April 2011

Senior TIMES of Douglas County

Dishing
it up
Contest winners
talk about their
favorite cookbooks
and recipes
Page 2–The News-Review, Senior Times
Dishing it up
Contest winners talk about their
favorite cookbooks, recipes
Editor’s note: This month’s Senior
Times features the three winners in
the My Favorite Cookbook contest
and the favorite recipes from those
cookbooks. The contest was co-
sponsored by The Senior Times and
DearReader.com columnist Suzanne
Beecher. Each of the winners will
receive, along with prize money, an
updated copy of Suzanne’s grand-
mother’s favorite cookbook, origi-
nally published in 1949 by the
Ladies of St. John’s Guild in Bend,
Wis. First-place winner is Mickey
Grimes of Oakland. Her essay and
favorite recipe are published below.
Prudy Zorotovich of Elkton took
second place, and Lona Lenoir of
Canyonville is the third-place win-
ner. Their essays and favorite
recipes are also published.
First-place winner
M
y favorite cookbook is
MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review
“Past to Present,” which
Mickey Grimes is seen with her award-winning Scotch Brown Bread at her home has pictures of Historic
in Oakland. Oakland — the places
and people, historic
moments etc. There are
pictures included of the Oakland
Museum as well as scenes from the
Mary Sanders Hunter’s movie “Fire in the Sky,” a 1993 film
based on an alleged extraterrestrial
Scotch Brown Bread encounter, which was partly filmed
I have made the recipe by following these simple directions. in Oakland.
The cookbook, along with recipes,
Mix together: featured Bert Ralls, who owned
2 cups bran flakes Mix all ingredients, add raisins and Bart’s market, a local landmark for
2 cups brown or white sugar nuts last. Use non-stick or greased many years. Also included is Walter
2 cups buttermilk and floured baking pans. Makes two “Turk” Manning, who lived to be
2 teaspoon baking soda dissolved loaves. Bake 45 to 50 minutes at 350 100 and was the police chief for
1
⁄2 teaspoon salt degrees.
2 tablespooons molasses Grandma Hunter’s directions say
many years. And of course, Mildred
2 teaspoons cinnamon “put oiled paper in pans”and let cool Kanipe, who left 1,100 acres to the
2 cups raisins (washed and boiled before slicing. county for a park on Elkhead Road.
two or three minutes, then drained On the cover is a picture of Wash-
and cooled ington School, built circa 1910 and
Nuts, if desired completely remodeled and reopened
in January 2001. There is the past,
For more recipes and essays, please turn to page 6.
Roseburg Oregon, Monday, April 4, 2011
present and future all in this one
building. In the past it was a school,
in the present it is a community cen-
ter and City Hall and in the future, a
facility the community and others
can use for many years to come.
Oakland created the Historic
Preservation Commission in May
1968.
Mixing history with a cookbook
may sound like an unusual combina-
tion, but it is one of the most enjoy-
able cookbooks in my collection.
One of my favorite pictures in the
book is of a girl’s basketball team.
They are dressed in jersey shorts
that come down to the knee. Previ-
ously, they played in divided shirts,
with about 2 yards of material on
each side. Dressed in those new
uniforms, the team went to Yoncalla
to play a match. The officials were
outraged at the uniforms and the
Yoncalla team refused to let the
Oakland team play dressed like that.
When it was ruled Yoncalla would
forfeit the game, it was decided to
continue the event. The next year all
the girls’ basketball teams wore jer-
seys and long shorts. Oakland made
a fashion statement and set a trend.
Adding these historic notes is
what makes this cookbook outstand-
ing.
My favorite recipe in the cook-
book is great-grandmother Mary
Sanders Hunter’s Scotch Brown
Bread. No, she is not my great-
grandmother. In fact the story
behind the recipe says that Mary
Ann Sanders Hunter, born around
1865, never saw Oregon. But her
Scotch Brown Bread recipe came
here with children who migrated to
Oakland. The recipe has been
passed down through the family for
five generations.
– Mickey Grimes
Monday, April 4, 2011–The News-Review, Senior Times Roseburg Oregon, Page 3

