Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 13, 2010

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THE GOOD LIFE

 MountainViews-News Saturday, November 13, 2010 

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

Activities: 

Recipe of the Week:

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

ESSENTIALS

PUMPKIN PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups biscuit mix

2 tbsps. brown sugar, firmly packed

2 tsps. cinnamon

1 tsp. ground allspice

1-1/2 cups evaporated milk

1/2 cup solid pack pumpkin

2 Tbsps. vegetable oil, more for skillet

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

butter, maple syrup or honey

DIRECTIONS:

Combine first 4 ingredients in a mixing bowl. 
Add remaining ingredients, except butter 
and maple syrup, and mix thoroughly with 
an electric mixer until smooth. Heat a heavy 
griddle or skillet over medium high heat. Lightly 
oil griddle and pour about 1/3 cup of batter per 
pancake. Cook until edges are dry and top is 
bubbly. Turn cakes and cook until golden. Serve 
with butter and maple syrup.

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


Think about it: Health problems most 
often arise from either 1) a deficiency of 
some kind where the body's functional 
requirements are not met (ie. trace mineral 
deficiencies from depleted soils) or 2) from 
an excessive intake of substances such as 
non-nutrient foods (sodas, refined sugars, 
caffeine and the like) which can build up 
in the body and interfere with normal 
function. Over time, poor nutrient 
availability, along with toxic congestion, 
contributes to the development of chronic 
illness. If we keep this simple, elegant 
model in mind when we seek to resolve our 
own health problems,l we will experience 
less confusion with information that we 
encounter.

A well-armed, informed consumer is going 
to be aware of this simple directive when it 
comes to resolving health issues: Lifestyle 
changes first, natural therapies second, and drugs/surgery last. More often than not, it's the 
other way around, with serious side-effects, including death, being the outcome.

Simply put: Are we getting the correct nutrients for optimal body function? re we taking in 
too much "stuff" the body cannot use, that may be harmful? 

Whenever we reach for a medication as a first choice, we are essentially blocking the body's 
message network, ignoring the engine warning light. Instead, let's ask ourselves, "What is 
my body telling me? Do I need to get more sleep? Should eliminate a particular food from 
my diet? Am I carrying around anger and resentment?" In other words, it is important to 
acknowledge our body's intelligence. Even if we seek help for a condition, it is important 
to maintain ownership of our bodies and selves, thus avoiding the tendency for others to 
be in charge of our lives. By choosing to empower ourselves through lifestyle first, natural 
therapies second, and drugs or surgery last, we are much more likely to be successful in our 
quest for good health. 

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. 

Sierra Madre

DECEMBER EXCURSION 

- SOLD OUT- 

 Friday, December 17th - Christmas 
Show - 10:30 am to 4 pm at the 
Candlelight Pavilion Theatre 

in Claremont.

Cost per person is $58.00 for lunch, 
show, transportation & tip. 

Waiting list is available for this 

excursion, please call 355-7394. 

LifeWorks! Chiropractic Center

Individually Tailored Wellness Programs

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710

November Birthdays:

Alberta Curran, Carmela 
Frontino, Lena Zate, Valerie 
Howard, Janice Kacer, Flo 
Mankin, Dollie Morant, 
Joan Ruggles, 'Mike' 
Ruggles, Lois Stueck, Jean 
Wood and Shirley Yergeau

Orthostatic Hypotension Screening

The Parkinson Support Group will have 
Neurosearch and The Hazel Hutchman 
Memorial Neuroscience Center providing 
a free health screening for Orthostatic 
Hypotension, or OH for short on Friday 
November 19 at 2:00pm. The screenings will 
take place at Arcadia Community Center, 365 
Campus Drive and are for adults 50 years and 
over. According to the National Institute of 
Health, OH it is the #1 reason why Parkinson 
patients end up in the hospital. It is a 
significant fall risk; there is a significant drop 
in blood pressure when a person changes 
positions. For example, going from lying 
down to standing up not enough blood gets to 
the brain and a person is at risk of falling and 
causing harm to themselves. The screening 
takes approximately 10 minutes; your blood 
pressure will be taken lying down and again 
when you stand up after a short duration 
of rest. There are only a limited number 
of OH screenings available so please call 
Arcadia Senior Services 626.574.5130 before 
November 12th to register. For additional 
information please call 626.574.5130 


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. 

Healthy Eating

The City of Arcadia Recreation & Community Services 
Department in partnership with Royal Oaks Manor is 
offering a free cooking demonstration for adults, 50 years 
of age and older, “Simple Strategies for Healthy Holiday 
Eating.” The class will be held at the Arcadia Community 
Center, 365 Campus Drive on Thursday, November 18 
at 10:45am. At this presentation, participants will learn:

*How to use the hunger scale to manage holiday eating

*Balance Healthy eating while enjoying holiday treats

*Modify recipes to create healthful holiday deserts

The class will include recipes, food samples, nutrition 
information and a question and answer period with a 
Registered Dietician. For more information or to register, 
please call Arcadia Senior Services at 626.574.5130.

Don’t Be a Victim - What You Need to Know About Senior Fraud!

The City of Arcadia Recreation & Community 
Services Department in partnership 

with the Arcadia Police Department is offering a 
workshop for seniors on ways to protect themselves 
from becoming a victim of fraud. An old scam that 
preys primarily on the elderly, sometimes called 
the “Grandparent Scam”, has found it way back 
to the area. In recent weeks, the Arcadia Police 
Department has taken a couple of reports on this 
type of scam, one of which involved an actual loss 
of money. Don’t become the next victim! Sergeant 
Davis from the Arcadia Police Department will be 
talking to seniors on ways to protect themselves. 

Consumers lose billions of dollars each year to 
fraud. People over age 50 are especially vulnerable 
and account for over half of all victims, according 
to a study conducted by American Association of 
Retired Persons (AARP). People who commit 
these types of crimes, “con criminals,” often 
target older people knowing they have spent a 
lifetime earning their savings. Con criminals go 
wherever they can to find money to steal. They 
use everyday tools—the mailbox, the telephone, 
the Internet—to reach into your pocketbook. You 
can help educate your friends, parents, and others 
by becoming familiar with some of the more 
common scams and how they operate. Then share 
that information with others. 

The workshop will inform you on what to do if you 
have questions on how to handle a situation and 
also give you tips on what to do if an unfamiliar 
person approaches you at home. The workshop 
will be held at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 
Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007 on Tuesday, 
December 7th at 10am. Don’t miss this event….
Very important information will be provided! 

For more information or to register, please call 
Arcadia Senior Services at 626.574.5130.


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

DIAL - A - RIDE 
TICKETS

Tickets can now be 
purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / Senior 
Center

Sierra Madre Library


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.


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