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April 2018 Kids Cooking Green Comes to Youville

Preparing and sharing meals together has a with a “rainbow” of colors, and how the rare power to foster a sense of community. fruits and vegetables sold by local farmers This month, we’ll have the chance to come are often more diverse and in peak season together and make banana pancakes, compared with the produce bought at using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. supermarkets. They learn how locally Our guides will be the talented students grown food benefits the environment, as from Kids Cooking Green! small local farms use less petroleum and pesticides. Liza Connolly and Lori Deliso, co-founders of Kids Cooking Green, met At the end of the program, students work as volunteers at the Lexington Farmers’ with area chefs to prepare meals for families Market. While working with local farmers and friends in the community. Children and health-conscious community form bonds with one another, as well as members, the two discovered a mutual the farmers and chefs they come to know interest in educating children on the through the course. benefits of eating locally grown food. In 2006, with the support of the Lexington This month, interested residents at Youville Farmers’ Market, they started Kids Place can partner with students to prepare Cooking Green. Since then, they have been a delicious afternoon meal of banana smash spreading their knowledge throughout the pancakes. Lexington community. Join Kids Cooking Green on Thursday, Kids Cooking Green teaches the April 26 at 3:00 PM in the Country importance of nutritious cooking with an Kitchen. emphasis on sustainability and local ingredients. Students take five weekly classes, discovering connections between environment, nutrition and cooking. They learn about the importance of eating foods

Celebrate Easter with Pianist Yas Ishibashi Sunday, April 1 at 2:30 PM Enjoy an afternoon concert with classical pianist Yas Ishibashi following the Easter meal. Sunday Concerts Community Outings Classical Pianist Lisa Caliri Lunch Trip: Grassfields Sunday, April 15 at 1:30 PM Wednesday, April 4 Lisa Caliri is an acclaimed international soloist and Depart: 11:00 AM recording artist who has performed at Carnegie Hall and Return: 2:00 PM Cost: $ for lunch throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She is on Based in Andover, Grassfields is known for dishing out the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory at generous portions of scrumptious steak and seafood. the Walnut Hill School in Natick. Friendly staff, a casual-yet-elegant atmosphere and prompt service make it a prime local dining spot. Pianist Keun Young Sun Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 PM Lunch Trip: Cafe Escadrille Keun Young Sun began her piano studies at age 5 and Wednesday, April 11 has performed around the world, from Korea to Italy Depart: 11:00 AM to the United States. She received a Doctor of Musical Return: 2:00 PM Cost: $ for lunch Arts degree at Boston University in 2010, and currently Cafe Escadrille is a longtime favorite for many Youville serves as staff pianist at the Boston Conservatory. As an Place residents. The elegant, country-estate feel of the active collaborative pianist, she performs in solo/chamber restaurant and its impressive menu have won the recitals throughout New England. She recently finished a hearts of food-lovers not just in the Burlington area, but recording project with the Boston String Quartet. throughout Greater Boston. Lunch-goers can enjoy an Cello Duo: Brent Selby & Jackie Ludwig Selby assortment of fresh seafood, hot sandwiches and a Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM selection of elegant entrees. Cafe Escadrille’s name and Brent Selby and Jackie Ludwig Selby came to the cello spirit were inspired by the Lafayette Escadrille, a from different backgrounds. Brent began playing at the squadron of the French Air Service formed in April of age of 12 on a cotton farm in North Carolina. Jackie, 1916, prior to U.S. entry into World War I. initially a pianist, transitioned to cello at the age of 16 and earned a musical scholarship to Boston University Afternoon Ride: Prospect Hill just two years later! Today, they enjoy performing Thursday, April 26 together whenever their busy schedules allow. Brent has Depart: 12:30 PM been a soloist at Symphony Hall under the baton of Alan Return: 2:00 PM Cost: free Sylvestri and currently teaches at the Franklin String Located in the historic Union Square neighborhood of School. Jackie is a freelance orchestral performer and also Somerville, Prospect Hill provides stunning views of teaches music to children. Charlestown, Somerville, Cambridge and Boston. Because of this unique vantage point, Prospect Hill became a valuable headquarters during the Revolutionary War. It is said that George Washington Like Us On Facebook raised the first American flag here. Today, an elegant Visit our Facebook page any time for updates, photos, stone monument and plaque commemorate the historic videos and more. When you “like” us on Facebook, we significance of Prospect Hill. will send you updates and links to our most recent news. Just search for Youville Assisted Living on Facebook and click “like.” See you on the web!

