Wellness & Nutrition

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Caring for a loved one? Making Your Mental Wellness a Priority is the First Step.

As the New Year unfolds, many of us are striving to adopt new healthy habits or make resolutions that change our lives for the better. One area that we often forget to focus on is our own mental health. Fortunately, January is a month dedicated to Mental Wellness, with the aim of empowering people to […]

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What’s Next Once You’ve Realized Your Loved One Needs More Help?

Tips for taking the next step Making the decision to explore a senior living community for a loved one can be challenging and emotional for everyone involved, even when it is the right choice. Feelings of grief, anxiety or fear are common, and can make it confusing to navigate your next steps forward. To make […]

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4 Heart-Healthy Recipes That Don’t Skip a Beat!

Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by heart disease. Whether it’s a family member, friend or even ourselves, those who suffer from heart disease are often told to focus on exercise and a heart-healthy diet—and that can be overwhelming. At Belmont Village, we take care of the cooking for our residents and […]

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Heart Talks: 10 Tips for Avoiding Heart Disease

Heart disease is common in the United States, and many of us know that it can be challenging to maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle at times. As we age, our risk for cardiovascular health concerns only rises. According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. This statistics isn’t […]

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How Nutrition & Dining Affect Brain Health

Current research says a brain-healthy diet encourages blood flow to the brain, bringing in the right balance of nutrients to function well. But did you know that the act of dining—of socializing with others and building connections and community—can also contribute to better brain health? In fact, to be most effective, a brain-healthy diet should […]

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Why Boosting Our Immunities is Essential

Information about “boosting” your immune system through dietary and nutritional supplements is constantly pushed on us in essentially every sphere: whether it be on social media, an ad in your favorite magazine, or on the radio as you commute to work. It seems that if you aren’t adding a supplemental source of immunity-boosting vitamins to […]

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Understanding Diabetes Risk Factors

Since the 1950s, the number of people with diabetes in the United States has steadily increased, and today, more than 11% of Americans have diabetes. This statistic is alarming – and it means that you or someone you know either has or will develop diabetes in the future. Because this percentage continues to rise, it […]

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Healthy Diet, Healthy Brain

Dieting can be a sore subject for a lot of people. Just saying the word “diet” reminds people of rapid weight loss attempts, long days of counting calories and overall dissatisfaction. But by shifting the idea from a period of restriction to a beneficial lifestyle change, we can begin to reap the true benefits of […]

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A New Approach to Medicine / Integrative East-West Medicine

When was the last time you evaluated your approach to healthcare? In America, we typically view healthcare as a one-size-fits-all approach, but this can be extremely detrimental to our health. What if we could rethink this approach and incorporate other medicinal philosophies with our own? This collaborative approach may be the one the United States […]

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Minding Our Memory: Challenges and Training Techniques

What does it mean to mind our memory? As we age, many of us will experience some sort of cognitive decline, whether it’s age-related memory loss or dementia. By minding our memory and prioritizing cognitive health, we can help prevent cerebral atrophy and maintain stable levels of cognitive function. According to Dr. Linda Ercoli, there […]