Tag: health

Healing with Essential Oils

  Paullene Caraher The next oil sharing will be on January 10, the second Wednesday, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. We will be making two blends: one for appetite suppression and another for replenishing your energy. During the holidays, most of us enjoy the sumptuous foods that we don’t eat on a regular basis. Rich foods! Sweet…

Classes for better movement

  Noell Hyman I can’t tell you how excited I was when one of my Sun Lakes students this week showed me how much higher she can raise an arm that’s been giving her difficulty, just a few weeks after she started taking class. Our joints need two things to keep their proper mobility: Movement…

Medicare, Medicaid and related health benefit information

  Neil Tamber Personalized objective assistance is available to seniors, the disabled and caregivers provided by volunteer counselors especially trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: * Basic information about Original Medicare, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO’s, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), ALTCS (Arizona…

2018: Year of Illumination

  Rina Cupples WOW! 2018. 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 = 11. Symbolically, the number 11 represents Illumination. Wondering what might become illumined in the coming year? I am. Buried secrets coming to light, perhaps, or a medical discovery of a cure for an illness, found in a common plant, or a new,…

Join the Essential Oils Club

Vicki Vitality The Essential Oils Club gathered in December and made calming bath salts to help members unwind and relax during the busy holiday season. The group also enjoyed a timely presentation on the benefits of frankincense by Sun Lakes’ own Gail Edom. Frankincense has long been renowned as the “King of all Essential Oils.”…

Tai Chi for self improvement

Kim Kubsch In this lifetime, your body is the only home you’ll ever have the chance to live in. No matter what condition your home is in, it’s always possible to launch an improvement project that will enhance your environment and your experiences. The same is true for the body you live in – start…

Hiking Club picnic features hiking tips from leaders

Judith Kuse On November 10, SLHC members and potential members gathered at Oasis Park in Sun Lakes I for the opening picnic. All were treated to a bountiful smorgasbord of fried chicken, salads, casseroles and desserts. After lunch, leaders of the club shared their advice for successful hiking. The list of safety tips-in-a-nutshell follows: Choose…

Yoga for men

Sheila Axtman If you have been curious about yoga, or maybe even attended a class but were uncomfortable being one of the few or only man in class, this is your change to practice yoga in classes designed for men. For the months of November and December, I will be teaching yoga classes for men.…

Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7

  Neil Tamber Personalized objective assistance to seniors, the disabled and caregivers is provided by volunteer counselors trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: * Basic information about Original Medicare (Parts “A” and “B”, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO’s, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid),…