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"My name is Anita. In addition to my role as a caregiver for Visiting Angels, I am a wife, mother of two teenagers and also work as a professional vocalist with my saxophonist/husband Jim."
Dementia is hard for the person who has it - and for the people who are caring for them. Here's help.
Often, the care of an aging or disabled family member is provided by a spouse or children. They're unsung heroes - cooking, cleaning, driving, medicating, comforting, without complaint - or a break.
What hearing-aid myths do you believe? Dispell the fibs and know the truth about listening devices in the 21st century
When my sisters and I were little, our Grandpa "Lefty" would sneak out at the conclusion of every Christmas party, well after we thought that the last gift was opened, and return with a black Hefty trash bag filled to the brim with presents wrapped in newspaper. I can count my memorable childhood Christmas gifts on one hand, and it's no coincidence that at least four of them were wrapped in the Sunday comics.
AUDIOLOGY
QUESTION: You've been serving the SCV as an audiologist for 27 years; you've taught or mentored many of Santa Clarita's audiologists; and are the referred office by both Facey and SCENT medical centers. You're famous!
PAIN FREE FOR LIFE
It's sandal season! Put your best foot forward by taking care of problems that can cause you pain and embarrassment.
Do you suffer from headaches, dry mouth, itchiness or fatigue? Do you struggle to lose weight, even though you, for the most part, "eat healthy?" Do you have a hard time keeping blood pressure or cholesterol numbers low? Is your digestion "off?" How's your memory holding up? Do you ever experience "cognitive fog?" Do you have trouble maintaining your moods?
My right hip has been giving me trouble lately. I haven't even hit 40 yet - and I'm complaining about hip pain? I'm even more ashamed to admit that I've been having this problem for over two months and haven't done a thing about it.
Sad fact: Most of us experience pain each and every day - and we usually do nothing
about it. What may be worse than "nothing," though, is the "something" many Americans seek out to address our physical discomfort. We self medicate with over-the-counter pain reducers that could damage our liver; we pick up a bottle of beer instead of a barbell; we "comfort" ourselves with rich foods that increase inflammation and raise the number on our scale; we sit on the couch and numb our bodies along with our brains.
about it. What may be worse than "nothing," though, is the "something" many Americans seek out to address our physical discomfort. We self medicate with over-the-counter pain reducers that could damage our liver; we pick up a bottle of beer instead of a barbell; we "comfort" ourselves with rich foods that increase inflammation and raise the number on our scale; we sit on the couch and numb our bodies along with our brains.
The saying goes that "no one knows your body better than you do," - which may be true. But what also might be true is that you don't know your body nearly well enough. Read on to find out what your body wants you to know.
If you've ever injured a tendon, joint or ligament, you probably know traditional Western medicine's most frequent "solution": a cycle of anti-inflammatory pills, numbing injections and, in too many cases, surgery. Few of us would complain about this lineup, though, if we found it effective. The trouble is that narcotics and scalpels rarely put an end to pain and can, in fact, make things a whole lot worse.
HEALTHY & HAPPY
The biggest beauty blunder - thinning, sparse, receding hair - can be corrected with your own hair, naturally. Find out how in this month's Healthy & Happy.
SCV Professionals share their tips on everything from pregnancy to hearing and everything in between.
Chiropractors have been providing compassionate care to infants and children for over a century - but the medically-proven benefits of chiropractic are well-attuned to relieving modern-day problems from conception and beyond.
FOCUS ON YOUR HEALTH
It's sandal season! Put your best foot forward by taking care of problems that can cause you pain and embarrassment.
Most Inside SCV staff members are somewhere in our 30s. Like most SCVians, we try to take good care of our bodies and our appearance - so you can imagine the discussions that have evolved over the years as the calendar pages fly past at top speed, our wrinkles deepen and our skin starts to lose that youthful bounce.
If you're like most people with less-than-perfect vision, you've probably dreamed of being free of glasses and contacts. Perhaps, like many people, price is the reason that you're "on the fence." Sure, you realize that you probably spend a small fortune each year on glasses, prescription sun glasses, contacts, contact solutions, eye drops and unquantifiable time and frustration. Of course you know that LASIK surgery can make those costs a thing of the past. But dropping $6,000 or more on the best LASIK procedure available seemed out of range.
If you can "pinch an inch," have a BMI of 30 or below and would love to lose your "handles," this may be the most exciting news you've read all week.
This is your year to feel better, look better and live better! Here's a guide to who can help you achieve the most important goal of all: improved health.
What's the key to heart health? The answer could be at the tip of your tongue - literally.
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