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Strategies needed to keep the Whatifs from walloping
I
am teaching a creative writing class in
Oakridge for the next six weeks. It is an
artist-in-residency program for the
third-grade class at the Oakridge Elemen-
tary School.
Twice a week,
I make the
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work with stu-
dents on the
art of cre-
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The goal is to
create a body Wise Grandma
of work to be
written in scripted form with the students
and performed for the parents in mid-
April. There are 30 squirmy, precocious
children who seem quite eager to unleash
their creative imaginations.
I began the series of workshops with
“Whatif,” a poem by Shel Silverstein. The
poem is from a collection of Silverstein’s
works called “A Light In the Attic.” Many
years ago a group of parents attempted to
ban this book, saying that the poem “How
Not To Have To Dry The Dishes” encour-
aged disobedience. But Silverstein has a
unique way of speaking in the wild imagi-
native voice of a child, expressing the
unlikely and the impossible. A well-known
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author, poet and illustrator, Silverstein has
written such favorites as “The Giving
Tree,” “Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot
Back” and “Where The Sidewalk Ends.”
His poem “Whatif” is about the cares
and worries experienced by all of us at one
time or another, as we lie awake at night
tortured by the horrors of the elusive
Whatifs. It begins:
“Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song.”
I chose this poem not only for its flair
for the dramatic but because any age group
can relate to the “Whatif” scenario.
Seniors, adults, teenagers and children,
mothers, fathers, grandparents, teachers,
presidents, police officers — we all under-
stand and have experienced the call of the
“Whatifs.”
It continues:
“Whatif I’m dumb in school?”
“Whatif they’ve closed the swimming
pool?”
“Whatif I get beat up?”
“Whatif there’s poison in my cup?”
“Whatif I start to cry?”
“Whatif I get sick and die?”
They keep us awake at night. They make
us angry. They make us sad. We worry. We
try to ignore them, but are often consumed
at the Southern Oregon Research and
Extension Center, leads the course, which
takes place online in an electronic format.
Cost for the course is $225. Classes are
by them. I have yet to meet anyone who
doesn’t know the Whatifs.
“Whatif I flunk that test?”
“Whatif green hair grows on my chest?”
“Whatif nobody likes me?”
“Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?”
Whatifs might be real, can be somewhat
silly and probably unlikely. But they are
nonetheless a common ground on which
we’ve all stood, and despite our age and
wisdom, the Whatifs can appear on our
doorstep at the most inconvenient
moments. We fall victim to their endless
chatter. We lose sleep over them. We lose
our appetite because of them. We can lose
our minds from all the noise they create.
“Whatif I don’t grow tall?”
“Whatif I my head starts getting small-
er?”
“Whatif the fish won’t bite?”
“Whatif the wind tears up my kite?”
After reading through this poem and act-
ing it out, I asked the students to write
their own Whatifs. Each had to write three
sentences about a Whatif. Most of the
responses were predictable from a third-
grade mind. ‘Whatif there were no more
chocolate?”
“Whatif I miss the bus?’
“Whatif I lose the basketball game?”
But some of the writings were very
Roseburg Oregon, Page 5
unpredictable, reflecting the fears and anx-
ieties of the world in which children live
today. One student wrote, “Whatif I get
kidnapped on the way home from school.
Will my mom come look for me? How
long will she look for me? Will she find
me?”
Another student wrote, “Whatif I push
my brother off a cliff? Will my mom and
dad still love me? Will my brother be all
bloody?”
Not sure Shel Silverstein had these
Whatifs in mind when he wrote his poem,
but neither did he avoid the harsh realities
of life.
As we grow older, our Whatifs may
change, but they never really go away.
What if Whatifs were an opportunity to
talk with our grandchildren about the
things that go bump in their night? Whatifs
are probably not the best bedtime stories,
but Whatifs can make for some very inter-
esting conversations or at the very least
some great scary stories around the camp-
fire. That’s what a wise grandma would
do.
Eularee Smith is a teacher, a grand-
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Page 6–The News-Review, Senior Times Roseburg Oregon, Monday, April 4, 2011

Dishing it up
Continued from page 2

Second-place winner husband was transferred back to the

home office in Southern California.

W
hen I was first married, the As I was preparing to leave my stu-
only “cookbook” I had dents and colleagues at mid-year, my
was “To the Bride,” a book commuter friend presented me with a
I received for entering my beautifully wrapped package, telling
name in Meier & Frank’s me she was sure I would find it very
bridal registry. It wasn’t really a useful. Sure enough, it was the latest
cookbook at all, but it had chapters edition of “The Betty Crocker Cook-
on what a well-run household need- book.” It even has a section on how
ed. to prepare excellent main dishes
The last half of the book contained from leftovers of previous meals —
recipes, mostly simple ones that a blessing when I found myself
were very appropriate for the newly cooking for a new husband and his
married. The ready-made family
recipes were all I of four ravenous
really needed. pre-teenagers on two
On occasion, I Blueberry- teachers’ salaries.
Probably the most
would find myself
in a situation that
Peach Pie memorable use I
the bride book made of the book
MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The didn’t cover. By 2 cups fresh blueberries was on one of our
News-Review that time, I had 2 1⁄2 cups pared and sliced summer-long travel
become friends fresh peaches trailer trips with the
Prudy Zorotovich, seen 1 cup sugar
in her Elkton home, took with another four children. We
3 tablespoons all-purpose stopped in a state
second place in The teacher who drove flour
Senior Times’ cooking to work with me. campground on the
contest with her Even though it Pour blueberries in bottom of Southern Oregon
blueberry-peach pie. was the 1960s, she pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle half coast and were sur-
didn’t drive, and of sugar-flour mixture over the prised to find the
when she found blueberries.Arrange peach slices campsite surrounded
that my route to on top, sprinkle with rest of by huckleberry

