute it seems Wiesel became a citizen of the United insoluble,” he spoke. “Indifference has become a kind of religion.”

States in 1955 and has since devoted Wiesel cites the Holocaust as an his life to educating, writing and example; while it was one of the raising his family. He is currently the history’s darkest tragedies, most of professor of Judaic studies at Manhatthe world was unaware of it until after tan’s City College of New York and it had occurred. However, he stresses teaches classes at Florida International that similar horrors can be prevented Universities as a visiting scholar. with awareness and moral activism, and that hatred and indifference are not Rebuilding innate to mankind, but rather taught.

During one of his visits to Sarasota, “It’s not genetic. Ultimately, it’s a I had a chance to ask him what it choice,” he said. “It’s simply easier took to rebuild his life after his not to be involved. It’s easier not to experiences in the camps.

“It was not so easy to adjust,” he said, look at those who suffer. But who “not only to the living, but to the death. says that life should be easier?”

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One solution he suggests is to open the lines of communication between peoples and communities, especially in places like schools where different cultures and religions meet in an atmosphere that promotes the exchange of ideas.

“I’m sure that where you have colleges, you have Muslims. Meet them,” he urged. “Every month, organize something with you and your friends.

Say, ‘Come, lets have coffee together.

For an hour, two hours—let’s talk.’

“People want to know each other better. They want to know the good in the other person.”

Dreams and Ambitions I asked him if the ambitions he had when he was younger had come to pass, and if there were still things he wanted to achieve.

“My dream was really to become a teacher,” he replied. “A head of a Hasidic academy in a small village.

Here I am; I’m a teacher, and I’m the head of at least my department, and I have a special chair in Paris and here. So I do what I wanted to be.”

In his classes, Wiesel focuses on philosophy and draws from a variety of sources, encouraging both his students and himself to ask questions.

“It can be just history, it can be Danté, or maybe the Bible. I love the Bible.

With it, I question not only why people behave the way they do, I even question, ‘Why did God create man?’ Did he need problems?” he laughed. “He must have known that the moment he created us, there would be problems!”

Wiesel is also a disciplined writer; he wakes up at five every morning and writes for at least four hours every weekday, always busy working on new books. As far as accomplishments go, he only has one regret.

“The only thing I did want…at one point, I oscillated between music and philosophy,” he remembered.

“I wanted to become a conductor, because in Paris when I went from one orphanage to another, I was a choir conductor. And I felt, ah—that’s my goal in life! And for a few months I was really hesitating: philosophy, or music? Then I asked myself, what

good can I do for the world if I become a conductor? So I chose philosophy.”

When asked about the high points in his life, he replied, “Oh, I got married and had a son, then grandchildren.

I was asked by my students, what does it mean to be a grandfather?

And I said, I fell in love again!”

On Aging As a prolific writer, speaker and traveler, Weisel is always on the move, even at 83. But he still feels an intimate connection to his peers.

“Not because of my age, but my religion, I have a tremendous affection for older people. When I was younger and my grandfather came to visit, it was the best day of the month,” he remembered. “It is not so in America.

Here, children can’t live with their parents—they send them away. Mostly to Florida,” he laughed. “But why send their parents away, when they can learn so much from them?”

He encourages seniors to write down their experiences—not only to keep their own memories alive, but so future generations can learn from them.

“My fear is not only that a person would forget, but that a generation would forget—that the world would forget,” he cautioned. “As a writer, I compare everything to books. For someone with Alzheimer’s, life is like a book out of which, every day, you tear a page. At the end, the patient is like a book without pages anymore— just a cover and the last page. What can we do to retain that memory? Without it, nothing exists. It needs a language.”

Throughout his life, Elie Wiesel has faced illness and death, loss of loved ones and separation from familiar surroundings—issues that many seniors also face. I asked him if he had any advice for others his age.

“If you are a religious person,” he stated, “the first prayer you say in the morning is, “Thank you, God, for my waking up!” He smiled, and continued, “As long as I am alive, I have a choice. As long as I am alive, I don’t believe in death. With my last breath, I believe that every one of us is immortal. We must do everything we can to help each other.”

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Barbeque, salads, wine, mimosas, beer and assorted beverages will be available for purchase from Local Coffee and Tea under the banyans.

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3 p.m. and are included in regular admission. Join Selby Gardens as a new member during the Music Series and receive a $10 discount!

Bring lawn chairs or blankets, but no coolers, please. The next performance will be The Venturas on May 8.

Tickets are $17. Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota. Call (941) 366-5731.

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A: Your disability benefits will continue as long as your medical condition does not improve and you remain unable to work. Social Security reviews your case at regular intervals to make sure you are still disabled. If you are still receiving disability benefits when you reach full retirement age, they will automatically convert them to retirement benefits. Learn more about disability benefits by visiting socialsecurity.gov and selecting the “Disability” tab along the top of the page.

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car/seat belt demo., PD mounted and canine units, FWC helicopter static display, USCG fast-boat display, Mote Marine Aquarium touch tank, antique car show, games and hands-on activities for kids, food vendors and a food tent.

Hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary/U.S. Coast Guard.

Admission is free and the expo takes place on May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1101 10th St., in theVan Wezel parking lot, Sarasota. Details at (941) 366-5595.

A: How often your medical condition is reviewed depends on how severe it is and what the likelihood is that it will improve.

