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Improve your health: eat real food
As we stroll through our older age, we realize we can’t eat what we could when we were younger. And, believe me, it is a good thing.
The reason it is a good thing is because what we were eating when we were younger wasn’t that good for us. We didn’t get as sick because we didn’t have as many miles on us. We were able to get by with eating things that we are not able to eat now.
You may still be eating things that are shortening your time on this earth. In fact, I will give you the number one thing you can do for your health, and I’m almost sure you will be surprised.
Eat real food.
You may think you do eat real food, but let me ask you, is it processed food? If it is processed, it isn’t real. Try eating food for a week that is not in a wrapper. An apple is not in a wrapper. Neither is a watermelon. Those foods are just as nature intended. It hasn’t been through a machine that changes it.
This isn’t just my idea. It has been proven. You may not have heard anything about it because of the old adage: follow the money. Who is making money on real food? Just the people who grow it, but not processers, right? In other words, big money isn’t into real food.
For example, if you eat corn, you eat the real thing. That ear of corn grows in the field. You don’t see a protein bar growing any where do you? No, because no matter how good a protein bar is supposed to be for you, it is processed.
The secret is that processed food has a lot of sugar in it and usually bad fats. When you eat real food, you are just eating the food without the added sugar and without the added bad fats.
Bad fats are any kind of seed oil -- cottonseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, sunflower oil and safflower oil. And if you go to the health food store, you will notice that most of the chips and other foods that are packaged used sunflower and safflower oil – not healthy.
Dr. Chris Knobbe did exhaustive research on the cause of macular degeneration and wrote the top book on the subject. He said we went from having 0 mg of seed oils in 1865 to 80 mg of seed oils in 2010. This is 720 calories a day worth of processed oils. These oils are processed foods and are not good for you.
Would you really suffer if you ate only real food? We are used to picking up something easy instead of cooking. But even if we get past that, eating is such a social event for so many of us.
If you have a diagnosis you would like to leave in the dust, try eating only real food. Nothing packaged.
And if you are serious, look on You Tube for a few videos from Dr. Chris Knobbe as well as Dr. Robert Lustig. They will steer you in the right direction. The bottom line is: eat real food.
If you simply want to improve your health in an easy way, I suggest eating real food. Do that for 3 months and see how you look and feel.
If you think a calorie is a calorie, if you have Crohn’s disease, if you have fatty liver disease, or if you want to learn about health, go to the You Tube video link below, and listen to the video.
Dr. Robert Lustig has written books and speaks and is full of information. You cannot help but eat better after listening to his video. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pcU0eEkV7Eg
Learn to be OK with people not knowing your side of the story. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Go to www.youtube.com search for Dr. Robert H. Lustig and find the video - “Metabolical: The lure and the lies of processed food, nutrition, and modern medicine”
City of Lubbock facilities
Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center 3030 66th St. • 767-3727
Hodges Community Center 4011 University • 767-3706 Lubbock Memorial Arboretum 4111 University • 797-4520 Lubbock Adult Activity Center 2001 19th St. • 767-2710
Maxey Community Center 4020 30th St. • 767-3796
Rawlings Community Center 213 40th St. • 767-2704
Safety City 46th & Avenue U • 767-2712
Simmons Community & Activity Centers 2004 Oak Ave. • 767-2708
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September is here and cooler weather is on the horizon. I know we are all glad to have survived the heat and lack of rain. As I look at news across the states, Texas was not the only one who was witness to this crazy weather. If you do not like the weather in Texas, wait an hour or so, and it will change.
There are important dates to celebrate in September. Grandparents Day is Sept. 11, Labor Day is Sept. 5, Sept. 11 is the day to ‘Never Forget,’ and Sept. 19 is
‘Talk Like a Pirate Day.’
There are 18 days of September that celebrate a different food. Also, as a reminder, the fall months are the time to catch up on your vaccinations.
A new display is open at the National Ranching Heritage Center. The series 1883 has an exhibit with costumes, props and photography.
Highlights include an authentic wagon, a camp setup, hand-beaded Native American props, photography, and apparel worn by the series’ stars. The center is a great location to relive what the early settlers experienced when moving to the west and the hopes of finding a better life and their struggles.
The indoor and outdoor exhibits are all on walking paths. The center has a trolley ride ($5 per person) through the outdoor displays on Thursdays.
