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Using the WIndows Key

by Craig Ray

The Windows Key (the funny-looking key on the lower left between Ctrl and Alt) combined with other keys can provide you with a quick way to do various tasks:

Windows key + E –
Opens “My Computer”

Windows key + M –
Minimize all open windows on the desktop

Windows key + R –
Opens the “Run…” dialog box

Windows key + F –
Opens the “Find” dialog box for searching

Windows key + L –
Locks your computer so you can walk away

 

 

This month’s quiz questions:

1.) President Reagan's administration classified what school lunch food as a vegetable?
A. Pizza
B. Ketchup
C. Jell-O
D. Milk

2) What kind of fat helps reduce cholesterol and is considered the "good" kind?  
A. Monounsaturated fat
B. Polyunsaturated fat
C.Saturated fat
D. There is no “good” kind

3) What part of the cinnamon tree does the spice cinnamon come from?
A.Roots
B.Leaves
C.Bark
D. Fruit

Congratulations to Beth Lind of Dayspring for winning our February quiz!

Send your correct answers to all mind teasers and get registered to win a $25 gift card to Target. Send your answers to chrissyg@carespring.com

Lemon Buttermil Pie
by: Jim Gehler

 (Makes one 9" pie)

Whisk Together:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon All-purpose flour
2 Eggs
2 Egg Yolks
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
Minced zest and juice of 1 lemon
Pinch salt

Pour into: 1 9" unbaked pie shell
Preheat over to 350 degree
Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl until blended. Pour into pie shell and place on a baking sheet. Bake until filling is just set, yet still a bit jiggly, 40-50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature; chill if not serving right away. (Let chilled pie stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving).

Strawberry Topping
 (Don't top the pie until just before serving or the filling will collapse. You could serve the berries on the side - with whipped cream, of course).

Makes about 4 cups
Heat, Pour Over:
1/4 cup honey
Juice of 1 lime
2 pints of strawberries, hulled, halved
Heat honey and lime juice until melted. Pour over berries and let stand at least 5 minutes. Just before serving, arrange on pie with a slotted spoon.

Debbie Berling Become a Part of A Solution

by Debbie Berling

Do you know someone who is always complaining on their shift?  Someone that thinks they know everything and everyone else is wrong?

I believe that some people love to find problems and like to watch others squirm to resolve the issue while they continue to complain.

I would love to challenge everyone that when approached by a comment or complaint that they ask for a solution and ask that person to help fix it and be a part of the resolution. 

It is easy to complain and only takes a moment, but it takes hard work and time to resolve problems.

Finding the problem is the first half, which is easy, most everyone can do that.  Finding the resolution is the hard part that requires leadership and creativity.  So the next time you have a concern, problem or complaint- how would you FIX it?

 

 
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David Eppers
Examine your Financial Habits

“Winning is not a sometime thing; its an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.”
Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970) Green Bay Packer Coach

The great Vince Lombardi used statements like the one above to inspire and motivate athletes in the bone crushing game of football.  His goal was to develop the mind of his players; to focus the thoughts, then the behaviors, and finally the actions of each individual to achieve greatness.  The genius was his focus on the HABITS of his players.

Examine your financial habits.  What do you do as a matter of routine?  Are your “all the time things” when it comes to money making your financial position stronger?  If they are, keep doing them.  If they are not, consider “habits” you would like to have.  Make a change.

Examples of good financial habits: Save some amount from each paycheck.  Routinely analyze where you spend your money (start a budget).  Evaluate your purchases and make certain you get what you pay for.  Don’t buy on impulse.  Ask questions about your bills before you pay…

I’ll leave you with one more Vince Lombardi quote in case you find too many obstacles to change.
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

Keep your eyes on the goal and start a good financial habit today.  Ready, hike!
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Cathy Hamblen“Advice to live by” from the Anthony Robbins organization:

by Cathy Hamblen

  1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
  2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
  3.  Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
  4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
  5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
  6.  Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
  7. Believe in love at first sight.
  8. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
  9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
  10.  In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
  11.  Don't judge people by their relatives.
  12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
  13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
  14.  Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  15.  Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
  16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
  17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.
  18.  Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
  21.  Spend some time alone
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Johns Exercise Tip
John Muller

A Quick Exercise Routine for Your Back
by: John Muller

“My aching back” – yeah what’s new, here’s a few quick & easy exercises to keep you from saying & feeling thisJ!

All exercises are performed lying down, the first three flat on your back with your knees bent so that your feet rest flat on the floor.

First – Windshield wipers – rotate your hips and low back so that your legs move from side to side (almost like you’re rolling over).  Start slowly & work into a larger range of motion – do 15 – 30 repetitions.

Second – Bridging – tighten up your keester so that the muscles there in your buttocks lift your hips up into the air.  You only need about an 80% contraction & only need to lift about 4-6” in the air – do 15-30 repetitions.

Third – Transversus Abdominus – big name for a little muscle that is a primary stabilizer of the trunk.  Place your hands on your sides just below your rib cage.  Exhale while trying suck in your belly button as much as you can.  The muscle you feel where your hands are is your Transversus Abdominus – contract this 10 times holding about 3 seconds a time.

Finally – lower you legs so your whole body is flat & simply try & stretch out, making your body taller – really try & stretch – do 2 times for 10 seconds each.