Your award notice tells you when you can expect your first review. It will either say “Medical improvement expected” (first review in six to 18 months); “Improvement possible” (first review in about three years); or “Improvement not expected” (first review in five to seven years). For more information, read the publication “What You Need To Know: Reviewing Your Disability,” available at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10068.html.

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All I Want Are Some Jeans That Fit

BY CINDY PHILLIPS

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did it again. I spent hours going store to store convinced I could find them. I must have tried on a hundred pairs, putting on one leg and then the other, shimmying as I tugged them up toward my waist. A few times I actually thought I was going to make it only to be disappointed as the material ran out even though my backside kept going. Why can’t I find a pair of jeans that fit?

We Boomers invented the perfect jeans. We made them popular. We faded them, acid-washed them, colored them, added stretch to them, cut them into shorts and frayed their bottoms. We paired them with t-shirts, crew neck sweaters, buttondown shirts, tank tops, blazers and

sequined satin blouses. We wore them with sneakers, boots, high heels, top-siders and flip flops.

I remember my first pair of jeans.

Actually, they were my sister’s first pair of jeans. The first time I saw them, I was in awe. They were like nothing I had ever seen. When she let me try them on, it was nirvana. Even though she was five years older than me, those jeans fit each of us like a custom-made glove.

As I prepared to go off to college, my mother took me shopping for clothes.

By this time, I had my own jeans and knew exactly what I needed.

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checkout. Every pair fit the same.

I had three pairs of those jeans and I alternated them each day. I could typically get at least two wearings from each, and then it was time to wash and dry them. It’s not that they were dirty, but they needed tightening up. There was no better feeling in the world than slipping on those Levi’s straight out of the dryer. Sometimes, while struggling with the freshman five, I had to lay on the bed to get them zipped up. But once I closed that top button and stood up, the view from the back was exquisite.

And then something went terribly wrong.

Those jeans that I had revered all these years rebelled. They started going by names like True Religion and Jordache.

And for some totally unexplainable reason, they

decided to come to a complete halt when they got halfway up my behind.

Who could think this would be comfortable for a Boomer body already struggling with self-image issues? Who thought this would look attractive on a bulging Boomer belly? Who came up with this idea?

Not only do I now have a love-hate relationship with every pair of jeans I own, but I am also experiencing relationship issues with all my shirts.

“Pick me, wear me today,” they call out from the closet. It is disheartening to have to look at them and say, “No, I can’t wear you today, you simply aren’t long enough to cover the chasm from where my jeans end and you begin.”

It’s time for a Boomer to start a new jeans company to design the denim to fit our ever-changing bodies. I have the perfect name for the line—C.Y.A. Jeans. Any takers?

Contact me at cphillipsauthor@ yahoo.com.

What’s It Worth?

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ear Nick, I recently inherited a partial set of sterling silver flatware. I have no use for it and my children have no interest in it either. Can you tell me anything about it and what is it worth?

– Joan

Dear Joan, Thanks for writing. I hear comments similar to yours frequently.

Sadly, sterling silver tableware has lost a lot of it’s “luster”—pardon the pun! It seems that baby boomers want dishwasher safe tableware and do not want the perceived hassle of hand-washing and frequent polishing that fine sterling silver requires.

You have made my job easy by taking some great photos.

What you have is sterling silver flatware made by Tiffany. This is their Flemish pattern and unfortunately one of their least desirable.

This pattern was manufactured from 1907-1947.

Tiffany made some marvelous sterling silver and a single comprehensive place setting can cost as much as $1000 for their rarest patterns. Large services containing hundreds of pieces have been known to sell for in the region of $100,000. These always contain many rare serving pieces that always fetch a premium price.

Your twenty one pieces of flatware would retail for around $450. Expect a dealer to pay about half of that.

Please call Nick with your questions at (941) 993-8587.

Local Dentist Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

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hen most people think of their local dentist, they think of the person who fills their cavities, cleans their teeth and fits their dentures. Rarely would you relate that same person to being associated with a worldwide movement to bring much needed attention to the growing epidemic of suffering seniors and denture wearers who can benefit from life-changing dental implants.

Local area resident and board certified implant dentist, Joseph A. Gaeta Jr., D.D.S., is doing just that.

He has a passion for helping to bring awareness to area residents on how tooth loss can be directly linked to a silent aging process through bone loss, shortened life expectancy and overall lower quality of life. He wants to help educate them on how dental implants can bring back their ability to eat the foods they truly enjoy, increase their confidence and improve their appearance

and health. Many people do not realize that tooth loss can be directly related to so many health issues.

Beyond reaching out to his local area, Dr. Gaeta is part of a worldwide movement to help bring attention to other dentists and the dental industry as a whole, about the epidemic of edentualism (tooth loss) and the responsibility of healthcare providers to educate the suffering seniors and denture wearers in their own communities.

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The Cupid in Your Computer Part Two

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r. Joy Browne, author of Dating for Dummies, 3rd Edition, says, “When it comes to dating, the Internet has broadened and widened the playing field and deepened the pool.” In addition to being precise and choosing a picture carefully, here are more tips from her book: Make your English teacher proud.

Check and then double-check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Nothing will make you look more like a doofus than misspelled words or incorrect grammar. Browne advises, “Ask a discreet friend to read your listing to see if it makes sense and has no major lapses of logic, taste or grammar. Another set of eyes will often catch something you’ve missed.”