By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it. ~ George Burns
God’s truths are not bricks to throw at people. They are bread to feed people.
– Randy Alcorn
Healthy Aging Lecture Series
The Healthy Aging Lecture Series returns on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. Joe Moudy, director of emergency management with the City of Lubbock, will address ‘Prepare for Emergencies Now.’ He will detail what you can do now to prepare for emergencies, services the City of Lubbock can provide, and will answer questions.
The event will be held at the Academic Event Center, 3601 4th St., on the TTUHSC campus. Parking is available next to the building. The event is free and open to the public.
For questions or concerns, contact Malcom Brownell at 806-742-7821 or Malcolm. brownell@ttuhsc.edu.
Help needed
RSVP is continuing its mission of assisting nonprofits across the county. Several locations need your help.
Among those are the local hospitals, Catholic Charities, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, South Plains Food Bank, religious organizations, and area museums.
Most have a selection of services that you can provide that meet your time and talents. Contact the RSVP office at rsvp@ttuhsc.edu or 806-743-7787 for more information. By
Stocking Project
The Stocking Project continues to work toward its goal of 4,000+ stockings for Christmas 2022. More than 2,000 have been completed. Each Christmas a stocking, caps, and assorted items are distributed to servicemen stationed overseas. If you have items that are new or gently used (includes yarn and fabric) items you no longer need, we can find it a place to benefit others.
We also accept promotional items, decks of cards, and hard candy, to stuff into the stockings. If you can sew, serge or craft various items, let us know. To drop off items, contact the RSVP office, 806-743-7821.
Care Partner Academy
The Care Partner Academy will be continuing to host monthly sessions, in person and on Zoom.
On Sept. 13 at noon, Shannon Galyean, Ph.D., RDN, LD will present “Hey! What’s Cooking?” Aging is linked to changes that make you prone to deficiencies in important nutrients. Our speaker will address these issues and how you can incorporate them into your diet. All caregivers and interested community members are welcome to attend.
Let us know if you plan to attend or ZOOM the session. https://ttuhsc.zoom. us/j/93712419544 Contact Joan at 806-743-1217 (joan. blackmon@ttuhsc.edu) for details.
Mental health help is here
The staff at GIA and Dr. Jonathon Singer of TTU, have combined resources to provide free mental health assessments to the public at no charge.
With the pandemic, caregiving, inflation, and other related issues, there has been an increase in anxiety among the public. We are ready to help you. Dr. Singer and his staff can assess your situation and determine if individual or group settings can help you. Sessions can be oneon-one or in small group settings.
We are continuing to add sessions and are prepared to reach out to those in need. Classes are free but do require a reservation. All sessions, individual or group, are usually conducted at the Southwest Campus, 6630 S. Quaker, however, if you have a group that would be interested, we can host at a site and a time that works best for you. The sessions offer support and education you need. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Sessions will provide you with skills and techniques to manage stress and develop problem-solving skills. Sessions will be held weekly. If you would like to learn more about this program, contact the office at 806.743.7821.
September thoughts
• More babies on average are born in September than any other month.
Is that why we celebrate Labor Day? • September is the only month with the same number of letters in its names and number.
September has 9 letters, and it is the 9th month. • Why do bees have sticky hair?
They use honeycombs. • Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Theodore.
Theodore who?
Theodore was not opened, so I knocked. • Why can’t you tell a joke to an egg?
It might crack up.
You do not have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. ~ Les Brown
Kick start your day
Dear Folks, Remember our moms telling us, “It’s the most important meal of the day.”
I now have an excellent suggestion where you can begin your day with the best breakfast ever. “Jimmy’s Egg” has two Lubbock locations:
6253 Slide Road –
806-368-8212
4406 114th St. –
806-368-9251
We use the services of Door Dash to deliver our favorite menu item – the most delicious omelets ever! More on that later!
The menu is so extensive it would take most of this newspaper to print all of it. I will do my best to condense it to fi t in this column.
“Jimmy’s Egg” is a breakfast and lunch only establishment. Some locations have private meeting rooms, and “off site” catering is off ered.
With all the breakfast choices available, the combinations are endless. To begin, “Jimmy’s Traditional” off ers two eggs, fresh cooked to order, egg whites, or “Egg Beaters,” next your choice of 1 of the 5 meat selections, and last, two sides are included from the list of 18.
A “Two-Meat Classic” combo is similar, except a second meat can be chosen – WOW!
