How to Make Healthy Habits Healthier | Salina's Premier Senior Living Community Residence 60012/1/2022  Keeping fit is important at any age. Even as bodies grow older and less limber, there are many things to do to keep in good shape. Everyone has read articles about what to eat, what to drink, what to avoid, but how much do we really know about those healthy hints?
What we've heard: Stay out of the sun! What we need to know: Minimizing exposure to the sun and wearing sun block is excellent care against skin cancer. But our bodies need 15 to 30 minutes of sunshine every day. Moderate exposure helps the body create vitamin D, maintaining calcium to strengthen bones. Sunshine also helps improve mood and encourages good sleep. What we've heard: Walking is the best exercise. What we need to know: If we're depending on a brisk walk to keep us well, we need to remember to exercise our other muscles. Lifting moderate weights helps with strength and bone density. Balance can also be improved. A medical professional can help explain how much weight or resistance is appropriate for an individual. What we've heard: Nutrition drinks and power bars are a quick way to eat well. What we need to know: The doctor may indeed prescribe a nutritional supplement in certain cases, but grabbing a power bar is probably a lot like grabbing a candy bar. Check the label to see how much sugar and sodium they contain. Vitamin supplements also need to be okayed by a medical provider. Some supplements fight with medicines we're taking. Staying healthy starts with staying informed! Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com
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 Healthy Friendships
Not only are friends fun, but they're good for our health! Doctors and psychologists agree that a few good friends or a social group can help us live longer and better lives. How does this work? 1. Friends can help our brains work better. Research is showing that having friends can reduce the risk of dementia. Friends who are good listeners actually contribute to our brain health. 2.Friends are a good influence. Being with others can encourage us to get more exercise; eat healthier, more regular meals; and drink less. Our buddies will keep an eye on us, reminding us when we're doing something unhealthy and standing by us as we try to do better. 3.Belonging is good. Feeling that we belong to a small or large group is helpful to our emotional health. Being part of the crowd guards against feelings of hopelessness and depression. 4.Physical touch is important. Studies find that just being touched positively influences our health. "Touch starvation," also called "skin hunger" is a real thing! We all remember the old slogan, "Reach out and touch someone." It turns out that it's healthy! Friends can come and go, and losing a companion hurts. But making the effort to find friends-- and to be a friend-- is good for everyone. Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com  Whatever happened to happy days? Even as the economy improves, hot weather fades and medical people are getting a better handle on our healthcare, many people just seem angry! Waiting in a line or even attending a family reunion can expose us to someone who is mad for no obvious reason. What can an ordinary person do when confronted with someone who is hot under the collar?
Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com  Decluttering or spring cleaning can be wonderful experiences, giving us new space and atmosphere to enjoy. But there are some things that just shouldn't be thrown out. In fact, keeping them all together in a safe space is a good idea.
Be sure that you and your heirs can find:
Talk with one or more of your heirs about these papers, where you keep them, and what your plans are. Documents are no help if your assistants can't find them, and your wishes may be disregarded without them. Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com  How many times have you seen the words "collect them all" in advertising? It might have meant that you should crave all twelve decorative plates in a series, or gold coins from every decade, or a t-shirt from every state in the nation. But the time comes when you just don't have the space to keep all of these "collectibles" or to dust them!
Ask yourself some questions.
5.Do I have what's important? Some things you may simply be unable to pass along. Your baby mug or wedding dress or golf clubs may continue to give you joy forever. But you no longer need to "collect them all." Your memories and generous sharing of treasures can outlast all of the ceramic dolls, pocket knives and stuffed animals. And, think of what you can put on all the clean shelves and cupboards! Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com  Special days will always be marked on the calendar: New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Labor Day. Americans have many ways of celebrating all of the holidays, but a few have fallen by the wayside.