Keep the fibs to a minimum. Browne says that on an Internet dating site,

age, weight and sexual history tend to be the general minefield of fibbing. Use the following guideline:

• Your age should certainly be within several years of your actual age – no decade reductions. Beware of saying things like “salt and pepper hair” if you haven’t had any hair on your head since dirt was invented.

• Make sure any physical description roughly correlates with what your mirror reflects, not what your heart desires.

• Beware of women who use “code” and say they’re “voluptuous,” which translates into “35 pounds overweight.”

If you’re a little heavy, then say, “I’m a little heavy. I can live with it. Can you?”

Remember: Sooner or later the intent is to meet face to face, and neither of you should be unpleasantly surprised.

• As for sexual history, don’t go there! Your indiscretions are best forgotten or dealt with in the confessional or therapy, but certainly not on a website with strangers.

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f you want happiness for a day, go fishing, holds a Chinese proverb.

Cast your line in a national wildlife refuge, enthusiasts might add, and you can also relish spectacular scenery and glimpse wildlife in its natural setting.

Refuge fishing caters to all tastes. An online Guide to Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges is searchable by state, species, region and amenities (such as boat launches and rest facilities). More than 270 of the Refuge System’s 553 refuges are open to fishing; some 7 million anglers visit refuges each year. Visit fws.gov/ refuges/fishingguide for details.

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge This Florida refuge’s 12 offshore islands are surrounded by shallow

water, mud flats and oyster bars that teem with saltwater fish.

Catch: Spotted sea trout, redfish, mullet. Summer only: Spanish mackerel and tarpon.

Fishing type: Saltwater. Boat fishing.

Season: Year-round, except within 300 feet of Seahorse Key, closed to fishing March 1 – June 30.

Amenities: Bait and tackle nearby; public rest facilities; boat launch; kayaking; Visitor Contact Station at the Lower Suwannee NWR on Hwy. 347.

Other things to know: Visitor Contact Station (at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge) is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on federal holidays.

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Confidence with Pitching onfidence with pitch shots seems to be a common need.

Surely confidence will be gained with successful repeated shots, but what do you need to do to make that happen? The combination of mental and mechanical applications will help you here.

Mechanically, be sure to understand one of the biggest secrets that the tour players know and have made second nature...soft hands through the impact zone!

André Panet-Raymond, Realize the difference between soft hands when you’re PGA Master Teaching ready to begin the stroke compared to soft hands at the moment of impact. It takes some practice to feel the Professional hands actually soften up when the ball is being struck.

This will take some practice because it is the exact opposite of one’s natural tendency. This works best when you transfer your weight from your back foot to your front foot through the stroke.

Mentally, if you think about the ball being hit low instead of high, it will help keep the hands from wanting to scoop the ball and be active instead of soft and quiet.

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This Month at the Library

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atch a movie, learn some history or brush up on your computer skills—these are only a few of the fun things you can do at your local library. Check out these May classes :

(SHIP) for Florida will provide oneon-one counseling and information to people with Medicare and their representatives. 12:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

North Port Library. (941) 861-1307.

Senior Friendship Center Help Desk. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They will be offering support, education and connection for caregivers. Gulf Gate Library.

Call (941) 955-2122.

Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience.

This traveling exhibition showcases the life of Emma Lazarus, the woman who wrote the words that appear at the base of the Statue of Liberty. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Jacaranda Library. (941) 861-1260.

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Every Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Want to learn more about native plants, butterfly gardens or citrus trees? Need a plant or insect identified? Get one-on-one advice through a partnership with Sarasota County Cooperative Extension Service. North Port Library. (941) 861-1307.

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Computer Class: Beginning Internet. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Learn how to use Google to find information on the Internet. Pre-registration required at (941) 861-1307 or sclibs.net. North Port Library.

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Enjoy free movies on the big screen. 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Elsie Quirk Library. Details at (941) 861-1207.

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t’s always fun to hear a love story, isn’t it?

Brookdale Senior Living owns and operates a number of senior living communities throughout the U.S. and they have collected some of its residents’ own classic love stories.

The newest (and oldest) wedded couple within the Brookdale family met at The Kenwood Lake View in Chicago during 2007. Tom Stinchcomb, 89, had spotted Joan Garrison, 91, and a friend of hers standing in line at the buffet. Stinchcomb introduced himself to the ladies and asked if they’d mind if he joined them at their table. From then on, Stinchcomb took advantage of every opportunity to spend time with Garrison.

Before they were married, the couple lived in the same building but ten floors apart. Stinchcomb, always a gentleman, would see Garrison to her apartment to ensure she arrived safely after events they attended.

From there, their love blossomed culminating in their recent wedding.

Carriage Club Charlotte resident Emily Bauermeister has found love and romance three times.

Bauermeister met her third husband, Herman, at an elder hostel in Tennessee and knew immediately that she was going to marry him.

For a time she ignored Mr. Bauermeister’s attempts to get to know her, but they eventually went to dinner together. Shortly after they met, he started talking about marriage. They married and spent 25 years together.

“I can tell you first-hand these two were a match made in heaven,” said Jaynie Segal, life enrichment director for Carriage Club Charlotte.

“They were always holding hands, laughing, enjoying this special time in their lives together, always finding something to talk about and always finding time to steal a kiss.”

William Speir, resident of Cypress Village in Florida, took the time to write his wife, Bobbie, of 58 years an emotional poem titled “Dear Bobbie, Do You Remember?” The poem highlights their history together and ends, “The glue of love is still bonding us together – Love is what I remember.