2 Monthly Highlights... the Golden Age of Musicals. Sing the songs and learn Broadway Seated Dance with Phyllis Rittner fun facts about their histories. From “Brigadoon” to “My Wednesday, April 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 9:30 AM Fair Lady,” this program will travel through a significant Broadway Seated Dance is a music and dance program era in American music. for older adults who love the upbeat tunes from movie musicals, Broadway and the popular performers dazzling Bible Series with Rabbi Neal Gold audiences between the 1930s and 1960s. This program Esther & The Comedy of The Bible includes a gentle warm up, easy-to-follow body Friday, April 13 at 2:00 PM movements and a relaxing cool down. The exercises are Though it is not known as a “comedy,” the Bible is in designed to improve cardiovascular function, range of fact full of humor. This lecture explores many examples motion, muscle tone, posture, circulation and flexibility. of how biblical narrative employs humor, including one Be sure to join us on Wednesday mornings! book that is a comedy through and through: the Book of Shall We Dance? Esther. with pianist Sivan Etedgee Silent Movie Presentation with Richard Hughes Sunday, April 4 at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 PM Since the dawn of humankind, we have sung and Master pianist and movie expert Richard Hughes takes danced. This presentation will explore how changing you back to the magical era of silent movies. It was a time styles of dance have influenced musical genres as we when films flickered in black and white on the big screen know them today. Pianist Sivan Etedgee will focus and the action unfolded in pantomime, accompanied by on classical music from Renaissance Spain, Parisian dramatic “mood music” performed live on an upright ballrooms and even the streets of Argentina. He will piano. In his upcoming presentation, Mr. Hughes perform selections from Bach, Chopin, Villa-Lobos provides live musical accompaniment to a handpicked and Piazolla. silent film. ArtMatters Presents . . . Drumming Circle with SoulWorks Rhythm Music & Dance Monday, April 23 at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 10 at 2:00 PM Experience the exhilaration of communal drumming! A powerful image can provoke a variety of sensory For centuries, many cultures have made drumming a reactions. Sound, movement, even taste and smell central part of communal life. Recently, drumming has can play a role in our experience of visual art. This been associated with therapeutic benefits like lower blood presentation examines the complex interaction between pressure and stress relief. SoulWorks Rhythm will provide perception, memory and the senses. Specifically, we will an array of drums and guide participants through consider a selection of iconic images that evoke music, traditional drumming techniques. rhythm and movement. Join us for some “sensory recall” as we appreciate art using the full range of our faculties. An Afternoon of Music with Nancy Day Tuesday, April 24 at 2:00 PM Golden Age of Musicals with Jack Craig An accomplished pianist, singer and composer, Nancy Thursday, April 12 at 1:30 PM Day consistently thrills audiences with her dynamic Cole Porter scored his biggest hit with “Kiss Me Kate,” performances. She draws from a wide-ranging repertoire Irving Berlin wrote his final great show and Rodgers & that includes jazz, country, ragtime, musical theater and Hammerstein kept their streak of hits alive with “South enchanting love songs. Pacific.” A steady stream of new writers emerged and choreography became increasingly essential to Broadway performances. Join Jack Craig for a musical visitation to 3 April 2018

Boston Red Sox Opening Day 1 2 3 9:30 Broadway Seated Dance 4 5 6 9:30 Stretch & Flex 7 Happy Easter 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Balance Challenge 9:30 Balance Challenge 10:30 Centering Prayer 10:30 Catch Your Story: April Fools Day 10:15 Art Expressions 10:30 Programs Planning Mtg. 9:30 Shopping Trip: 10:30 Low Vision Support Group 11:00 Lunch Trip: Grassfields A Memoir Sharing Group 2:30 Celebrate Easter 11:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy 1:00 Trans. to Lexington Ctr. Bedford Stop & Shop 2:00 You Be the Judge 1:30 Documentary Movie: 11:00 Fatima Rosary Group w/ Pianist Yas Ishibashi 2:00 Ballroom Dancing 2:00 Resident Management Mtg. 1:00 Blood Pressure Clinic 3:30 Bingo The Impressionists: Seurat 2:00 America 1968 Lecture Series: 7:00 Classic Movie: w/ Michael Winward 4:00 Red Sox Themed 1:30 Wellness Talk 7:00 Movie: The Jungle Book 3:30 Black Jack The Tet Offensive It’s the Easter Beagle, 3:15 Masterpiece Special: Victoria Happy Hour 2:00 Mindful Meditation 7:00 Documentary Movie: w/ Gary Hylander Charlie Brown 7:00 Movie: The Hustler 7:00 Music & Musical Film: 3:15 Flower Arranging The Impressionists: Seurat 3:00 Springtime Spritzers Hairspray 7:00 Movie: Cheaper by the Dozen 7:00 Movie: The Witness for Prosec...

