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Low On Energ y? Try These Solutions…Don't chalk up sleepiness to age — there might be other factors at play.Getting enough sleep can go a long way to help fight fatigue.Eating the right foods can help boost your energy levels.It’s possible that an undiagnosed medical condition like anemia is caus-ing your fatigue.Fatigue isn't inevitable. But it can be difficult to get regular exercise, stick to a sleep schedule, and minimize stress — all daily activities that help keep up your energy levels.Try adding these few tweaks to your daily routine and see if they work for you:
Avoid Energy-Zapping FoodsFoods that leave you longing for a nap tend to be high in so-called fast- digesting carbohydrates.All of the carbohydrates you eat — fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar, and more — enter your body as sugar. Some foods are digested slowly (say, fibrous veggies), while others, like candy, tend to be digested more quickly. At first, these fast-digesting sugars will give you a rush of energy, but once they're out of your bloodstream, you'll probably crash, and you may feel sleepy.Here's why this happens: Once the level of sugar in your bloodstream starts to rise, your pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which helps shuttle the sugar in your bloodstream to your cells, where it'll be stored for later use. But when blood sugar levels remain too high for too long (and we're talking years here), your body may not produce enough insulin, leaving you with high blood sugar levels, which can lead to Type 2 Diabetes.
Get Enough Sleep and ExerciseMost people need about eight hours of shut-eye every night. Getting too little sleep, or having a sleep disorder like apnea, doesn't just cause groggi-ness. It has also been linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke, according to a 2006 report from the Institute of Medicine's Com-mittee on Sleep Medicine and Research.Poor sleep (or simply not enough sleep) can weaken your immune system. Plus, it also prevents your body from feeling recharged.If you're having trouble sleeping and thinking of asking your doctor for prescription sleeping pills, be aware that they come with risks.
Try working in more exercise instead.There are other reasons to be more active during waking hours. Regular exercise also fights fatigue and promotes longevity. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are additional benefits of living an active life:
• Reduced risk of heart disease, some cancers, and diabetes• Improved mood• Improved mental health• Stronger bones
Check for Medical Conditions That Cause FatigueIf you think your low energy levels aren't due to a lack of sleep, poor nutri-tion, or stress, tell your doctor about your symptoms. Fatigue can be a warning sign of many illnesses. Only a thorough medical evaluation will determine whether one of these conditions might play a role in your energy lag.
The month of July is going to be Bentley Health Month. We will be having the Mobile Mammography coming July 13th and 14th from 9:00am - 3:00pm, The American Red Cross will be here on July 17th from 11:00am - 4:00pm, and we also have Julie Buffalo coming from Piedmont Athens Regional to speak on healthy eating habits on July 21st at 10:00am. We are really excited for our residents and commu-nity to have the opportunity to be apart of this! We also can't forget about the Rockin and Rollin Wheel Chair Wash! We are going to wash, inspect, and decorate our residents wheelchairs and walkers! I hope to see everyone join in on all the fun that we have coming up!
ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHT
Staff Directory of
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Resident Of TheMONTH
Polly KraftOur resident of the month is Polly Kraft! Mrs. Polly, as we call her, has been apart of our community since August 9th, 2010. Polly was born in Commerce, Georgia on June 9th,1931 and raised in Monroe, Geor-gia. She lived there till she graduated from high school and moved to Atlanta. There she worked at Dun and Brad Street for a few years until she met her husband How-ard “Smitty”. Together they had a daughter named Victoria “Vicky” and then later had two granddaughters Lindsey and Eden. They were married for 37 years before he passed away of cancer. Polly later remar-ried her second husband Gabriel Kraft and was married for 24 years. Polly is a joy to be around and we absolutely love being a part of her cooking classes and also having the opportunity to buy one of a kind jewelry made especially by her! Bentley would not be what is it today without her being a big part of it.
