The Luckiest People On Earth
 All of us get lucky from time to time. Maybe you'll find a $20 bill on the ground. Maybe that lost sock will show up in the dryer. But some people are only alive today because of divine intervention. Nothing else really explains these close calls. They'll leave you breathless. And stick around until the end for a good laugh.
Click here to watch.
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This
Is Your Brain
100 billion
nerve cells, 100 trillion synapses, dozens of neurotransmitters - these
numbers represent your brain's raw material. Take the "brain tour" to
learn more about the brain and Alzheimer's disease.
Read more here.
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Essentials for
Medicare and Medicaid
View introductions and
frequently asked questions for these programs in this free downloadable PDF (published by
the MetLife Mature Market Institute).
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Brenda's Recipe Corner
Spinach and strawberries are both in season right now, which makes them inexpensive and locally available. I hope you enjoy the salad. If you don't want to make your own dressing, you can just top the salad with a store-bought poppy seed dressing of your choice. Enjoy!
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
This salad has lots of spinach, lots of fresh, sliced strawberries, and a delicious, sweetened oil and vinegar dressing spiked with poppy and sesame seeds.
INGREDIENTS:
2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
4 cups sliced strawberries
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup white wine vinegar
½ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds.
Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.
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Greetings!
Understanding the risk factors of diseases associated with aging and
learning ways to help prevent those same diseases may be half the
battle. Despite the wealth of available information, studies continue to
show that many are not armed with the disease fighting tips they need.
With the articles in this month's newsletter, our goal is to shed some
new light and perhaps point those in our community towards the path for
better health. We hope you will find the included news informative and
beneficial..
Thank you,
The Team at Assisting Angels Home Care
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 Cardiovascular
Disease: a Major Risk Factor for Dementia
 A recent study
reports that the presence of atrial fibrillation, independent of
everything else, increases the likelihood of developing dementia.
However, it is possible that both atrial fibrillation and dementia may
arise from the same risk factors, such as hypertension. This study is
just another reinforcement that a heart-healthy diet and exercise are
really the best ways to prevent dementia.
An estimated 2.2
million Americans have atrial fibrillation, while an estimated 5.5
million suffer from Alzheimer's.
Access the article abstract in
the HeartRhythm Journal here.
For more information on atrial
fibrillation click here.
Read the full article.
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Fracture
Risk Underestimated for Osteoporotic Patients
 Apparently many of
the 8 million women (80% of cases occur in women) in the United States
who have osteoporosis have not been educated about the disease nor how
to recognize their increased fracture risk. A new study finds that 43%
of women diagnosed with osteoporosis perceived their fracture risk to be
no higher than that of other women their age.
Some risk factors
for osteoporosis include: being postmenopausal, being female, being
small-framed or thin, having a parent who has had a hip fracture,
breaking a bone after age 45 (the biggest single risk factor), having a
sedentary lifestyle, smoking cigarettes, abusing alcohol or taking
steroids or certain other medications. Two to three times more women get
hip fractures, compared to men; but men are twice as likely to die
within a year of fracturing a hip.
The journal Osteoporosis
International requires a paid subscription. Information is available here.
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF).
Read
the full article here.
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The Slippery Secret to Good Health
 It turns out that
olive oil is the key to why the Mediterranean diet works so well to
reduce heart problems, the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes,
Alzheimer's disease and even depression. The Mediterranean diet includes
plenty of olive oil, fish, fruits and vegetables, as well as small
amounts of red meat and dairy, and has been linked to good health for a
long time. It is the olive oil component, however, that seems to be the
best at repressing several genes which trigger inflammation in the body.
Inflammation can trigger conditions such as atherosclerosis. It is the
relationship between inflammation and diet that suggests olive oil can
actually switch the activity of immune system cells to a less harmful
profile.
Read the findings in this abstract from the journal BMC Genomics.
Read the full article here.
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Skip Critell, Executive Vice President