4 9 9:30 Stretch & Flex 10 9:30 Broadway Seated Dance11 9:30 Yoga w/ Veronica Wollf 12 9:30 Balance Challenge 13 14 9:30 Balance Challenge 10:15 Art Expressions 10:30 Centering Prayer 9:30 Stretch & Flex 10:30 Movie Series: 10:30 Nurse’s Chat 9:30 Shopping Trip: 10:30 Mindfulness Walk 11:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy 2:00 Gardner Museum Heist 10:30 Riddles w/ Christie A History of Christianity: 1 1:30 The Golden Age of Burlington Market Basket 2:00 April Jeopardy Trivia 2:00 ArtMatters presents... w/ Stephen Kurkjian 1:30 Bonus Bingo 2:00 Shall We Dance Musicals w/ Jack Craig 2:00 Bible Series: Esther & the 3:30 Bingo Music & Dance 3:30 Black Jack 3:00 Springtime Spritzers w/ Pianist Sivan Etedgee 4:00 Happy Hour Comedy of the Bible 7:00 Movie: Charlie Wilson’s War 3:15 Masterpiece Special: Victoria 7:00 Documentary Movie: 7:00 Movie: The Horse Whisperer 7:00 Classic Movie: 7:00 Music & Musical Film: w/ Rabbi Neal Gold 7:00 Movie: The Shawshank Julia Child: America’s Cool Hand Luke Rent 3:15 Flower Arranging Redemption Favorite Chef 7:00 Movie: Working Girl

Patriots’ Day 9:30 Broadway Seated Dance18 19 20 21 15 16 9:30 Stretch & Flex 17 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Balance Challenge 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Balance Challenge 10:30 Centering Prayer 10:30 Movie Series: 10:15 Art Expressions 1:00 Trans. to Lexington Ctr. 10:00 Shopping Trip: 10:30 Catch Your Story: 9:30 Boston Marathon on TV 2:00 Poetry Cafe A History of Christianity: 2 11:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy 2:00 Forever Fit! Lexington Stop & Shop A Memoir Sharing Group 10:15 The News Game 3:30 Black Jack 1:30 Classical Pianist Lisa Caliri 2:00 Nuritionist Sandra Peck 4:00 Leonardo da Vinci 12:00 Birthday Luncheon 1:30 Silent Movie w/ Richard Hughes 2:00 Patriots’ Day Parade 7:00 Documentary Movie: 7:00 Classic Movie: My Fair Lady 3:15 Masterpiece Special: Victoria Happy Hour 1:30 Caring Canines 3:00 Springtime Spritzers 3:30 Bingo In Search of History: 7:00 Movie: All the President’s 7:00 Music & Musical Film: 3:15 Flower Arranging 7:00 Movie: Brighton Beach Memoirs 7:00 Movie: Partiots Day The Greek Gods Men Funny Girl 7:00 Movie: Uncle Buck

