Lebanon County Edition
November 2012
Vol. 7 No. 11
Bearing the Burden to Ease Burdens By Lori Van Ingen What has been called “the strangest sporting event” is just another way for Steve Jones to help ease the burdens of local families. Jones will be powerwalking with hundreds of pounds of weights to the top of Roundtop Mountain in Lewisberry on Nov. 3 to benefit a girl with leukemia. People who have come to watch his benefit powerwalks over the years often ask, “‘Where’s the hulk?’” Jones said. “They think it’s the spotter.” They are amazed to discover that it is a 5-foot, 9-inch, 200-pound, gray curly-haired man who will be carrying 700 pounds up a mountain, said Jones, who works as a hospital security guard. Although he bills his benefits as powerwalks, Jones really thinks of himself as an “endurance walker.” He walks with ever-increasing weights until he reaches his goal. “I walk with a squat stand (vertical posts with horizontal bar catchers on each side),” he said. The weights sit on the stand and his crew puts them on his bar. “Six or seven people lift the weight up to my shoulders. Two guys go in front of me so I don’t step in a hole because once you turn your leg (it’s all over),” Jones said. Someone also walks behind him to hold his back up because he leans backward with so much weight on him, he said. New weights are added after he walks as far as he can up the mountain, as much as 100 yards with the lowest weight of 340 pounds at the bottom of please see BURDEN page 15 Endurance walker Steve Jones will shoulder up to 700 pounds as he ascends Roundtop Mountain for the Nov. 3 charity benefit.
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Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Tips to Prevent Wandering Every day can bring a new change or challenge for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Many people with Alzheimer’s disease wander away from their home or caregiver. Caregivers need to know how to limit wandering and prevent the person from becoming lost. First Steps Try to follow these steps before the person with Alzheimer’s disease wanders: • Make sure the person carries some kind of ID or wears a medical bracelet. If the person gets lost and can’t communicate clearly, an ID will let others know about his or her illness. It also shows where the person lives. • Consider enrolling the person in the MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return® Program (see www.alz.org or call (888) 572-8566 to find the program in your area). • Let neighbors and the local police know that the person with Alzheimer’s tends to wander. Ask them to alert you immediately if the person is seen alone and on the move.
• Place labels in garments to aid in identification.
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• Keep an article of the person’s worn, unwashed clothing in a plastic bag to aid in finding him or her with the use of dogs. • Keep a recent photograph or video recording of the person to help police if he or she becomes lost. Tips to Prevent Wandering Here are some tips to help prevent the person with Alzheimer’s from wandering away from home:
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• Keep doors locked. Consider a keyed deadbolt, or add another lock placed up high or down low on the door. If the person can open a lock, you may need to get a new latch or lock.*
• Use loosely fitting doorknob covers so that the cover turns instead of the actual knob.* • Place STOP, DO NOT ENTER, or CLOSED signs on doors. • Divert the attention of the person with Alzheimer’s disease away from using the
door by placing small scenic posters on the door; placing removable gates, curtains, or brightly colored streamers across the door; or wallpapering the door to match any adjoining walls. • Install safety devices found in hardware stores to limit how much windows can be opened. • Install an “announcing system” that chimes when the door opens. • Secure the yard with fencing and a locked gate. • Keep shoes, keys, suitcases, coats, hats, and other signs of departure out of sight. • Do not leave a person with Alzheimer’s who has a history of wandering unattended. *Due to the potential hazard they could cause if an emergency exit is needed, locked doors and doorknob covers should be used only when a caregiver is present. Source: National Institute on Aging
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Book Review
The Colonel is a Lady
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he Colonel is a Lady: Le Grande Dame of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, a biography by Beverly Thompson, tells the story of Lt. Col. Evangeline “Jamie” Jamison, an Army nurse who served in three wars and was instrumental in the creation of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. The book’s account covers every aspect of Jamie’s life, from her childhood on the farm in Iowa, where traits that would guide the rest of her life began to take shape, to her life today. In between, she served in three wars, joining the Army after the outbreak of World War II and serving as well during the Korean and Vietnam wars. During her career, she was responsible for saving the lives of countless soldiers
of service leads her around the world and also learn of her tenacity that led to the establishment of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Written to engage, educate, and entertain, the book is intended to appeal to all patriotic Americans. The Colonel is a Lady: Le Grande Dame of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial includes a foreword by Ross Perot and is available for sale online at www.thecolonelisalady.com or Amazon.com.