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When I found myself in over my
head in a cooking situation, I would
call my new friend. She had several
recipe books and the advantage of
having grown up in Southern Cali-
fornia, where she had learned to
cook many things that were
unknown to me. Altogether, I felt no
real need to expand my cookbook
library.
The first full year we spent in that
area, my friend and I went huckle-
berry picking with another couple
and came home with a huge bounty
of ripe, delicious berries. I had no
idea what proportions of flour and
sugar to put in the pies I was going
to make, so I called my experienced
friend and she looked up the recipe
for blueberry pie in her “Betty
Crocker Cookbook.” She told me to
add a bit more flour and wished me
luck. The results were excellent, and
I took her one of my pies.
After only a little more than two
years teaching in that location, my
All four went to
the ranger kiosk to
check with the
ranger to verify that
it was permissible to
pick the berries (something my hus-
band and I insisted upon) and came
back triumphant with the ranger’s
blessing. I promised that I would
make a pie if there were enough, or,
if not, we would have huckleberry
pancakes the next morning.
Faced with these mouthwatering
possibilities, all four cooperated in a
way we had seldom seen, and soon
every berry was certainly inside the
trailer instead of on the bushes. True
to my word, I made a pie that every-
one loved. The problem: There were
more leftover berries than necessary
for pancakes, and the kids quickly
lobbied for “half a pie” from them.
Once again, Betty Crocker came to
my rescue. Today, I use the huckle-
berry recipe, substituting huckleber-
ries for blueberries, to make what is
still our family’s favorite pie.
– Prudy Zorotovich
Continued on page 7
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Dishing it up
Continued from page 6
Third-place winner
F
irst off, my mother was
born in Bend, but
moved to Sacramento,
Calif., when she was
young. Her oldest sister
remained in Bend. She
married an engineer on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. As
a child, I remember taking the
train with my mom back and
forth to visit her sister. I have
fond memories of those times
with my mom.
Years later I met a woman,
Janet, who came to work with
me at the California State
Legislature and we became
friends. As long as I have
known her, she is always
moving somewhere new.
While on a vacation with her
sister years ago, she discov-
ered Bend.
She not only fell in love
with Bend, she moved there
within a year.
This is where my cookbook
story begins. I went to visit
Brunch Casserole
her in 1990 and while shop-
ping, I found a cookbook
called “A Taste of Oregon.” It
was published by the Junior
League of Eugene.
I couldn’t wait to get home
and try some of the recipes. In
fact, I used my favorite
brunch recipe this past New
Year’s Day. My first experi-
ence using this particular
recipe was a Sunday brunch I
hosted in Sacramento for
about 20 of my friends. It was
one of the most fun and enter-
taining brunches in my life,
and also the longest. It went
to almost 7 p.m.
Part of the success of this
brunch is not only the food,
but also gathering of so many
different personalities. I enjoy
mixing different people
together. There are many
recipes in this book that I use
time and time again, but by
and large this brunch recipe is
my favorite and also enjoyed
by many of my friends.
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2-quart casserole and refrig-
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allow casserole to reach
room temperature. I sprinkle
a little grated cheese on top.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review
degrees.
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world, so many people are so unpleasant.”
Well yes, in more than 11 years offering
travel experiences to others, I have had
maybe five people who were quite diffi-
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cult. I am learning how to encourage diffi-
cult people to travel with someone else or
on their own. But out of the hundreds of
my fellow travelers, the larger percentage
are those who are troupers, roll with the
punches and are purely joyous people.
What an interesting mix of people we
had in our group. As always, it included a
fair number of single women, some wid-
owed, others whose spouses didn’t want to
come along. We had one man traveling
with us whose wife didn’t want to come.
And of course several couples.
I always encourage my travelers to get
to know their fellow travelers right at the
beginning. I am sorry when people wait
until the last day of a trip to become good
friends. So I offer some mixer activities.
Some people like that, others don’t. But
this group grabbed the opportunity to
make friends. Spouses sat with single trav-
elers on the bus, in shows and at meals.
Much laughing and camaraderie happened
right from the start, and the good humor
and jibes continued all week.
stretches of road.
If you ever experience any of these situ-
ations while driving, pull over, park and
grab a catnap in a safe place.
Driving while drowsy is far more com-
mon, and dangerous, than people might
think. In a recent poll, it was revealed that
60 percent of Americans reported driving
while sleepy in the previous year. And 37
percent confessed to actually nodding off.
Researchers suspect many motorists
simply don’t recognize the signs that
they’re too drowsy to safely drive. Or
worse, assume they can stay awake any-
way. But feeling sleepy is just as danger-
ous as being sleep deprived, research
shows. Both are associated with a dramatic
increase in crash-related critical injuries or
death.
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When we arrived at our departure gate at down, they told us they had never had such
the Springfield, Mo., airport, we learned fun at a flight delay. Later the singing
that our flight to Texas was two hours ended as we asked Patrick more questions
delayed. Of course we noticed other pas- about himself and learned that he works as
sengers who were frustrated and complain- Johnny Depp’s stunt double and as a pro-
ing. Please indulge me a moment while I fessional jouster. He also models for the
brag about my travelers. fronts of romance novels, perfect for the
I sat down with a book and started to swarthy type.
read when I realized there was something When our flight finally left Springfield
going on nearby. Dick, Elaine and Nancy bound for Dallas, no one on the flight was
struck up a conversation with a young man cranky or irritable, especially all of the
named Patrick sitting on the floor quietly ladies, because Patrick waited for all of us
strumming his guitar. My group was get- to get off of the plane to give us a hug
ting so animated that I couldn’t pass up goodbye as he flew off to California and
checking things out. we to Oregon.
People began shouting out requests and It’s remarkable what can happen when
a full voiced sing-along ensued. Dick was we take full advantage of an opportunity to
up in front leading the songs. Disgruntled get to know others. There are many very
traveler’s faces soon turned into smiles and fine people in the world, and there are
then joined in the singing. Soon, Verland, many great new friendships to be made.
age 99, and his companion, Donna,
jumped up and began dancing to our vocal Gloria Johnson is director of Umpqua
accompaniment. Bank Club Carefree, a club that travels
We were a noisy bunch, but instead of worldwide. She can be reached at gloria-
the airline employees asking us to tone it johnson@umpquabank.com.
Stock photo
Driving when
you’re tired
can be risky
business,
endangering
your life and
others’ lives.
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medicine was not born from the brain of one person, nor did it come
into the world fully formed. It has developed over thousands of
years during which new ideas were constantly raised and tested
in clinical practice. Ideas found to be worthless were rejected and
those that were useful were absorbed. Thus many different ideas are
incorporated in the body of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Monday, April 4, 2011–The News-Review, Senior Times
Remembering old times
at small-town theaters
M
y hometown, Baker, Ore., once
had three theaters owned and
operated by Francis Xavier Buck-
miller and his wife, Myrtle.
The Clarick featured first-run movies
until it was
destroyed by
a fire in
l938. The
Orpheum
ordinarily
showed sec-
ond-run and
“B” movies, Ronald Culbertson
but took the
Musings
first-run
showing
position until the Eltrym (Myrtle spelled
backwards) was built in l941. Then there
was the Empire, a shabby little horse opera
movie theater that was sometimes closed
for years at a time.
Francis, whom we called “Frank,” was a
short, bandy-legged, little guy with a pot-
belly and a broad chest for his size. He
dressed like a dandy in dark blue pin-
striped suits and a Jimmy Cagney-style hat
with its snap brim turned down in front.
The whole package was topped by an ever-
present cigar. The amazing thing is that out
of this almost-runt of a man came a bull-
frog voice as hoarse and penetrating as a
foghorn. Frank ruled his domain with that
commanding voice and a firm, but kindly
hand. He would be embarrassed to hear
himself described as being kind.
Frank ordered showcards, lobby photos
and sometimes poster ads for each attrac-
tion as a movie was to be screened. The
“poster boy” made sure these were all
delivered in a timely manner to each of the
theaters. He was also expected to paste up
the posters that were delivered.
Hershel Wood was the poster boy at that
time and he wanted to get rid of the job. I
relieved Hershel of his duties. He showed
me how to mix the paste for the poster and
wished me good luck.
After finding a couple of six sheets
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Users can link up to information
on revamped Social Security site
S ocial Security’s home page, • How to get or replace a Social Security
hanging in pieces, Frank cornered me and www.socialsecurity.gov, has a new card.
wanted to know what the blankety-blank I look. The redesigned home page now Readers can find great information cate-
was doing? Thoroughly intimidated, I features a service channeling guide on the gorized by general topic at the top of the
showed him. “Well no wonder! You aren’t left side of home page, including retirement, disabili-
making the paste right.” the page, ty, survivors, Supplemental Security
He shucked his double-breasted suit which lists Income, Medicare, and business services.
coat, rolled up his impeccable white shirt the most The center of the page is targeted for spe-
sleeves and mixed a batch of paste for me. sought-after cific groups, such as Congress, the press,
What a difference. After that when I put up services and wounded warriors and government
a poster, it stayed stuck. information employees, as well as useful links ranging
That was Frank. He sounded like a bully, on the site. from emergency office closings to getting
Readers will
but wasn’t. He’d get right down in the find the Alan Edwards help with your situation. There is also
information about the Social Security
trenches and dirty his hands.
My job at the Empire, or Impure as we
information Social Security agency, such as careers with Social Securi-
or service
called it, carried the impressive title of ty, and the history of Social Security.
quickly and
manager, but that was a misnomer. I easily, including links to: A news section keeps readers up-to-date
opened and closed the theater, ran the pop- • Applying online for benefits on important Social Security news, and a
corn machine, took in the tickets, changed • Assistance in estimating retirement large question mark to the right of the page
the lobby and marquee displays, kept the benefits takes you to our frequently asked ques-
crowd under control and did whatever else • Extra help with Medicare prescription tions.
needed to be done. The Empire was a drug costs
dump. It seated about 400 people, had no • Services for people who already Alan Edwards is a Social Security public
restrooms and was between two saloons receive benefits affairs specialist based in Portland.
and an ice cream parlor.
There were three brothels in the second-
story rooms within a block of the theater.
The “girls” upstairs would phone in orders “If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.”
for popcorn, which I delivered. I was a
baby-sitter on Saturday afternoons for the
– ZIG ZIGLAR
kiddies’ shows. Beginning around 6 p.m.
and any time thereafter, the family would
pick up the kids. Once I woke a sleeping
kid and sent him home at one in the morn-
ing.
When I first started, Frank would per-
Linus Oakes
sonally inspect the Empire at least once a
week. The inspections got farther apart
until they ceased. When I came home from
Retirement
the Navy at the end of WorId War II, he
renewed his offer of employment. That
touched me, but I saw it as a step back-
ward and I decided I was ready to move in
Village
a new direction. The truth, however, is I
enjoyed working for Francis Xavier Buck-
miller.
Ronald K. Culbertson is the retired CEO
of Umpqua Bank.
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Now’s the time to enjoy the