Do you remember?”

When Carol Mitchell moved into the Classic West Palm Beach, a Brookdale Senior Living independent and assisted living community in Florida, she wasn’t looking for love. However, last June, Jack Levy was sitting in the lobby when he first spotted Mitchell on a tour of the community. She moved in two weeks later, and he next saw her swimming as he sat by the pool reading. He did not take his eyes off her and soon waved to her, beckoning her to join him.

They found they had a lot in common: books, theater, museums and even their favorite New York City restaurants. That night, Levy cooked dinner for Mitchell and they began seeing each other every day. He proposed later that year, and they wed in November 2010.

At the Heritage Raleigh, residents Flo Moore and John DeGraff met in November 2006. They met by discovering that they were both Republicans in that election year. They began playing bridge together and taking walks every day, holding hands and enjoying their friendship. Their love has survived his throat cancer and other health problems. Recently, they were sitting outside, holding hands, and a woman crossed the parking lot to where they were sitting to say, “I wish I had what you have!”

Don’t we all?

Full narratives of each story are available at www.facebook.com/ brookdaleseniorliving.

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Our First Patients Arrive!

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ocated on the in 2003. They were beautiful campus excited to be here of Kobernick House and immediately got and Anchin Pavilion, involved with making the Benderson Family new friends and Skilled Nursing and enjoying all the Rehabilitation activities here.

Center provides a full Kurt and Lottie were spectrum of care. The both born in Germany.

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osing your wallet or purse is stressful. This to-do list from the Federal Citizen Information Center helps you prioritize: 1. Make a list of what you had in your wallet and tackle the important things first.

2. Immediately cancel all your credit and debit cards, letting your bank know that your wallet was lost or stolen. Request new copies of the card with a new account number.

3. If you were the victim of theft, file a police report so there is an official record.

4. Report a missing driver’s license to your state’s department of motor vehicles and request a new copy.

5. Alert the fraud departments of the three major credit reporting companies. They will place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security num-

ber, and you can request that they alert you before opening a line of credit in your name. (Equifax: 1-800-525-6285; Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-3973742; Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289) 6. Request a replacement Social Security card and consider not carrying it in your wallet in the future.

7. Contact either your company’s HR department or your health insurance provider directly to get a replacement insurance card. If you’ve lost a Medicare card, contact the Social Security Administration to get a replacement.

8. For other club membership, video rental and bonus club cards, you’ll have to contact each company individually.

Having your cards lost or stolen can be traumatic. But these tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center can help you recover. The only thing you’ll have left to do is pick out a new wallet.

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Fish Oil Questioned as a Treatment for Heart Disease I

t may be okay for prevention. But eating fish is a better strategy than gulping pills.

Fish oil has been flying high as a supplement for the past few years. It has garnered a reputation as an easy way to protect the heart, ease inflammation, improve mental health and lengthen life. Americans spend more than $1 billion a year on over-the-counter fish oil.

Health But fish oil may have hit its “Black Tuesday.” In a two-week period at the end of November 2010, reports from four randomized controlled trials—the gold standard of medical research— showed that fish oil in one form or another didn’t work any better than placebo at preventing recurring heart problems among heart attack survivors or people with atrial fibrillation.

Flip-flop on benefits British physiologist Hugh Sinclair kindled interest in the heart-healthy properties of oily fish and fish oil in the 1940s by suggesting they helped keep the Inuit (Eskimo) people healthy in spite of their high-fat diet. Some long-term follow-up studies showed that people who eat one or more servings of fish a week are less likely to have heart attacks or heart rhythm problems or die from sudden cardiac arrest. A few randomized trials in the 1990s that added fish or fish oil to the diet supported this notion.

So why do the results of the latest trials tell a different story? The early trials were done before the widespread use of heart-protecting medications such as statins, ACE inhibitors, aspirin and beta blockers. Without them,

fish oil by itself could have made a difference. The use of state-of-the-art medical therapy in the more recent trials could have drowned out any small benefit provided by fish oil.

Of course, it is also possible that the trials weren’t large enough or didn’t last long enough to have shown a benefit from fish oil. If that’s the case, any benefit from fish oil is small.

These findings don’t mean fish oil is a complete flop. It may work against heart disease if started earlier, before cholesterol or high blood pressure damages coronary arteries. It could (stress on “could”) fight other types of cardiovascular disease or problems like depression. And it is a good treatment for high triglycerides. But if you already have heart disease, taking fish oil doesn’t seem to do much good.

Eat fish Medical research tends to practice what philosophers of science call reductionism—trying to understand

the nature of something complex (like nutrition and health) by reducing it to the interactions of its parts. If you have heart disease, taking fish oil doesn’t seem to replace eating fish, says Dr. Robert H. Eckel, past president of the American Heart Association and former member of its nutrition committee. The benefit could be due to fish oil in its natural state (in fish), something else in fish or maybe the fact that eating fish means eating less red meat.

What if you just don’t like fish?

Then make sure your doctor has prescribed the best medical therapy for your condition and you are following his or her advice. That is far more important than taking fish oil.

And what about the American Heart Association’s recommendation that people with documented coronary artery disease take in at least 1 gram of omega-3 fatty acids per day from oily fish or a supplement? “I think the time has come to reconsider those guidelines,” says Dr. Eckel.