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About the Author Author, illustrator, and artist Beverly Thompson has been a Navy wife for more than two decades. Thompson met Lt. Col. Jamison at a VFW flag-raising event and became determined to tell Jamison’s story. Born in New York, Thompson now lives in California.
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Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES erhaps you have heard of “silent” diseases, so-called because they don’t have easily recognizable, clear-cut symptoms and can therefore cause damage to the body without revealing their existence. High blood pressure is a silent disease; so is osteoporosis, early-stage hepatitis C, and a number of sexually transmitted diseases. And then there’s GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. That’s the condition in which there’s a backwash of acid and/or stomach contents into the esophagus occurring often enough to do harm. The esophagus is the tube through which the food we eat passes from mouth to stomach. Then, what we eat is churned up and broken down by the actions of the stomach’s muscles aided by acids and enzymes. At the junction of the esophagus and the stomach, there’s a valve that allows food to pass into the stomach but optimally doesn’t allow it to go back up. And good thing, as the cells of the esophagus are not as resistant as are those of the stomach and they can be severely damaged by the reflux of acidic stomach contents. (As an aside, the fragility of the cells in the esophagus is one reason not to induce vomiting after ingesting certain caustic poisons; they can cause more damage coming back up than they can by staying in the stomach until they can be medically managed.) However, if this valve (called the LES or lower esophageal sphincter) weakens or fails, the stomach contents can indeed leak back into the esophagus, and over time, this can lead to the wearing away of the walls of the esophagus (erosions), the narrowing of it (strictures), and even cellular changes called Barrett’s esophagus, which has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.
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Heartburn, that uncomfortable, burning sensation behind the breastbone occurring most often after a big meal or when lying down, is the most common symptom of GERD. However, even if you have never felt heartburn, it doesn’t mean you don’t have GERD as it, too, can be silent or have symptoms we might attribute to other causes. Rather than heartburn, what you may experience if you have GERD might be frequent: • Unpleasant, bitter tastes in your mouth • Episodes of food getting “stuck” in your esophagus • Bad breath
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• Coughing because acid irritates the nerves in the esophagus and causes the body to try to cough away the irritant • Chest pain not related to heart problems • “Lumps” in your throat or hoarseness in your voice • Nausea, abdominal bloating, excessive burping • Damage to the enamel of your teeth Chronic reflux of stomach contents and the damage it can cause can be managed with lifestyle changes and medications. Rarely is surgery required and only if the damage is severe. But first, before any treatment can begin, there needs to be recognition of GERD’s often vague and seemingly unrelated symptoms and an appreciation that if we suspect for even a moment that we may have (silent) GERD, we must bring it to our doctor’s attention. Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in adult health education and a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.
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Calendar of Events Senior Center Activities
Lebanon County Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939
Sunday, Nov. 4th: Don’t forget to turn your clocks back!
Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown Nov. 5, 4:30 to 11 p.m. – Bus Trip: Dinner at Restaurant and Hershey Theatre’s White Christmas Nov. 13, noon – Thanksgiving Luncheon at Country Fare Restaurant Nov. 14, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: American Music Theatre Christmas Show and Lunch at Restaurant Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html
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Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Nov. 1, 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Bus Trip: Christmas Show at American Music Theatre Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Club Meeting at Myerstown Dutchway Nov. 9, 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Penn’s Peak – Ryan Pelton as Elvis
Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Shady Maple and Farm Market Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m. – Country Line Dancing Nov. 21, 11:30 a.m. – Lunch Club at Red Lobster Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541 Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
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Blood Pressure Out of Control for Too Many Americans The majority of people with high blood pressure are being treated with medicine and have seen a doctor at least twice in the past year, yet their condition is still not under control, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millions more are either aware they have high blood pressure but aren’t getting treated with medicine or don’t even know they have it, the report says. Nearly one in three American adults (67 million) has high blood pressure, and more than half (36 million) don’t have it under control, according to the report.
