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Healthy eating “A Mediterranean-type diet that focuses on whole foods, good fats and foods high in antioxidants is a great place to start,” says

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She encourages her patients to focus on getting omega-3 fats from fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil, nuts and seeds. She also recommends increasing fruits (especially berries) and beans (they’re packed with antioxidants). What’s more, research shows a little cocoa, coffee and red wine can act as antioxidants and are beneficial in low to moderate amounts.

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veryone knows aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and lifting weights keeps muscles strong. But when it comes to keeping the brain healthy, most people are unsure what to do.

As you age, brain health and maintaining memory functions becomes a top concern. Turns out, these issues may begin sooner than you think.

“We tend to think about memory decline as an older person’s issue, but that’s not the case at all,” says Dr. Aimee Gould Shunney, a licensed naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s health and family medicine.

“There was a study published in 2012 in the British Medical Journal that examined cognitive function in people age 45 to 70.

The researchers did not expect it, but they found evidence of cognitive decline in the 45-year-old participants as well as the older participants.”

She notes there are two basic pathological processes that cause degeneration of the brain – oxidative stress and inflammation.

Basically, the standard American diet and lifestyle contribute to those processes. So who is this really an issue for? Men and women of all ages.

No matter your age, you can take charge of your brain health by following these five smart steps from Dr. Shunney:

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most important measures we can take,” she says. “DHA is the dominant omega-3 in the brain. Just like we need to make sure babies have enough DHA to grow their brain, we need to make sure older people get enough DHA to keep their brains healthy.”

She suggests “Omega Memory” by Nordic Naturals. It’s a DHA-dominant omega-3 formula that also includes other brain healthy ingredients: curcumin, phosphatidylcholine and huperzine A. For more information, visit www. nordicnaturals.com.

Visiting with friends or joining a social club are great ways to help keep your brain active.

Regular sleep Poor sleep is a risk factor for cognitive decline. “Studies show both sleep deprivation and sleeping too much impact cognitive performance,” Dr. Shunney says.

“A good goal is to go to bed around the same time each night, sleep for 7-8 hours, and get up around the same time every morning.”

Thinking activities “I recommend anything that keeps your mind working,” says Dr. Shunney.

“Activities that require things to be arranged or puzzles that have to be put together. Crossword puzzles, word games and board games are all great.”

She also notes some activities to avoid:

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“It’s important to limit certain activities.

The constant scanning of social media and newsfeeds eliminates creativity and keeps us on edge. Limit the time you spend doing that and instead do things that cause you to explore and think and put ideas together on your own.”

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cognitive decline,” says Dr. Shunney.

“In one study, people who were lonely experienced cognitive decline at a 20 percent faster rate than people who were not lonely.”

Make time to take a foreign language class, join a Toastmaster’s Club, take a watercolor class – anything that connects you regularly to other people.

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xercise is good for everyone, but seniors with mobility or balance issues may wonder what kind of exercise they can do that will be safe, easy and effective.

Jogging outdoors, running on a treadmill or lifting weights at the gym aren’t always practical – or enjoyable activities for everyone.

However, one type of exercise works for everyone, no matter your age or ability, because it relies on improving practical movements often involved in everyday activities.

“Natural movement is universal, and it’s about bringing movement back to the basics,” says Bradly Prigge, wellness exercise specialist with the Mayo Clinic’s Healthy Living Program. “It’s not about following the latest fitness craze or learning the newest secret to weight loss.

Natural movement is about connecting with your body and cultivating an awareness of your full abilities.”

Rather than engaging in strenuous activity for its own sake alone, natural movement training emphasizes improving the efficiency of practical movements, which can include rising from a seated to a standing position, getting up off the floor, crawling, stepping under or over objects, and more.

The objective, Prigge explains, is not just to improve health, but also enhance how well you can perform each movement.

