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In Recognition of African American History Month and Heart Health Month. . . According to the NAACP's website, aging African Americans tend to suffer more instances of certain health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, than other ethnicities or demographics. In fact cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. African Americans, with 46 percent of African Americans over 20 years of age suffering from some type of heart disease.
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George Washington may have been your typically mischievous, 18th century lad who thought it was fun to chop down cherry trees but you can bet he ate quite a few of those cherries before chopping that tree down! In fact, many of Washington's biographers claim that he did indeed love cherries, as well as other healthy foods such as fish, nuts and fruits.
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At Presbyterian Senior Living, we continually strive to cultivate an environment of awareness and acceptance of personal differences within our own communities. Let’s take a closer look at why diversity matters, along with how we’re working every day to celebrate the diversity of the residents, their loved ones, our staff, volunteers and all members of the Presbyterian Senior Living family.
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When you begin searching for senior living for an aging parent, the options can be overwhelming. One way to sort through the choices is to determine whether communities are nonprofit or for-profit. While all communities must generate revenue to survive, the two models offer significant variation in their driving interests, pricing, quality of care and other factors.
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This Sunday is Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day (time to celebrate). Did you know that over 59 million Americans receive benefits from Social Security? The Social Security Administration reportedly pays out over $72 billion in benefits each month to retirees, disabled workers, and their family members. Are you getting everything you deserve?
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What exactly is successful aging? Does it mean being in good physical condition as you age—fully functional and active within your community? Or, is it entirely something more? Successful aging, in fact, goes beyond what you can see on the outside. In the deeper sense of the word, successful aging is measured by what you feel on the inside—specifically how you feel about yourself.
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