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“We have to roll up our sleeves and make blood pressure control a priority every day, with every patient, at every doctor’s visit,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH. “With increased focus and collaboration among patients, healthcare providers, and healthcare systems, we can help 10 million Americans’ blood pressure come into control in the next five years.” High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, the first and fourth leading causes of death in the United States, leading to nearly 1,000 deaths a day. High blood pressure is defined as
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blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg. High blood pressure’s direct healthcare cost is almost $131 billion annually. Key facts in the Vital Signs report about those affected: • About 67 million adults have high blood pressure. • More than half (36 million) have uncontrolled high blood pressure. • Nearly 22 million know they have high blood pressure, but don’t have it under control. • 16 million take medicine, but still don’t
have their blood pressure under control. Pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, and community health workers can support doctors in identifying and treating patients with high blood pressure. This team-based approach is a way to provide patient support and follow-up care, manage medicines, and help patients stick to a blood pressure control plan. In addition, patients should be counseled to make important lifestyle changes that affect blood pressure, including eating a healthy, low-sodium diet; exercising; maintaining a healthy weight; and not smoking. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
My 22 Cents’ Worth
What We Owe Native Americans Walt Sonneville he United States owes much to the original Americans. This recognition need not be symbolized by erecting another monument or by creating an additional national holiday. Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937, observed on the second Monday of October. In 1989 South Dakota began to celebrate Native American Day and Columbus Day together. It is unlikely the rest of the country soon will follow their example. California governor Ronald Reagan proposed in 1968 that the fourth Friday in September be observed as American Indian Day. Thirty years later the state assembly made Native American Day an official holiday. Combining Thanksgiving with Native American Day may be more appropriate than merging Native American Day and Columbus Day. Columbus’ arrival in the Bahamas subsequently brought to Native Americans diseases, broken treaties, and war. The joint observances of Columbus Day and Native American Day would seem antithetical. The arrival of Columbus led, however, to European colonists benefiting from a legacy of Native American agricultural practices, use of natural medicines, examples of governance, and much more. The cultivation of corn, squash, beans, melons, peanuts, pumpkins, and cotton are New World commodities that today comprise much of the world’s agricultural demand. The canoe, toboggan, kayak, and snowshoes were developed by the Indians, and longhouses constructed by Native Americans inspired the simpler log cabins of settlers. In the southeastern region of the United States, tribes extracted salicylic acid from willow bark to relieve pain. This is the main ingredient in today’s aspirin. Medicine men (shamans) of tribes elsewhere used herbs that proved effective in treating ailments from
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dandruff, nausea, and sore throats to constipation. The standard reference for accepted pharmaceuticals, the U.S. Pharmacopeia, includes 170 drugs used by the shamans. In a single sentence, Benjamin Franklin both maligned and commended the governance of the Iroquois League. Seeking support for the unification of the 13 colonies, he cited the worthy example of “six nations of ignorant savages.” He was referring to the league of five tribes, formed in 1570, and joined much later by a sixth tribe. The tribes, through a Council of Sachems (leaders), each participated as equals in controlling relations among themselves and other tribes. The council served as the league’s central authority with power not given to it reserved to the individual tribes. This is believed to have inspired a key provision in the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789. The Iroquois League was not the only Native American confederacy. In the southeast the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek were members