Aging Programs and Services

SEE THE BENEFITS OF

EXERCISE AT ANY AGE!

 

Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. No matter your health and physical abilities, you can gain a lot by staying active. In fact, in most cases you have more to lose by not being active. Here are just a few of the benefits. Exercise and physical activity:

Can help maintain and improve your physical strength and fitness
Can help improve your ability to do the everyday things you want to do
Can help improve your balance
Can help manage and improve diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis
Can help reduce feelings of depression and may improve mood and overall well-being
May improve your ability to shift quickly between tasks, plan an activity, and ignore irrelevant information.

The key word in all these benefits is YOU. How fit and active you are now and how much effort are you willing to put into being more active?
Almost anyone, at any age, can safely do some kind of exercise and physical activity. You can be active even if you have long-term conditions like heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis. Staying safe while you exercise is always important, whether you’re just starting a new activity or you haven’t been active for a long time. Before starting a new exercise program, you should talk with your health care provider. Ask how physical activity can help you, whether you should avoid certain activities, and how to modify exercises to fit your situation.

 

Source: National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

 

 

WAYS TO REDUCE
SODIUM IN YOUR DIET

 

The body uses sodium to regulate the volume of plasma in the blood and to conduct nerve impulses and muscle contractions. Sodium is absorbed from the intestine and is carried by the blood to the kidneys.

When the blood sodium level is too high, the thirst mechanism is triggered by the hypothalamus. When fluids are ingested, the sodium level returns to normal. If the body’s sodium level is too low, the kidneys decrease sodium excretion.

Excess intake of sodium leads to excess fluid in the body. Arteries are like pipes that carry fluids throughout your body and the excess fluid increases artery pressure and hypertension (high blood pressure) occurs. Hypertension causes damage to blood vessels and this damage increases the risk for strokes, kidney failure, and heart attacks.

Recommended salt intake is 1,500 - 2,300 milligrams per day. As a reference, one teaspoon of salt contains 2,325 mg of sodium.

If you use salt substitutes, you should know that most of them contain potassium. Some diuretics (water pills) cause the body to retain potassium, which could result in high potassium levels. This can be life threatening, so check with your doctor to make sure it is safe for you to use salt substitutes.

Ways to reduce sodium intake and still maintain good flavor in the food:

Use onion and garlic powder instead of onion and garlic salt in cooking

Use herbs to season meat and soups

Beef: mustard, bay leaves, thyme

Pork: fennel, garlic, ginger, savory

Chicken: garlic, ginger, marjoram, nutmeg, oregano, parsley, rosemary

Fish: dill, garlic, lemon, paprika, parsley, rosemary

Vegetables: dill, garlic, thyme, parsley, white pepper

Avoid using commercially prepared seasoning mixes

Use fresh fruits and vegetables when possible, avoid canned vegetables

Choose foods that have less than 250 mg of sodium per serving

Choose frozen meals (meat, starch, vegetable) that have less than 750 mg of sodium

 

 



 

ATTENTION, ATTENTION!!
EVERY DAY PEOPLE JUST
LIKE YOU GET FOOD STAMPS!!

HAVE QUESTIONS, SENIORS?

The Nutrition Outreach and Education
Program (NOEP) of Wayne County
has great news for you!

We will be at the Wayne County
Department of Aging and Youth on
January 12 and 16
February 9 and 23
March 8 and 22
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

We will make scheduled appointments to
meet with people who would like a free,
confidential, friendly pre-screening and
application assistance for Food Stamps.
Walk ins are also welcome!

To see if you may qualify
or if you have questions, please call the
Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) of LAWNY, Inc. at

(866) 781-5235 or (315) 781-1465
Each year in New York, over a million people
just like YOU help make ends meet and
improve their health and nutrition by using
Food Stamp Benefits. If you are eligible, you are entitled to receive Food Stamps and you will not be taking them away from anyone else.

Prepared by a project of Hunger Solutions
New York, USDA/FNS, and NYSOTDA.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider


 

 

 

 

Free Cancer Screening

 

 


 

 

STRETCH YOUR FOOD DOLLARS WITH FOOD$EN$E


Attention Wayne County residents!! Food$en$e, a program of the Food Bank of Central New York, is available locally! Food Sense is a cooperative food purchase program administered at multiple sites in Wayne County by Wayne County Action Program, Inc. and Catholic Charities of Wayne County.

Individuals pre-pay $15.50 in cash or food stamps for a “unit” of food. In general, the local retail value of the food is usually at least two times the purchase price.

Units include assorted meat items and entrees, frozen fruits and vegetables, canned goods, staples such as pasta or rice, sauces, and at least two fresh produce items.

Preliminary lists of food for the coming month are available at the time of purchase. List items are subject to change. There are no income eligibility requirements to participate and a person can join or leave the program at any time.

The deadline to place an order is typically through the first full week of the month and pick up is usually the third Thursday of the month. Pick-up times vary by location. For additional information, please call the location nearest you.
Lyons:
Wayne County Action Program, Inc.
159 Montezuma Street 946-7530
Sodus:
Success Center (WCAP program)
7190 Ridge Road 483-8080
Ontario:
St. Mary’s on the Lake
5823 Walworth Road 524-2611
Newark:
Catholic Charities of Wayne County
1141 East Union Street 331-4865