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I attended a cooking class with TASOM (Turkish American Society of Missouri) and several other ladies from around the area. I was expecting to help make a Turkish dish. Instead, there was a lady nicknamed “the chef”, who prepared an entire Iftar dinner while we watched. She was amazing. She had already prepped the ingredients,…
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Myra Garcia was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s in 2020 at age 62. Her diagnosis forced her into early retirement from a job she loved, but has also provided new opportunities. She volunteers at a senior memory care center, sings in three choirs, and remains physically and socially active by practicing yoga, biking, golfing, and taking…
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Researchers have developed a new omega-3 fatty acid that could potentially stave off visual declines in Alzheimer’s patients, according to a new study recently published, though there is still no cure for the debilitating disease, which affects nearly 6 million Americans. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, developed an omega-3 fatty acid called docosahexaenoic…
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Two Parkway Church Veterans Recount Their Experiences During the War and Decades later, when they Returned by John Russell and Roger Fauss People who opposed American involvement in the Vietnam War tended to blame American troops for the tragic situation in Vietnam, instead of blaming the government leaders who had sent them there. By the…
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“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” – Anne-Marie Bonneau Zero Waste 101: Everything You Need to Know Quick Key Facts Zero waste dates back to the 1970s when the term was coined by chemist Paul Palmer. Today, zero waste includes the 5…
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A recent U.S. study of nearly two million people 65 and older, split evenly between those who had received a flu vaccination at least once in their lifetime and those who had not, showed that those who had received the vaccination were 40% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s than those who had not…
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Join the Interfaith Power & Light, the United Church of Christ, and other faith partners in learning about benchmarking your facilities’ energy use, so that your congregation can cut energy costs and care for creation. This is the first step in planning to take advantage of federal funding now available to faith communities. Presenters include:…
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This winter, Americans are projected to pay the highest price in a decade to heat their homes. A recent study by The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates that the average U.S. household will pay 17.2% more for heating costs — $177 more on average — compared to last year, which already saw record-breaking prices. A combination…
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January 2023 Alzheimer’s News From presentations at the 15th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Congress Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in San Francisco. There is promising news about the use of C2N Diagnostic’s Precivity AD and Precivity AD2 Blood Tests as Blood-Based biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. New research shows that neurologists and memory…
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2nd & 4th Tuesdays | 6:00pm potluck | 7:00pm book discussion | Heritage Rm Please join us for our next TED session when we discuss the first half of the novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. It is a beautifully written story and incredibly funny about the importance of friendship and social…
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