While Memorial Day is still considered the beginning of the camping and boating season, it once was celebrated in more sacred ways. Established after the Civil War as a way to remember fallen soldiers of that conflict, communities would come together to deck all of the veterans' graves with the beautiful flowers of early summer. There were even picnics in the cemeteries. Arbor Day is another nearly-forgotten holiday. It was established clear back in 1872, and because of a later proclamation by President Teddy Roosevelt, aimed at children, it became popular for school groups or Scouts to plant trees at the end of April. Maybe you were part of a group who did this as a child. On the first of May, May Day was often celebrated with handmade baskets filled with spring flowers, like violets, cornflowers and roses. The children who made and filled the baskets would creep silently to the front doors of their neighbors, hang a basket on the door, ring the bell and run away! Knowing that the gift was a secret added to the giver's pleasure. Birthday celebrations have come a long way, and maybe not all for the better. In the 1940s, a child might get a special cake, made by a relative, not a bakery, and after blowing out the candles, could also get playful (and non-painful) "spankings." A five-year-old could get "spanked" five times and then "one to grow on." How was your birthday celebrated when you were little? Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com  It might sound peculiar, but if you're lonely, you're not alone. Many people of all ages experience periods of feeling isolated, friendless, or even depressingly lonely. The years of the Covid-19 pandemic have forced many people to be isolated more often. Used to eating with a group, attending an exercise class, traveling with others, during these times people have needed to stay home and stay solitary. Aging also contributes to feelings of loneliness. Hearing loss or a decline in vision can make it much harder to visit with people, even when a person is able to join in group activities.
Can anything be done about being lonely? 1.Look hard for new acquaintances. If you can't get to the exercise room or religious service, talk to the person in the apartment next door, even if you've never really met. Look for someone who is eating alone and ask if you can join them. Invite an old friend over, someone you haven't seen for a long time. 2.Strengthen existing relationships. Families and friends sometimes fall out, or life just gets so busy that they can't get together as often as they used to. Send a note to that cousin, reminiscing about shared experiences. Phone the daughter-in-law from whom you've been estranged. An old friend might become a new friend, too. 3.Keep busy. Being alone doesn't mean you have to sit and feel sad. Volunteer if there is an opportunity, even for a one-time event. Check on your neighbors. Stir up those no-bake cookies and take them to someone who's recovering from a fall. Offer to play games with your great-nephew for an hour after school. 4.Adopt a pet. Not only will Spot provide companionship, you'll find that people who might be too shy to speak otherwise, will reach out to your pet, and then to you. What do you have to lose? Maybe your loneliness. Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com It seems that so many of the people who once entertained or informed us have passed away, along with the "good old days." But there are some wonderful celebrities who are not only still living, but who are living actively. The actress Eva Marie Saint, who was born in 1924, continues to keep busy. Best-remembered for playing opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront in 1954, she has won many awards, including one from the Academy. But even in her eighties she was appearing in movies and television, and recently she campaigned for Californians to stop texting while driving. In 2018, she was a presenter at the Academy Awards. And she still looks beautiful! Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States, was also born in 1924. Since he left office, he has been continually involved in political and charitable projects, including Habitat for Humanity. He can still swing a hammer, and in 2002 he received a Nobel Peace Prize. Bob Barker, the former host of "The Price is Right" television game show, is 98 years old. He believes in physical exercise and healthy eating, and he actively supports humane treatment of animals. June Lockhart is another celebrity in her 90s. She achieved excellence in theater, movies and television, and is probably best remembered for playing mothers in the TV series, "Lassie" (1954) and "Lost in Space" (1965). But even in her nineties, she has acted in television and movies. These people, and others, like Norman Lear and Henry Kissinger, have never retired, but continue to be useful and interested in life well into their ninth decades. Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com According to The National Institute on Aging, more than one in three people age 65 years old older falls each year. Studies show that if a person falls once, they are even more likely to fall again. Taking a tumble is not just ungraceful or embarrassing, it can result in broken bones, head injuries, hospital stays or permanent disability. Falls are not inevitable, even with aging. Here are some ways to minimize the likelihood of falling.
Being independent is everyone's goal, and one way to keep this a reality is to avoid falls. Charlene Frazier Community Coordinator, Residence 600 600 E. Elm, Salina KS 67401 785-822-1300 residentservices.600@gmail.com |
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