Executive Director (Ext. 1144)Cindy Archer
carcher@bentleyassistedliving.com
Director of Business Administration (Ext. 1138)
Karlie Behlmannkbehlmann@bentleyassistedliving.com
Food Service Director (Ext.1150)Nelson Parker
nparker@bentleyassistedliving.com
Activities Director (Ext. 1143)Bianca Wheeler
bwheeler@bentleyassistedliving.com
Maintenance Director (Ext. 1156)Daniel Pelham
dpelham@bentleyassistedliving.com
Health Service Director (Ext. 1140)Chrystal Edwards,LPN
cedwards@bentleyassistedliving.com
Director of Community Relations (Ext. 1142)
Alice Woodardawoodard@bentleyassistedliving.com
Memory Care Coordinator (Ext. 1238)Wilani Martin
wmartin@bentleyassistedliving.com
Employee Of TheMONTH
Barbara Hedrick
Barbara is a go to person here at Bentley! She always helps out when and where
she is needed, no questions asked, with a smile on her face! She always puts our
residents’ needs and wants above all and is an amazing team player!
Resident Birthday : Judith Murray .............. 7/2nd
Merle Williamson ....... 7/8th
Sybil Simpkins ............ 7/9th
Jeffie Rowland ...........7/10th
Olivia Cable ................ 7/13th
Edith Joyner .............. 7/20th
Joanne Sloterbeck ......7/23rd
Staff Birthdays: Amanda Kerlin ............ 7/8th
Ashley David .............. 7/16th
Lowanda Hollis ......... 7/30th
Angel Franklin ............ 7/31st
Monday, July 10th
Music with Sean VanmeterTime: 3:00pm
One of our favorite entertainers is coming to play the piano and sing
some of our favorite songs.
Wednesday, July 12th
Bingo at Chic-Fil-A in AthensTime: 11:00 am
Come and try your luck at some games of Bingo at Chic-Fil-A!
We are also going to be enjoying lunch after.
SAVE THE DATE (Events of This month)
Friday, July 28th
Rockin and Rollin Wheelchair WashTime: 10:00 am
Come and get your chairs and walkers looking brand new again!
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Art and the Aging Brain – Boosting Creativity With Age
The aging brain resembles the creative brain in several ways. For instance, the aging brain is more distractible and some-what more disinhibited than the younger brain (so is the crea-tive brain). Aging brains score better on tests of crystallized IQ (and creative brains use crystallized knowledge to make novel and original associations). These changes in the aging brain may make it ideally suited to accomplish work in a number of creative domains. So instead of promoting retirement at age 65, perhaps we as a society should be promoting transition at age 65: transition into a creative field where our growing resource of individuals with aging brains can preserve their wisdom in culturally-valued works of art, music, or writing.
In a recent study, psychologist Lynn Hasher and her group at the University of Toronto found that older participants were (as many seniors will attest!) more distractible than their younger counterparts. However, members of this older, dis-tractible group were also better able to use the distracting information to solve problems presented later in the study. This work, along with other studies on aging and cognition, suggest that the aging brain is characterized by a broadening focus of attention.
Many seniors are already making a mark for themselves in creative fields. Consider Millard Kaufman, who wrote his first
novel, the hit book Bowl of Cherries, at age 90. Then there's 93-year-old Lorna Page, who caused waves in Britain with her first novel A Dangerous Weakness. Following in the footsteps of Grandma Moses (who did not take up painting until in her 70's), former patent attorney John Root Hopkins turned to art in his 70's and had a showing of his work in the American Visionary Art Museum at age 73. There are numerous exam-ples throughout history of the creative power of the aging brain: Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocal lens at the age of 78, Thomas Hardy published a book of lyric poetry at age 85, Frank Lloyd Wright completed the design of the Guggenheim Museum in New York at and 92, and Giuseppe Verdi wrote Falstaff, perhaps his most acclaimed opera, at the age of 85.
I suggest that we change our expectations of the elderly. Instead of referring to "the aging problem," we should expect our seniors to be productive throughout the lifespan. I chal-lenge each citizen, whether you are currently a senior citizen or a senior-to-be: first, consider one life lesson that you would like to pass on to future generations; second, decide upon a crea-tive medium in which you could embed this lesson - perhaps a novel or a painting or a musical piece. Then make it the work of your post-retirement years to grow proficient in that medium and to produce a work that embeds your message.