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augh your way to better blood vessel function by watching a funny flick.

Laughter relaxes blood vessels and increases blood flow—the exact opposite of what your blood vessels do when you are stressed.

In a small study of healthy men and women with normal blood pressure, watching a funny movie increased blood flow. If funny movies aren’t your style, spend time with the people who tickle your funny bone.

Blood vessels are lined with a layer of cells called endothelium; they regulate blood flow by helping blood vessels expand and contract.

In the study, healthy men and women watched either a funny movie or an intense, violent one while researchers measured blood flow through an artery in their upper arm.

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blood vessel constriction, decreasing blood flow by about 35 percent.

Having relaxed blood vessels decreases strain on the heart.

Researchers aren’t exactly sure how mood states affect blood vessels.

Different mood states may alter levels of hormones, such as cortisol, that affect blood vessel function or nitric oxide function. Nitric oxide is a chemical messenger that promotes blood vessel relaxation. Proper diet and regular exercise are the mainstays of improving blood vessel health, but laughing often is a great adjunct.

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hen Oscar winner Michael Douglas disclosed his late-stage oral cancer diagnosis last year, new light was shed on this hidden health threat. Oral cancer is uncontrolled growth of cells that can affect the lip, tongue, mouth or throat. It can first appear as a tiny sore or spot anywhere in the mouth but often has no symptoms in the early stages.

In the U.S., 35,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer each year, making it the sixth deadliest form of cancer (deadlier than cervical, brain, ovarian or skin cancer). About 70 percent of the time, it cannot be detected until it reaches a more advanced and potentially disfiguring stage. With early detection patients have a nearly 90 percent survival rate.

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the earliest and most curable stages.

Identafi is the first and only multispectral imaging device for detecting oral abnormalities not visible to the naked eye. The technology uses three colors of light to detect abnormal tissue growth, lesions and the blood vessels that nourish them. Lesions with well-developed blood supplies are more likely to be cancerous.

Oral cancer has long been associated with people over the age of 40 who are heavy drinkers and tobacco users.

New studies show sexually active people between the ages of 20 – 50 are now the fastest growing segment of the oral cancer population because oral cancer has been linked to two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV 16 and 18). The risk profile for oral cancer is changing, making regular screenings an important part of oral and overall health.

The Not-So-Sweet Truth about Sweeteners D

r. David Friedman was featured in the March edition of Healthy Living Magazine on the “Bitter-Sweet Truth about Artificial Sweeteners.”

What about artificial sweeteners?

Friedman says commonly found restaurants packets of yellow, blue and pink, artificial sweeteners are formulated with an array of toxic chemicals that lead to imbalances in the body and can cause ailments like depression, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and even cancer!

Sucralose, in the yellow packet, is commonly sold as Splenda.

Sucralose got its origins as an insecticide repellant and is formulated by taking real sugar and chemically modifying it with chlorine to make it calorie-free. Acetone (used in nail polish remover), benzene (a toxic carcinogen found in gasoline), toluene (used in glues and paints), and methanol are added to the mix.

If that’s not bad enough, the formulation also includes formaldehyde!

Aspartame, in the blue packets sold as NutraSweet and Equal, is the most contested product in FDA history—more complaints are received on aspartame’s adverse reactions as a food

additive than anything else in existence. Aspartame’s main ingredient, phenylalanine, can interfere with proper mental function and wreak havoc on the nervous system.

Saccharine, in the pink packets commonly sold as Sweet‘N’Low, was linked to cancer in animals in the 1960s and 70s. Saccharine is a coal tar derivative and has no food value whatsoever.

Many chemicals are used to formulate Saccharine, one of them being ammonia. You may want to reach for a healthy alternative like xylitol.

Xylitol is a natural, low-calorie, diabetic-friendly sugar alternative extracted from the birch tree.

Xylitol also helps reduce cavities and has received official endorsements from several national dental associations, making it the ideal sugar alternative for chewing gums and candy.

MEMORIES WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS ARE PRICELESS. DON’T LET MACULAR DEGENERATION TAKE THEM AWAY.

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Blind spots or blurry vision aren’t necessarily signs of old age. More than 10 million people in the U.S. are affected by Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50. The Foundation Fighting Blindness provides information about diagnosing and managing AMD, so you can continue enjoying time with your grandchildren.

To learn more and for a free AMD information packet, call 800-434-1974 or visit FightBlindness.org.

In conclusion, look to nature, not chemists, for sweeter and far safer choices.

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Midlife Sibling Forgiveness is Doable

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orgiveness is doable and forgiving your siblings achievable. The new book Mom Loves You Best: Forgiving and Forging Sibling Relationships proposes a ten-stage process that will allow you not only to forgive your siblings but forgive yourself as well. These ten stages will help you move toward exoneration, feel better about yourself, mend the past with your brother and sister and repair that potholed childhood road so you and your siblings can move into the future as a united family.

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cal next step is to find ways to care for yourself in the present and engage in activities that help you soothe and emotionally heal yourself.

The Mom Loves You Best steps provide the tools to uncover your family rules that told you and your siblings how to behave, perhaps very badly, towards each other.

They progress to give you a chance to put yourself in your brothers’ and sisters’ shoes and see what led to such emotional damage in the first place.

