Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Physical Therapy After a Stroke
After a stroke, muscles may not remember how to perform actions that were once simple, like sitting and walking. A stroke patient will need to relearn these skills with the help of physical therapy. Physical therapy retrains muscles and reminds them how to work together again. Read More
Monday, April 26, 2010
Buffalo Grove Senior Citizens Expo
April 27, 2010 See us in Buffalo Grove!!
Free to seniors and their families. Mark your calendar for the 9th Annual Senior Citizen Expo. This event coordinated by the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Village of Buffalo Grove provides a dynamic one-stop shop for seniors to interact with vendors and service providers, enabling them to become familiar with the wide range of services available to them. The expo will be held at The Arboretum Club, 401 Half Day Road in Buffalo Grove from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free to seniors and their families. Mark your calendar for the 9th Annual Senior Citizen Expo. This event coordinated by the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Village of Buffalo Grove provides a dynamic one-stop shop for seniors to interact with vendors and service providers, enabling them to become familiar with the wide range of services available to them. The expo will be held at The Arboretum Club, 401 Half Day Road in Buffalo Grove from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Maine Township Swing Into Spring Senior Expo
Join Partners in Senior Care and other health care providers as we celebrate Spring at Golf Mill Shopping Center with Maine Township's Swing Into Spring Senior Expo. Click here for more details.
Monday, April 12, 2010
10 Ways to Improve Your Brain Health
1. Do “neurobic” exercises to strengthen neural pathways. Certain cognitive exercises and brain games can create new associations between different brain parts, says neurobiologist Lawrence Katz of Duke University. Neurobics include getting dressed or showering in the dark, switching what you normally wear on one side to the other (e.g., put your watch or bracelet on your opposite wrist), using your opposite hand to brush your teeth, and cooking ethnic foods that you’ve never prepared before.
2. Limit your alcohol intake to keep your brain "big." The more alcohol you consume, the lower your brain volume becomes. Scientists at Wellesley College in Massachusetts found that low to moderate levels of alcohol helps protect your health from cardiovascular disease, but heavy drinking shrinks brains. These researchers define heavy drinking as more than 14 drinks per week, moderate drinking as 8 to 14 drinks per week, and low as less than 7 drinks per week. To improve your brain health, keep the alcohol consumption to a minimum.
2. Limit your alcohol intake to keep your brain "big." The more alcohol you consume, the lower your brain volume becomes. Scientists at Wellesley College in Massachusetts found that low to moderate levels of alcohol helps protect your health from cardiovascular disease, but heavy drinking shrinks brains. These researchers define heavy drinking as more than 14 drinks per week, moderate drinking as 8 to 14 drinks per week, and low as less than 7 drinks per week. To improve your brain health, keep the alcohol consumption to a minimum.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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