“The practice and training of movement shouldn’t feel like a chore or something you have to do,” Prigge says. “Rather, it should empower and liberate you, and, as a result, enhance your life. Natural movement training can help improve your strength, mobility and conditioning, but they’re not the direct goal. Those improvements are the result of practicing and developing movement skills that are directly transferable to real world situations, like rising from a seated to a standing position, walking with balance and confidence, and lifting a bag of groceries without injury.”

Natural movement is for everyone because at its most basic level it incorporates movements that are instinctual to all humans. For example, a natural movement workout might include crawling on your hands and knees for 30 seconds to a few minutes, sitting on the floor and swiveling hips and knees to facilitate standing up, or balancing while walking across a beam.

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Prigge offers some advice for making the most of your natural movement workout: • Pay attention to your movement and strive to develop awareness of your body’s sensations, and how different movements feel. For example, where do you feel pressure and/or tension in your body when making a particular move? How does shifting your body weight or changing position alter those sensations?

• Only perform movements and positions that your body allows without producing pain. Just as walking, sitting, standing and other everyday movements shouldn’t cause pain your natural movement workout should also be pain-free.

• It’s all right and even advisable – to use your hands for support or raise your hips with bolsters or pillows until you develop greater mobility and strength.

• Be kind to yourself and realize it is important to meet yourself where you currently are, rather than where you used to be or feel you should be.

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A life half full –

As Americans age, one element seems to be key for their mental and physical health – optimism. That’s the finding suggested by a new Humana survey, which asked Americans age 60 and older how they perceive the importance of various wellness traits.

Although the survey uncovered many perspectives, the findings about optimism suggest a possible link between a “glass half full” mentality and mental and physical health: • Older Americans who rated themselves as very optimistic about aging tended to be the most active physically, socially and in their communities.

• They also reported a much lower number of physically unhealthy days per month on average – 2.84 for the most optimistic, compared to 12.55 physically unhealthy days for the least optimistic.

• The most optimistic also felt on average 12 years younger than their actual age (those who are least optimistic felt on average seven years older than their actual age).

The survey also asked respondents to rate how they feel about the depiction of people age 60 and older in pop culture – in film, television, commercials and so on. Overwhelmingly, the respondents perceived these media portrayals of their own demographic as inaccurate, rating the accuracy level as, on average, five or less on a 10-point scale.

Those aging Americans who do feel that media accurately portrays them think about aging more than the average and have a higher level of fear about aging than their peers.

Humana also recently partnered with The University of Southern California to take a first-ever look into society’s views of aging in America through the lens of film. The USC study reveals that characters aged 60 and older are under-represented in film, and that those characters who do appear face demeaning or ageist references.

Key findings from the study include: • Just 11 percent of characters evaluated were aged 60 and older – U.S. Census data

shows that 18.5 percent of the population is aged 60 and older.

• Out of 57 films that featured a leading or supporting senior character, 30 featured ageist comments – that’s more than half of the films. Quotes included characters being called “a relic,” “a frail old woman” and “a senile old man.”

• Only 29.1 percent of on-screen characters engaged with technology, whereas 84 percent of aging Americans report that they use the internet weekly.

Taken together, these findings feed into growing evidence that suggest that ageism is a social determinant of health and may negatively impact health outcomes for aging Americans.

Societal views and negative media portrayals can cause aging Americans to feel invisible. These negative perceptions may dampen optimistic outlooks and impact physical and emotional health.

To learn more about Humana’s commitment to healthy aging, visit StartWithHealthy.Humana.com.

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Seniors are one of the five groups most at-risk for identity theft, according to a report from U.S. News & World Report.

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Consumer Cellular, which specializes in no-contract cellphone service and phones primarily for people 50 and older, offers some advice for securing your cellphone.

• Always use strong passwords. Use numbers, symbols and capital letters in place of lowercase letters to strengthen your passwords. If you’re not sure how to create a strong password, Microsoft offers a helpful free online guide.

• Use your phone’s built-in security features, such as a lock screen, password protection and data encryption. A lock and/or encryption ensure that if your phone is lost or stolen, whoever has it won’t be able to easily access data stored on the phone.

