Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 18, 2010

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 18, 2010 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

Detoxification - Part 2

FYI: 

September is Senior Center Month

 NCOA’s National Institute of Senior 
Centers has designated September as 
Senior Center Month “Senior 
Centers, Your Place to Connect”

Join us on... 

September 11th - Family Preparedness 
Festival; 9 am to 3 pm in Memorial 
Park. Free items & information 
including eye & ear screenings plus the 
Senior Commission will be handing out 
the new File of Life medical information 
packet to residents.

September 13th - The Braille Institute is 
starting a FREE seminar every Monday 
focused on daily living with sight loss; 
10 am at the Hart Park House/Senior 
Center.

September 14th - Blood Pressure Checks 
& Give-a-ways; 11 am to 12 noon at the 
Hart Park House/Senior Center.

September 20th - Experience the new 
Wii Fit - join Lisa for her free stretch 
class & learn how a new video game can 
help you stay fit; 1 pm in the Hart Park 
House/Senior Center.

September TBA - Lunch with the City 
Manager

September 30th - The Final Scoop - come 
build your own ice cream treat as we end 
our month of celebration; 12:30 pm

For more information about the activities 
listed, please call the Senior Desk at 
(626) 355-7394.

UPCOMING EXCURSIONS

September 16th - Long Beach 
Aquarium & lunch on the 
Queen Mary.

More information on the 
September trip will be 
available in the next newsletter or later 
this month by calling the Senior 
Services Desk at (626) 355-7394.

Thursday, October 14th - Kellogg House 
& Arabian Horse Center at Cal Poly 
Pomona; cost is $35 per person and 
includes a lunch buffet. Minimum 
of 20 people for this price. Registration 
opens September 7th in person or 
online.

Thursday, November 18th - Historic 
Mission Inn Tour & Lunch Buffet 
in Riverside; cost is $43 per person. 
Maximum of 30 people for this trip. 
Registration opens September 27th in 
person or online.

Friday, December 17th - Candlelight 
Pavilion Theater Christmas Show & 
Lunch; cost TBA Maximum of 32 
people & maximum of 4 tickets per 
person. Registration opens October 4th 
in person or online.

Pasadena Highlands & Accredited 
Sponsor Bingo Prize

Pasadena Highlands, an independent 
and assisted living community, is proud 
to provide a special gift basket on the first 
Tuesday of each month. Accredited In-
Home nursing care will provide a special 
prize on the 4th Tuesday of each month. 
Bingo takes place every Tuesday at 1:30 
pm in the Hart Park House / Senior 
Center in Memorial Park. The game 
begins at 1:30 pm but those wishing to 
play must arrive 10 minutes before to 
secure your Bingo cards. Join us on 
the 1st & 4th Tuesday of each month for 
your chance to win these special prizes. 

Recipe of the Week:

Chicken & Peas Au Gratin 
Casserole 

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons olive oil 

3 cups cubed skinless, boneless chicken 

4 cups torn bread pieces 

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 

1/4 cup butter, melted 

2 cups frozen peas 

1/4 cup butter 

1/2 cup all-purpose flour 

3 cups milk 

2 teaspoons salt 

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the 
chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices 
run clear, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and set aside. 

Toss the bread pieces, Cheddar cheese, and 1/4 cup 
melted butter together in a bowl; spread about half of 
the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. 

Layer the peas and chicken atop the bread layer. 

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir 
the flour, milk, salt, and pepper into the melted butter. 

Cook and stir the sauce until smooth and thick, 5 to 7 
minutes. Pour over the casserole. Top with the remaining 
bread mixture. 

Bake in the preheated oven until the top begins to brown, 
30 to 40 minutes.

 
In last week’s article, the idea of body toxicity 
was discussed. This week, two of the pathways 
for detoxification will be described and why 
they may be important for a healthy system.

Leaky Gut:

 The intestines are very selective when it 
comes to allowing molecules to pass through 
them. Even so, in some cases, the intestinal 
lining becomes too porous and substances of 
a higher molecular weight than normal pass 
through. These may cause a response from 
the immune system (inflammation), so they 
must be processed either by being modified or 
eliminated. That’s where the liver comes in.

 Remember the famous “I Love Lucy” 
episode where Lucy and Ethel are working 
on the conveyor belt at the candy factory 
and everything went haywire? It is much the 
same in our bodies when the raw materials are 
delivered via the portal vein to the liver. The 
contents must be “ packaged” for use in the 
body, and if there is an overload, a logjam of sorts is created. Over time, the unprocessed molecules 
can spill over into the body and disrupt normal physiology; they will also be stored in fatty tissue.


What to Do?

 In his seminal book, Eating Right with the Seasons, Elson Haas, M.D. describes basic cleansing 
programs that can be utilized at various times of the year. Essentially, he describes simple meals which 
reduce strain on the digestive system, thereby decreasing the formation of harmful chemicals. All 
detoxification processes start with this idea.

 Secondly, there are a variety of supplements which support the organs of elimination. Your local 
health food store can help you with your selection.

 
Finally, find practitioners (doctors, nutritionists, body workers, etc.) who can support you in the 
quest for wellness through self-empowerment.

 

 Have a healthy, happy week! Dr. John

Dr. John Talevich, D.C. has practiced in Sierra Madre 
for thirty years. His clinic, LifeWorks! Chiropractic, 
offers patient-specific approaches to the alleviation 
of pain and individually tailored wellness programs. 