of a league that also dated to the 1500s. Joined later by the Seminoles, they became known to colonists as “the Five Civilized Tribes.” These tribes sought to deal with the United States as equals, but failed when President Andrew Jackson in 1830 signed the Indian Removal Act, exiling them to western territories. Indian trails often became roads for settlers. Indian villages near key waterways and trails became large cities. Among them are Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. The names of 20 states, located from Massachusetts to Arizona, are of Indian derivation as are names of many cities, counties, rivers, and lakes. Thanksgiving would be a vastly preferred holiday to combine with a Native American Day. In his report please see OWE page 11
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Creativity Matters
For Veterans: Art-Making and Transformation Judith Zausner here are many hurdles in life and, for veterans, some of these hurdles seem insurmountable. The warzone has scorched traumatic memories in their psyches that may sit buried and unreachable. Fortunately, now there are innovative support groups that provide a cathartic relief through creativity. Combat Paper (http://www.printnj.org /combat-paper), a New Jersey nonprofit, is an extraordinary program that travels around the country to help veterans relieve their stress from the effects of war. It fully embraces a creative process in three stages. Starting with “deconstructing,” the veterans bring in their worn combat fatigues for shredding to begin the papermaking process; then, the shredded, small fabric pieces are pulverized to produce paper pulp, which begins the “reclamation” process—they get to reclaim their uniforms as paper. The third stage is “communication” because when the paper is dry, they can write poetry or draw images on it to
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communicate their feelings and/or stories. As they go through this transformation process of their uniforms and, internally, themselves, each person is encouraged to talk and share their war experience with facilitators who also have military backgrounds. For most of these veterans, it is the first time they have spoken about traumatic events from the combat zone. Since the workshops are closed sessions for veterans only, they feel safe to open up and process emotions and memories that have previously been untouched. This is a community of veterans helping other veterans to heal
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psychologically, emotionally, and physically through a creative journey of inner exploration. Drew Cameron, an Iraq war veteran and talented artist, co-founded Combat Paper in 2007 with his idea to “liberate the rag.” “The story of the fiber, the blood, sweat, and tears, the months of hardship and brutal violence are held within those old uniforms,” Cameron says. “The uniforms often become inhabitants of closets or boxes in the attic. Reshaping that association of subordination, of warfare and service, into something collective and beautiful is our inspiration.” With the success of Combat Paper, other organizations have formed to support veterans’ healing through art. Warrior Writers Project (www.warrior writers.org) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that is a “community of military veterans, service members, artists, allies, civilians, and healers dedicated to creativity and wellness.”
There is emphasis on writing, although they also encourage other mediums such as painting and photography. To expand their reach, Warrior Writers also offers trainings, retreats, exhibitions, performances, and alternative healing practices that include massage and yoga. They have recently published their third anthology After Action Review, which showcases more than 100 veteran poems, creative writing, and art. Inspired by Combat Paper and Warrior Writers, in March 2011, Veterans in the Arts (www.veteransinthearts.org), a Minneapolis-based organization, began offering classes. Their direction includes literary and visual as well as musical initiatives. Although new to this approach of creative healing, they have already received the support of 10 art partners to build on their mission. Being deployed overseas will generate feelings of loss of family and friends, but it is very difficult to predict what experiences the soldiers come back with. These organizations strive to heal those wounds through sharing, art-making, and heartfelt support. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. — Helen Keller Judith Zausner can be reached at judith@caringcrafts.com.