• Back-up your phone’s data, especially if you use it to capture photos and videos. If your phone gets damaged, lost or stolen, you can easily restore the data onto another eligible device.

In addition, backing-up data can help your phone run more efficiently. Storing data on the device takes up a lot of memory and can slow it down.

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According to the WOCN Society’s website, www.wocn.org, WOC nurses are “highly prepared expert clinicians who treat complex wounds, ostomy issues, and incontinence. WOC nurses serve in a variety of roles to assist patients, including educator, consultant, researcher, and administrator.”

WOC nurses practice in a variety of settings, including hospitals, home health, and longterm care facilities.

Certified WOC nurses received their training through accredited WOC education programs and have been certified through the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board. Only nurses earning this certification qualify as WOC specialists.

Benefits of a WOC nurse If you’re looking to better understand just how much impact a WOC nurse can have,

consider this – Research from the University of Minnesota shows that patients who obtain care from a WOC nurse experience significantly more positive outcomes than those who do not.

According to the research, patients who receive care from a WOC nurse are: • Nearly twice as likely to have improvement in pressure injuries (bedsores) • Twenty percent more likely to have improvement in lower extremity ulcers • Forty percent more likely to have improvement in surgical wounds • Forty percent more likely to have improvement in urinary incontinence • Forty percent more likely to have improvement in bowel incontinence You can learn more about these findings and the other benefits provided by a specialized WOC nurse at www.wocn.org.

How to find a WOC nurse near you While you may have never heard of a WOC nurse before, they are actually more common than you may think. There are more than 6,000 WOC nurses practicing across the country, and the WOCN Society’s website can provide you with the most accurate listing of WOC nurses in your area.

And lastly, don’t be afraid to ask. You can ensure you or your loved one receives the care of a WOC nurse by requesting one from your medical provider. Don’t forget to make this request because there is nothing more important than your health.

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when a senior loved one wanders will suffer serious injury, or even die, if not found within 24 hours. It’s important for caregivers to understand why and how wandering happens, when it occurs and what they can do to prevent or minimize occurrences.”

Wandering safety tips

Observing when and why your loved one wanders can help you take steps to keep him or her safe. Common coping strategies for nighttime wandering include: • Help people with Alzheimer’s differentiate between day and night by Why wandering occurs making sure they’re exposed to plenty of To understand why your loved one natural light during the day. This can help may be wandering, look for a pattern, circadian rhythms that dementia disrupts Holt Klinger advises. Does he wander at a and age-related changes in sleep patterns. particular time of day or night? Is she trying • Encourage at least 30 minutes of to communicate with you? Do they have an exercise every day, but not within four unmet physical or psychological need, like hours of bedtime. Exercise can keep people being hungry or thirsty, or feeling lonely? more awake and alert during the day, and Is an undiagnosed medical problem, such promote better sleep at night. as a urinary tract infection, prompting the • Avoid serving alcohol, caffeine or large person to get out of bed at night? meals as bedtime approaches.

Sleep patterns change as we age, and • Encourage a bathroom visit right before those changes can be pronounced and bedtime. concerning for people with dementia. Your • Avoid screen time (white light) directly loved one may get up during the night prior to bedtime and use amber colored because he or she has trouble sleeping. nightlights, which do not disrupt REM People with Alzheimer’s may wake in sleep patterns. the middle of the night and get confused, • Practice relaxation methods like a thinking that it is time to get up and go short, light massage, warm bath, hot milk or somewhere, such as work or running herb tea, or reading aloud. These activities errands.

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Virtually all parents have experienced the terror of looking up from what they were doing only to realize their child has wandered off. Your pulse races, your heart pounds and you can’t relax until your child is back in sight. As children grow up, they learn to stay put – or at least let you know where they’re going – and your fears fade.

However, if you become a caregiver for a parent, grandparent or other loved one with dementia, you may find yourself having the same fear if your loved one begins to exhibit a concerning symptom of dementia – getting lost or wandering.