22 23 24 25 26 Earth Day 9:30 Balance Challenge 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Broadway Seated Dance 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Balance Challenge 27 28 9:30 Stretch & Flex 10:30 Movie Series: 10:15 Poetry & Prose: 10:30 Let’s Talk Food 10:30 Centering Prayer 12:30 Trip: Afternoon Ride to 9:30 Shopping Trip: 10:30 Group Crosswords A History of Christianity: 3 Shakespearean Favorites 11:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy 11:00 Lunch Trip: Cafe Escadrille Prospect Hill Bedford Stop & Shop 1:30 Bonus Bingo 2:00 Classical Pianist 2:00 Drumming Circle 2:00 An Afternoon of Music 1:00-3:00 Michelle Fashions visits... 2:00 Forever Fit! 2:00 Photography Presentation: 3:00 Springtime Spritzers Keun Young Sun w/ SoulWorks Rhythm w/ Pianist Nancy Day 3:30 Black Jack 3:00 Kids Cooking Green Antarctic w/ Barry Pell 7:00 Movie: Murder on the 7:00 Classic Movie: 3:30 Bingo 3:15 Masterpiece Special: Victoria 7:00 Documentary Movie: 4:00 April in Paris Happy Hour 3:15 Flower Arranging Orient Express The Searchers 7:00 Movie: LBJ 7:00 Movie: Collateral Beauty Marie Antoinette: 7:00 Movie: April in Paris 7:00 Movie: If I’m Lucky Queen of Versailles 29 30 10:30 Movie Series: 9:30 Balance Challenge A History of Christianity: 4 10:15 Garden Club 2:00 Cello Duo 2:00 Outreach Project: Transportation Hours Hair Salon Hours Country Store Manicures & Pedicures w/ Connie Brent Selby & Jackie Ludwig Activity Bags for Kids Monday through Friday Thursday, Friday & Saturday Hours Wednesday, April 4 7:00 Classic Movie: 3:30 Bingo 8:00 AM- 2:00 PM 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Monday, Wednesday & Friday Manicures w/ Joanne Butch Cassidy & the 7:00 Movie: Fort Apache 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tuesday, April 10 & 24 Sundance Kid 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Spring Cleaning: A Tradition, Mindset Happiness is Achievable by Rita Watson Why do we undertake our most significant cleaning enterprises in the spring rather than summer, fall These steps are adapted from the website Action for or winter? Happiness (www.actionforhappiness.org): • Do things for others: Caring about others is Along with the inherently empowering joys of getting fundamental to our happiness. organized, the anticipation of warmer days may be • Connect with People: Relationships are the most reason enough for one to become excited about important overall contributor to happiness. tidying up the home. However, you may wonder if there is more to the spring cleaning tradition. A brief historical • Take care of your body: Being active is both physically survey provides us with interesting information about and emotionally healthy how, why and when spring cleaning became such an • Live life mindfully: take time to stop and notice the ingrained household tradition. world around you • Learn: Learning exposes us to new ideas and helps us The origin of spring cleaning stay curious and engaged. Before the advent of central heating, most households burned coal and wood to heat their homes, and used oil • Have goals to look forward to: Feeling good about the lamps for light. Prolonged use of these methods future is important for our happiness. throughout the winter would literally dirty the walls, • Look for what’s good: Positive emotions - like joy, windows and other surfaces of the home. Spring was the gratitude, contentment, inspiration, and pride - are not time when the weather became warm enough to open just great at the time. Recent research shows that the windows and air out the home. The homemakers regularly experiencing them creates an ‘upward spiral’, – in the 19th century, nearly always women – would helping to build our resources. “open” the home to the elements, taking bedding, rugs, drapes and what-have-you outside to beat out the • Be comfortable with who you are: Being kinder to months of accumulated soot and grime. ourselves when things go wrong helps us bounce back. In interviews with gratitude researcher, Professor According to a Smithsonian exhibit on the history of Robert Emmons, University of California, he suggests housekeeping, men would be banished from the house four simple steps to foster gratitude: Smile. Say thank so that women could concentrate on the arduous you. Make gratitude visits. Write thank you notes. process of home sanitation. This could take as long as an Gratitude is considered a key factor in happiness. entire week! Michael Craig Miller, M.D., Harvard Medical School, has written: “Gratitude is strongly and consistently linked Household soot and oily residue may be things of the to greater happiness. Expressing gratitude helps people past, but spring cleaning remains an important ritual feel positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve for modern housekeepers. Tidying the home makes for their health, deal with adversity and build strong a refreshing, organized living space. If you are an older relationships.” adult, tidying can be as much about ensuring home And as always, it helps to count your blessings instead of safety as rehashing your woes. contentment, as excessive clutter is a major risk factor for falls. Clutter can also make you more likely to misplace Rita Watson, a Yale M.P.H., is a Youville House resident important items and generally more frustrated from day who writes “With Love and Gratitude for Psychology to day. Today.com. This was adapted from her columns. continued on page 7 6 Grow as a Person Opportunities Shopping Trips “America: 1968” Lecture Series Lexington Center / Walgreen’s with Gary Hylander Thursday, April 5 & 19 The Tet Offensive Time: 1:00 PM Return: 2:30 PM Saturday, April 7 at 2:00 PM Bedford Stop & Shop This year marks the 50th anniversary of Friday, April 6 & 27 the most significant campaign of the Time: 9:30 AM Return: 11:00 AM Vietnam War, known as the Tet Offensive. On the first day of the Vietnamese New Year, Vietcong fighters Burlington Market Basket launched attacks against virtually every significant target Friday, April 13 in South Vietnam. Tet had a major impact on the Time: 9:30 AM Return: 11:00 AM political climate surrounding the war at home, Lexington Stop & Shop re-energizing the anti-war movement and undermining previous assurances that America was on its way Friday, April 20 Time: 9:30 AM Return: 11:00 AM to victory. Photography Presentation w/ Barry Pell Happy Birthday! Antarctica: Travels at the End of the World Friday, April 27 at 2:00 PM Sr. Louise B. April 2 Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth. Rose L. April 10 Two-thirds of our planet’s fresh water is locked up there Margaret R. April 15 in an ice continent twice the size of Australia. Judith B. April 16 Although an ice sheet covers 99 percent of the land, the Marie S. April 22 exposed areas along the coast nourish a wealth of tiny Dorothy S. April 28 plants and sea creatures which in turn support the world’s Anne W. April 30 greatest concentrations of wildlife in the sea, on land, and in the air. Barry Pell traveled by ship to Antarctica for two Residents born in April are invited to lunch in the weeks in January of 2017. Through his stunning Private Dining Room to celebrate on Friday, April 20 photography, he will present a compelling, first hand at 12:00 PM. account of his travels, by sea and on land, through this magnificent and unique continent.

