Health Hints

Aging in Community, a Neighbors Care Alliance

January 8, 2012
Aging in Community, a Neighbors Care Alliance

by Sharlene Gillette Civano Aging in Community provides services to our neighborhood residents who are elderly and/or disabled under the auspices of the Pima Council on Aging. We receive training and other help from the Council, and in return we report to them on our activities. The kinds of help provided range from assistance with small tasks such as light housekeeping or yard work to providing transportation or simply friendly visits and doing errands. All these kinds of help are provided at no charge, and make it possible for many people to remain independent. During November, 13 volunteers provided services...

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Aging in Community: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

September 18, 2011
Aging in Community: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

By Sharlene Gillette Meet a few of Civano’s most appreciated volunteers.  Civano’s “Aging In Community” working group organizes contacts and assistance for our neighbors.  Who are the volunteers? They are your neighbors.  We recognize that neighbors do help each other in so many ways.  We would be happy to know about more of these events and, perhaps, to incorporate these efforts into our working group. Meet Bob Small, coordinator of Aging In Community. Not only does he head up our group, he also volunteers as a driver, errand runner, dog walker for neighbors.  In addition he actively volunteers for...

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I am Gluten and Lactose Intolerant…

July 13, 2011
I am Gluten and Lactose Intolerant…

By Suzanne Trevino In other words, I can’t eat wheat, rye, or barley flour, dairy products, or anything to “irritate” my picky, demanding insides (irritable bowel syndrome, IBS), such as insoluble fiber, high fat, high acidic foods, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, or anything carbonated, like sodas. This seems to be a “new age” phenomenon shared across the population but zeroing in on aging women. Children show gluten intolerance with celiac disease.  Fortunately, food producers are rapidly catching up with production of foods we “afflicted” can eat. Whole wheat bread is an obvious no-no.  Unfortunately, there is a lot of hidden...

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Health Hints: Itchy Eyes are Nothing to Cry About

May 17, 2011
Health Hints: Itchy Eyes are Nothing to Cry About

By Dr. Carolyn Finnell Allergy season is strongly upon us! Itchy, swollen eyes, runny nose, sinus congestion and itchy throat are all symptoms of seasonal allergies. Itchy eyes are caused by histamine, a protein which is released from immune cells called mast cells in the ocular tissue. If you are suffering from ocular allergies, those affecting the eyes, there are a few things that can be done about it. First, if you are intolerably miserable, take a cold wet wash cloth and hold it over the eyes until you feel relief, re-cooling the cloth as often as necessary. The...

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