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Do you have an elderly family member living alone? Do they struggle with cooking and are not sure about the meal plans for them? You can help them by preparing meals and putting them in their freezer and help them plan their meals with easy meal techniques. Following are some...
Are you an eye donor? Many of us have checked the eye donor box on our driver’s license or state ID card, but do you really know what it means? Did you know you can be an eye donor even if you have cataracts, bad vision or have had lasik...
We read a lot in the news about exercise and nutrition regardless of your age. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy is 78.8 years. .. at an all-time record high. In fact, the life expectancy for females is 81.2 years; for males, it’s...
FirstLight Home Care Salutes the American Red Cross
Did you know that the logo for the American Red Cross is one of the best recognized insignias in the world? That the Red Cross has won more Nobel Peace Prizes than anyone? And with good reason. After such natural disasters as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy, their disaster relief...
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Celebrating a Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day
Celebrating a heart healthy Valentine’s Day is easy with FirstLight Homecare.
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Bone Health Tip: Eat for your Bones.
When it comes to building strong/healthy bones there are two key nutrients: calcium and vitamin D. Calcium supports your bones and teeth structure, while vitamin D improves calcium absorption and bone growth. Here are some great foods to help you build strong bones. Yogurt: One cup of yogurt can be...
2015 Wellness Trend: Bone Health
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 15% of all women will break a bone in their lifetime. And the risk of breaking a bone increases dramatically as one ages, from 3 in 1,000 at age 55 to 45 in 1,000 at age 75. Thus, this is a major health risk...
How Well Do You See: Senior Vision
January is National Eye Care Month. Why is this health awareness holiday so important? The Vision Council of America notes that 12.2 million Americans require some sort of vision correction but don’t use any. Nearly 50% of parents with children under 12 have never taken their children to an eye...
How your midnight snacking could be killing you
We admit, there are many days where we are not going to bed at a reasonable time due to the distractions of our favorite late night television shows (darn you Jimmy Fallon), work, and just surfing the web on our tablet and smartphone. Too often, before we head off to...
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Where did this year go? We cannot believe in just a few weeks we’ll be counting down to midnight to bring in 2015. As we start to reminisce of the events of this year (and read every year-in-review piece of information we can), we also start to get a little...
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