Mountain Views News          Saturday, December 4, 2010

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THE GOOD LIFE

 MountainViews-News Saturday, December 4, 2010 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

Recipe of the Week:

Activities: 

Damage Control

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

CROCK POT 

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

INGREDIENTS:

1 potato, peeled and chopped 

3 carrots, sliced 

1 onion, chopped 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

1 cup sliced mushrooms, if desired 

14 oz. can ready to serve chicken broth 

1/4 cup flour 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 tsp. dried thyme leaves 

1/8 tsp. pepper 

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut 
into 2" pieces 

9 oz. pkg. frozen baby peas 

1-1/2 cups Homemade Bisqwick Mix 

1 Tbsp. snipped chives 

1/2 cup milk 

2 Tbsp. butter, melted

DIRECTIONS:

In a 4 quart crockpot, mix potato, carrots, onion, 
garlic, and mushrooms if using. In medium bowl, 
combine chicken broth, flour and seasoning 
and mix until smooth. Pour over vegetables in 
crockpot. Add chicken. 

Cover crockpot and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours 
until chicken is thoroughly cooked and no longer 
pink in center. Add peas and cover again. Cook 
on HIGH for 20 minutes until peas are hot. 

In small bowl, combine baking mix with chives, 
milk, and melted butter and mix just until 
combined. Do not over mix. 

If you don't have any baking mix, combine 1-1/2 
cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 
teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon snipped chives in 
a small bowl. Melt 6 tablespoons butter and mix 
with 1/2 cup milk; add to flour mixture and stir 
just until combined. 

Drop dumplings by tablespoons onto hot, 
bubbling chicken mixture in crockpot. Cover and 
cook on HIGH for 20-25 minutes until dumplings 
are cooked through, fluffy, and a toothpick 
inserted in center comes out clean. Serves 4 

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


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. 

In many of the ancient healing traditions, 
wintertime signals the beginning of a period 
of rest and inner reflection. It was recognized 
that, at this time of year, our sap was running low 
and it was time to hibernate. Unfortunately, we 
modern folk often find ourselves in a seasonal 
frenzy of holiday eating, marathon shopping 
and escalating social interactions. As one of 
my colleagues, Dr. Ian Marsh, D.O. put it, "We 
may find ourselves writing a check that our 
bodies cannot cash." Then, as if to put a fine 
point on it, we factor in sweeping changes for 
the new year. All of this may be financed by 
borrowing from deeper reserves and promoting 
long-term depletion of vital energies.

So, here are just a few suggestions to lighten 
the impact and start the new year with some 
fuel in your tank.

1. What goes in must come out. The 
amount of time that it takes for food to be 
eaten, digested and eliminated is important. 
Foods eaten during the holidays are often 
high in fat and sugar, while low in fiber. A 
simple fiber formula taken in the morning and 
evening can help immensely. Psyllium seed 
husks, flax seed, guar gum, and cellulose fiber 
are all helpful sources. These are available at 
health food stores.

2. We eat complex meals over the holidays 
which can stretch the limits of the body's 
digestive enzymes. A plant-based digestive 
enzyme capsule can be beneficial in aiding 
digestion. This can be found at health food 
stores.

3. Dairy-free probiotics can also assist in 
digestion. Again, check with your health 
food stores.

4. Orange peel extract is useful for correcting 
digestive upset and heartburn. This is also 
found in health food stores.

5. Drinking any liquids twenty minutes before 
and one or two hours after meals is highly 
recommended. By not diluting digestive juices 
with extra liquids during meals, complete 
digestion is encouraged. If you drink wine, sip 
it slowly. 

6. Finally, less is more. Chill out this holiday 
season instead of burning out! 

Have a happy holiday season! Dr. John

LifeWorks! Chiropractic Center

Individually Tailored Wellness Programs

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710


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. 

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. 


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.

NEWS FOR OLDER AMERICANS

Making Medications More Accessible

(NAPSI)-There’s good news for seniors 
about the Medicare Part D prescription 
drug program. It’s exceeding expectations 
and providing tens of millions of people 
with unprecedented access to life-enhancing 
medicines. What’s more, the benefit is costing 
taxpayers far less than originally projected.

According to a recent survey by the 
nonpartisan Medicare Today coalition, an 
overwhelming 84 percent of older Americans 
say they are satisfied with their individual 
plan and coverage. This is a nearly 10-point 
increase in just four years. The survey offers 
the latest evidence that seniors continue to 
see the drug program as a success.

The survey also found more than nine in 
10 seniors report that their plan works well, 
is convenient, gives them peace of mind 
and makes them feel fortunate to have their 
coverage. In addition, more than 80 percent 
of seniors say their Part D premiums and 
co-payments are affordable, with 94 percent 
saying that their coverage gives them peace 
of mind. 

Starting in January 2011, and as part of 
the recently enacted health care reform law, 
biopharmaceutical research companies will 
help close the coverage gap, or “doughnut 
hole,” by providing a 50 percent discount on 
brand-name medicines for eligible seniors at 
the time they purchase their medicines. 

Looking forward, the Part D drug benefit 
will continue providing seniors with access 
to affordable prescription medicines. The 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
which oversees the Part D benefit, reports 
that the average monthly premium will 
increase only a dollar by the end of 2011. 

Open enrollment season for Medicare 
health plan and prescription drug plan 
beneficiaries begins on November 15 and 
runs until December 31. The annual open 
enrollment period lets enrollees change 
their existing plan or choose a different one. 
Making any changes, sooner rather than 
later, can help ensure that the drug benefit 
is in place before coverage starts.

For more information on the Medicare 
Today coalition and its Medicare drug 
benefit satisfaction survey, visit: http://
medicaretoday.org/. To learn more about 
the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit open 
enrollment, visit www.medicare.gov/. 

If you are uninsured and having difficulty 
paying for your prescription medicines, the 
Partnership for Prescription Assistance may 
be able to help. To learn more, visit www.
PPARx.org or call (888) 477-2669. 


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