As you take the steps recommended and do the exercises to expose your long-ago youthful sibling wound to the here and now, and uncover how you and your brother or sister are still hurting you in the present, you can unearth your pain over your siblings and reveal ways to make yourself healthy

and happy. Using your positive feelings, you can tell your sibling your “I Hate You” story and give him or her a chance to understand your weary, sad feelings and hear his or her side of the story. You can then “give peace a chance” and allow yourself to reestablish a relationship.

Forgiveness can be just for you and does not always have to involve your brother or sister. The book shows you how to make peace with yourself with or without an apology.

If your sibling does wish to reconcile, steps can be taken which let you accept that request for forgiveness. If your sibling says he is sorry, you can then establish a new family relationship and end the blaming and angry feelings.

Finally, using forgiveness and all the ways you value yourself, you are guided to how to put together a team relationship with your family. You can help plan a family reunion, allow your children to be full participants in family rituals, start to solve your parents’ aging problems and really forge that new sibling relationship in your adult life that leads to a fulfilling connection for the second half of your life.

Your sibling relationship is the longest thread of your life—longer than you and your children, greater than the time you spend with your spouse. Retying that lifelong knot can bring the next 50 years of your life incredible joy and comfort.

Gloria Steinem famously said that all she had to say to her sister was “Verner’s Gingerale” and they both knew a whole chunk of their childhood. Bring back the person who knows that secret language and love. Try reconciling with your sibling—at any time of your life.

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ear Marci, I am 65 and just became eligible for Medicare. How much will I pay for preventive services? —Paul Dear Paul, Starting in 2011, consumers who have Original Medicare will no longer pay coinsurance or a deductible for certain preventive care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Depression in the Elderly

BY DR. BILL ZELLA of Serenity Place at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

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lthough about 17 million Americans are diagnosed with Major Depression each year in the United States, most people still age with no psychiatric problems at all. This is good news and we must not forget this fact. In addition, of all the psychiatric disorders people develop with age, depression is the most common, and the good news is that depression is quite treatable.

In fact, 80 out of 100 people, or 80 percent of depressed people, will experience relief of symptoms within one year if they participate in appropriate treatment that includes both an anti-depressant medication and some kind of “talk” therapy.

Many anti-depressants exist now with few side effects. Two points are very important here. First, be sure to ask your doctor how long after starting the medication you should expect to feel less depressed. With most anti-depressants, such as SSRIs (Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors), the intended effect of feeling less depressed may take up to four to six weeks. In the meantime, your physician should be increasing the medication as well. Initially, you may feel some uncomfortable side effects such as anxiety, lethargy or nausea. If these side effects persist longer than a week, be sure to tell your Primary Care Physician or your Psychiatrist immediately. Most side effects do not occur, or they go away within a week.

The talk therapy I would recommend would include a component of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. The assumption of this therapy is that most behavior is learned, and therefore the behavior can be unlearned.

The therapist should emphasize the importance of taking charge or control over your life and feeling responsible for the way you feel.

You may be asked to change your thinking patterns to be more hopeful and may be asked to make plans to take some action to change your feelings. In addition, this therapy

should help you learn about assertiveness and anger management to help both identify and communicate your feelings appropriately. Exercise and just being outside in the sunshine will also be helpful. Although the above may sound overwhelming to you, the take home message is that appropriate therapy is available and you should never have to feel that you are helpless and destined to live with these feelings of despair and hopelessness.

Dr. Bill Zella is the Program Director of Serenity Place at Doctors Hospital. He can be reached at the 24 hour unit phone number, (941) 342-4461. Serenity Place at Doctors Hospital is a very unique option available for seniors aged 50+ who have psychiatric symptoms that are impairing their daily functioning.

Opened on Dec. 2, 2010, Serenity Place is the only program dedicated to senior behavioral health in the area.

This is an in-patient program and is unique in that it is only for seniors, and it is voluntary. The serene unit has 16 spacious private rooms. Dr. Zella presents free public “lunch and learn” seminars once a month in the Medical Office building next to Doctors Hospital. For more information, please call Community Liaison Georgann Nugent at (941) 342-4463.

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Candy.” When I asked how much of the book is true, n real life, George Ratz he answered, “I let people went to Vietnam as a decide for themselves. signalman with the U.S. Usually spies won’t tell Army and then worked you if they were spies.” six years for the NaResearching the details of tional Security Institute. the book was very important He followed that with to Ratz. “Those who have a career in the mining been there know the industry which took geography. They him all over the world. know when something Someone along the way isn’t right.” probably said, “You Like many Author and should write a book.” Vietnam veteran, other veterans, Ratz Whether they said it himself returned from George Ratz or not, Ratz has just Vietnam with scars – published “George’s Candy” which with Post Traumatic moves with rapid-fire speed through Stress Disorder. the many adventures of a double Retired now and living in Brunswick, agent and his spy named Candy.

Georgia, he said, “I got the help I The novel’s plot begins with a needed. PTSD never leaves you. You package to be delivered to Saigon. don’t become cured, but you learn to The narrator takes the reader down cope with it. From place to place and the streets filled with the destitute person to person you’re always trying locals, into the jungles, the bars to prove yourself as to why you do and back to the States. Safely in the what you do. That’s the difficult part.”