September Birthdays

Edwina Garcia, Yvonne Osti, Donna 
Andersen, Lena Boyadjian, Teresa Chaure, 
Cathy Gunther, Esther Macias, Maria 
Padgett, Edna Peyton, Sheila Pierce, Denise 
Reistetter, Shirley Seiler, Nancy Shollenberger, 


Sold Out

LifeWorks! Chiropractic Center

Individually Tailored Wellness Programs

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710

Activities: 

 Unless listed differently, all activities are at the Hart Memorial Park 
(Senior Center) 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre

Lunch Program: Monday- 
Friday at the Intervale 
Café -12:00 Noon-Call 
(626) 355-0256 to make 
your daily reservation. 
Suggested donation $2.00 
for seniors (60+) and $3.75 
for visitors.

MENU BELOW

Monday: 

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm: 
Strength training with Lisa 
Brandley. FREE class of 
stretching with light hand 
weights while you sit.

Tuesday:

2nd Tuesday of each month 
FREE blood pressure 
checks by Methodist 
Hospital; 11 am to 12 noon 

3rd Tuesday of each month 
FREE financial consulting; 
10 -12 noon call 355-7394 
for an appointment

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm: 
BINGO; cards are only 25 
cents each so stop by & 
play 

5:30 pm to 7 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please 

call 355-5278 for more 
information

Wednesday:

11 –11:45 am: Balance 
Class with Teryl. FREE 
class designed to improve 
balance & refresh the joints

2nd Wednesday of the 
month: FREE Legal 
Consultations: 10-11:30 
am. Appointments call 
355-7394

Wii Wednesday - 1:00 
pm or call the senior desk 
at 355-7394 to arrange 
another time & day to 
learn how to play. No 
previous experience or 
skills required and it is 
great exercise.

Thursday:

1:00 to 3:30 pm: Game 
Day. Join us for UNO 
and Poker with Bridge on 
the 2nd & 4th Thursdays; 
so please call for more 
information.

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please 
call 355-5278 for more 
information

Friday: 

1:00 pm: Ping Pong

Saturday: 

11:30 am: Senior Club 
brown bag lunch and 
BINGO at 12:30 pm


FREE FLU SEASON/IMMUNIZATIONS PRESENTATION

The Arcadia Senior Services Department in collaboration with Methodist Hospital and the Los 
Angeles County Department of Health Services will host a free health presentation on the upcoming 
flu season at the Arcadia Community Center on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 1:30-3:00pm. At 
this lecture you will also be informed about current immunizations senior citizens need to prevent 
specific illnesses. Eileen James, Emergency Preparedness Public Health Nurse from the L.A. County 
Department of Public Health will speak on current recommendations for adult immunizations such 
as Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis), Pneumococcal, Hepatitis A & B and seasonal 
influenza.

If interested in attending or need additional information please call Arcadia Senior Services 
Department at 626.574.5130. 

DIAL - A - RIDE TICKETS

Tickets can now be purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / Senior Center

Sierra Madre Library

Meals are delivered to 
home-bound seniors by volunteer 
drivers through the YWCA 
Intervale Lunch Program M-F (with 
frozen meals for the weekend.) Call 
the YWCA at (626) 214-9460 or 
Darlene Traxler at (626) 355-0256 
for more information.


Meals-On-
Wheels

SIERRA MADRE’S 

FARMERS MARKET

Kinetic Tai Chi

 Need to release stress and 
reduce anxiety? Come to the 
Arcadia Community Center, 
365 Campus Drive in Arcadia 
to learn balance between mind 
and body! Teacher Arnold 
Chien, founder of Kinetic Tai 
Chi will help you to release 
stress, reduce anxiety and 
increase your strength, balance 
and flexibility. This class is held 
on Tuesdays at 8:30am for a cost 
of $33 for 11 weeks, beginning 
October 5th. 

 Registration begins Monday, 
September 28th. For more 
questions, please contact 
Arcadia Senior Services at 
626.574.5130.

Wednesday 4-7pm

 Fresh vegetables and seasonal fruits from California 

family farms. 

Specialty foods, vegetarian and vegan dishes, ethnic foods and hot 
food - Everything you’ll find at the farmers market has been made 
or picked fresh, is pesticide-free and preservative-free. 

Free public parking on Mariposa.

MEALS-ON-WHEELS NEEDS 
VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER 
MEALS TO OUR HOMEBOUND 
NEIGHBORS **ONCE A MONTH 
OR WEEKLY** 

Please contact Darlene Traxler at 
626.355.6220 or (626) 355-0256.

Sure, it's a legitimate 
question: Can you sell 
your home without 
the representation of a 
professional real estate 
agent? The legitimate answer

is, Of course you can - but 
that begs the next question 
of whether it makes sense to 
do so.

One assumes that sellers 
want to obtain the highest 
price possible. Otherwise, 
the home could simply be 
auctioned, or sold to the first 
buyer who offers. Getting 
the best price depends upon 
exposure to the widest, 
most qualified segment of 
potential buyers.

An ad and a yard sign are 

not enough to create that 

exposure. While agents

spend untold dollars on 
advertising and signage, 
those only attract about 20% 
of actual buyers, so just one 
ad and one yard sign will 
yield even less.

So where does the lion's 
share of motivated buyers 
come from? In a real estate 
firm, they come from 
cooperating brokers and 
agents. It's logical, since 
serious buyers seek the 
assistance of agents who 
save them time and money 
by matching their needs 
against large inventories.

The only buyers attracted to 
properties “For Sale By 

Owner” are ones who want 
to save the same commission 
that the sellers do! You can 
choose to represent yourself 
in this competitive industry, 
but it may cost you.

Remember that a bargain is 
not measured by what you 
pay, but by what you get.

Luther Tsinoglou has just 
been named the top producing 
sales agent in Dickson Podley 
Realtor's Sierra Madre office for 
2009, making the top 10% at the 
company overall. Luther has 
been licensed and practicing real 
estate since 1992. He specializes 
in residential and income 
property in Southern California. 
Luther can be reached at his 
direct line (626) 695-8650 or at 
luther@tsinoglou.com.