“Spring Cleaning” continued from page 6 things because of sentimentality, try to ask yourself: have Make a To-Do List I used this in the last week, month, or even year? How Are there old clothes you’ve been likely am I to use it in the future? meaning to donate? Magazines or old mailings you have not yet gotten rid of? Confidential An organized living space is an organized mind documents you need to shred? Unopened mail? Books According to journalist J. Brian Lowder, “you need to you have been meaning to return to the library? Write it approach cleaning as both a set of methods to be learned all down and check off items as you go through them. and as a kind of mindfulness to be practiced.” Yes, spring Keep your Sentimentality in Check cleaning can be meditative and even spiritually fulfilling. Sentimentality can put a wrench in the best-laid According to Lowder, it should be both of these things if decluttering plans. If you have trouble getting rid of you wish to increase your chances of success. 7 Save the Dates... Transportation Services Programs Planning Meeting *New Transportation Hours w/ Lead Programs Assistant, Simona Granfone Monday through Friday Thursday, April 5 at 10:30 AM 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM The fee for transportation is $10.00 for Lexington and Resident Management Meeting $20.00 for surrounding communities. Please see the w/ Youville Directors Programs Department with any questions. We will Thursday, April 5 at 2:00 PM make every effort to accommodate your wishes, Blood Pressure Clinic but please understand that no transportation can be Friday, April 6 at 1:00 PM guaranteed with less than 48 hours notice. Nurse’s Chat w/ Director of Wellness, Kathryn Carlino Programs / Menu Hotline... Thursday, April 12 at 10:30 AM Have you ever wondered whether your favorite program Let’s Talk Food is on the schedule for the day? Would you like to know in w/ Director of Dining Services, Dan MacRae advance what the daily menu choices are? Now you can hear Tuesday, April 24 at 10:30 AM a recorded list of the daily programs as well as the menu for lunch and dinner at Youville Place. Simply call (781) 761-1334 directly, or call the Reception Desk and the receptionist will connect you. Country Store Store Hours Monday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Friday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Youville Place Management Team

Store Volunteers: Nicole Breslin CEO & President Sr. Theresa R., Sr. Dolores B. & Brigid S. Joanne Scianna COO Tom Landry Director of Human Resources Katie Blanchard Director of Programs Susan Snow Director of Marketing Mission Kathryn Carlino, RN Director of Wellness We are a Catholic health ministry, providing Dan MacRae Director of Dining Services healing and care for the whole person, in service Bob Salamanca Director of Environmental to all in our communities. Services Our Heritage Virginia Ellis Director of Community Life Youville Assisted Living Residences are Paula Desmond-Wallace Regional Controller communities grounded in the spirit of Maria Benoit Director of the Courtyard St. Marguerite d’Youville, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, “Grey Nuns.” Trusting in God’s love, each community serves all those in need with compassion and respect. Get fit. Stay sharp. Age well.©

