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Do you need a little sunshine in your life? At Presbyterian Senior Living, our residents make every day brighter with their caring, selfless devotion to others. Through their actions, we are continually inspired. Here are two stories of residents who are making life a little sunnier for others with their resident-led projects.
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Ponder the phrase "use it or lose it" the next time you spend hours in front of the television set or ask someone else to "think" for you. Then consider that two-pound enigma nestled safely within the confines of your skull. Right now, billions of neurons are behaving like hyperactive toddlers in your brain, constantly communicating and making new connections with other neurons via electrochemical signals.
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The importance of American Heart Health Month cannot be emphasized enough for aging Americans.
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What are “random acts of kindness?” They’re spontaneous, free-willed gestures that benefit another person with nothing asked in return. The purpose is to make the recipient feel good, but the process typically also results in a feeling of fulfillment for the giver.
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In Recognition of African American History Month and Heart Health Month. . . According to the NAACP's website, aging African Americans tend to suffer more instances of certain health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, than other ethnicities or demographics. In fact cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. African Americans, with 46 percent of African Americans over 20 years of age suffering from some type of heart disease.
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George Washington may have been your typically mischievous, 18th century lad who thought it was fun to chop down cherry trees but you can bet he ate quite a few of those cherries before chopping that tree down! In fact, many of Washington's biographers claim that he did indeed love cherries, as well as other healthy foods such as fish, nuts and fruits.
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