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A Time To Get Walking Again - Walking Tip #1

[caption id="attachment_1077" align="alignright" width="225"] Put Spring in Your Steps with In-Home Care from Hearthside Home Care[/caption]   Seniors - have you noticed the chirping of early morning birds, and the tiny buttercups of new daffodils pushing through the garden floor? Has spring finally arrived in your neighborhood? With the warming temperatures, what better time than now to take advantage of the weather and start walking for fitness? Where is a good place to start?    Seniors receiving home health and home care  - put spring into your steps - here's Tip #1    Tip 1:  See your doctor. Whether or not...

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Senior Care and All Ages Walking Tip #5 - Try Not Walking Outside in Cold Weather

Try not walking outside in cold weather. Cold causes decreased sensation and harder to detect injury or pain. Instead, visit a local mall or indoor walking track.

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Until Next Year, Valentine!

Until Next Year, Valentine! Don't Forget the (Dark) Chocolate ! 25 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts - If you missed Valentine's Day yesterday 2/14/15, who says you still can't celebrate it? Have a Happy Belated Valentines Day, Instead! The stores are still open online and off! We loved this MagicKitchen.com Blog Article so much, we decided to post it here on our Meals from the Hearth site, where you can place orders for healthy and delicious food prepared by the MagicKitchen, chef prepared, gourmet, economical, small batch. Thank you MagicKitchen! We counted 25 Great Ideas. Ready to be romantic? Here are...

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Celebrating a Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day

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Celebrating a heart healthy Valentine’s Day is easy with FirstLight Homecare.

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Meals from the Hearth Offers 25 Best Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day

Love Chocolate? Love Eating Great Nutritious Food? Don't Have Time to Cook or Shop ? Meals from the Hearth and MagicKitchen have solutions. Read More Here for 25 Best Ideas for Valentine's Day Gifts

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Bone Health Tip: Eat for your Bones.

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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 a creamy way to get your daily calcium. Yogurt is fortified with vitamin D. Milk: Eight ounces of fat-free milk will cost you 90 calories, but will provide you with 30% of your daily dose of calcium. Cheese: Just 1.5 ounces of cheddar cheese contains more than 30% of your...

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Bone Health Tip: Protect Yourself Against Falls

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Keep your bones healthy by eating right, exercise, keeping tabs of your T-Score, don’t smoke and limit your intake of alcohol and meats. But don’t forget to check your home and make sure you have your home safe to help you avoid accidents that could lead to a fall. Here are some simple do-it-yourself (DIY) fixes can reduce your risk of falls in your home: Secure rugs so they won't slip Remove clutter from walkways Install night lights in hallways Use a no-skid rubber mat in the bathtub Install a grab bar in the shower Make sure your slippers have...

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Why Give Blood

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January is National Blood Donor Month. If you have donated blood to an organization like the American Red Cross, thank you. If you’ve never donated blood but are interested, here are a few reasons why you should donate this month and in future months. Blood is essential for life: it carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, fights infections, and helps heal wounds. And everyone has this self-generating resource that can be generously given to others—when and where it is needed most.   Your donation will save lives. Every time you donate you can save the lives of as many...

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2015 Wellness Trend: Bone Health

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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 for post-menopausal women. All signs indicate that bone health will continue its climb up the popularity ladder as the U.S. population ages and lives longer. In 2015 the health trend everyone will be talking about will be bone health. It’s one that if you start early (or even start today)...

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What are you reading? January is National Book Month.

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Typically the weather in January isn’t cooperating in most states across our country. That’s okay. January is national book month so why not find a couple of great books and celebrate the month lost in something fabulous. Many of us at FirstLight Home Care are avid book readers. Here’s a small list of our favorite books (some we have read more than once) that we thought others might like. And no, they are not in any order, just our list. Tuesday with Morrie, Mitch Albom To Kill a Mockingbird – yes, if you had to read this book in High...

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