vegetable that whispers ‘spring’
S
pringtime is such an uplifting time of year with diuretic, asparagus was a seasonal part of the cuisine deep in sandy soil, and produce annually for up to 15
all the colorful flowers and the sounds of of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. There years. Be sure to cook asparagus within four days of
singing birds. Spring is actually a depiction of asparagus on an Egyptian purchase. You can keep the spears tightly wrapped in
is also a time for a new frieze dating to 3000 BC. a plastic bag in the refrigerator, or store them upright
season of vegetables – let- This springtime vegetable is botanically included in in a jar with about an inch of water in the bottom.
tuces, peas, and asparagus. the lily family. Fresh asparagus season lasts from Also, cover the container with a plastic bag. Nutri-
Yes, fresh asparagus in the February through June, although it’s often seen in the tionally, asparagus is high in folic acid (a B vitamin),
produce section of the gro- markets year-round. When buying asparagus, choose and is also a good source for vitamins A, C, B, as
cery store is certainly a firm, bright green (or pale ivory) stalks with tight
tips. Some experts maintain that the thicker stalks are well as potassium, and fiber. Like most other vegeta-
sign of spring.
Asparagus is a veg- tastier and more “meaty.” According to “The Food bles, it has no fat and is very low in sodium.
etable that has been Nancy Lover’s Companion” by Sharon Tyler Herbst and
enjoyed through the mil- Goodale-Graham Ron Herbst, the thickness of the stalk is related to the Nancy Goodale Graham is a registered dietitian
lennia. Perhaps because age of the plant. The more mature the plant, the thick- who teaches and counsels for Sacred Heart Medical
of its delicate flavor and Nutrition er the stalk. Center at RiverBend in Springfield in the cardiovas-
its medicinal use as a Asparagus plants, or crowns, are planted a foot cular wellness and rehabilitation department.

