Here at Saskatoon Services for Seniors we strive to make a difference every day. We do this though helping Seniors remain in safely in their own homes by helping provide services that they need. One of these key services especially in Spring is our Grocery Delivery and Yard work programs, we are currently looking for one or two volunteers to help with these programs. If you are interested in helping seniors in our community, please contact our office today. Our grocery shoppers/delivery volunteers are needed for one to two days per week.
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Role of the Funeral Director
Funeral directors are caregivers and administrators, event planners, as well as listeners and supporters. They make the arrangements for transportation of the deceased, complete all necessary paperwork and implement the choices made for final disposition and memorial service. It is important for your family to know your choice whether cremation, traditional, or green burial. Have the conversation with family now to find out what arrangements may already be in place or to help put them in place for the future. Planning ahead can be as simple as a conversation to record your wishes. Your funeral director is there to listen at any time.
Keto ‘The Right Way’
Trying to figure out how to go into nutritional ketosis can be a daunting task. There’s so much information on the internet that can cause confusion, and it can be incredibly time consuming. You likely have questions like: What should my calories be? Which foods should I eat and how much? What are macros? Why do they matter to my results? Instead of trying to figure it all out yourself, why not hire a Certified Keto Coach who can answer your questions and create a specialized plan for you? She takes out all of the guess work, allowing you to simply get results in far less time.
Photobiomodulation for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second-most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease and the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease. A 2021 research study showed that Photobiomodulation (PBM) resulted in significant improvements in patients’ mobility, cognition, dynamic balance, and fine motor skills and could be a safe and potentially effective option, with no side effects observed. Improvements were maintained for as long as PBM continued, for up to one year in a neurodegenerative disease where decline is typically expected. Home use of PBM by the person themselves or with the help of a caregiver might be an effective option for many PD symptoms.
Healthy Sources of Fat
Fat sources in the diet are extremely important. Focus on food items such as raw soaked nuts, seeds, avocado, raw EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), or a small amount of real butter if needed. Avoid inflammatory vegetable oils and hydrogenated oils, which are added to a lot of processed foods – even some foods we think of as healthy, such as peanut butter. Start reading ingredient lists on packaged foods to ensure you know whether vegetable or hydrogenated oils are included in the product, and if they are, find raw and natural alternatives where possible!
Music and Brain Plasticity
Brain-imaging techniques have revealed the brain’s plasticity and have identified networks that music activates. The brain areas activated by music are not unique to music. These networks also process other functions. Musical and non-musical functions share systems. For example, motor control and executive control share circuits with music. Music can activate and drive complex patterns of interaction between the other two, so that a stroke patient and someone with Parkinson’s increases movement, and someone with traumatic brain injury increases cognitive functioning, such as problem solving or decision making.
Seniors Real Estate Specialist – Sheri Willick
Sheri Willlick is a REALTOR® and Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker Signature in Saskatoon. Sheri holds extra designations as a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® and a Seller Representative Specialist®. An SRES® is a REALTOR® who is uniquely qualified to assist seniors in housing sales and purchases. What qualities make an SRES® different? *Has knowledge, experience, and compassion in dealing with senior issues. *Takes a no-pressure approach to the transaction and has a strong service orientation. *Tailors the marketing of a home to the needs of an older client.
Clean Eating Recipe
Sunflower Seed Hummus
Ingredients: 1 cup raw, unsalted sunflower seeds. 1 cup unsweetened almond beverage. 2 tsp
lemon zest. 1/4 cup lemon juice. 3 tbsp olive oil. 2 cloves garlic, minced. 1 tsp ground cumin. pinch each of salt and pepper. Soak sunflower seeds in almond beverage 2 hr. (or overnight). Reserve 1/2 cup (125 mL) soaking liquid (discard the rest) and drain the seeds. In blender or food processor, place soaked seeds, reserved soaking liquid, almond beverage, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Pulse until smooth.
Words To Live By
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.”–St. Francis de Sales
Words To Live By
“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci
Brain Teaser Answers
1. Teeth. 2. One is roaring with pain; the other is pouring with rain.
3. He wanted to transcend dental medication!
