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Senior Living Q&A: Christmas with a dementia patient
Q. As Christmas approaches; I am getting concerned about my mother and the festivities. She has dementia, but enjoys being with the family. How can I keep her engaged and yet not overwhelmed? As you know, people with dementia lose their short-term memory...Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Health, Alzheimer's Disease
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Frustrated by gluten-free products, a father turns to walnuts
When La Cañada Flintridge resident Oliver Kolevski’s 11-year-old son, Max, was diagnosed with gluten and lactose intolerances a year ago, he had a hard time finding healthy foods for him to eat.
“I had to find a way to send my son to school,...Tags: Human Body, Walnuts, Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions
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All Health's Breaking Loose: Life is a fragile thing
A couple of weeks ago, my faithful gardener Juan, took his last breath in my front yard. I am required to have CPR training because I teach fitness. After years of practice pressing on a dummy’s chest, this time it was real. My neighbor rushed over....Tags: Heart Failure, Emergency Health Procedures, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Senior Living Q & A: How to control pain
Q. What are the various methods of controlling pain? Acute pain is generally controlled by treating the underlying disease and using short-term pain relievers. Chronic pain, however, usually requires several approaches, including various behavioral and...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Fractured Rib, Drugs and Medicines, Diabetes, Pain
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Senior Living Q & A: Why are support groups helpful?
Q. I’ve heard that attending a support group for a chronic health problem can be helpful, but I don’t understand why. Isn’t it just a bunch of people complaining? Hopefully not. In a support group, members provide each other with...Tags: Clubs and Associations
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Spartans, Tologs play for more than win
A new layer has been added to the annual cross-town rivalry match played between the La Cañada High and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls' volleyball teams this year. The Tologs agreed to make this year's contest against the Spartans the third annual...Tags: Volleyball, Breast Cancer, High School Sports
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All Health's Breaking Loose: Pumpkins are full of surprises
Pumpkins are dotting the countryside, in every yard and on every front porch. They’re a lovely splash of fall color, but more than being decorative, pumpkins are an amazing super fruit. We often call them a vegetable, but this nutritionally dense...Tags: Kidney Beans, Onions, Heart Disease, Garlic, Pumpkin
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Senior Living Q & A: How much does mom understand?
Q. My mom, who lives with us, has Alzheimer’s disease. She barely speaks anymore and I wonder if she understands anything that is going on around her. People with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of memory loss often seem to live in a different...Tags: Memory Loss
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Providing a support system for cancer patients
When La Cañada Flintridge resident Nancy Illian went to the doctorseven and half years ago with concern over an issue with her menstrual period, she knew she wasn’t just wasting time. Forty-eight at the time, Illian had been the opposite of a...Tags: Medical Specialization, Human Body, Medical Research, Labor Legislation, Health and Medical Professionals
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It's her job to keep kids healthy
When Amy Porter began her career as a pediatrician some 20 years ago, it was rare to see children whose weight posed a threat to their health and well-being. But by the late 1990s, the La Cañada resident began to notice children were presenting health...Tags: General Practitioners, Diabetes, Obesity, Healthy Diet, Health
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The Valley Line: Books, elbow fractures and good times
Wow, there has been a fast and furious social buzz going on around town. I’ll try to catch you up on all the news.
I recently went to see one of the most glorious operas presented by the Los Angeles Opera — “Romeo and Juliette,”...Tags: Netherlands, The Happiest News!, Italy, Breast Cancer, Opera (genre)
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Senior Living Q&A: Coming to terms with Alzheimer¿s
Q. I have just received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Should I tell my friends? When you learn that you have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, you might hesitate to tell others. You might be coming to terms with the diagnosis yourself...Tags: Human Body, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Lifestyle and Leisure, Brain
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