Simple Roasted Asparagus

1 and 1/2 lbs. fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 large garlic clove, halved
Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
Choose asparagus that is uniform in diam-
eter; that way the spears will all be done at
the same time. Wash the asparagus well and
snap off the white tough ends. Then toss the
spears with the olive oil, salt and pepper. You
might want to add a little fresh tarragon or
thyme; either goes well with the flavor of
asparagus.
Rub cut sides of garlic over a 13-by-9-inch
baking dish or jelly roll pan; place garlic in
dish. Spray baking pan with cooking spray.
Spread the spears on the baking sheet. Roast
in the 400-degree oven until done; shake pan
halfway through cooking to ensure even
cooking. Roast for about 10 to 15 minutes
(depending on the thickness of the stalks) or
until crisp-tender.
Makes about 4 servings
Per serving: 62 Calories; 4 g Fat; 1 g Satu-
rated Fat; 4 g Protein; 8 g Carbohydrate; 150
mg Sodium.
The asparagus can be served plain or
dressed with one of the following dressings:
Lemon vinaigrette: Whisk together 1 and
1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon
juice, 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1/4 tea-
spoon Tabasco sauce and 2 teaspoons extra-
virgin olive oil. Drizzle on cooked asparagus.
Balsamic vinaigrette: Whisk together 1 and
1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 2 table-
spoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1 table-
spoon lower-sodium soy sauce, 1/8 teaspoon
black pepper, and 1 tablespoon extra virgin
olive oil. Drizzle on cooked asparagus.
Or you can simply squeeze a half lemon or
a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over the
cooked asparagus. Stock photo
Enjoy!
Tasty asparagus makes for an easy and delicious side dish for spring.