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Salute to a Veteran
He Survived 35 Combat Missions in a B-17 Bomber Robert D. Wilcox hen Bob Hansen grew up in Brooklyn, the neighborhood was primarily home to working-class European immigrants. He says that very few, including his family, ever owned or drove an automobile. So, picturing himself flying a four-engine airplane would have seemed pretty farfetched for most people. But not for him. Ever since he had become the firstever Eagle Scout in his Boy Scout troop, he had enjoyed a serious interest in mapping. And the U.S. Air Force seemed to him to be a perfect place for someone interested in maps. So, in late 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became an aviation cadet designee. In basic training at Atlantic City, he was found to have a slight problem with depth perception that would prevent his becoming a pilot … but not for becoming a navigator. So he was off to
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Labrador, Iceland, navigator training at and finally to Selman Field, Prestwick, Scotland. Monroe, La., where he There we left our earned his navigator airplane and wings and a proceeded to our commission as a 2nd lieutenant. assignment to the He was then 351st Bomb Group, in Polebrook, England.” assigned to a B-17 After some intense crew at MacDill Field, training flights, they Fla., and the crew were ready for their went through combat first combat mission training there before on Sept. 5 to picking up a brandLudwigshaven, new B-17G on their st Germany. How did way via the northern 1 Lt. Robert Hansen that go? route to England. upon his return from combat in “Well, we ran into Hansen grins as he Europe. heavy flak, but, notes, “Lots of our fortunately, no fighters. Nobody got crew were from New York and New hurt, although we saw one of our B-17s England, so our pilot would wave our wings as we flew over their hometowns as take a direct hit and explode with the loss of all 10 men aboard. we flew north to Maine, then to
“On every mission, we saw flak, with planes being set on fire and blown apart all around us. That was bad enough, but I guess it never came home to us quite like it did on our 12th mission, on Oct. 5, 1944. “Our target was a synthetic oil refinery in Politz, Germany, where our group lost seven aircraft and had severe damage to 24 more. As for us, we lost our ball turret operator, who was killed by flak that caught us squarely on the ball turret. None of us had seen death so close up, and it came home to us in a hurry. “Also, one of our waist gunners was hit by a piece of aluminum that had been torn loose by a burst of flak. The aluminum was as sharp as a razor blade, and it caught him squarely in his right eye. He was covered with blood, and all we could do for him was to bandage him and give him a shot of morphine to ease
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the pain. When we landed, the hospital found it necessary to remove his eye. “Then, on a mission to Mersburg, Germany, we lost two of our four engines to flak and were able to crash land near Liege, Belgium, in friendly territory. On the way down, we were in and out of clouds, trying hard stay out of sight of enemy aircraft, when, all of a sudden, a P-51 showed up off our wing, with wheels and flaps down. “The pilot was using his hands to point straight down. I looked to where he was pointing, and, sure enough, there was a small metal landing strip that was intended for fighters to make emergency landings. We managed to crash land on that little strip. Our bombardier was
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licensed engineer, ultimately becoming senior advisor to management in the area of marketing operations and engineering. In that capacity, he traveled worldwide, evaluating operations and reporting to management in New York. He retired from the company 1984. Hansen stayed in the Air Force Reserve and retired as a captain. After his wife, Judith, died in 2005, he came to a retirement home in Central Pennsylvania to be close to friends and to occasionally share with them tales of his experiences in having flown 35 bomber combat missions over Europe.
unsuited for farming. The Pilgrims, who landed in Plymouth, Mass., in 1620, fared much better. Early mentoring from Squanto, a Pawtuxet, in cultivating corn, drawing sap for maple syrup, and avoiding poisonous plants sustained them. In 1621 the Pilgrims invited 90 Wampanoag Indians to share a feast that lasted over three days—the first Thanksgiving. To the event the Indians brought five freshly killed deer.
endorsement of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed.”
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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following his voyage to the Bahamas in 1492, Columbus acknowledged his gratitude when he wrote: “The people of this island are generous with what they have, to such a degree as no one would believe, but he who had seen it.” Likewise, the English who established the ill-fated colony at Jamestown, Va., in 1607 depended on help from the native Powhatan to survive. They had settled on a marshland of stagnant water on the banks of the James River, entirely
Harmonious relations with the Wampanoag lasted only 40 years. The time is overdue for other states, if not the federal government, to consider the California example. The Bureau of Indian Affairs indicates how belated this observance has become, reporting that in 1914, “Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. “On Dec. 14, 1915, he presented the
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• Hunt with a trusted buddy. If you’re alone, make sure that someone knows where you will be and when to expect you back. If you’re hunting with an unsafe shooter, you don’t need an excuse to leave.