The Alzheimer’s Association says six out of 10 people with Alzheimer’s experience episodes of wandering. The behavior can take many forms, from leaving the house without telling anyone to leaving and then becoming too disoriented to find their way home. Wandering can also occur at night, when a person with Alzheimer’s gets out of bed and wanders inside the house – or more concerning, goes outdoors – in the dark.

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Proactive steps to reduce your fall risk Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for seniors. Fortunately, through a combination of technology solutions and lifestyle choices, seniors can be prepared for the event of a fall, as well as take proactive measures to decrease the likelihood of a fall.

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Adhere to medication and physician orders Eighty-seven percent of adults aged 65 and older take at least two medications and 42 percent take five or more. With long lists of medication, adherence can be difficult, but it’s vital to follow all directives and advice from your physician to avoid mistakes that can lead to falls.

Stay social in your community Although many older Americans value their independence, it’s important to be social and surrounded by others who care about you. This will help lower your chances of depression, make you happier as you age, and increase the chances of someone being there for you if you fall and need help.

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Stay fit to stay on your feet. The stronger and more flexible you are, the lower your risk of falling.

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are soothing and can help a person calm down for better sleep.

• For extreme wandering concerns, consider investing in a monitoring system that will alert you when a loved one gets out of bed at night.

For daytime episodes of wandering, try: • Hiding car keys. This can prevent loved ones from leaving the house, getting in the car and losing their way. If your loved one’s car operates with a key fob, removing the battery or distributor

cap may be another option.

• Keeping doors locked. Some people with Alzheimer’s are unable to operate locked doors. At the very least, a locked door may provide a delay long enough for a caregiver to intervene.

• Equipping doors with an alarm to signal when it is opened. This can be as simple as putting a bell on the door.

• Staving off wandering impulses by taking your loved one for frequent walks outdoors.

• Occupying your loved one with a relatable, doable task that provides a sense of purpose. For example, if

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someone worked in an office, give her papers to organize. If he loves animals, have him brush the dog.

“Sometimes, despite your best efforts and precautions, wandering can remain a concern,” Holt Klinger says. “If that happens, it may be time to consider a move to a senior living community that specializes in caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Brookdale’s Clare Bridge communities are secured and designed to promote a sense of independence, safety and purpose.”

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Here are some of the services and amenities we offer • Assistance with personal cares to include: dressing, grooming, bathing, and mobility • Medication Administration • Nutritional meal preparation and service • Care planning and health monitoring • Laundry and Housekeeping service • Leisure time activities • And much more........

Our residents live meaningful, active, and enjoyable lives in a familiar, homelike setting encouraged by staff who offer 24 hour support. Help is always available.

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Family caregivers

D O N ’ T H AV E TO F E E L A LO N E

By Emma Dickison CONTRIBUTOR

f you are or expect to become a family caregiver, you should know that you’re not alone.

Not only are there about 34 million Americans in a similar situation, according to the AARP, there are organizations that have been created to help you all. These groups and companies can assist with such things as: • planning for the future; • taking into account each individual’s wants, needs and hopes; and • determining how each person involved can contribute.

Often, a lack of communication can lead to misunderstanding and, ultimately, choices that aren’t as good for anybody. It’s important to respect the contributions each member of the caregiver team can make.

Here are a few of the more common caregiving roles: the Planner, Camp Director, Doer, Dreamer, and Rescuer.

None of them is more important than the others. You may find yourself playing multiple roles or your family may divide responsibilities and roles a little differently.

Caring for an aged or ill loved one can mean playing many roles.

Ask for help when you can.

The Planner

The Camp Director This person is like the project manager for the team. He or she needs a clear understanding of what is possible and – this is very important – who is doing what and which tasks have been checked off.

The Doer This is the one who’s there day to day, who handles the routine errands and helps with the household tasks.

The Doer can feel isolated from the rest and it’s important that teammates respect and recognize his or her contributions. This is also the person with the most frequent contact with your loved one, so communication is particularly important.

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The Dreamer He or she is too often dismissed as a denier. This is the person who may, in the early going, appear to think that everything will just work itself out and go back to something close to the old “normal.”