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Monday, April 4, 2011–The News-Review, Senior Times
Senior programs benefit everyone in the community
BERTA DARGEN
For The Senior Times
I n any language, resources help to build
a community. In 1988, an elderly
woman living in a very old, single-wide
trailer died. She had been receiving Meals-
On-Wheels brought to her by an RSVP
volunteer. The woman had enjoyed the
company of RSVP volunteers when they
dropped off her meal. She knew they
would make sure she was OK if she didn’t
answer her door, and that helped make it
possible to stay in her own home until she
passed away. Her will bequeathed all her
worldly possessions to the RSVP Program.
Her worldly possessions were her very
used furnishings and a very old, single-
wide trailer. From the proceeds of her gift,
The Volunteer Foundation of Douglas
County was established in 1989 to advo-
cate for volunteerism in Douglas County.
The foundation was also set up to invest in
the future by helping the Foster Grandpar-
ent Program, RSVP, and Senior Compan-
ion Program volunteers provide more than
200,000 hours of service to Douglas Coun-
ty residents.
Over the years, The Volunteer Founda-
tion has raised funds through golf tourna-
ments, car giveaways, harvest balls and
grant writing to help fund the three pro-
grams. Those funds help more than 800
senior volunteers fill food boxes, tutor
children and assist frail seniors to remain
in their own homes. They also provide
education on Medicare Part D, find free or
reduced-cost medications for anyone with-
out prescription insurance and recruit sen-
ior volunteers for other nonprofit groups
and government agencies.
Foster Grandparent Program came to
Douglas County in 1997 after a survey of
elementary schools showed there were
children not keeping up with their peers
and falling behind in their academic
careers. Currently 24 foster grandparent
volunteers are assisting more than 500
children in schools throughout Douglas
County with basic skills development, crit-
ical thinking skills, and simple friendship.
RSVP was established in 1973 and has
more than 800 active volunteers in 100
nonprofit groups and government agen-
cies throughout Douglas County. RSVP
volunteers contribute more than 200,000
SENIOR
SHORTS
Blood pressure
screening
The Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary
provides these free blood pressure screen-
ings on the following days, times and loca-
tions:
• T11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Roseburg Valley Mall.
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, YMCA.
• 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Wal-
Roseburg Oregon, Page 11
hours per year helping with food boxes,
transporting people, escorting others at
local hospitals and helping with special
events to honor veterans and first respon-
ders. They also provide the following serv-
ices:
• Tax Aide Program provides free
income tax preparation for low- to moder-
ate-income families, seniors, and citizens
with special needs. The Tax Aide Program
has been providing free tax help for the
past 37 years and has helped to bring back
millions in tax returns to the citizens of
Douglas County.
• Senior Health Insurance Benefit Assis-
tance helps seniors navigate through the
Medicare system to find the best supple-
mental health insurance policy and best
Medicare Part D insurance plan. The group
also advocates for seniors having trouble
with Medicare, insurance and doctors.
• Prescription Assistance Program assists
those without prescription insurance find
free or reduced-cost medications. Volun-
teers search for the pharmaceutical compa-
nies, assist with filling out forms and fol-
low up to make sure the medication was
News-Review file photo
received.
• Money Management aids those not Meals-On-Wheels volunteer Janice Watkins walks food over to a client’s home in
able to maintain their finances by paying Sutherlin in 2007. Meals-On-Wheels is just one of many programs and services
bills, balancing checkbooks and, when fueled by the hard work of volunteers.
necessary, becoming a representative
payee. The financial support leads to less County remains the wonderful community Berta Dargen is president of The Volun-
depression and less isolation for clients. you live in today. Nothing is too small or teer Foundation of Douglas County.
• Senior Companion Program began in too large.
Douglas County in 1982, providing friend-
ship to frail elders in need of a little extra
assistance to remain independent. Senior
Companion volunteers visit their elderly AT GARDEN VALLEY
clients once a week and assist with activi-
ties of daily living. Currently there are 31 RETIREMENT RESIDENCE
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When a community has the right combi- with all the amenities you are looking for!
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members of the board for The Volunteer and two bedroom apartments. There is never
Foundation of Douglas County have initi- a buy-in fee or lease. Come see why we are
ated a strategic plan that includes planned number one in quality independent retirement
giving. These contributions are placed in a living for active seniors.
fund created at the Oregon Community
Foundation to provide ongoing support for
volunteers.
When you are planning your giving for
2011 or planning your estate, please con-
sider leaving a gift to ensure Douglas
Your reasonable monthly rent includes:
• Exercise and activity room
mart. For more information call 541-677 • Month-to-month rent, no hidden fees or leases
4464. • Resident managers on-site 24 hours
• Three chef-prepared meals a day
• Large screen TV lounge, library, and billiards room
Alzheimer’s support group • Weekly housekeeping and linen service
• Scheduled local transportation
The Alzheimer’s Support Group will
meet at 2:30 p.m. April 19 at Callahan
Court Memory Care Community, 1770
N.W. Valley View Drive, Roseburg. For
more information and to register for the
Call today to schedule your
meeting, call 541-673-3900.
In related matters, the Memory Care complimentary lunch and tour:
Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. April
5 in Room 3 of Mercy Community Educa- (541) 673-1774
tion Center, 2459 Stewart Parkway, Rose- 1800 Hughwood • Roseburg, OR 97471
burg. For more information, call 541-464-
5600. Serving seniors since 1971.
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Anticipation is half
the fun of a grab bag
D
ear Reader, it right away. Instead I’d carry it around
I realized the other day I used to with me, sometimes for the entire day.
get up and wonder what surprise Of course I was dying to know what
was in store for me. I haven’t been was inside. It was all I could think
doing that about.
lately — Guessing and pretending, by the end
don’t of the day I’d imagined 20 or 30 differ-
know why ent possibilities, and each time I mental-
— but I ly opened that bag I was joyfully sur-
need to get prised by another wonderful gift.
back into The anticipation was quite a build-up
the habit, and when I finally did open the bag,
there were trinket toys inside. Not near-
because it Suzanne Beecher ly as grandiose as I’d imagined, but
was fun. It
didn’t have
Commentary that’s not what mattered anymore.
Those trinkets may not have looked
to be any- like much to anyone else, but thinking
thing big, but wherever I went, whatever
about the possibilities of what was in the
I did, I was on the lookout for possibili- bag had made my day.
ties. Every day was a grab bag filled
Thanks for reading with me. It’s so
with something new and exciting. good to read with friends.
It reminded me of when I was a kid
and I used to love spending my Suzanne Beecher provides the online
allowance on a surprise grab bag. It was book club for the Douglas Country
a small brown paper sack, taped shut Library sponsored by The Senior Times.
and filled with who knows what – that To learn more about the book club and
was the surprise. its many genres, contact
After I paid for the bag, I didn’t open suzanne@emailbookclub.com.
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Look below surface to see why
patients don’t follow M.D.’s advice
L
et’s face facts: In general, we aren’t
in great health.
• Sixty percent of us don’t engage in
the recom-
mended
amount of
weekly exer-
cise. Twenty-
five percent of
us don’t exer-
cise at all.
• Only a
third of us eat Gloria May
Nurse News
the amount of
fruits and
vegetables recommended by the Centers
for Disease Control.
• Two-thirds of us are either overweight
or obese.
• One in five still smokes.
• More than half of us with high blood
pressure don’t have it under control.
The World Health Organization has esti-
mated that half of all patients don’t follow
their doctors’ suggested treatment plans.
This drop-out rate not only increases the
odds of complications, accelerated disease
progression, disability, and premature
death, it’s also costly to the health care
system: The estimates range from $100 to
$300 billion annually. And it’s the bane of
the physicians’ professional lives. They’ll
readily admit to the frustration and dismay
of caring for a patient who does not follow
their advice.
The patient who does not adhere to a
treatment plan is sometimes called “non-
compliant.” This word carries a somewhat
deliberately defiant tone, as if the patient
consciously, stubbornly digs in his heels
and refuses to follow the strategy.
Although this is sometimes true, often
there’s something else going on.
Patients may appear to be noncompliant
when, in fact, they may not fully under-
SENIOR
SHORTS
Family caregivers
support group
There will be four meetings of the Fami-
ly Caregivers Support Group in different
areas of Douglas County during April,
beginning with the Roseburg Family Care-
givers Support Group at 1:30 p.m. April 5
in Room 2 of the Mercy Community Edu-
cation Center, 2459 Stewart Parkway. For
more information, call 541-440-3677.
Sutherlin Family Caregivers Support
Group will meet at 10 a.m. April 14 at the
Sutherlin Senior Center, 202 E Central
Ave.
South County Family Caregiver Support
Roseburg Oregon, Monday, April 4, 2011
stand the nature of their illness. Perhaps it
hasn’t been explained clearly enough.
Hearing-impaired patients may not hear
well enough to understand what the doctor
has said, while those with poor vision may
not be able to see well enough to read
instructions. Language barriers are becom-
ing more and more problematic as the
number of patients for whom English is a
second language increases.
Patients are more likely to drop out of
treatment when presented with a plan that
is a “to-do” list rather than a “how-to” list.
It falls to the health care provider to not
only recommend that, for instance, a
patient quit smoking or lose weight, but to
help the patient decide which smoking ces-
sation program or weight reduction format
would be best for the individual, based on
personality and lifestyle. Often a referral to
an expert is appropriate.
Many patients who seem to be noncom-
pliant are, in fact, depressed over their
diagnoses and/or overwhelmed by having
to make significant changes in their lives.
They are often confused by what’s happen-
ing to them, angry about losing control of
their health. They can become apathetic
about participating in their care, particular-
ly if the regimen is complicated and carries
a less-than-certain prognosis. And patients
who are depressed, overwhelmed, con-
fused, angry, or apathetic often retreat into
denial, a maladaptive state that can shut
down the whole treatment process.
If you or someone in your family seems
to be retreating from a treatment plan, your
doctor or nurse needs to know. Medical
advice is only the first step in managing
your health and useless if it’s not followed.
Gloria May is a registered nurse with a
master’s degree in health education. She
also holds a certified health education spe-
cialist designation.
Group will meet at 2 p.m. April 21 in the
chapel at the Forest Glen Senior Resi-
dence, 200 S.W. Frontage Road,
Canyonville.
Winston Family Caregivers Support
Group will meet at 2 p.m. April 27 at the
Winston Community Center, Woolley
Board Room, 440 Grape Street.
Bereavement
support group
A Bereavement Support Group will
meet at 5 p.m. April 12 and again on April
26 in the chapel of the main building at
Linus Oakes, 2665 N.W. Van Pelt Drive.
Call 541-677-2384 for more information.
The Bereavement Support Group Lun-
cheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. April 13
at Karen’s Coffee Cup, 2445 N.E. Dia-
mond Lake Blvd., Roseburg. Call 541-
677-2384 for more information.
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I
recently attended the first annual Root- chairwoman. The idea, she said, was to RootTech public relations chairman, said, Their presentations are also online at
sTech genealogy conference in Salt bring together “technology users including “Between online articles, blog posts, and RootsTech.org. One of the genealogy
Lake City. The primary sponsor was family history buffs and anyone interested nonstop tweets, the online community was devices mentioned that interests me is a
FamilySearch, the world’s largest holder of in genealogy and technology creators such buzzing 24 hours a day during the confer- mobile scanner called Flip-Pal. It is small
genealogical as developers, programmers, engineers ... ence and for weeks following — and enough to be used on trips for scanning in
records. in a unique, fun environment to collaborate amazingly, articles and tweets are still documents and pictures. Technology is
Among other and move the genealogy industry forward going strong.” coming much faster than I can keep up.
sponsors through technology.” Jay L.Verkler, CEO, FamilySearch Inter- I had to chuckle when I read a
were In March 1998, my former employer, national, gave the keynote address and is DearMYRTLE blog that refers to Root-
Douglas County Library System, sent me one of the six presentations at the confer- sTech 2011 as “not your grandmother’s
Microsoft, genealogy conference.” It may not be for
Sprint, Nov- to attend Brigham Young University’s ence online for viewing. The site to access her grandmother, but this grandma likes it
ell, Ancestry, computerized genealogy conference. I was is RootsTech.org. even if the technology can be overwhelm-
Dell, and Beverly Wellintgon amazed at the great strides being made in Curt Witcher, historical genealogy ing at times.
Brigham the industry at that time but a whole new department manager of the Allen County
Young Uni- Family Tree language in genealogy and technology has Public Library, spoke on “The Changing Beverly Wellington is director of the
versity. developed since then. Face of Genealogy.” Barry Ewell spoke Roseburg Family History Center. She can
“The scope of the RootTech conference The words “ blog” and “Twitter” were on “Digitally Preserving Your Family Her- be reached at bewel@gmail.com, or call
was unique,” said Anne Roach, conference not in my vocabulary in 1998. Paul Nauta, itage.” 541-672-1237.