April 2018 Why Exercise is Great for your Brain

Charles Dickens had an unusual way of sparking new ideas. After a long day spent writing at his desk, the world-famous author would regularly set out on the streets of London and walk at a brisk pace. On these daily walks he would find himself dreaming up new characters and devising the next plot twist of a novel in progress. Dickens’ walks were not just casual strolls. They were intensive physical feats that could last for hours. According to a biography by Peter Ackroyd, Dickens would sometimes walk 12 miles a day, a distance he could cover in two and a half hours! According to his own testimony in The Uncommercial Traveler, “My last special feat was turning out of bed at two, after a hard day, pedestrian and otherwise, and walking thirty miles into the country to breakfast.” Dickens’ exercise habits may seem extreme, but they likely had a significant effect on his creative output. Modern neurologists have discovered that aerobic exercises such as walking, pedaling, swimming or jogging are associated with a vast array of cognitive benefits and that older adults have just as much to gain as any other age group. You may not be able to walk 12 miles like Dickens, but whatever you can do to elevate your heart rate for an extended period is likely to make you feel better and think more clearly. Exercise Promotes Vascular Health in the Brain Studies have shown that there is a correlation between unhealthy capillaries in the brain and unhealthy synapses. When synapses get old from continually firing signals from one neuron to the next, they start to wear down and eventually shrivel. This process results in cognitive decline, Physical and seems to accelerate when the capillaries that deliver blood to the brain are unhealthy. Aerobic exercise burns calories, reduces cholesterol and accelerates the heart rate, keeping blood vessels happy. As the heart pumps blood throughout the body, the capillaries in the brain are replenished and fortified, providing neurons with ongoing “fertilizer” and ensuring that their Cognitive synapses remain strong. “Neurogenesis” Two studies in Finland have made exciting discoveries about how exercise may prevent cognitive decline. The first study, published in 2015 in the journal Lancet, demonstrated that a group of Nutritional adults between the ages of 60 and 77 were less likely to get dementia when they exercised regularly. More recently, a Finnish study earlier this year explicitly connected aerobic endurance exercise to increased brain volume. In this study, researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla tested a large Spiritual group of mature rats. The critters were divided into three test groups. One group jogged long continued distances on a wheel every day. Another lifted tiny weights with their tails while climbing a wall, and a third group engaged in interval training. A fourth control group did not exercise at all. © The scientists wanted to monitor which form of exercise led to the most Get fit. Stay sharp. Age well. significant growth of new brain cells – a process called “neurogenesis.” They were able to track brain cell growth by injecting the rats with a special dye Broadway Seated Dance w/ Phyllis Rittner that would mark new cells in the hippocampus, the part of the brain we use Balance Challenge for memory, learning and emotion. Ultimately, this study found that Stretch & Flex aerobic exercise can “double or even triple the number of neurons that Yoga w/ Veronica Wolff appear afterward in the animals’ hippocampus compared to the brains of animals that remain sedentary.”

This study provides physical evidence of how exercise may help prevent Cranberries are a great source of Vitamin C, memory loss in older adults. While health experts have long suspected that fiber and an array of health-promoting exercise plays a key role, we now know that it can actually stimulate the antioxidants. They pack in an amazing growth of new cells in the hippocampus. Incidentally, the hippocampus is array of phytonutrients known for their the first area of the brain to be attacked by Alzheimer’s disease. anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer properties. Reduced Stress Chronic stress overloads the body with cortisol, the hormone that triggers Catholic Mass our “fight or flight” response. When stressful situations overwhelm us, our Centering Prayer ability to think abstractly and perform complicated tasks diminishes. Too Bible Series with Rabbi Neal Gold much cortisol over the long term has been linked to adverse effects such as high blood pressure, depression and dementia. Antarctica Photography Presentation Exercise helps the body fight stress by releasing a steady stream of cortisol w/ Barry Pell into the blood stream. Over time, through repeated exercise and exposure America, 1968: The Tet Offensive to cortisol, the body increases its threshold for stressful situations. After a w/ Professor Gary Hylander few weeks of regular exercise, a situation that previously incapacitated us ArtMatters Presents . . . Music & Dance with stress is easier to manage, because the body has trained itself to release smaller amounts of cortisol. Kids Cooking Green At Youville, we offer structured exercise opportunities six days a week. Join Drumming Circle w/ SoulWorks Rhythm the Programs Department in the morning for Stretch & Flex, Balance Shall We Dance w/ pianist Sivan Etedgee Challenge, Broadway Seated Dance or Yoga; and in the afternoon for Steps in Time: Ballroom Dancing Forever Fit. If you are more of a solitary exerciser, you might try going out w/ Michael Winward for your own long, Dickensian jaunt through Lexington.

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