Chair Sit Up Exercise Routine by Michelle Miller
A chair based routine strengthens the stomach and thigh muscles. Instructions include pillow support, front seating, half reclining back alignment, upright lift with minimal hand use, then standing and sitting with straight back. Repeat 8 to 15 times, rest, then repeat.
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Michelle Miller
Siuc Recreation Center Graduate Assistan
Fiber facts quiz from Harvard School of Public Health
A true false quiz on dietary fiber origins and effects from Harvard. It covers soluble versus insoluble fiber, daily intake recommendations of 20 to 36 grams, fiber’s impact on colon cancer and heart disease, diabetes risk, and a note that fruit juice lacks fiber compared with whole fruit.
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Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard
Reaching a deeper level of holistic therapy explained
Brent Stewart surveys the Dayemi Health Center in Carbondale detailing holistic options like Rolfing and the Alexander Technique. Rolfing, or structural integration, targets the fascia through a 10 session program to improve posture and movement, with emphasis on training the body for efficiency.
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Dayemi Health Center
Carbondale
Alexander
Ida Rolf
Rolf
Grace Powers
Rolfer
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Five things you did not know about perspiration
Perspiration involves about 2.6 million sweat glands with a fluid mainly of water and sodium chloride. There are two gland types eccrine for temperature control and apocrine in armpits and scalp producing fatty acids and proteins that cause stains and odor. Antiperspirants block ducts with aluminum compounds while deodorants kill odor-causing bacteria. Talcum powder and frequent showers are alternatives. Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating with various causes and Botox can reduce gland activity.
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Betcha
FDA
McClatchy-Tribune News
I'm old but not done volunteering for the community
Joan Hart of the Jackson County Mental Health Action Team adds to this piece with Mary Rosenberg noting benefits of volunteering. The article champions older adults offering time and talents to meet unmet needs, highlighting mental and physical health gains, social connections, and personal payoffs from helping others.
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Joan Hart
Jackson County Mental Health Action Team
Mary Rosenberg
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
Jackson County
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