The lists include 18 sides: 6 premium sides, 7 breakfast specialties, 5 skillets. They have 8 three-egg omelets, and if all this doesn’t suit your taste, a special listing of “craft your own” omelet is off ered with four cheeses, six meats, 12 veggies, and 5 sauces for whatever you can dream up.
Waffl es and pancakes you ask? There are fi ve “griddle” versions with four fl avors and more “combos” are listed.
The 12-and-under crowd is not forgotten. “Little Jimmy’s” offers 7 selections to satisfy their taste buds. A choice of 14 add-ons are offered for an additional cost. “By the Glass” has 7 choices of milk or juices for everyone. There’s unlimited coff ee, tea, (hot or cold), offered and can you believe three options of “iced coff ee” are included in this extensive menu?
As mentioned above, lunch is also served. These choices include three “Fresh Crisp Salads,” (including four dressings), six “yummy sandwiches,” and fi ve “tasty burgers.”
Last but not least, our favorite is from the “ThreeEgg Omelet” list. Our choice, the “Very Veggie,” made with fresh spinach, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, tomatos, garlic seasoning, jack cheese. It is out of this world DELICIOUS!
Interesting information:
Delivered by Door Dash, Grub Hub, Menufy, and Uber Eats.
Until next time, Cathy Easter
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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
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Ranching Heritage Association to present awards at dinner, Oct. 15
(Continued from Page 9) broncs when he was only 13 years old.
“I was born in Clarendon (Texas) on Nov. 30, 1933, right smack dab in the middle of the Great Depression,” O’Neal said. “There were no jobs and no money.” His father worked on the Mel B. Davis Ranch in the Panhandle but quit ranching for a higher paying job.
Later when his father was sick and their house burned to the ground without the family saving anything, Wes and his brother Boots put up hay one summer pulling the machines with horse teams and then began breaking broncs for area ranchers.
“I tell everybody that I left school in the tenth grade because it was gettin’ in the way of my education,” Wes said, “but truly there wasn’t no money, Dad wasn’t workin’ and we had younger siblings at home. The RO Ranch was the first big bunch of horses we broke.”
Wes and Boots broke 20 broncs for the RO for $20 per head, pocketing $200 each (about $2,400 today). Then Wes went to work for two smaller ranches before joining Boots at the JA Ranch, which was established in 1875 as the first ranch in the Texas Panhandle.
Wes eventually became Wagon Boss for the JA before working for the W.T. Waggoner Estate until it sold. Today he lives in Holliday, Texas, and day works for the Four Sixes Ranch near Guthrie, Texas.
“If you’re gonna cowboy,” Wes said, “you accept the fact that you ain’t gonna ever be rich and you’re gonna get injured from time to time, but the trade-off is worth it to me. You’re not punchin’ no eight- to-five-time clock, and you get to see some beautiful sunrises sittin’ on your horse.As Buster Welch says, ‘That’s the best seat in the house.’”
It’s so dry in Texas that - the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling. - the Methodists are using wet-wipes. - the Presbyterians and Lutherans are giving out rain-checks. - the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water.
An ounce of keepin’ your mouth shut is worth a pound of “Wish I hadn’t said that.”
Some people always seem angry, and constantly look for conflict. Just walk away. The battle they are fighting is not with you. It is with themselves. Some days you’ll move mountains. Other days you’ll move from the bed to the couch. Both are OK and necessary.
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The burly Texan was known to be a practical joker, and one favorite trick of his was to startle first-time visitors to his ranch.
During a high-speed tour of the vast grounds in his sporty (but somewhat oddlooking) convertible, he would sometimes end up zooming toward his private lake, suddenly shouting that his brakes weren’t working.
The prankster then hurtled down a ramp and splashed into the lake. But instead of sinking, the car slowed and—huh?—became a leisurely moving boat!
The aghast visitors had been riding in an Amphicar.
It was conceived during World War Two as a Nazi military vessel called the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen. Later, the Amphicar (a blending of “amphibious” and “car”) became a civilian novelty as a vehicle that saw use both on the highway and in the water.
It featured a body length of 15.5 feet and a weight of 1,738 pounds. Manufactured in West Germany from 1961 to 1968, it cost the equivalent of a new Jaguar E-Type with its price tag of $2,800.
