HEALTHY SENIORS

Seniors, Alleviate Depression with Exercise

Hi Folks,

We have a seniors exercise group that meets regularly in our church gym. About half of our group attend our church and the others are from all over the place. What a really great group it is. 

We meet at 9:00 am each Monday, Wednesday and Friday for an hour. And, in spite of all the huffing and puffing, we have a great time. 

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Six Health Tips That Seniors Should Follow

Hi Folks,

I haven’t nagged you lately about keeping fit and healthy – sorry.

Most of us seniors understand how important it is to take good care of ourselves – and we know that we are responsible for our own good health and well being.

But it is so easy to put off taking the walks we know we should take and to quit attending the exercise sessions we know we should participate in and we know that we should not spend so much time watching television.

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LAUGHTER – THE INSTANT VACATION

Hi Folks,

If laughter is so healthy and such an important part of our lives why do we laugh so little?  I read somewhere that children laugh  300-400 times a day, but as adults many of us laugh as little as 15 times a day. Sort of sad isn’t it? Like not taking you heart medication. 

Well seniors, as of today let’s all make a resolution to laugh our heads of at least once a day, silly, giggly, eyes watering, belly hurting laughter. I’ll bet it makes us healthier by the end of the month.

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Enjoy Your Coffee – It Is Good for you. Really!

Hi Folks,

It’s morning as I am putting this post together and as is normal for me, my coffee mug is close at hand. What would morning be without coffee?

Coffee has been my drink of choice since my late teens and you wouldn’t believe the number of times folks have told me that coffee is  bad for my health. Well, I have been vindicated . In recent months more and more information has surfaced, proclaiming coffee is actually good for us.

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Got the Blues? Eat a Banana.

Hi Folks,

A recent article in Bottom Line/Personal ( Feeling Blue? Try Bananas -http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/diet-a-exercise/feeling-blue-try-bananas) reports that bananas help fight depression and mentions a couple other benefits such as fighting heartburn. So I thought I would look into this a bit further and pass the results along to you.

Well, I can tell you that there are a multitude of reports and study results out there on the healthy benefits of eating bananas. Most of the reports, articles and advice contain the same basic information and it all confirms that bananas are good for you and that they can help you fight depression.

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IS SALT BAD FOR YOU? MAYBE NOT!

Hi Folks,

I once had a son-in-law that was a nut when it came to salt. I think he considered it a poison. When he and family came over for dinner my daughter tasted all his food to be sure her mother hadn’t put too much salt in it. Bet you think that didn’t cause some friction.

Over the years I have had friends that limited their intake of salt because of high blood pressure problems.  It may have helped, it may not have – but their doctors advised them to lay off salt so they did. Now, over the past few months I have read some interesting articles suggesting that limiting salt may do a person more harm than good.  Hmm

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You vs. flu: 5 things you may not know

Hi Folks,

Have you had your flu shot this year? I’m surprised at the number of seniors I ask that have not gotten theirs. Most say they have just put it off, some say they don’t get flu shots and a few say the shots give them the flu. Whatever! The fact remains that the flu is deadly to seniors – no matter how healthy and fit we are. So why take a chance? A flu shot is no guarantee that you won’t get the flu but it does improve your chances of not catching it. 

Stay Well,
Woody 

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LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE

Hi Folks,

We have always heard that laughter is the best medicine and now many studies are proving this to be true - laughter is important for good health. Have you had a good laugh today?

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SENIOR, FOR HEALTHY LIVING YOU MUST KEEP MOVING.

Hi Folks,

Well, we just returned home from senior exercise (one hour sessions, three days a week). What a great bunch of seniors to exercise with, fellowship with and share with.

Today during our water break I mentioned how easy it would have been to stay home and take it easy. I took a fall on one of my exploring expeditions recently and I’m still sore. My comment turned the conversation to how we must keep pushing ourselves to stay active so that we can stay healthy.

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NEW FLU VACCINE FOR SENIORS

Hi folks,

Have you gotten your flu shot this fall? Flu season is here you know and the flu can be really, really hard on us seniors.

Surprisingly, every year I hear seniors say they forgot to get their flu shot or that they don’t trust them or make some other excuse for taking a chance on catching this life threatening illness.   

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