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CAREGIVER QUARTERLY
The Official Newsletter of Partners In Care
(Summer 08) |
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Partners In Care Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary Year
Director Sally Olin
Recognized as One of Top 25 Businesswomen in Region
In the spring of 2003, Partners In Care opened its doors, making this company's Fifth Anniversary Year. As a family-owned and operated business born out of the personal experiences of longtime Charlotteans Don and Sally Olin, our company's growing respect among our community's seniors, their families, hospitals, and the medical and geriatric care industry stems from the family-based values and priorities that drive every element of our business. And, lest we forget, our reputation stems from the priceless trust that you have put in us.
In a serendipitous moment befitting of this special time in the company's history, the Charlotte Business Journal has announced that Partners In Care Director/Owner Sally Olin will be honored as one of our region's Top 25 Women in Business at a ceremony planned for July 17th at the Charlotte Convention Center.
"Of course, I'm thrilled by the award and the recognition," Olin shares. "That being said, Don and I started Partners In Care to help others, and so this award is really for all of our clients and for my incredible staff of caregivers."
For the past five years, Partners In Care has dedicated itself to our goal of matching caregivers and CNAs who truly have a passion for providing care with Charlotte-area families who are in need of such services for their loved ones. Helping seniors to remain independent - and providing peace of mind for their families - is our clear and passionate vocation in our community. Our tagline of "Family Helping Families" illustrates our belief that such a company can flourish if its foundation and operational structure are built with the strong steel beams of morals and ethics, and with the raw materials of the human heart.
So far, hundreds and hundreds of families have turned to Partners In Care for help, which means literally thousands of individuals in our community and around the country have placed their trust in the Partners In Care team in caring for their mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, aunts and uncles, brothers, sisters, spouses, friends and loved ones.
Partners In Care is intrinsically aware that our entire business comes down to how we treat seniors and those in need in our community. Because of this, when Don and Sally Olin started Partners In Care, they made a firm commitment to the company, to themselves and to each other: their singular goal was to treat each client as they would treat their own parents. We continue to abide by this mantra each and every day.
We hope that you will accept our deepest thanks for placing your trust in us. We would not have survived and thrived for these five extraordinary years without that trust. We also hope you will join us in congratulating Sally Olin on her remarkable accomplishment of being named one of the Top 25 Women in Business.
"We are five years old, and we are a family that helps families," Sally Olin muses. "With your ongoing trust in us, we'll continue to be just that."
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Senior Health & Lifestyles
Balancing
Omega-3s and Omega-6s
Question:
I
don't understand the difference between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty
acids. I know we're supposed to increase consumption of the
omega-3s. What about omega-6?
Answer:
Omega-3
and omega-6 are types of essential fatty acids-meaning we cannot
make them on our own and have to obtain them from our diet. Both are
polyunsaturated fatty acids that differ from each other in their
chemical structure. In modern diets, there are few sources of omega-3
fatty acids, mainly the fat of cold water fish such as salmon,
sardines, herring, mackerel, black cod, and bluefish. There are two
critical omega-3 fatty acids, (eicosapentaenoic acid, called EPA and
docosahexaenoic or DHA), that the body needs. Vegetarian sources,
such as walnuts and flaxseeds contain a precursor omega-3
(alpha-linolenic acid called ALA) that the body must convert to EPA
and DHA. EPA and DHA are the building blocks for hormones that
control immune function, blood clotting, and cell growth as well as
components of cell membranes.
By
contrast, sources of omega-6 fatty acids are numerous in modern
diets. They are found in seeds and nuts, and the oils extracted from
them. Refined vegetable oils, such as soy oil, are used in most of
the snack foods, cookies, crackers, and sweets in the American diet
as well as in fast food. Soybean oil alone is now so ubiquitous in
fast foods and processed foods that an astounding 20 percent of the
calories in the American diet are estimated to come from this single
source.
The
body also constructs hormones from omega 6 fatty acids. In general,
hormones derived from the two classes of essential fatty acids have
opposite effects. Those from omega-6 fatty acids tend to increase
inflammation
(an important component of the immune response), blood clotting, and
cell proliferation, while those from omega-3 fatty acids decrease
those functions. Both families of hormones must be in balance to
maintain optimum health.
Many
nutrition experts believe that before we relied so heavily on
processed foods, humans consumed omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in
roughly equal amounts. But to our great detriment, most North
Americans and Europeans now get far too much of the omega-6s and not
enough of the omega-3s. This dietary imbalance may explain the rise
of such diseases as asthma, coronary heart disease, many forms of
cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases, all of which are
believed to stem from inflammation in the body. The imbalance between
omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may also contribute to obesity,
depression, dyslexia, hyperactivity and even a tendency toward
violence. Bringing the fats into proper proportion may actually
relieve those conditions, according to Joseph Hibbeln, M.D., a
psychiatrist at the National Institutes of Health, and perhaps
the
world's leading authority on the relationship between fat consumption
and mental health. At the 2006 Nutrition and Health Conference
sponsored by the University of Arizona's College of Medicine and
Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Hibbeln
cited a study showing that violence in a British prison dropped by 37
percent after omega-3 oils and vitamins were added to the prisoners'
diets.
In
general, you can cut down on omega-6 levels by reducing consumption
of processed and fast foods and polyunsaturated vegetable oils (corn,
sunflower, safflower, soy, and cottonseed, for example). At home, use
extra virgin olive oil for cooking and in salad dressings. Eat more
oily fish or take fish oil supplements, walnuts, flax seeds, and
omega-3 fortified eggs. Your body and mind will thank you.
Andrew
Weil, M.D.
Reprinted
from www.drweil.com
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