Mission Statement

To provide information, products and services regarding home based living in a way that preserves the wellbeing of both the care recipients and their caregivers.

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Announcement

In issue 67, we added a sub-category, Nutrition. As we have stated in Read All About This Site on our home page, prevention of chronic illness is one of our primary purposes in publishing the newsletter. We will provide information from a variety of sources to help us adapt our diets as we age.

Beginning with the October 3rd issue, we will begin publishing the newsletter every other Thursday. We will increase the amount of information we publish to 4-5 articles, interviews, videos, etc. in each sub-category. As you are aware, there are many areas to be covered so we can stay in our homes as long as possible, and we can publish more valuable information, more efficiently going to the two week window.

We will also introduce a store at that time, Investing In Your Health, that will feature fitness and wellness products and services that will be of value to our subscribers. There will be a membership/rebate program for SHSH subscribers as well and we will provide more information about that as we get closer to October 3.

Care Receivers

Nutrition

Ultra Processed Foods. From the website Stat, information about the many ways our health is negatively effected by consuming ultra processed foods. There is a startling statistic in the article that states that nearly three quarters of all the food consumed by Americans is ultra processed. This is not too difficult to imagine when you see what is primarily on the shelves in grocery stores and what is featured in the weekly sales ads. Early in the article there is a reference to the number of people under the age of 50 being negatively effected with serious health issues, but this applies to all of us.

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Nutrition

Anti-inflammatory diet. From Johns Hopkins Medicine, some options for us to eat properly and avoid the unhealthy foods in the article above. The Mediterranean Diet is recommended, along with a healthy, consistent diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, lean protein, nuts and seeds, herbs and spices and olive oil. The article will go into more detail about specific options in these categories.

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Movement

Range of motion. Meredith, from Senior Fitness With Meredith, today brings us a 20 minute video featuring exercises that will help us improve our range of motion. Maintaining a good range of motion is crucial for us in our age range to prevent injuries and preserve our independence, so we can stay home. Meredith will guide you through the exercises and, as always, do them to the best your current level of fitness allows you to.

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Movement

Knee Strengthening Exercises. Dr. Jo of Ask Dr. Jo, shows us the 10 best exercises we can do to strengthen our knees and the muscles around the knee. These exercises will provide us with joint stability, pain reduction, improved mobility, injury prevention and enhanced balance along with other benefits. Again, all of this is so important to maintain our ability to remain independent and, as always, to prevent falls and other injuries.

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Wellness

Memory Loss. As the Cleveland Clinic advises here, not all memory issues are necessarily dementia related. But as they outline for us, many are the result of health issues, both mental and physical, and most are treatable or can be improved by changes in our lifestyle. Addressing these issues that the article points out can bring us solutions to them and can have a meaningful effect on our lives going forward.

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Wellness

Interactive Medicine, from the Mayo Clinic. We will be hearing more and more about this approach to treating patients as many doctors and hospitals see the value in incorporating the mind and the spirit into the overall treatment approach, along with the clinical side. There are numerous ways to add to your treatment plan such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, massage, music therapy among others including technology options. Incorporating these options and others into treatment plans can enhance patient engagement, adherence to treatment and overall health outcomes. This guy again, in the picture below. We will be seeing more of him and others like him. This is becoming a real thing in health care.

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Aging In Place

It is difficult to determine at times when it is time for us or a loved one to remain at home aging in place and increase the amount of professional care or to even move to some form of assisted living. Aging Care lists all of the signs and symptoms that we should be aware of. Again, this is a very difficult process and we need to be very thoughtful here and seek the help and advice of other loved ones and professionals.

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Aging In Place

Tech for aging in place from the Seniors Guide. Some basic information here about how technology can enhance the ability of us to age in place by improving safety, convenience and quality of life using technology. There are many smart home devices including voice assistants, smart lights, medical alerts and emergency response systems, fall detection and many others mentioned here. As was pointed out above and in All About This Site, we will introduce a store October 3rd with products available such as these. In some cases, we will have them available on our store front and in others, you can purchase directly from the manufacturer. This guy in the picture has it all covered.

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Caregivers

Caregiver difficulties. AARP conducted a survey on this subject and the results in some cases are staggering. To make the situation even more tenuous, it states that by 2030, just about 5 years away, the population of adults 65+ in the United States will surpass the number of children in the country. Along with there being increased demand for caregivers, the stress this puts on caregivers themselves and all family members involved is a large burden, All of this just highlights the importance of taking care of our selves and getting and staying healthy so we can remain in our homes and take care of ourselves and be as independent for as long as possible.

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Another article from Aging Care that provides a lot of valuable and interesting information and statistics about caregiving. This is more information that even though you may not need it now, you may want to archive. It will be good to have when you and other family members become caregivers for a loved one. From all I have read about caregiving, I don’t believe you can prepare yourself enough for the demands and stresses of it.

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And One More Thing

Purpose. This is an excellent article from the New York Times titled “Living On Purpose”. This is such an important topic for us as we age. This is considered by many professionals to be the number one reason people keep going as they age, in spite of health issues of any kind or level of seriousness. There are many things we can do, from working part time to volunteering, to acquiring a new hobby to maintain a sense of purpose. These are just a few suggestions. There are many more options for us.

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