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LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Invites You To Worship With Them On
Sunday, March 28, 1993
• 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Nursery downstairs morning & •
afternoon
EVERYONE WELCOME
LUCKNOW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, March 28, 1993
Worship Service - 11:00 AM
Sunday School - 11:00 AM
Rev. Margaret Kinsman
Nursery'Provided Everyone Welcome
1 NIGHT ONLY
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It's never too late for
seniors to get active
More and more, seniors are •
becoming aware that. it is never too
late to undertake a more healthy,
active lifestyle. This can have posi-
tive•effects on preventing, delaying,
or lessening the effects of chronic
illness.
For example, we now know that
the senior who stops smoking will
reduce his risk of heart attack to
that of a non-smoker after only two
'years. Other great benefits include
reducing the risks of such diseases
as emphysema, chronic bronchitis,
lung cancer, and serious infections.
Food tastes better too!.
Mobility can improve with age.
Increasing our activity level, even
in small ways, can slowly but sure-
ly build up the strength of our
heart, lungs, bones and muscles. It
even enhances self-confidence!
Simple stretching exercises, per-
formed regularly, increase flexibil-
ity, preventing muscle strain and
fatigue.
Our brains need exercise too.
Recent studies show that training
and practice can improve scores on
intelligence tests even in individuals
over the age of 70. The loss of
short-term memory often associated
with aging can be improved with
practice. However, the best way to
improve memory and all other
mental skills is to use them - by
continued learning, and challenging
ourselves with stimulating activities.
Research a topic of interest CO you,
or teach someone a skill you take
pride in. It's obvious that if we
wish to improve a skill, we need to .
practice that skill, whether it's
increasing our activity level, cutting
down on fat and salt in our food, or
cultivating warm and supportive
relationships with friends and fam-
ily.
Many seniors, as they approach
older age, are concerned about
losing the ability to get around and
look after themselves, losing some
memory skills, or perhaps develop-
ing a lingering or painful illness -
in short, becoming more dependent
on others. But many of these things
can be prevented or delayed by
practising positive, healthy ways of
living.
Quality living is worth it at any
age - you're worth it too! Enjoy an
active and vital older age.
For more information contact
Mary J Gingrich, Healthy Seniors
Nursing Program, Bruce -Grey -
Owen Sound Health Unit, 396-
3318, 376-9420 or 797-2010.
Older women should focus
on eating well
"Eat Well --Live Well --Meeting
Women's Nutrition Needs." That's t
the theme of Nutrition Month this
year. It's a good time for older
women to focus on eating well as
an important part of a healthy lifes-
tyle.
Tena Van't Foort, Director of the
Nutrition Division of Bruce -Grey -
Owen Sound Health Unit, pointed
out that older women have as much
to benefit from practising good
nutritional habits as anyone else.
Some of these . benefits include •
healthy body image and weight,
cancer control and the prevention or
management of osteoporosis.
At the same time, she noted that
some older women may face con-
siderable challenges to eating well
due to social factors such as low
income, isolation and lack of a
support system.
Research shows .that women live
longer and practice better overall
health habits than men. Ironically,
women experience more health
problems and use the health care
system more than men.
Ms. Van't Foort said that .fol-
lowing Canada's Guidelines for
healthy Eating is a sensible way -to
lower your risk of chronic illness
.such as heart disease and os-
teoporosis; healthy eating is also an
important part of living well with a
chronic illness.
Canada's Guidelines for Healthy
Eating -include
• enjoy a wide variety of foods'
• emphasize cereals, breads, other
grain products, vegetables and
fruits
• choose lower fat dairy products,
leaner meats and foodprepared
with little or no fat
Making
Health
r EALTH Happen
UNIT
•achieve and maintain a healthy
body weight by enjoying regular
physical activity and .healthy
eating,
*limit salt, alcohol and caffeine
- In addition, Ms. Van't Foort also
encourages older women to
explore ways to boost the fibre in
'their diet: This will help prevent
constipation and may help to reduce
the risk of some cancers. Drinking
several glasses .of water daily is
also • beneficial in preventing
constipation and providing the,body
with necessary fluids.
She noted that even a small
positive change in eating habits can
go along way in .improving overall
health. •-
The Nutrition Division staff of the
Health Unit are valuable resources
to seniors of Grey -Bruce. Current,,
accurate information is available on
a wide: variety of issues, including
eating well on a budget and eating
well on your own.
Ma kingllealth..hiapp is written
by staff from Bruce -Grey -Owen
Sound Health Unit. We welcome
your stories and ideas. Please send
comments to Making .Health Hap
pen, Bruce-Grey-owen Sound
Health Unit, 920 1st Avenue West,
Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 4K5.
It'll be a laughable excursion
On Saturday, Apr. 3, at 8:00
p.m., The Blyth Centre for the
Arts' presents Canadian
humourist, singer, songwriter
Nancy White. Best known for
her satirical songs on CBC radio,
White has been called Canada's
voice of liberal guilt. As well as
numerous tours across Canada,
Nancy's career has taken her to
the U.S., Germany and Central
America..
Her Latest recording
"Momnipotent" is a collection of
13 songs, mainly about the effect
two daughters have on what
White claims was "once a fairly
normal life." The cassette, sub-
titled, "Songs for Weary Par-
',pnts" is nota children's album:
it hits right at the • core of the
full-time parent's • exhausting,
befuddling, hilarious condition.
White takes aim ,at parenthood
and weaP es inther hilarious
presentation a host of current
events and a satirical appreci-
ation for life and love in the
True north Strong and Free.
One month too early for
mothers day - and maybe just as
well, Nancy White at Blyth
Memorial hall promises to be a
laughable excursion into the
babyfood-encrusted underworld
of parenthood.
»Tickets are $16.50 each; all
taxes included, and are available
by calling the Blyth Festival Box
Office at 523.9300.