Take This! To prepare for wintery viruses, be sure to stay up to date on all your preventative vaccines for influenza, coronavirus, and RSV, but also consider taking supplements of vitamin C and D for their immune-boosting properties. Getting enough vitamin D can be a little … [Read more...] about An Ounce Of Prevention…Consider Adding These Supplements This Winter
Caregiver Resources
Is Your Mobility Hanging In The Balance?
Mobility can be impacted significantly if balance issues arise. “Decline in balance can be attributed to several things, but while there can be decline, falling is not a normal aging process,” says Kristen Luttrell, DPT at Masonic Homes of Kentucky. Deficiencies in strength, … [Read more...] about Is Your Mobility Hanging In The Balance?
Strive For Contentment In Your Life
One day in kindergarten my teacher Mrs. Prusch asked each student what they wanted to be when they grew up. She made it through half of the class with answers of a ballerina, a police officer, a Mommy like my Mommy, a doctor, a teacher, and my favorite - a clown. Since I was in … [Read more...] about Strive For Contentment In Your Life
Get To The Root Of Your Pain
Pain is not a foregone conclusion. Factors linked to pain include decreased activity levels, lack of sleep, depression, and specific health issues such as nerve damage, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. “Older injuries that were sustained in our teens or twenties can also … [Read more...] about Get To The Root Of Your Pain
A Caregiver’s Story: An Adjustment To Caring For Her Husband
Lynda Areheart, 84, became a nurse in her 50s, although she didn’t necessarily intend to become one. “Having always had trouble with math, I decided to clear up that patch in my education,” she says. She took remedial math and basic sciences and then just kept taking additional … [Read more...] about A Caregiver’s Story: An Adjustment To Caring For Her Husband