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News and Tips from Third Age Health
May 2012
Welcome to the May issue of my Healthy Aging Newsletter where I share with you common sense, non-medicinal, and free or low-cost solutions to aging well.
 
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Drug Expiration Dates: Do They Mean Anything?

expiration dates medicine Well I'm glad I found this article from Harvard Health! This has been a question mark for so many of us since expiration dates were introduced 30 years ago. And I'm guessing this info will slightly surprise. Read More....
Does Physical Therapy Work?.      
physical therapy While physical therapy is often prescribed as treatment for many kinds of acute and chronic injuries, scientific evidence of its effectiveness is limited. This article summarizes the likelihood that physical therapy is a good bet for your case. Read more.... 
Why It's Important To Keep Moving
people walking For the average person this is the kind of info we can really use. This NY Times Health Blog reports on a study that had a group of active subjects more than halve their daily activity. The short term results weren't so pretty, but the good news is they can be reversed.  Read More...
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Dr. Joan's Life Tip of The Month:   

Next time you start feeling a bit yucky and notice that you just haven't been "exercising" enough, just get up and go for a short walk around the neighborhood. Or head to the garden for an hour. Or do some stretching on the carpet in the living room. You get the idea. Simply noticing that you don't feel quite right and then courageously taking one or two small actions is all you need to make a shift towards feeling better.

 What is Dr Joan up to?
-In early April spoke in Wilmington, NC on Sitting Kills, Moving Heals, at the New Hanover Senior Center. We enjoyed an enthusiastic turnout of massive wisdom.
-From there I headed on to Hampton, VA, and Taksha University. Our Workshop on Caregiving Fatigue was postponed due to low sign ups. Why did we not think that it is near impossible for Caregivers to take time off for themselves?!
-As part of a wellness program, on April 18th I spoke to Chancellorsville High School employees on Stress Management.
-On April 19 I was interviewed by Gary Calligas of "The Best of Times" radio program. It is to be aired at 11:30 am EST (9:30am CST) on May 5th. You can listen to it at www.KWKH.com. 

 

Some of our Upcoming Events:
  • I'm heading to the Rockies and my son's home in the mountains! On May 2nd, from 6-7:30pm, at Library Hall in Steamboat Springs, CO I'll be speaking on Sitting Kills, Moving Heals in their Health Perspectives series.
  • On May 17th at 1pm I am speaking on "The Importance of Moving" at the Family Ties luncheon for potential retirees at the Baptist Residential Retirement Community Center in Culpeper, VA.
  • May 31st at 7pm sees me speaking on "Burnout or Guilt" at the reception on care giving for friends, relatives and children of future and current residents of the Baptist Residential Retirement Community Center.
  • Planning to take my message this summer to Wisconsin, and possibly Chicago. Then I hope to grab my passport and head to London.
Words of Wisdom 
"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the event of life than on the nature of those events themselves." ~ Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt  
Thanks for reading. I look forward to providing you with more ways to improve your daily life.

Sincerely,

Joan Vernikos

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