This whole routine should take you about 5 minutes, doing this even 1 time per day should give you a more mobile & stable trunk/core – which is the key to most things we do in our day.  See your facility Therapy staff if you have any questions on the exercises.
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Nutrition and Health


bethStep Up to Nutrition & Health

by Beth Lind R.D.,L.D.

March is National Nutrition Month®.  National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association.

The National Nutrition Month® campaign reinforces the importance of nutrition as a key component of good health, along with physical activity.  The food and physical activity choices made today, and every day, affect your health and how you feel today and in the future.  Eating right and being physically active are keys to a healthy lifestyle.

Make smart choices from every food group.  Give your body the balanced nutrition it needs by eating a variety of nutrient-packed foods every day. Take this Nutrition Quiz and see how you do.

  1. A one-ounce serving of grain is approximately
    1. one slice of bread
    2. one cup of cereal
    3. one-half cup cooked rice
    4. all of the above
  2. If you eat 100 more calories a day than you burn,
    1. you will become stronger and healthier
    2. you will be able to ride a bicycle faster
    3. you will gain about one pound in a month
    4. nothing will change as long as you take vitamins.
  3. True or False: To follow a healthful eating pattern moderate in fat, every single food must be low in fat.
  4. Which of the following is equivalent to a one-half cup serving of cooked vegetables?
    1. 1 medium-sized tomato
    2. 6 asparagus spears
    3. 7 or 8 baby carrots
    4. 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables
    5. All of the abov
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Nutrition Quiz Answers:

  1. The answer is d.  All of these portions constitute a serving of grain.  Choose whole-grain varieties of bread, cereal, rice and pasta most often.  Make half your grains whole. 
  2. The answer is c.  Balancing food intake with physical activity helps you control body weight, and is important for overall health and fitness.
  3. False.  Keeping total fat intake within 20% to 35% of calories doesn’t mean every single food must be low in fat.  You can balance high-fat and low-fat selections over the course of one or two days and still end up with a healthful eating pattern.
  4. The answer is e.  Vegetables, like fruits, are naturally low if fat and provide many essential nutrients and other food components important to health.  Vary your veggies with at least 2 ½ cups each day, and eat more dark green and orange vegetables.

For more quiz questions and for further information on National Nutrition Month®, please visit www.eatright.org.


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Ask Dr. G

Dr. GDiabetes: The Most Common Disease in the US
by Dr. Gendelman

It affects all of our families in one way or another. If we don’t have it, we know someone who does. It leads to heart disease, stroke, disability and other disastrous events. All patients should assume they have heart disease because of the association. That means aggressive treatment of Cholesterol is a must. Below you will find an aggressive Ten Step Program for glycemic control. Unfortunately, only 40% achieve this control.

Ten Steps to Get More Type 2 Diabetes Patients to Goal

1. Aim for good glycaemic control, defined as HbA1c < 6.5%*
2. Monitor HbA1c every 3 months in addition to regular glucose self-monitoring
3. Aggressively manage hyperglycaemia, dyslipidaemia and hypertension with the same intensity to obtain the best patient outcome
4. Exercise regularly. Preferably 5 days a week.
5. Address the underlying pathophysiology, including the treatment of insulin resistance
6. Treat patients intensively so as to achieve target HbA1c < 6.5%* within 6 months of diagnosis
7. After 3 months, if patients are not at target HbA1c < 6.5%,* consider combination therapy
8. Initiate combination therapy or insulin immediately for all patients with HbA1c ≥ 9% at diagnosis
9. Use combinations of oral antidiabetic agents with complementary mechanisms of action
10. Implement a multi- and interdisciplinary team approach to diabetes management to encourage patient education and self-care and share responsibility for patients achieving glucose goals
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Kims Tips   "I apologize"

KimThe Customer is Always Right

Kim Majick

When you go to a restaurant and your meal comes to the table and it is a little cold, what do you do?  Do you ask them to bring you a new meal.  What do you expect from your waiter?  What I would expect is that the waiter would do everything in his/her power to assure that my experience was sensational.  This is the expectation that our customers...our residents...have of us.  They expect us to do everything in our power to make their experience sensational.  Our responsibility is much more detrimental than that of a waiter, but the reward is greater.  What is more important than people taking care of people!



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Oops!
by Doug Howe

Every since the first couple—Adam and Eve—there has been a human pattern of improperly responding to “oops.”

Adam and Eve had had a great set-up for living. Have you ever thought about it? Their life was three things: Eat, Rule and Be Fruitful and Multiply. What a great gig! Oh that it could be so easy for us!

But they gave it up to try the forbidden fruit, and before it was over, Adam was denying what he did, then blaming Eve, then even blaming The Almighty for giving him Eve. This is the classic pattern of denial, blame-shifting, finger-pointing and anger that so many of us see in others but don’t see enough in ourselves.

If we’d like to change how our job feels—or our home, or a relationship, or just about anything anywhere in life—we can do it! All we have to do is stop blaming, denying and gossiping and just say “I apologize,” or “I’m sorry,” or “my bad.”

By not letting our own “oops” become a bigger “oops,” we can all more quickly move on past the imperfections that befall all of us, despite even the most noble of efforts.
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