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Priceless October 2012 October 2012 “Celebrating Age and Maturity” The Edsel turns 55 Priceless Presort Standard U.S. Postage Paid Shreveport, LA 71103 Permit No. 6 Bossier Shreveport Whether you have a major life-threatening issue or a minor illness or accident, Willis-Knighton is within an 8-minute drive of most homes in Shreveport or Bossier City. The Emergency Department at each Three Quick Care clinics provide care for Willis-Knighton hospital is here to deal with less minor illnesses and accidents from life-threatening health problems like heart 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (except for Thanksgiving attack or serious accidents like those involving and Christmas Day). If your doctor is out or major blood loss or loss of consciousness, you can’t get an immediate appointment, the kind of problems that often require an Quick Care is a great option. No appoint- EMS call. 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Columns 36 What’s Cooking? by Renee Lee Creamy, Dreamy Sweet 28 Traveltizers and Savory Recipes England’s Storied Countryside 38 Our Famous Puzzle Pages 30 Broadway: A Personal 40 Get Up & Go! Perspective 42 Parting Shots by Brian Bradley 36 The Edsel turns 55 pg. 9 The Best Of Times October 2012 3 tHe best INA’s of times UrN October 2012 • Vol. 21, No. 10 Radio Founded in 1992 as Senior Scene News all is ISSN Library of Congress #1551-4366 definitely HouR A monthly publication from: TBT Multimedia, LLC F my favorite Hosted by P.O. Box 19510 time of the year. GaRy CalliGas Shreveport, LA 71149 The hot days of (318) 636-5510 summer are finally www.TheBestOfTimesNews.com Broadcasting every over, the air is crisp and cool, and Saturday morning 9 to 10 a.m. For a mailed subscription, send your name, football season is in full swing. Perhaps address, and $20 to cover postage and on News Radio 710 KEEL, because I associate Fall with the begin- a Townsquare Media radio station handling to the address above. ning of the school year, there’s a sense in Shreveport, LA. Publisher Gary L. Calligas of starting fresh and the anticipation [email protected] of a plethora of fun and interesting Proudly presented by Hebert’s Town and Country of Editor activities. Tina Miaoulis Calligas Speaking of activities - in addition Shreveport featuring Dodge, [email protected] Chrysler, Ram, and Jeep. to providing what we believe is the www.hebertstandc.com Design best magazine in the ArkLaTex, we Jessica Rinaudo are again hosting Senior Day at the Streaming live on the internet at Account Executive State Fair. This year's event is slated for Jo Anne Woodard Thursday, October 25 at Hirsch Coli- www.710KEEL.com [email protected] Listen to previously aired programs at seum. In addition to free admission to www.TheBestOfTimesNEWS.com Webmaster the fair and free parking, there will be Dr. Jason P. Calligas lots of door prizes, entertainment, con- OctOber 6 Writers tests, information and giveaways. The “Titanic – The Artifact Exhibition at Jonathan Fox sci-Port in shreveport” Mark Underwood Best of Times publisher Gary Calligas Jamie Norwood Renee Lee will serve as host and emcee again this Contributors year. As with all of our events, Gary OctOber 13 Jason Alderman, Lee Aronson, has a number of surprises planned that “Connected Living – Benefits of Brian Bradley, Mark Glass, are sure to delight everyone present. Technology for seniors” Andrea Gross, Mirabai Holland, You don't want to miss all of the fun Marshall Jay Kaplan sarah Hoit, CeO of Connected Living and excitement, so make sure to mark THE FINE PRINT: All original content published your calendar NOW! OctOber 20 in THE BEST OF TIMES copyright © 2012 by TBT Until we see you at the Fair, there's Multimedia, LLC, all rights reserved. Replication, “Healthy without Health lots of "good reading" in this issue. Insurance” in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior written permission from the publisher. This month Jonathan Fox takes us on a Author Matthew edlund, MD Opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of stroll down automotive memory lane. the contributor and do not necessarily reflect those The Edsel never gained popularity with OctOber 27 of the publication, TBT Mulitmedia, its publish- American car buyers and was consid- “The season of sight” ers or staff. Always consult properly degreed and Denise Odom and shelly sellers from licensed professionals when dealing with financial, ered a monumental failure. Although the Louisiana Lions eye Bank medical, legal or emotional matters. We cannot it sold poorly, many considered them accept liability for omissions or errors and cannot be classy and technologically advanced responsible for the claims of advertisers. NOvember 3 and have fond memories of Sunday af- “Counseling to Improve the ternoon drives in the country. Do you Lives of All” remember the Edsel and, if so, what Laura Brucia Hamm, executive was your opinion of it? We would love Director of The Center for Families to hear from you. In next month's issue we take a look Do you have a question for one of at the election process and head down our guests? to Puerto Rico for a piña colada. See Email [email protected] you then. prior to the show. Tina 4 October 2012 www.TheBestOfTimesNews.com The Best Of Times October 2012 5 Stat! Medical News Heavy Drinking may Lead ➺ to Stroke earlier in Life A cup of Joe may Help A new study, published in Neurology®, Some Parkinson’s shows that people who have three or more Disease Symptoms alcoholic drinks per day may be at higher risk for experiencing a stroke almost a decade According to new research, drinking and a half earlier in life than those who do caffeine each day may have a benefit in not drink heavily. Heavy drinking has been controlling movement in Parkinson's consistently identified as a risk factor for a patients. For the study, Parkinson’s pa- type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage tients who showed symptoms of daytime which is caused by bleeding in the brain sleepiness and some motor symptoms rather than a blood clot. The study found were given either a placebo or a pill with that heavy drinkers experienced a stroke at an caffeine (the equivalent of between 2 and average age of 60, 14 years before the average 4 cups of coffee per day). After six weeks, age of their non-heavy drinking counterparts. the participants that took caffeine supple- Among people younger than 60 who had a ments averaged a five-point improvement stroke that occurred in the deep part of the in Parkinson’s severity ratings compared brain, heavy drinkers were more likely to die to those who didn’t consume caffeine. The within two years of the study follow-up than caffeine group also averaged a three-point non-heavy drinkers. improvement in the speed of movement and amount of stiffness compared to the placebo group. Caffeine did not appear to OSA Increases cardiovascular mortality in the elderly help improve daytime sleepiness and there Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased were no changes in quality of life, depres- risk of cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, and adequate treatment with continu- sion or sleep quality in study participants. ous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may significantly reduce this risk, according to Previous studies have shown that people a new study from researchers in Spain. The findings were published in the American who use caffeine are less likely to develop Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Parkinson’s disease. (Neurology®) exercise Found beneficial to cancer Patients Numerous studies have shown the powerful effect that exercise can have on cancer care and recov- ery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence of the disease by up to 50%. But many cancer patients are reluctant to exercise, and few discuss it with their oncologists, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Researchers found that patients who exercised regularly before their diagnosis were more likely to exercise than those who had not. Many patients considered daily activities, such as gardening, sufficient exercise. Researchers noted that most patients didn’t realize daily activities tend to require minimal effort. In addition, researchers found that patients took exercise advice most seriously when it came directly from their oncologists, but none of those studied had discussed it with them. Exercise can improve patients’ mobility, enable them to enjoy activities and keep them from becoming isolated in their homes. It can contribute to overall feelings of strength and physical safety, ease cancer-related fatigue and improve sleep.
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