Resolve to Evolve Towards Good
Health
Healthy Aging
Teree Jackson from Waldron Health & Rehab
Center will wet your appetite with "Food
for Thought: Let’s Get Healthy"on
Friday, March 12, 8:45 a.m. in The Horizon
Center before bingo starts. She will return
on April 9 to talk about occupational
therapy and safety in your daily life.
T’ai Chi Chuh Session Starts Feb. 1
Jan Herpel, certified T’ai Chi Chuh
instructor, will begin 12-weeks of this
gentle exercise at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Feb.
1, in The Horizon Center, 1504 S. Harrison
St.
Participants MUST register by calling
Shelby Senior Services, Inc. at 398-0127,
and attend consistently from week-to-week to
learn a series of slow, relaxed, graceful
movements, which involve breathing while in
meditation. Sessions will continue every
Monday at 9:30 a.m. through April 19.
Donations are encouraged from participants
60 years of age and older and $5 each
session for participants younger than 60.
T’ai Chi by most accounts developed in
China.
Reader’s Digest recently published these
five reasons why people should start T’ai
Chi:
1. Relieve Pain: A
South Korean study found that
osteoarthritis patients have less pain
after 12 weeks of tai chi. Ideal for
those who dislike traditional exercise,
tai chi’s gentle muscle toning can help
you sleep and concentrate better and
feelmore alert.
2. Boost Heart Health:
A National Taiwan University
Hospital study found that tai chi
qualifies as moderate aerobic exercise.
(A 150-pound person can burn 270
calories/hour.) Aerobic exercises make
theheart work harder to pump blood
quicker, ultimately improving
cardiovascular fitness.
3. Reduce stress: "T’ai
chi provides loads of health benefits,
including reducing the effects of stress
and improving immune function," says
Larry Altshuler, author of Balanced
Healing. Coordinating graceful
movements with deep breathing provides a
state of calm.
4. Improve balance: A
University of Liverpool study of women
showed that those who did tai chi three
times a week for 12 weeks had improved
balance, flexibility and coordination.
5. Strengthen bones:
Studies at the Chinese University of Hong
Kong found that postmenopausal women who
practiced tai chi five days a week for a
year had stronger bones than those who
didn’t. Because tai chi is a low impact form
of exercise, it involves a lower risk of
injury than more strenuous, high-impact
exercise.
Yoga
Yoga focuses on breathing and relaxation
techniques. Practicing this form of exercise
also helps the body regain flexibility.
Classes are held each Monday at 1 p.m. in
The Horizon Center. Donation only for those
60 and older and $5 each session for others.
Jerrilee Lucas, a certified Yoga therapist
from Greenfield, is the instructor.
H1N1 Vaccines Given at Health Department
The Shelby County Health Department is
administering H1N1 flu vaccines to anyone
older than six months of age at their
offices, 1600 E. State Road 44 on Mondays
through Thursdays, 7:30-11 a.m. and 1-4:30
p.m. The vaccines are free.
Focusing on Health & Wellness
DIABETES
An Educational Seminar
Nursing students from Ivy Tech will host
an educational seminar focusing on diabetes
Tuesday, March 23 in The Horizon Center from
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m..
Stations will be available for
participants to have their feet examined,
blood pressure and blood sugar checked,
nutrition questions answered and to gather
printed information to take home.
Information will also be shared about
medications and exercise.
Refreshments will be available along with
a door prize. Family members are welcome to
attend, too.
IUPUI Nursing Students
Plans are being made also by IUPUI
nursing students for a second health seminar
to be in The Horizon Center on Tuesday,
March 30.
Students are equipped to present the most
up-do-date health information available to
benefit seminar participants, so make sure
you put this event on your calendars. The
seminar will be at either 11:30 a.m. or 3
p.m. Call 398-0127 for details.
Take Your Medications Properly
1. Always follow prescribed
directions. Read all the information
provided by the pharmacist.
2. Never stop taking or change your
medication doses without first
discussing it with your doctor.
3. Be aware of potential interactions
with other drugs. Tell your health care
professional about all of the
medications and dietary and herbal
supplements you’re taking.
4. Never use someone else’s
prescription.
5. Safeguard medications by keeping track of
how much you have and safely disposing of
drugs you don’t need.
Emergency Cell Phones
Get a
free emergency cell phone at Shelby
Senior Services on South Harrison
Street. Phones are 9-1-1 use only and do
not receive calls.
Donate
your old phones to the agency, too. They
are mailed to a company that prepares
them for emergency use by seniors.
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