But the Dreamer has an important point of view as this person is often the advocate for the most important hopes and desires of your older loved one. They hope Mom can go back to caring for herself without any additional resources because they know that’s what Mom wants.

The Rescuer With families more spread out these days, there’s often a member of the family who really can’t be involved day to day, but emotionally is still part of the caregiving team.

The Rescuer comes into the picture when the plan has gone off the rails or some unexpected event occurs. The fresh perspective he or she provides can be very helpful, and often, this is the role most likely to first recognize a need because the person is not around every day.

Whichever role or roles you gave, you can get further help and advice from the experts at Home Helpers Home Care, a company that aims to give caregivers and their loved ones the resources and support they need.

For further facts on how to care for your family, go to www.homehelpershomecare. com. You can even arrange for a no-cost – and no-obligation – in-home assessment. It’s free, and it might help you identify some solutions and some work-arounds you hadn’t thought of before.

Emma Dickison is a certified senior advisor, and president of Home Helpers.

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The Planner gravitates toward tasks that will come up sooner or later and prepares for them; things like knowing where the life insurance policies are, and making sure the wills and other documents are up-to-date.

The Planner has a plan and any deviations from it should be communicated clearly to this person.

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FIND PEACE OF MIND Planning for retirement – and keeping that plan on track – can be difficult. You have to make sure your money grows so that it lasts as long as you do. There’s a product offered by life insurers that helps people with this challenge. It’s called a variable annuity.

A variable annuity is like a 401(k) plan in certain ways. Your savings grow taxdeferred, and you can invest in accounts tied to the stock market or at guaranteed rates. Like a 401(k), a variable annuity works best as part of a long-term planning strategy. A key difference between a variable annuity and many 401(k)s is that a variable annuity offers a guaranteed stream of retirement income for life to supplement Social Security. Put another way, a variable annuity’s guarantees provide two vital elements to any comprehensive retirement plan – financial security and peace of mind.

Like all financial products, a variable

annuity has fees associated with it. Fees are assessed for management of the annuity’s funds – similar to mutual funds. Fees also pay for the annuity’s unique insurance elements such as guaranteed lifetime income in retirement, something that is not available in any other financial product.

Annuities can include other unique features to address your financial concerns.

One such feature ensures that if you die before annuity payments begin, your designated beneficiary will receive a benefit from the annuity. The amount of the benefit is defined in the annuity’s contract and is guaranteed, even if your accounts tied to the stock market perform poorly.

Since they are designed to be long-term planning products, early withdrawal from variable annuities can trigger additional charges. These are commonly referred to as withdrawal or surrender charges. Often, after a time specified in the contract, these

charges are eliminated. Some annuities waive them under specific circumstances such as death, confinement to a nursing home or terminal illness.

Variable annuities are among the most regulated financial products in the marketplace. These regulations provide variable annuity owners with significant protections. From product development to advertising to sale, life insurers must comply with state and federal laws and rules that protect consumers’ interests.

Variable annuities may not be for everyone. But for millions of retirees, the guarantees from variable annuities have been the difference between a secure retirement and an uncertain financial future.

More on variable annuities and how they may fit into a retirement plan is available at the American Council of Life Insurers’ website, www.acli.com.

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Aging in place – What smart homeowners are doing to stay self-reliant More than 90 percent of older adults prefer to age in place rather than move to assisted living or senior housing, according to the National Aging in Place Council.

By choosing to stay at home well into retirement, homeowners are taking on more responsibility for maintaining their independence as well as maintaining their home. However, they may not be aware of the significant responsibilities, including home care that can require physical labor or the increasing dependence on reliable electricity to maintain health, communication and security needs.

Additionally, the homeowner may not be aware of the myriad of minor upgrades needed to adequately modify the house for safe, secure and comfortable living.

When thinking about comfort and security, home automation is top of mind for today’s modern house. This includes lighting controls and fixtures that cast more light for better visibility inside the home. Enhanced lighting and monitoring will also improve security and can alter the mood with just a touch of a button.

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