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10EducationHelping toConserve WaterThe Sacramento Valley has been experiencinga water shortage for the past 3 years. If thiscontinues Sacramento communities will have toimpose water restriction ordinances.Help Alleviate The Problem:• Take shorter showers• Check faucets and pipes for leaks• Water during the early parts of theday; avoid watering when it’swindy and don’t water when it’sraining• Don’t run the hose while washingyour car• Use a broom, not a hose, to cleandriveways and sidewalks• Replace your old toilet, the largestwater user inside your homeFor more information on water conservationyou can call the “Be Smart Water Hotline”1-888-WTR-TIPS. If you call the hotline,they will direct callers to their proper waterdistrict and there the callers can get updatedinformation on conservation measures.The Draught Urban Water ConservationCouncil http://www.cuwcc.org also providesthe latest information on drought and watershortage issues in California.DID YOU KNOW????...........Even if your caregiver wasnot hired from the Registry,you still have a right to knowwhether they have a criminalhistory. Call the IHSS PublicAuthority Caregiver Registry at(916) 874-4411 to learn more!!NEED A CAREGIVER?????The IHSS Public Authority Caregiver Registry can help. We can provide you with a listof caregivers available for employment in your area. All of our caregivers have cleareda criminal background check, received orientation training, provided job references andbeen personally interviewed by Registry Specialists. Request your list by calling(916) 876-4411.
MattersExercising the Brain by Ron Meiere all knowWhow importantexerciseis for the humanbody. Physicalexercise affectsour emotions,our spirit, ourhealth and outlookon life. Thebrain is the quarterbackfor all theactions we undertake.It is wise toexercise our brainjust as we do ourbodies. It hasbeen shown inexperiments thatthe brain can learn new things in old age andeven change the way it functions. In experimentsat Harvard Medical School, scientistshave shown that “Mental practice resultedin a reorganization of the brain.” So, thenmentally practicing a golf swing, or a forwardpass or other forms of mental trainingcould have the power to change the physicalstructure of the brain. It appears our brainis not fixed in its capacity by adulthood. Ithas the capacity to change its function at anyage. What can we do to make sure our brainis getting sufficient exercise?Numerous studies show that better-educatedpeople have less risk of Alzheimer’s disease.In a Case Western Reserve study of 550 people,those more mentally and physically activein middle-age were three times less likelyto later get the mind-robbing disease.Increased intellectual activity during adulthoodwas especially protective. Examplesincluded reading, doing crossword puzzles,playing or learning a new musical instrument,painting, playing cards, and playing11computer games.Psychologist James Blumenthal alsopoints out the long-term importanceof exercise for brain function. “Weknow that in general, exercise improvesthe heart’s ability to pumpblood more effectively, as well as increasesthe blood’s oxygen-carryingcapacity,” he says. “It is thought thatone of the reasons why the elderly– especially those with coronary arterydisease or hypertension – tend tosuffer some degree of cognitive declineis in part due to a reduction in bloodflow to the brain.”Doing both physical exercises andbrain exercises is the best combinationto keep our brain healthy. Even if youcannot do physical exercise, you certainlycan do brain exercises such as puzzles,reading and playing card games. Pop openthat book and start reading again!Source Quotes: Webteam@fi.eduBrain TeaserFind out what the animals are! (for example, “Torun away or escape” could be a “flea”)1. hair-control foam2. very exposed3. tellin’ falsities4. a lamenting cry5. a dull person6. a precious or loved one7. first you get a parking ticket, then you get this8. these make up a chainAnswers:1.Moose (Mousse) 2. Bear (Bare) 3. Lion (Lyin’)4. Whale (Wail) 5. Boar (Bore) 6. Deer (Dear)7. Toad (Towed) 8. Lynx (Links)
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