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Stay Healthy. Stay Home. Issue 73
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 new sub-category, Nutrition. As we have stated in Read All About This Site on our home page, prevention of chronic illness and injury prevention are our primary purposes in publishing the newsletter. We will provide information from a variety of sources to help us adapt our diets and fitness levels as we age.
Beginning with the October 17th issue, we will begin publishing the newsletter every other Thursday. October 3rd will be the last weekly edition. We will increase the amount of information we publish to 4-5 articles, interviews, videos, etc. in each sub-category, each issue. 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 you to affiliate relationships at that time with vendors who will provide valuable, relevant products and services to our subscribers at a discounted rate. In addition, we will feature different pieces of fitness equipment each week that will also be available at discounted prices. A room design feature will also be available for anyone who would like to design a fitness area in their home.
Other features and changes will be announced as we go forward.
Care Receivers
Nutrition
Gut Health. From Registered Dietitian, Kasey Benavides, information on how we can maintain a healthy gut and be healed from or avoid altogether, chronic disease as we age. Most seniors, 75% according to some studies, have one chronic disease and 50% have two. Also featured here, is a second article by dietitian Megann Karch that features healthy eating habits for seniors. There is some duplication in the two articles, but the information is important enough that I decided to publish both articles back to back. So much of health is dependent on nutrition and what we eat, that nutrition information will be at the top of the newsletter each week. And, just a reminder, SHSH has no relationship to the authors here or any others whose information we post. On some there are asks to enroll in a plan but please ignore those unless you choose to look into them.
Movement
Seven basic exercises that Meredith of Senior Fitness with Meredith, suggests we do every day to add strength and mobility so we can stay healthy physically and avoid accidents and falls and, just as important, be able to live our lives to fullest and enjoy time with family and friends. And, of course, in our own homes.
Similar information, this time from the Cleveland Clinic. Physical Therapist Amy Cassady talks to us about why mobility is so important to us as we age. As we pointed out above Meredith’s video, this is another important issue for us if we want to live life on our terms. Again, a little duplication here.
From the Weil Foot and Ankle Clinic here in Chicago, information about how to treat three primary sources of heel pain, beginning with plantar fasciitis. “Plantar” can be debilitating as the article points out and have a very negative impact on our mobility and resulting lifestyle. We will continue to feature foot and ankle health, as without this strong base, our mobility and lifestyle is severely limited and can also result in injuries to other joints.
Aging In Place
From HUD, costs of aging in place. There is a lot of information here and some of it may be a little technical, but it can give us a very realistic idea of what AIP involves for us in the future or for a loved one or friend we may have to care for lateer. I think the more information like this we have the better. Preparation is key.
From Carex, a wealth of information about aging in place that, again, can be useful to us as we plan to age in place for for current or potential caregivers.
Caregivers
Johns Hopkins Medicine has a variety of guides for us here to navigate the role of a caregiver. Again, we can’t prepare enough or have too much information, whether we will be caregivers ourselves or having a family member, friend or professional caregiver assisting us.
Here is an article from the New York Times that paints a stark picture of how life can turn out for caregivers. As we develop the newsletter, we will offer more information and resources for caregivers and how they and those they care for can collaborate to make this process more livable for everyone involved. It does not appear there is help coming from anywhere else and it appears to me that working together is the only way.
And One More Thing
Catholic Charities of Chicago has 10 senior centers in the city and surrounding area. Everything from art, dance and fitness classes to field trips. The centers are open to people of all faiths. All options offered and locations are listed here. Give it a try as winter is around the corner and we will be looking for activities to participate in.
As mentioned above, SHSH has no relationships with any organizations highlighted in this issue and earns no income from them and does not actively promote them.
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