September Veteran’s Roundtables: South Lyon, Milford, and Wixom – Michigan

In South Lyon…The South Lyon Senior Center Veteran’s Roundtable, sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2007 starting at 12:30 p.m.  Garth Wooten, the Veteran’s Benefit Coordinator Supervisor from the Oakland County Veteran’s Affairs office in Walled Lake will be the guest speaker, offering insight on how veterans can better access medical and prescription drug benefits.  U.S. Army veteran Bert Copple will moderate the discussion and begin to develop a school campaign to make veterans available for classroom discussions on the past and present wars of the United States.  Lunch is provided for those who RSVP by calling 248-573-8175.

In Milford…Last month the attendees of the Veteran’s Roundatble of Milford were asked to bring in pictures of themselves during their enlistment.  This month, through their partnership with Home Instead Senior Care, these veteran’s will have personalized stationary with their photos on it.  “They’ll be asked to write a letter to two to a soldier currently deployed to Iraq serving with the 3^rd Squadron, 7^th U.S. Cavalry out of Fort Stewart, Georgia,” says U.S. Army Veteran Bert Copple, the moderator for the Oakland County Veteran’s Roundtable, and the Director of Community Relations for Home Instead Senior Care.

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Your Senior Advisor: Studies Point to Factors That May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

By Shannon Wygant, Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and owner of the Waterford and Walled Lake, Michigan franchises of Home Instead Senior Care. 

Q. As a 78-year-old man, I’ve heard that the incidence of prostate cancer goes up as men grow older.  What can you tell me about preventing this disease?

Western diets that are high in fat and red meat have been found to increase the risk of prostate cancer, experts have noted.  In addition, the calcium found in dairy products has been shown to increase the risk of prostate cancer by reducing the body’s levels of Vitamin D, which helps protect against prostate cancer, according to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition (www.fightprostatecancer.org.)

 

Growing evidence shows that changing diet and behavior can lower a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer, according to several studies reported by the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, the details of which follow.  Be sure to consult your doctor before dramatically changing your diet or adding any vitamin supplements:

 

Five servings or more of fruit per day can cut the risk of prostate cancer in half. Fruit helps, in part, by containing fructose which stimulates the body’s ability to create Vitamin D, a nutrient believed to reduce prostate cancer risk.

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