Past memories of the radio and its colorful characters

O
ne summer evening I was included home after school were we would sit on Allen or Eddie Cantor told me about their relaxing interludes.
in a family group that listened to a the floor, engrossed in her parent’s 4-foot life tales. Late in the evenings I could hear I soon realized the broadcaster had the
blow-by-blow championship box- high console radio, listening to the pranks a Chicago radio station if the atmospheric task of announcing tragedy. Anxiety crept
ing match. Earlier that day I had observed and good deeds of Jack Armstrong, the conditions were just right. in to corrupt my innocent pleasure while I
an uncle giv- All-American Boy. As the menacing war reports entered the listened to the entertaining radio.
ing his full Eventually, in 1931, my mother obtained news bulletins in 1940, the afternoon soap
attention to a a table model Motorola. I was elated to operas and engaging noon “House Party” Laura Kruse shares her memories and
baseball turn the dial and tune into the 10,000-watt program featuring Art Linkletter provided musings with readers of The Senior Times.
game being WHO Des Moines radio station situated 60
broadcast miles from my home.
from New Early Saturday evenings I discovered the
York. Hav- “Lucky Strike Hit Parade,” which
ing no radio
in my home,
I was fasci-
Laura Kruse
Memory Moments
announced and played the weekly popular
top 10 tunes. Later in the evening, I heard
the amusing conversations of Amos ’n’
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Driver safety classes Roseburg. The instructor will be Steve Thanks to our
The Douglas County AARP Driver Safe- Barfield. Register online at www.aarp.org generous partners:
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Yoga book teaches children self-awareness and self-control

