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We’re all familiar with the concept of a lifespan, but what about healthspan? Where your lifespan is understood as your natural life expectancy, your healthspan is the period of time in which you are free from chronic disease & disability associated with aging. Learn more about how healthspan is changing the way we think about healthy aging: ow.ly/evH550wdPuK
Healthy aging focus turns to ‘healthspan’
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Healthy aging no longer only looks at lifespan (life expectancy), but also focuses on evaluating healthspan, the period of life spent in good health, free from chronic diseases and disabilities of aging.Thanks State Representative Dan Ugaste for sharing these pictures of our residents' recent flights with Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation! Stay tuned for more pictures of that special day and unforgettable experience.Today the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF) held a ceremony at DuPage airport to honor the military service of residents from Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia. At the ceremony, Mayor Schielke of Batavia spoke and veterans were given Certificates of Recognition from the Illinois House of Representatives. They also participated in Dream Flights where they had the opportunity to fly in a Boeing Stearman biplane, the same aircraft used to train many military aviators in the 1940's.
Get ready for our Annual Bazaar - visitors and community members welcome! Want to treat your feathered friends? David Anderson has made birdhouses out of PVC pipe and wood for this year’s Bazaar on Saturday, September 28 from 9 am – 3 pm. They are weather-resistant and have access for easy cleanout. Shirley Prisco is decorating six of the wooden houses with a garden theme.
With the opportunity to join our communities at the stage that suits you— from Residential Living at our Continuing Care Retirement Communities, to Assisted Living or other levels of personal care—you’ll live with the promise of a fulfilling future. Explore your senior living options and dive into a future filled with promise: www.covliving.org/senior-living-communities?_vsrefdom=social-facebook-social-media&CMM=facebook_d...
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From Coast to Coast Covenant Living Communities and Services provides Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Memory Care and Rehabilitation.The Holmstad Bazaar is the place to shop for lovely handcrafted gifts. Join us on Saturday, September 28 from 9 am-3 pm. Here are three of the wooden cutting boards and serving trays that you’ll find at the Wood Shop booth. All are made with a variety of domestic and exotic woods.
Joints. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. Well, that’s not really true. You CAN live with them, if you take care proper care of them as you age. Low impact exercise and a healthy body weight, along with supplements of Vitamin D and calcium, can all help keep you moving and pain free. Read more about some of the ways you can keep your hinges in tip-top shape as part of our Healthy Aging Month educational series:
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9 Tips to Keep Your Joints Healthy
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To maintain or improve joint health, we are advised to keep moving. Check out what other actions benefit our joints.This week for Healthy Aging Month, we’re taking a look at the best foods you can eat to keep your brain healthy. On the short list for brain-boosting consumables: vegetables, nuts, and coffee! Yes, coffee. Sometimes bad habits pay off. Learn how that delightful and aromatic bean can keep your brain running smoothly in the article below, and stay tuned for more Health Aging Month tips next week!
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12 best brain foods: Memory, concentration, and brain health
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The diet can have a significant impact on the brain's function. A brain-healthy diet, rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, can boost memory and learning while staving off neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. Here, we look at the evidence for some of the best brain foods...This 78” X 72” red, white and blue quilt could be yours if you enter the raffle at the Holmstad Bazaar on Saturday, September 28.
The Bazaar is open from 9 am-3 pm. More than 280 residents volunteer their time to craft or grow useful and decorative items from baked goods, wood and needlecrafts, seasonal wreaths, designer knits, plants, quilts, along with second-hand treasures such as jewelry, furniture, books and household items. There will also be a free drawing for cash prizes.