• Store and transport ammunition separately from guns. Keep everything under lock and key when it’s not in use.
• If using a tree stand to hunt, don’t forget to wear a safety belt.
• It doesn’t take much effort to elevate your heart rate into the danger zone. Make sure you exercise regularly for better fitness on your hunt.
• Be sure all your equipment is working properly and you know how to operate it before hunting.
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The Best Foods for Older Diabetics Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My 62-year-old husband was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As the cook in the family, I’m interested in finding out the best diabetic foods that he should now be eating, and where I can put my hands on some good diabetic cookbooks.What can you tell me? – Diabetic Caretaker Dear Caretaker, Eating healthy is important for everyone, but it’s even more important for the nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes—half of whom are over the age of 60. Here’s what you and your husband should know. Diabetic Super Foods
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Dark-green, leafy vegetables: Spinach, collard greens, mustard greens, kale, and other dark-green, leafy veggies are nutrient dense and low in calories and carbohydrates. Your husband can’t eat too much of these. Citrus fruits: Grapefruit, oranges, and other citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C, which helps heart health. Stick to whole fruits instead of juice. Fiber in whole fruits slows sugar absorption so your husband will get the citrus-fruit nutrients without sending his blood sugar soaring. Sweet potatoes: High in vitamin A
and fiber and low on the glycemic index, sweet potatoes won’t raise your husband’s blood sugar at the same level as a regular potato. Berries: Whole, unsweetened blueberries, strawberries, and other berries are full of antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber. Choose fresh or frozen berries for salads, smoothies, or cereal. Tomatoes: Raw or cooked, this low-calorie super food offers vital nutrients like vitamin C, iron, and vitamin E. Serve sliced, steamed, broiled, or stewed, as a side dish, in salads, soups, casseroles, or other dishes. Fish with omega-3 fatty acids: Salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines, and albacore tuna are high in omega-3 fatty acids that help both heart health and diabetes. But stay away from
the breaded and deep-fried variety. Whole grains: Pearled barley, oatmeal, breads, and other whole-grain foods are high in fiber and contain nutrients such as magnesium, chromium, folate, and omega-3 fatty acids. Nuts: An ounce of nuts can go a long way in providing your husband important “healthy fats” along with hunger management. They also contain a nice dose of magnesium and fiber, but don’t overdo it. Nuts are high in calories, so a small handful each day is enough. Fat-free milk and yogurt: These dairy foods provide the calcium and vitamin D your husband needs, and they’ll also help curb cravings and between-meal snacks. More Information For additional information on healthy food choices for diabetics, including hundreds of free recipes, visit the ADA website at www.diabetes.org and click on “Food & Fitness,” or call (800) 3422383 (press option No. 4) and ask them to mail you a copy of their free booklet, What Can I Eat? The ADA also offers a wide variety of diabetic cookbooks that you can purchase through their online store at www.shopdiabetes.org or (800) 2326455. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.
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A healthy diet, coupled with regular exercise and medication (if needed), are the keys to keeping your husband’s blood sugar under control. To help meet your husband’s new dietary needs, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) offers a list of the top 10 super foods for type 1 and type 2 diabetics. These are foods that contain nutrients that are vitally important to people with diabetes, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, and vitamins A, C, and E. They’re also high in fiber, which will help your husband feel full longer and keep his glycemic index low so his blood sugar won’t spike. And, they’ll help keep his blood pressure and cholesterol in check, which are also critical for diabetics. Here’s what they recommend he eat plenty of.
Beans: Kidney, pinto, navy, black, and other types of beans are rich in nutrients and high in soluble fiber, which will keep his blood sugar steady and can help lower his cholesterol.
