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Medical News & Info Columns 8 Odds & Ends 30 Page by Page 20 Snapshot Sleuth The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal 28 Favorite Five reviewed by Jessica Rinaudo 34 Shreveport Then & Now 32 Tinseltown Talks Congratsamundo to Happy Days' Anson Williams for Saving Lives Advice by Nick Thomas 10 Tech Talk Be Your Own Producer 36 Keep Cool on the Grill by Mark Rinaudo by Family Features 12 Laws of the Land The Worst Person in Louisiana In Every Issue by Lee Aronson 38 Save the Date 14 From the Bench It's Time to Review Your Homeowner's Policy 40 Our Famous Puzzle Pages by Judge Jeff Cox Crossword, Word Search & Sudoku Counseling Corner 16 42 Answers From the Experts Relaxing - A Skill We All Need to Learn by American Counseling Association 43 Parting Shots 18 Eat Well Live Well Shop Smart at the Farmers' Market by Abigail McAlister Features 22 Walk Japan: Exploring the Head, the Heart and the Soul of a Country by Fyllis Hockman 25 King Arthur What's Truth? What's Legend? by Sarah (Sally) Hamer The Best Of Times June 2019 3 THE BEST OF TIMES June 2019 l Vol. 28, No. 6 RADIO HOUR Founded 1992 as Senior Scene News HOSTED BY GARY CALLIGAS ISSN Library of Congress #1551-4366 A monthly publication from: TBT Multimedia, LLC Proudly Presented by: P.O. Box 19510 Shreveport, LA 71149 (318) 636-5510 www.TheBestOfTimesNews.com www.hebertstandc.com Publisher Gary L. Calligas JUNE 1 JUNE 15 [email protected] COPD The Strand Theatre's 2019/2020 Editor Robert C. Holladay, MD with season - A Season that POPS! Tina Miaoulis Calligas LSU Health in Shreveport Jenifer Hill and Jodi Glorioso [email protected] Design JUNE 8 JUNE 22 Jessica Rinaudo Having the Hard Necessary Legal Documents Karen Peters Conversation with Family Kyle Moore, Elder Law Attorney and Account Executive Members Vicki Rech, Client Care Coordinator Patrick Kirsop Stacey Hand, Dementia [email protected] JUNE 29 Educator with Alzheimer's and Webmaster Dementia Resource Center of Medicare Health Plan Options Dr. Jason P. Calligas Raveen Mourning, Comm. Outreach NWLA Writers Specialist with United Healthcare Fyllis Hockman Sarah (Sally) Hamer Broadcasting every Saturday morning 9:05 to 10 a.m. Contributors on News Radio 710 KEEL, a Townsquare Media radio American Counseling Association, station in Shreveport, LA. 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Medical News & Info Anger More Harmful to Health of Older Adults Than Sadness Anger may be more harmful to an older person’s physical health than sadness, potentially increasing inflammation, which is associated with such chronic illnesses as heart disease, arthritis and cancer, according to new research published by the American Psychological Smell Test Could Become Part of a Regular Doctor Association. The researchers Visit Poor sense of smell becomes more common as people age. Using data found that experiencing anger from the National Institute on Aging’s Health ABC study, a research team from daily was related to higher Michigan State University reviewed information from almost 2,300 participants levels of inflammation and between 71 and 82 years old over a 13-year period. 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