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What's Happening at Live Free
Visit our 'new and improved' website featuring tons of resources and information.
Happy birthday to the following employees:
Tina G. 3/4
Joyce F. 3/5
Allene 3/7
Susan S. 3/13
Ann M. 3/18
Connie L. 3/26
April N. 3/29
Live Free Anniversary:
Sandy K. 1 year
Ann M. 3 years
Joyce F. 1 year
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Video on Warning Signs for Alzheimer's
Dr. Mehmet Oz explains how you can spot the disease in loved ones. |
Healthy Aging? There's an App for That
Enter the mobile medical application market. The future is here. Mobile applications are now available that can hold and track a person's medical history and information. This gives doctors up-to-the-minute information in the care of a person while making life easier and less stressful for the family.
Ringful has plans to help users change their behavior with more transparency and information. They currently have approximately 19,000 active users using their application to record blood pressure, pulse measurements and workout routines, as well as to find information about local hospitals. The company offers free versions of its application and premium versions for $4.99 with additional charting and analytical capabilities. |
Other Cell Phone Apps
 The Asthma Journal app: a physician-designed asthma journal. It provides a personal data dashboard for asthma symptom trends and triggers. You can easily share the data with family, friends, and doctors via Google Health.
 This mobile app not only helps you find hospitals close to your location, but will alert as to which of those hospitals has the cleanest bed, the best pain management staff, and most experience in a particular surgery.
The Healthy Heart Journal is a physician-designed heart health journal. It provides a personal data dashboard for frequent blood pressure and pulse measurements, as well as daily conditions and medications. You can easily share the data with your family, friends, and doctors via Google Health.
The applications presented here are designed by leading physicians, and endorsed by health advocacy groups such as the National Association of Healthcare Underwriters. |
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Live Free Home Health Care Newsletter
March 2010 |
| Greetings!
Did you know that hypertension may increase your risk for dementia or that caregiving stress can lead to a stroke? These are just a few of the articles we've included in this month's newsletter brought to you in the spirit of community. Speaking of community, you will be surprised to learn how important volunteering is to healthy aging. So rev up your personal robot to manage other tasks while you sit back to enjoy some informative reading. We hope you will find the included news interesting as well as beneficial.
Thank you,
The Team at Live Free Home Health Care
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 The Blood Pressure/Memory Connection
 It is not news that the same triggers for heart disease--high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes--also seem to increase the risk of dementia. The results from a variety of new studies strongly suggest that controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia. And it appears to be the resulting scarring from hypertension that builds up decades before memory problems appear.
So if there was one thing to do earlier in life to hedge bets against getting Alzheimer's, that would be controlling hypertension. Not only is there little downside to controlling high blood pressure as it relates to dementia, it is also the leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Read more.
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Stroke Risk Linked to Caregiving Stress
 The results of a new study published in the journal Stroke show that caregiver spouses who find their responsibilities highly stressful may be at increased risk for stroke. The study looked at people who provide in-home care for an ailing spouse and showed that male spouse caregivers benefit from getting more day to day help in providing care. (Probably also in asking directions!)
Read about the study or get an abstract of the study here.
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Don't Pop a Pill: Get a Dog
 The benefits of having a pet range from a better reason to get out of bed in the morning, to expanding the social network through neighborhood travels, to improving cardiovascular health, to combating depression, to solving social isolation issues and to getting more regular exercise. Make you want to go out and get a dog today? Read more |
Pumping Iron is Great for the Ladies
 Several new studies reinforce what we already know- exercise is good for you. What is new in these studies is that weight training is particularly good for you. Among other interesting and noteworthy findings was that benefits from weight training occurred among those who were overweight or obese as well. Plus, starting to lift weights at any age resulted in improvement.
Improvement in performance on cognitive tests of memory and learning as well as in executive functions such as decision-making and conflict resolution was found in the weight training group. The control group who also exercised, but did aerobics and not muscle-strengthening, saw improvement, but not as significant.
These findings are reported in a series of independently conducted studies reporting on the effects of exercise in healthy older adults, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. They confirm the positives of exercise as a prescription against the onset of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, osteoarthritis and dementia.
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About Live Free Home Health Care, LLC
Serving Central New Hampshire and the Lakes Region, Live Free Home Health Care, LLC is dedicated to providing top quality care in the comfort of home as an alternative to assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Family owned and operated, Live Free Home Health Care offers a wide range of services, from companion care and assistance with activities of daily living to skilled nursing, and all care is supervised and updated by a registered nurse. Live Free Home Health Care also offers medical alert systems to provide extra peace of mind should an emergency care need arise. Whether the need is for short or long term care, Live Free Home Health Care's compassionate staff promises to treat each client respectfully and like a cherished family member. For further information, contact (603) 217-0149 or visit www.LiveFreeHomeHealthCare.com.
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