March 2011
National Sleep Awareness Week: Cell phones, laptops, iPads and other devices are keeping us up at night
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 12:00 PM Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 12:19 PM
By
Kimberly L. Jackson/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger
Sufficient sleep can help build a better body. Sheex sheets, made for athletes by athletes, are spun from the same type of breathable, high-performance material that keeps jocks cool and dry during physical training. The sheets sets, licensed by the National Sleep Foundation, sell for $129 to $229 at sheex.com and are expected to be through Bed Bath and Beyond in April.
If you’re among 43 percent of Americans who rarely or never get a good night’s sleep during the week, an electronic device you’ve welcomed into your bed might be to blame, according to a recent National Sleep Foundation survey.
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December 2010
Each year Daniel
Amianda goes to Kenya to check on the
progress
of the
school named after his mother. You can read
more at Naomi
Nursery School Foundation
You can also
go to the web site to see the mission and
school. Naomi
Web Site
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December 2010
At our social
meeting , Nov 16, 2010, Councilman Pat Walsh
spoke to the seniors about The Mout Olicve
TV Station
being broadcast on cable vision
channel 21. Please take a
look at the station
and if you have any ideas about special
content
for seniors please let Daniel or Ray know
about your
suggestion(s).
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Dedication
of the Marie Ruggiero Meeting Room
On October 21,
2010, a large group of family, friends, and
public officials gathered in the Mount Olive
Senior Center
to honor the many years of service
that Marie Ruggiero
gave to this township.
You can read
the full article at this link.
Pictures are available
at this link.
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Sarcopenia osteoporosis
for muscles
By Elizabeth Flower Janney
Sarcopenia, or wasting away
of the muscles,has been
considered a normal
part of the aging process. But experts
are
finding that doesn't have to be the case.
You can read
the full article at this
link
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August 2010
Medicare is changing the
rules about Part D and you may
be affected
by the change. Some plans are being dropped
and many are changing. Before the changes
are announced
in October, it would be good
to review your medications
with your doctor(s)
to make sure that - no changes are
planned
for your meds and to see if a generic is available.
Generics are much cheaper. Watch the newspapers,
news
reports and your mail from Medicare and
you Part D i
nsurance provider for more information.
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August 2010
"WASHINGTON
Veterans exposed to herbicides while
serving
in Vietnam
and other areas will have an easier path
to
access quality
health care and qualify for disability
compensation under a final regulation that
will be published
on August 31, 2010 in the Federal Register
by the
Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA).The new rule
expands
the list of health problems VA will
presume to be related to
Agent Orange and
other herbicide exposures to add two
new conditions
and expand one existing category of
conditions."
from a release by the Veterans Administration.
More details may be found at this
link to the VA.
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