Fewer than 4,000 rearengine Amphicars rolled off the assembly line, and to this day, they remain the only amphibious passenger conveyances to be mass-produced. Each 43-horsepower machine was a convertible and was available in four basic colors—white, red, blue or green. Ninety percent of the buyers were American.
Initially there was a rush of interest and excitement for it. Newly established dealers proclaimed the Amphicar a must-have pleasure item. Modern Mechanix magazine enthused that “it does everything but fly!”
The New Yorker and Newsday ran photos and features on it. The Amphicar was even offered as a specialty vehicle for Red Cross emergency rescue services.
As the 1960s drew to a close, the novelty of the craft
began to wear thin. For one thing, the marketing concept had always been unclear. (Was it a car or was it a boat?) But other issues also muddied the sales waters.
The craft proved to be a high-maintenance item; after every five hours in the water, the Amphicar’s engine needed to be greased—a laborious task that involved lifting the entire vehicle and removing the rear seats. Also, each ocean use required cleansing with fresh water afterward. The American government drove the final nail into the Amphicar coffin. In 1968, the establishment of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) brought emissions and safety regulations that the little oddball auto/boat simply couldn’t meet.
But not all Amphicars ended up on the scrap heap. About 600 still exist, and some of those—now restored and brought up to required standards—can be rented at such vacation destinations as Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida, and Branson Landing in Missouri.
In Ohio, there’s an International Amphicar Owners Club, which boasts about 400 members.
Today, to own a restored one will set you back about $100,000.
By the way, that Texas prankster who got a chuckle out of frightening his unsuspecting visitors?
That was none other than Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States.
Garrison Institute on Aging
Texas Tech University Psychological Science faculty member, Jonathan Singer, PhD, and TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging invite you to take part in a research study aiming to improve quality of life for family members of individuals with dementia.
Eligibility criteria: Family members of individuals with Dementia in Lubbock County.
Contact: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging at 806.743.7821 or email Dr. Jonathan Singer at jonsinge@ttu.edu for additional information.
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Planning for facing the possibility of incapacity
Incapacity means that you are either mentally or physically unable to take care of yourself or your dayto-day affairs.
Incapacity can result from serious physical injury, mental or physical illness, mental retardation, advancing age, and alcohol or drug abuse.
Incapacity can strike anyone at anytime
Even with today’s medical miracles, it’s a real possibility that you or your spouse could become incapable of handling your own medical or financial affairs. A serious illness or accident can happen suddenly at any age.
Advancing age can bring senility, Alzheimer’s disease, or other ailments that affect your ability to make sound decisions about your health, or to pay your bills, write checks, make deposits, sell assets, or otherwise conduct your affairs.
Planning ahead can ensure that your wishes are carried out
Designating one or more individuals to act on your behalf can help ensure that your wishes are carried out if you become incapacitated.
Otherwise, a relative or friend must ask the court to appoint a guardian for you, a public procedure that can be emotionally draining, time consuming, and expensive.
An attorney can help you prepare legal documents that will give individuals you trust the authority to manage your affairs.
Managing medical decisions with a living will, durable power of attorney for health care, or Do Not Resuscitate order
If you do not authorize someone to make medical decisions for you, medical care providers must prolong your life using artificial means, if necessary.
With today’s modern technology, physicians can sustain you for days and weeks (if not months or even years). If you wish to avoid this, you must have an advance medical directive.
You may find that one, two, or all three types of advance medical directives are necessary to carry out all of your wishes for medical treatment (make sure all documents are consistent).
A living will allows you to approve or decline certain types of medical care, even if you will die as a result of the choice. However, in most states, living wills take effect only under certain circumstances, such as terminal injury or illness.
Generally, one can be used only to decline medical treatment that “serves only to postpone the moment of death.” Even in states that do not allow living wills, you might want to have one anyway to serve as evidence of your wishes.
A durable power of attorney for health care (known as a health-care proxy in some states) allows you to appoint a representative to make medical decisions for you. You decide how much power your representative will have.
A Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) is a doctor’s order that tells all other medical personnel not to perform CPR if you go into cardiac arrest.
There are two types of DNRs. One is effective only while you are hospitalized. The other is used while you are outside the hospital.
Managing your property with a living trust, durable power of attorney, or joint ownership
Consider putting in place at least one of the following options to help protect your property in the event you become incapacitated.
You can transfer ownership of your property to a revocable living trust. You name yourself as trustee and retain complete control over your affairs as long as you retain capacity.
