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Register NOW and be part of American Health's huge ELF Project.Training Starts Sept 21.
Master ELF at 561-361-9091 |
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Saturday's Delray Senior Meet & Greet
Heritage Park West
9-10:30 AM
Sunday's
The Scrabble Club at the Spanish River Library
2 PM
Sunday Brunch Club
Tuesday's
Super Single Club
Spanish River Library
Thursday's
Boca Raton Healthy Aging Club at Classic Residences by Hyatt 10-11AM
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| Greetings!
Thank you very much to all the Volunteers that supported the Support Our Soldiers packing of Care Packages that took place on Saturday, September 12th. from 10 to 12:00 at Heritage Park West. This year's I am so pleased with the reception and participation with the Senior Achievement Award county
wide. We received more nominations this year than ever before. Sept 21st is the ELF Training, don't forget to send in your application and support the children in hospitals and retirement homes by distributing gifts during the holiday season. Sept 26th and Oct 3rd is our Collections day at the Super Walmart in Coconut Creek a C.I.A. event Citizen in Action. A WALMART Fundraiser to Benefit Support Our Soldiers (SOS) and Orphans of War.
Reclaim your Brain: This week improve your brain's Performance by focusing on "attention". See more information and play the FREE game. See article below.
As always, we welcome and need your suggestions, so feel free to call or email us with your ideas how to perfect your American Health Association programs and/or newsletter.
Finally in order to keep our database of members current, please select at the bottom of the newsletter.
Thank you for your support and participation.
Sincerely,
J. Robert Gordon, Ed.D.
President & CEO
American Health Association/Society & Foundation
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NEW HEALTHY AGING CLUB - STARTS UP IN OCTAt the Classic Residence by Hyatt, 22601 Camino Del Mar, Boca Raton Starts on
Thursday, October 1st. from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
American Health Association, a pioneer in
community-based wellness is pleased to announce its newest Healthy Aging Club
located in the Classic Residences by Hyatt in Boca Raton.
The program runs from October 1st 2009
through till May, 2010 and meets every Thursday except for holidays from 10:00
a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and features various classes/workshop  s in "Slow Aging" based
on the soon to be published book of the same title by American Health founder
and director J. Robert Gordon.
The first ten sessions on healthy aging and aging
healthfully will be run by Annie and Bill Salmansohn, and will
focus on how the mind shapes the aging process, mindful that
what you subconsciously think does have an effect on the aging process.
The ten week series covers a wide variety of insights
into the aging process highlighting communication with your inner self and
others, self-empowerment, the role of sustaining your sense of self-respect and
love for others, dealing with difficult moments, food, exercise and the role of
comedy and laughter in the aging continuum.
All programs and workshops will be participatory and
interactive so that those enrolled will have in the end, their own recipe of
changes in how to make the necessary changes in slowing their own aging process
down.
The program is by registration and is by donation to
the charities of American Health. Its
ideal for those fifty and over or retired.
Call 561 361 9091 to register for this new and exciting project at the
Classic Residence by Hyatt, 22601 Camino Del Mar, Boca Raton which starts on
Thursday, October 1st. from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. or by calling
American Health at 561 361 9091. |
Fun Raiser: Halloween Party Charity event.
THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN!
American Health is pleased to announce our first Halloween
Masquerade Fête at a private estate with all the trimmings including food and wine. 
Awards for best outrageous costume and an award for anyone who can
sing and dance a song. Its an event to be remembered and everyone who comes gets a
pound of gourmet coffee so, start picking out your best costumes, make your reservations and help
support the best charity in town doing things here and around the world.
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Senior Achievement Nominations
November 11, 2009 at the Boca Raton Country Club
Senior Achievement has a record number of nominations for the 10th annual Senior Achievement awards Luncheon set for November 11, 2009.
Senior Achievement, one of American Health's signature programs since 1999, and now celebrating it's tenth anniversary with more nominations than ever before for it's Senior Achievement Awards Luncheon with more than 140 nominations.
Also known as the "TEDDY BEAR LUNCHEON" for the number of Senior Achievers that participate in American Health's "TEDDY BEAR CAMPAIGN", the independent panel of judges will have "one heck of a time" said, founder and director of Senior Achievement J. R. Gordon.
"Wit h these many nominations of so many outstanding nominees, it will be harder than ever to find just the five in the categories the jury must make award determination" said Gordon.
Senior Achievement places men and women 50 and over in voluntary positions throughout their geographic homeland, or within 5 miles of their homes after filling out a two page questionnaire on where best to place applicants for senior achievement
"Individual Senior Achievers can find great voluntary positions within 5 miles of their home and never knew such organizations even existed" said Gordon. Some Senior Achievers play the part of "mother Goose" reading to children under 5 years of age while others love to teach basic computer skills to those eighty years old or older as they reach out to grand-children, or simply reading short stories to nursing home residents or reading mail to the blind. It's all part of Senior Achievement.
The luncheon is set for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Boca Raton Country Club across from Costco on Congress. Thickets are $40.00 and reservations ca be made anytime prior to November 10th at 561-361-9091.
MASTERCARD, VISA, DISCOVER AND AMERICAN EXPRESS CARDS ACCEPTED THROUGH THE
OFFICES OF AMERICAN HEALTH.
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Turning Off Cancer Cells?
 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A team of Syracuse University researchers discovered a
molecular switch they believe could prevent the production of cells found in
several types of cancer, including leukemia. They discovered the switch
within the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) protein complex.
Biologist Michael Cosgrove, assistant professor in SU's College of Arts
and Sciences, led the research team. Anamika Patel, a post-doctoral researcher
in Cosgrove's lab assisted. In the course of their research to better understand MLL, a protein switch
that helps regulate the formation of white blood cells, Cosgrove's research
group discovered a new molecular switch within the MLL complex, which they
labeled W-RAD.
"We thought that MLL was the only switching mechanism present in this protein
complex," Cosgrove was quoted as saying. "However, we discovered the complex is
really two switches."
In normal cells, MLL combines with four proteins that comprise the W-RAD
group to create a molecular switch that controls DNA events required to form
white blood cells. When the MLL switch is broken, white blood cells do not
mature properly, resulting in a dangerous proliferation of abnormal cells.
Similarly, the proteins that form the W-RAD complex are overproduced in
several types of cancer cells, but until now, scientists did not know the
function of these proteins. Cosgrove's group discovered that the W-RAD proteins
form a new kind of switch. "The W-RAD switching mechanism signals the cell to create multiple copies of
cancer cells," Cosgrove said. "If we can find a way to turn off this switch, we
might be able to slow or stop the production of abnormal cells and convert them
to normal cells."
SOURCE: Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), September 4,
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PERFORMANCE: This week improve productivity and concentration.
 Attention
New
research shows attention training has a meaningful impact on your
ability to improve performance on tests and on other visually demanding
activities. Improve your ability to avoid distraction and increase your
work productivity and concentration.
This week's game: Lost in Migration
Next week we will exercise your Problem Solving skill by having more efficient thinking.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The American Health Society is a distinguished 10 year old multi-award winning preventative public health & wellness 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is in preventative healthcare, mental wellness, health education, literacy and advocacy aimed at preventing lifestyle based illnesses, diseases and the frailties of aging.
We have a strong "Social Green Philosophy" of Humanitarian Service through our American Volunteer Corps which has a global outreach in 46 countries with members in 37 US States.
Sincerely,
J. Robert Gordon - Founder, American Health Society
Tel: 561.361.9091 |
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