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W h a t ’ s Yo u r Re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h A g i n g ?Our relationship with the aging process not only tells us important things about how we see ourselves but also about our willingness to see others of all ages as equally viable human beings.

by Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Forgive me for stating the obvious, but it’s worth noting that people have varying degrees of awareness of this fact. Some of us are con-scious of the reality of getting older on an almost constant basis. Others of us barely give it a thought. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle.

What’s more important, perhaps, isn’t how often we think about aging but rather, how we feel about it when we do. Are those thoughts positive or negative ones? Do we welcome them or try to keep them from coming to mind at all? Our relationship with the aging process not only tells us important things about how we see ourselves but also about our willingness to see others of all ages as equally viable human beings.

And so, the question arises: What’s your relationship with aging? We ask the question in this way because living with aging is analogous to having a relationship with another person, which can be described in one of four ways.

Aging as an “enemy”: People who experience aging in combat-ive terms are doing so from a place of fear. To them, getting older means becoming more vulnerable to inevitable degeneration and decline. It’s a threat they struggle to defeat despite the reality that aging is a natural process of life. Nevertheless, they do all that they can to hold aging at bay for as long as possible by using such weap-ons as Botox, hair dye, and suspect nutritional supplements.

Aging as a “stranger”: People who treat aging as a stranger are basi-cally in denial about the fact that they are getting older. Aging takes on the veneer of unfamiliarity, of being foreign to one’s personal expe-rience. “Who me?” they say. “No way! I’m not old.” Of course, this reac-tion is based on the same kind of fear with which one confronts an enemy, only the tactic is more one of flight rather than fight.

Aging as a “neighbor”: Many people treat aging in the same way that they might tolerate an unpleasant next door neighbor whom they occasionally feel obligated to acknowledge. They deal with their aches and pains as inevitable latter-years symptoms and stoically endure experiences of ageism, all the while failing to perceive any advantages to getting older.

Aging as a “friend”: This kind of relationship is characterized by meaningful engagement. Like any friendship, aging can be some-times challenging and problematic but also deeply rewarding in the many experiences and insights it brings. People who treat the aging process as a valued friend mindfully seek to nurture it and defend its honor and dignity. They stand up to ageism just as they would to a bully who is pushing their friend around. And they look forward to more years of such a fulfilling relationship.

It’s easy to see that each of us not only falls somewhere along this ene-my-stranger-neighbor-friend spectrum, but that during the course of our lives we often journey from one type of relationship with aging to another.

Our relationship with aging can remain as a loving friendship through-out our lives when we understand that it’s a cumulative experience that provides us with an ever-changing variety of psychological and spiritual gifts –– if we are open to anticipating and accepting them.

So I ask again: What’s your relationship with aging?

If you’ve had a falling out somewhere along the line, maybe it’s time to reconcile.

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Bud CooneyIf you ever sail the rolling seas and scurry toward a salty breeze,

Just stop and look and see I think you’ll feel the same as me,

Away from earth and dusty trails To see GOD’S calms and stormy gales,

A world by itself, not everyone sees Just you, the sky,the sea, and the breeze.

How deep to the bottom, how high was the wave If disaster did call, how could we save,

Deck awash with breaking seas She takes the role with graceful ease,

A hundred and one things you’ll ner regret While as close to nature as one can get.

Written by Fredrick G. Cooney - 1962

Executive DirectorLorraine Doonan

Culinary Service DirectorAnthony Giraulo

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Jeff The Plant GuyTuesday, May 9th – 10am – 12:30pm

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Stone brook Village Fashion ShowWednesday, May 10th – 2pm

Windsor Dining RoomCommunity Event, Resident Top Models, all are

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Happy Mothers Day & British afternoon Champagne Tea

Sunday, May 14th – 2pmActivities Room

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Fiesta Friday featuring Tito Ortiz’s Mariachi’sFriday, May 19th – 2pm

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out May celebrating Cinco De Mayo, we will have Food & Fun for everyone.

“Weather Myths & Mysteries”Monday, May 22nd – 2pm

TheaterMeteorologist “ Art Horn”

A Behind The Scenes look across the Health Care Continuum

Tuesday, May 23th – 4pmTheater

guest speaker: Holy Lutz Bessoni

Memorial DayMonday, May 29th – 2pm

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May Horoscopes and Birthdays

The two zodiac signs associated with the month of May are Taurus and Gemini. Individuals born from May 1st to May 20th are members of the Taurus sign. The practical Taurus can be recognized by their earthy and realistic ways of living.

For those born from May 21st to May 31st, they are members of the Gemini sign.

Celebrating Our May BirthdaysElizabeth Sojka 02nd

Arnold Kyle 03rd

Stanley Zalewski 04th

Dolores Zalewski 05th

Arthur Woods 07th

Marie Smith 19th

Gloria Deady 26th

Bud Cooney 28th

Cynthia Kittridge 28th

Celebrating MayLyme Disease Awareness Month

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Study: Daily Consumption of Tea Protects the Elderly from Cognitive Decline

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Tea drinking reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in older persons by 50 per cent and as much as 86 per cent for those who are genetically at risk of Alzheimer’s, according to the NUS study

By National University of Singapore

A study led by assistant professor Feng Lei from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has found that regular consumption of tea low-ers the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly, and this is especially so for APOE e4 gene carriers who are genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

A cup of tea a day can keep dementia away, and this is especially so for those who are genetically predisposed to the debilitating disease..

The longitudinal study involving 957 Chinese seniors aged 55 years or older has found that regular consumption of tea lowers the risk

of cognitive decline in the elderly by 50 percent, while APOE e4 gene carriers who are genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease may experience a reduction in cognitive impairment risk by as much as 86 per cent.

The research team also discovered that the neuroprotective role of tea consumption on cognitive function is not limited to a particular type of tea—so long as the tea is brewed from tea leaves, such as green, black, or oolong tea.

“While the study was conducted on Chinese elderly, the results could apply to other races as well. Our findings have important implica-tions for dementia prevention. Despite high quality drug trials, effec-tive pharmacological therapy for neurocognitive disorders such as dementia remains elusive and current prevention strategies are far from satisfactory. Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverag-es in the world. The data from our study suggests that a simple and inexpensive lifestyle measure such as daily tea drinking can reduce a person’s risk of developing neurocognitive disorders in late life,” explained Feng.

He added, “Based on current knowledge, this long term benefit of tea consumption is due to the bioactive compounds in tea leaves, such as catechins, theaflavins, thearubigins and L-theanine. These com-pounds exhibit anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential and other bioactive properties that may protect the brain from vascular damage and neurodegeneration. Our understanding of the detailed biological mechanisms is still very limited so we do need more research to find out definitive answers.”