If you become incapacitated, your successor trustee (the person you named to run the trust if you can’t) automatically steps in and takes over the management of your property. A living trust can survive your death, but it can be expensive to maintain and administer.
A durable power of attorney (DPOA) allows you to authorize someone else to act on your behalf. There are two types of DPOAs: an immediate DPOA, which is effective
Roundtable meeting Oct. 1
The Roundtable group will not meet in September because of Labor Day weekend and two Texas Tech home football games. The October meeting will be on Oct. 1.
The program will be “Honoring Our Vets” with Larry Williams and Katherine McLamore giving information on “10 Years of South Plains Honor Flight” and Gary Harber speaking about the progress of the VA Cemetery here in the South Plains area.
The meeting is held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carillon Senior Living Campus, 1717 W. Norfolk Ave, just off 19th and Quaker in the Pointe Plaza Building. Once in the building, go to the Cimarron Room on the left side of the regular dining room.
Cost is $15. Make check to Roundtable or bring cash. Anything extra that you would like to give will go into the scholarship fund for the Honor’s College at Texas Tech.
RSVP to Marie Evans, Chair of Roundtable, prior to the meeting, MEvans1398@aol.com.
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(Continued from Page 20) immediately, and a springing DPOA, which is not effective until you have become incapacitated. A DPOA should be fairly simple and inexpensive to implement. It also ends at your death. A springing DPOA is not permitted in some states, so you’ll want to check with an attorney.
Another option is to hold your property in concert with others. This arrangement may allow someone else to have immediate access to the property and to use it to meet your needs.
Joint ownership is simple and inexpensive to implement.
However, there are some disadvantages to the joint ownership arrangement. Some examples include 1. Your co-owner has immediate access to your property. 2. You lack the ability to direct the co-owner to use the property for your benefit. 3. Naming someone who is not your spouse as coowner may trigger gift tax consequences. 4. If you die before the other joint owner(s), your property interests will pass to the other owner(s) without regard to your own intentions, which may be different.
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If you’re always battling against getting older, you’re always going to be unhappy because it will happen anyway. – Mitch Albom Failure doesn’t mean the game is over; it means try again with experience. – Len Schlesinger
International comparisons provide new insights on aging
As lifespans increase and fertility rates decrease in most countries around the world, population aging has the potential to become what the United Nations calls one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century.
International comparisons of the aging experience offer a unique opportunity to advance understanding of social and economic influences on aging, say University of Southern California (USC) researchers Jennifer Ailshire, Ph.D., FGSA, and Jinkook Lee, Ph.D., who served as the editors of “Cross-National Comparisons of Social and Economic Contexts of Aging,” a recent supplement to “The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences” published by The Gerontological Society of America.
“We are at a pivotal moment for increasing our capacity to use a global perspective to meet the challenges and opportunities of our rapidly aging world,” said Ailshire, an associate professor of gerontology and sociology and assistant dean of international programs and global initiatives at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
“Better aging outcomes in one country may provide evidence for the efficacy of the country’s policies and programs for supporting health and aging, while comparative research also can be used to identify social and economic determinants of aging that are common across countries, highlighting important directions in which to focus our efforts to improve health and well-being at older ages.”
The papers presented in the issue examine social and economic factors across the life course from a variety of perspectives.
Topics include comparative research on the impacts of early-life socioeconomic position on later-life cognitive functioning, younger-life work trajectories on health at older ages, and the availability of family caregivers on end-of-life care.
Each paper leverages the Gateway to Global Aging Data, a USC-based a platform for population survey data on aging around the world.
“This research shows the promise of cross-national comparative research on aging with harmonized data and highlights potential new lines of inquiry for the research community,” said Lee, the principal investigator of the Gateway to Global Aging Data and director of the Global Aging, Health and Policy program at the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research.
“Significant differences in family, social environment and health indicators across countries call for research attention, and the Gateway is a valuable resource for these types of investigations.”
The supplement will be followed by a series of webinars and discussions to continue conversation and collaboration around facilitating future cross-national analyses.
“The papers published in this supplement provide new and innovative insights into the complex ways that micro- and macrosocial factors shape the experiences of older adults worldwide,” said Deborah Carr, Ph.D., FGSA, the outgoing editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences” and a professor of sociology at Boston University.
“Addressing obstacles to cross-national research will be key to advancing work in the future.”