U.S., he learns that the woman he One way he copes is by helping met in Vietnam—Candy—needs other veterans. He has gone from him to come back and rescue her. participating in group meetings to As a double agent, he and Candy find working individually with veterans as themselves in the Vietnamese tunnels well as with parents and families of and in mysterious debriefings. There returnees from Iraq and Afghanistan. are dealings with Navy Seals, FBI and Ratz said thinking up the plot for Special Forces before they leave the “George’s Candy” came easily for country. Candy proves herself valuhim. He started writing after his able as a sailor, a pilot and land travyounger daughter wanted to know eler as well. There seems to be no end more about his life before she to their adventures as they make their was born. That effort became a way from one tight spot to another. very long story and eventually The main character in the book strug- the first chapter of the book. gles with what has become known His wife helped with typing and as PTSD. And even as a toughened friends became readers and gave spy who can seemingly take on any suggestions. A golfing buddy’s wife difficulty, he recognizes times when owned the publishing company he must control his emotions; at one Ratz used, and she recommended point he says, “I am afraid this dethe other contacts needed to make briefing has taken too long. I feel the the book become a reality. toll on me could reach a point where it A true page-turner spy novel, would require someone’s intervention “George’s Candy” is a good read to bring me back to the present.” and an excellent adventure.

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ighty-five percent of those turning 65 this year have no plans to downsize their homes, while others say they don’t intend to reduce any expenses in retirement. That’s according to an AARP survey of 801 adults.

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dents expect to work until they’re age 70 or older. Another study also found that those who don’t have enough money to retire said they would delay retirement and save money rather than reduce their standard of living.

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he Players Theatre’s Barbara Johnson is a dichotomy; quiet yet forceful, calm yet effervescent, small in stature, yet her joyful spirit is enormous.

Barbara first landed on The Players Stage in 1949 as the lead in a play called “Years Ago.” She feels her onstage acting experiences literally changed the course of her life, and the way she would live it.

After graduating from Sarasota High School, Barbara went on to obtain a BA in Theatre from Dennison University. She even performed for the U.S. Armed Service and toured Europe and the Far East. She later graduated with a Masters degree from Northwestern University and became a drama teacher for over 20 years.

After a life that included three children and a stint in corporate America, Barbara settled back in Sarasota with her husband, Dick.

She jumped right back on the theatre track by being the Project Manager to help train over 120 Sarasota County teachers to use drama as a method of teaching in the classroom.

Now, years later, she is back at The Players Theatre making a difference in many special ways. She is on the Board of Directors, has taught her own acting class, is The Players’ representative on the Arts Education Task Force, and is on the Steering Committee for the Community / School Partnerships for the Arts.

She says, “The feelings I have about living here and toward The Players are: warmth, joy, appreciation, support and love of Sarasota and the rich opportunities that living here has provided.”

Barbara Johnson is a dynamic “force to be reckoned with,” and is an important reason The Players holds such a special place in the community’s heart.

Channeling The Masters Of Music ershey Felder is cheered by audiwith a sing-along and some of the most H ences around the world when he beautiful of Gershwin’s greatest hits. performs George Gershwin Alone and George Gershwin Alone is followed Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein. So much so that in 2007, the Gershwin piece won him the Ovation Award for Best Actor in a Musical; quite an honor, especially since it’s not technically a musical. Seeing him in these “Composer Sonata” roles should be at the top of everyone’s bucket list of “must see” theatre.

Now Gulf Coast audiences can experience Felder talent’s firsthand as he disappears into the skin of American music legend George Gershwin, the legendary composer who created some of the most memorable music of our time. The show has two riveting segments. In the first, Felder “becomes” Gershwin as he blends fascinating biographical anecdotes with superbly performed piano solos and vocals. In the delightful “encore,” he engages the audience with impromptu participation and Q & A about Gershwin’s life and music, making every performance unique, then draws you even closer

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by a brief run of Felder’s Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein. With a story spanning the entire twentieth century, America’s greatest musician broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world’s musical ambassador. For Leonard Bernstein, boundaries simply did not exist.

Audiences who see both productions will be astounded by Felder’s versatility.

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Diary of a Young Girl” was hailed by The New York Times as “undeniably moving.” The publishers describe it as “an adaptation for a new generation” in which “Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl. She confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination.”

Performances are on Venice Theatre’s MainStage at 8 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays, May 10 – 22, 2011. Sunday performances are followed by a “talk back” with local resident and author Pieter Kohnstam who knew Anne Frank when he was a child. The Diary of Anne Frank is generously sponsored by Venetian Dental with media sponsorship from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee. Call (941) 488-1115 for tickets or visit venicestage.com.

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community organizations, schools he Gulf Coast Community and faith-based groups. He will reach Foundation of Venice is helping into Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte Venice Theatre make a dramatic and Desoto Counties to recruit impact on the lives of more people.

Gulf Coast has granted Venice Theatre performers and other volunteers and generate new group sales. He will also $30,000 to hire a “Director of Diverwork to bring educational programs sity.” Kristofer Geddie, who has been to communities that have not yet working with the theatre as an actor, been reached by Venice Theatre’s has been selected to fill the new posieducation and outreach efforts. tion. Geddie will use his background in arts administration to bring greater diversity to Venice Theatre’s base of volunteers, patrons and students. He will also work with the theatre’s artistic staff to expand programming to include a wider variety of shows and events.

