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Summer Breeze Senior Living | Newsletter | July 2017
Low On Energy? Try These Solutions…
Don't chalk up sleepiness to age — there might be other factors at play.
Getting enough sleep can go a long way to help fight fatigue.
Eating the right foods can help boost your energy levels.
It’s possible that an undiagnosed medical condition like anemia is causing your fatigue.
Fatigue isn’t inevitable. But it can be difficult to get regu-lar exercise, stick to a sleep schedule, and minimize stress — all daily activities that help keep up your energy levels.
Try adding these few tweaks to your daily routine and see if they work for you:
Avoid Energy-Zapping FoodsFoods that leave you longing for a nap tend to be high in so-called fast- digesting carbohydrates.
All of the carbohydrates you eat — fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar, and more — enter your body as sugar. Some foods are digested slowly (say, fibrous veggies), while oth-ers, like candy, tend to be digested more quickly. At first, these fast-digesting sugars will give you a rush of energy, but once they’re out of your bloodstream, you’ll probably crash, and you may feel sleepy.
Here’s why this happens: Once the level of sugar in your bloodstream starts to rise, your pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which helps shuttle the sugar in your bloodstream to your cells, where it’ll be stored for later use. But when blood sugar levels remain too high for too long (and we’re talking years here), your body may not produce enough insulin, leaving you with high blood sugar levels, which can lead to Type 2 Diabetes.
Get Enough Sleep and ExerciseMost people need about eight hours of shut-eye every night. Getting too little sleep, or having a sleep disor-der like apnea, doesn't just cause grogginess. It has also been linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke, according to a 2006 report from the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research.
Poor sleep (or simply not enough sleep) can weaken your immune system. Plus, it also prevents your body from feeling recharged.
If you're having trouble sleeping and thinking of asking your doctor for prescription sleeping pills, be aware that they come with risks.
Try working in more exercise instead.There are other reasons to be more active during waking hours. Regular exercise also fights fatigue and promotes longevity. And according to the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention, these are additional benefits of living an active life:
• Reduced risk of heart disease, some cancers, and diabetes
• Improved mood• Improved mental health• Stronger bones
Check for Medical Conditions That Cause FatigueIf you think your low energy levels aren’t due to a lack of sleep, poor nutrition, or stress, tell your doctor about your symptoms. Fatigue can be a warning sign of many illnesses. Only a thorough medical evaluation will determine whether one of these conditions might play a role in your energy lag.
SAVE THE DATE (Events of This Month)
Join us for our Thirsty Thursday and enjoy a refreshing Summer drink.Thursday, July 06th - 4:00 p.m. | Thursday, July 13th - 4:00 p.m. Thursday, July 20th - 4:00 p.m. | Thursday, July 27th - 4:00 p.m.
Thea Pianist Extraordinaire will be here on:Saturday, July 08th - 2:00 p.m. | Saturday, July 22nd - 2:00 p.m.
Our 3rd Annual Family and Friends Reunion is scheduled for:Thursday, July 13th - 5:30 p.m.
Staff Directory of
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Executive DirectorPatty Dixon
Director of Rose LaneYolanda Boyd
Director of Business AdministrationLori Dickerson
Director of SalesKelly Hagan
Director of Food ServicesRichard Price
Director of Environmental ServicesLaneasja Dixon
Director of MaintenanceRichard Perry
Can you carry a tune, do a little soft shoe shuffle, play an instrument or do you have a hidden talent you
want to share?
Join us as we become the STARS of "The Amazing Talent Show" on Friday, July 28th at 2:00 p.m. in the Activity
Room. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, you can be a "Super Star".
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
Happy Birthday to all of our July birthdays!
Gary Norsworthy .......................................... July 01st
Barbara Bollerman ......................................July 03rd
Catherine Wise ............................................July 05th
Beatrice Pflanz .............................................July 29th
Please join us on: Wednesday, July 26th at 11:30 a.m.
as we recognize our July Birthdays during lunch.
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Art and the Aging Brain – Boosting Creativity With Age
The aging brain resembles the creative brain in several ways. For instance, the aging brain is more distractible and some-what more disinhibited than the younger brain (so is the crea-tive brain). Aging brains score better on tests of crystallized IQ (and creative brains use crystallized knowledge to make novel and original associations). These changes in the aging brain may make it ideally suited to accomplish work in a number of creative domains. So instead of promoting retirement at age 65, perhaps we as a society should be promoting transition at age 65: transition into a creative field where our growing resource of individuals with aging brains can preserve their wisdom in culturally-valued works of art, music, or writing.
In a recent study, psychologist Lynn Hasher and her group at the University of Toronto found that older participants were (as many seniors will attest!) more distractible than their younger counterparts. However, members of this older, dis-tractible group were also better able to use the distracting information to solve problems presented later in the study. This work, along with other studies on aging and cognition, suggest that the aging brain is characterized by a broadening focus of attention.
Many seniors are already making a mark for themselves in creative fields. Consider Millard Kaufman, who wrote his first
novel, the hit book Bowl of Cherries, at age 90. Then there's 93-year-old Lorna Page, who caused waves in Britain with her first novel A Dangerous Weakness. Following in the footsteps of Grandma Moses (who did not take up painting until in her 70's), former patent attorney John Root Hopkins turned to art in his 70's and had a showing of his work in the American Visionary Art Museum at age 73. There are numerous exam-ples throughout history of the creative power of the aging brain: Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocal lens at the age of 78, Thomas Hardy published a book of lyric poetry at age 85, Frank Lloyd Wright completed the design of the Guggenheim Museum in New York at and 92, and Giuseppe Verdi wrote Falstaff, perhaps his most acclaimed opera, at the age of 85.
I suggest that we change our expectations of the elderly. Instead of referring to "the aging problem," we should expect our seniors to be productive throughout the lifespan. I chal-lenge each citizen, whether you are currently a senior citizen or a senior-to-be: first, consider one life lesson that you would like to pass on to future generations; second, decide upon a crea-tive medium in which you could embed this lesson - perhaps a novel or a painting or a musical piece. Then make it the work of your post-retirement years to grow proficient in that medium and to produce a work that embeds your message.