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the mountain. As the weights become their heaviest, he will walk as far as 10 to 15 yards. His goal is to walk 10 yards with 700 pounds. “It’s tough to do, but I like doing it. It’s part of my life,” Jones said. The 60year-old has powerwalked for 34 years, more than half of his life. At first, Jones powerwalked at a local reservoir. “It’s really rough on the rocks,” he said. Later, he switched to Ski Roundtop, going up the Minute Man slope where the chair lifts and lodge are located. In order to get ready for his yearly powerwalk benefits, Jones trains for five months: four days a week for two to three hours. Jones trains so hard because when the weights are set on his neck, it can dislocate his shoulder. “I build calluses on my back and shoulders so I can handle that,” he said. Jones also noted that he does not and has never taken steroids. He is able to do his powerwalks only because of the intense workouts he does, he said. Once the powerwalk is done for the year, Jones puts the equipment away for a while and instead works out on the machines at his gym. “I do a lot of walking. You have to stay in shape to go up a mountain,” he said. Jones began his powerwalking journey at the age of 26 to build up his “bird legs,” he said. He would walk up 186 steps to his garage with the bar and plates behind his head, and when he was done, he would get some ice cream from the ice cream factory at the bottom of the steps. But he really likes to practice out in a field where nobody is around. He now practices at a 1-acre lot close to his home, which has an empty trailer where he is allowed to keep his equipment. “I’m always pumped up to practice. I can’t wait to do it. It’s in my blood. The older I get, the more I want to do it. I’ll know when it’s over when I don’t want to practice,” Jones said. The idea of a benefit powerwalk began
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in 1978 when Jones was working as a bartender. Someone suggested he walk up the split in the mountain with his 160pound weights to raise money for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. “It was 90 degrees that day,” he recalled. The following year, he wanted to do something for the little kids. “I saw what families go through and how lucky I was,” Jones said. “Davey Smith was the little guy that got me going. He had cancer, was in a wheelchair and going blind, but he made me smile.” Jones said Smith and his family’s situation hit him hard, so he decided to do something once a year for kids and their families. “Raising a lot of money was not my intention,” Jones said. “I have set no goals, so we won’t be disappointed. In this economy, whatever we get we’re grateful for. I’m glad to get something, is the way I always look at things. I do it for the personal satisfaction.” He has raised funds for Special Olympics and numerous other charities, “but I like (to raise money) for the little kids the best … I do a different person each year, and they never see me again because when I got close to little Davey, it hurt me.” This year, Jones will be raising funds for the Tuckey family in Biglerville. Sixyear-old Bekah Tuckey was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2011. All proceeds from the powerwalk— which will begin at 11 a.m. on Nov. 3 with a rain date of Nov. 4—go directly to the Tuckey family. Jones has a volunteer staff who will be collecting donations so that people know that none of it goes to himself, he said. To donate, make checks payable to Bekah Tuckey Power Walk Fund, Account No. 473817, Member’s 1st Federal Credit Union, 5000 Louise Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. T-shirts and bracelets also are available for purchase by calling (717) 433-4996 or on the day of the event.
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Experienced cardiac & thoracic surgeon Joins Good Samaritan Cardiovascular Surgical Associates. When you put your life in a surgeon’s hands, you want to know they are highly-trained, experienced and have a track record of success. Accomplished cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Martin LeBoutillier has joined Good Samaritan Cardiovascular Surgical Associates, expanding the team of experienced surgeons who routinely perform complex cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeries at The Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. LeBoutillier is a highly-trained, board-certified surgeon, proficient in open heart procedures including coronary artery bypass grafting, minimally invasive surgery and valve repair surgery. In addition to his clinical expertise, his work has been published in numerous medical journals. An experienced cardiovascular surgery team working together to provide our community with exceptional cardiac care. That’s powerful medicine and comforting care. Only at Good Samaritan.
Martin LeBoutillier III, MD Dr. LeBoutillier received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York, NY, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. LeBoutillier completed his fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the NYU Medical Center. Before joining Good Samaritan, Dr. LeBoutillier was affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery Program and was the Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery, at The Chester County Hospital.
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