Geddie holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Mars Hill College with a concentration in Arts Administration. He began his career with the non-profit Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre and has worked in the entertainment field for 15 years Director of Diversity, Kristofer Geddie. at companies based in North Geddie has already met with the Carolina, New York, Miami, New West Coast Black Theatre Troupe Orleans and Honolulu. For the past in Sarasota to begin planning a several years he was the company strong collaboration between the two manager of Norwegian Cruise Lines. theatres. WCBTT’s Artistic Director Venice Theatre’s Executive/Artistic Nate Jacobs says, “We think this will Director, Murray Chase, says, “I am be a mutually beneficial relationship excited about this opportunity. Mr. Geddie brings a wealth of creative and and look forward to collaborating.”

Although Geddie will bring many organizational talent to the job that intangible benefits to Venice Theatre, will be a tremendous asset to us and the primary measurement for his the community as a whole.” Chase success will be an increase in revenue explains that Geddie will serve as a through expanded audiences. liaison between Venice Theatre and

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Happy Days Are Here Again A

h, the good old days. Or, at least, I think they were.

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And if my memories are tinted pink, that’s fine with me. At this stage in my life, rose-colored glasses are just what I need.

My truth may be slanted with pleasant memories, but I share this distortion with many of my peers.

Researchers are finding that the brains of more mature adults record and recall positive images more effectively than they do the negative ones. In younger adults, they say, negative images are processed more deeply. Since our negative images are shallower, they are harder to recall.

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We are less likely, in other words, to waste time and energy mulling over unpleasantries. “I’ve got better things to do,” I often say to myself. Then I turn to something more productive and much more enjoyable.

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Wii Fit Step and Hula games “can be used as an effective mode of physical activity to improve health in adult women,” according to the study.

However, the researchers emphasize that players “should strive to participate at higher (intermediate) game levels” to gain exercise benefits.

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Allure of the Seas—Full of Imagination and Innovation find your way around, it is easy to maneuver.

Interactive touch screen guides offer room finder information—buttons telling what is going on right now and how many people are eating in each restaurant on board.

jog a lap around the perimeter of the fitness deck, where each lap is almost half a mile.

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oyal Caribbean’s newest ship, the Allure of the Seas, is a huge ship, which became an understatement once we were aboard. The ship can sail with 6,000 passengers and over 2,000 crew members aboard.

We joined passengers all along the promenade for a look at the “Move It! Move It!” DreamWorks Animation parade including characters like Shrek, Po from Kung-Fu Panda and Madagascar’s penguins in full costume.

Travel Both the Allure of the Seas and her sister ship Oasis of the Seas are the results of years of research and development into making the cruise ship itself a destination to enjoy in the Caribbean. These ships are not about seeing an island or visiting quaint port towns; they are all about the ship and its amenities.

They do, however, stop at several ports of call where new, clean facilities have been specially built to accommodate the size of the ships and the numbers of passengers who debark.

State-of-the-art technology makes the ships quite manageable. Veteran cruiser Kathy Clor and her husband of Sun City Center recently sailed aboard the Allure of the Seas and commented that once you

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The Royal Promenade With pubs and clubs, karaoke and Latin dancing, the Royal Promenade Kathy and Bill Beck meet is where the action happens. You can Princess Fiona from “Shrek.” enjoy shopping and casual dining The Size and Function or take a trip in the Rising Tides Royal Caribbean has created the Bar—an elevator bar that ferries simplest and most orderly boardings guests between the Promenade and ever. Once aboard, even with over Central Park. There is something 8,000 people aboard, you don’t feel for everyone here; Kathy’s favorite that many people because the ship hangouts were the Cupcake Cupboard is divided into neighborhoods. And and the very first Starbucks at sea. there are enough speedy elevators that you never have to wait.

The distinct ship neighborhoods include the Boardwalk, Royal Promenade and Central Park, along with the pool and sports zone, the spa and fitness center, the youth zone, and the Entertainment Place, with its 1,300-seat theater, nightclubs, casino and ice arena.

Central Park Sold as an urban experience, guests walk on stone paths in Central Park among thousands of trees and shrubs. It feels like being in a city with five passenger decks of cabins rising on each side.

Guests can also walk or

The Entertainment Neighborhood In the entertainment neighborhood, the venues look like they came straight from Broadway. Chicago was fabulous. (On the Oasis, the musical Hairspray has played to raving crowds as well.) Entertainment offered includes a Cirque de Soleil-style water show, an ice skating show, the comedy

club, a jazz venue or the casinos (both smoking and non-smoking), a Latin music club or a karaoke room.

Searching for activity? How about four pools and 10 whirlpools, a rock-climbing wall, a basketball court, a miniature golf course, an ice skating rink, a shopping promenade and a fairground-style carousel.

The Food It is possible to eat all your meals at restaurants “free” (meaning the cost is included in your cruise fee). Restaurants with the word “specialty” have an added fee.

Among the 24 dining choices are Johnny Rockets, an Asian restaurant, a hot dog spot and a pizza place. Fine dining, including wine, can be had for $25 extra. Kosher meals are available in the main dining room.

Don’t Miss the Art! Both the Oasis and the Allure of the Seas feature vast collections of art pieces (over 9,000 commissioned works on each ship). On the Oasis, for example, two cast bronze trees reach toward the sky with individually cast butterflies perched on their limbs. Buy the Wonderbook when you get on board to appreciate the diversity of media.

Susan Zoeller, former owner of Cruise World in Tampa, says seniors love the ships and all of the new amenities. “I just love all of the different neighborhoods and our seniors do too. They offer so many choices in activities. We have had many groups sail on board the ships and they have all returned with RAVE reviews.”

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