Yoga Calm For Children:
Educating Heart, Mind, and Body
By Lynea and Jim Gillen
Three Pebble Press
Hardbound $29.95
C
hildren need more than just
the three R’s. “Yoga Calm”
deals with that very issue.
It is a handbook to educate chil-
dren by teaching them self-awareness
and
self-
control.
The
child’s
sense of
well-
being
can ben- Della Neavoll
efit her Reading Grandma
health
and also
academic performance. The book dis-
tills 30 years of teaching and coun-
seling, using the yoga experience as a
practical, easy-to-teach method that
works with a wide range of students,
including students with ADD/ADHD,
anxiety, stress levels and other
behavior problems.
“Yoga Calm “ is based on activities
for movement of the whole body
with different time spans. For
instance the “Yoga Calm” is used at
the beginning of the day to help chil-
dren prepare for school. “Yoga
Calm” is a learning preparedness
process.
The 10-minute flow emphasizes
more standing and balancing poses,
which have an energizing grounding
effect. It’s a good flow for those
afternoon lulls and to help develop
the calm-yet-energized state neces-
sary for test-taking. Volcano Breath
can be especially helpful in determin-
ing and releasing emotions that may
inhabit the learning process.
“Yoga Calm” promotes flexibility,
strength, and balance.
According to the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Preventions and the
American College of Sports Medicine,
small amounts of activity, even 10
minutes at a time, count toward daily
physical education standards. “The
Yoga” calm 20 is designed for a phys-
ical education class. It promotes fit-
ness, flexibility, strength and balance.
There is much to say about “Yoga
Calm.” The book provides the who,
what, how, when and why for all the
activities. You don’t have to have a
significant amount of experience
with yoga or be in shape to begin
teaching “Yoga Calm.” The exercises
are safe; however, it is recommended
that you practice classes with an
experienced teacher so you will
develop your comfort zone in the
knowledge of the physical and men-
tal aspect of this wellness practice
before teaching it yourself.
The book won four national book
awards, including a Mom’s Choice
Silver Medal for the book of the year.
It is a research-supported, K-12 well-
ness and learning preparedness cur-
riculum that reduces stress, improves
self-control and focus, and develops
social/emotional skills.
Lynea Gillen is a school counselor
in Estacada and an adjunct faculty
member at Portland State University.
She has been practicing yoga since
1973 and has more than 30 years of
experience as a school teacher and
counselor. Jim Gillen is the director
of “Still Moving Yoga” in Portland.
“Yoga Calm” is no doubt one of
the best books I have had the pleas-
ure of reviewing. Its pages are
equipped with exercises that meet
physical, mental and emotional needs
of children.
Della Neavoll writes “The Reading
Grandmother” column review of
children’s books for readers of The
Senior Times.

Changes or life events should

Mother’s Day prompt review of wills
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nder Oregon law, divorce
revokes all provisions of a per-
son’s will in favor of the former
spouse and the effect of the will is the
same as though the former spouse had
person’s estate plan.
Other events that would warrant a
consultation with an estate planning
attorney would be:
• Death of a family member or signifi-

th
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died pre- cant change in health.
viously. • Anticipation of marriage.
However, • Changes involving people who have
it is been appointed as personal representa-

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important tives, trustees or guardians.
to remem- • Moving from another state or coun-
ber that a try to Oregon.

$
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divorce • Expiration of old forms of health
does not Bruce Coalwell care powers of attorney.
automati- Elder Law Finally, people who have not had their
cally estate plans reviewed since the major
revoke changes in estate taxes in recent years
existing beneficiary designations in should do so. Wills and trusts drafted
retirement accounts, life insurance and prior to those changes should be
FREE to All Mothers other such assets. Also, a divorce does reviewed to see if there is a more advan-
70 and older not revoke other provisions of a will in
favor of members of the former spouse’s
tageous approach that should be used as
allowed under the new law.
family, such as children of the former
Call 672-2500 spouse. Bruce R. Coalwell is a Roseburg
Therefore, a divorce is an event that attorney who writes on elder law issues
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Reduce your risks for osteoporosis early
From the Arthritis Foundation
O
steoporosis medications can
increase bone density and reduce
the risk of fractures over time. Most
osteoporosis drugs do this only by slowing
bone loss: Bisphosphonates alendronate
(Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), rise-
dronate (Actonel) and zoledronic acid
(Reclast); the hormone calcitonin; the
estrogens; and the selective estrogen
receptor modulator raloxifene (Evista).
Only one osteoporosis drug, teriparatide
(Forteo) also promotes bone growth.
Osteoporosis is not a form of arthritis.
Rather, it is a disease in which bones
become brittle and weak, and eventually
may break. Fractures, such as in the hips,
often have long-lasting effects, including
less mobility, decreased quality of life and
increased depression. Like arthritis, osteo-
porosis can lead to disability. If bones are
weak, the joints they form just don’t work
well. In addition, the underlying processes
involved in arthritis may contribute to
osteoporosis.
Researchers have discovered that the
chemicals involved in the inflammatory
process, called cytokines, inhibit bone-
building. And, in some cases, medications,
especially corticosteroids, used to treat
joint inflammation induce osteoporosis.
Age also connects people with osteoporo-
sis and arthritis, because both conditions
tend to occur later in life.
Doctors look at several pieces of infor-
mation before prescribing a bone-preserv-
ing or bone-building medication. A key
piece of information is a patient’s bone
mineral density. Bone density is deter-
mined by a quick and painless dual-energy
X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan of the
hips, spine and wrists, the bones most like-
ly to break due to osteoporosis. People
should have a DEXA scan at age 65 and at
a younger age if they take corticosteroids
(such as prednisone) or have rheumatoid
arthritis.
In people who do not have their bone
mineral density tested, bones can weaken
“silently,” and a fracture may be the first
indication of osteoporosis that requires
treatment. For those who have a DEXA
scan, results are given as a T score, which
compares the strength of a person’s bones
with the peak bone mass of young adults.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
recommends starting treatment for people
whose T score is -2.0 or lower, or for those
who have additional risk factors (such as
taking a corticosteroid) and a T score
lower than -1.5.
“Being old is just to be
chronologically gifted.”
– GEORGE O. LUDEKE
Exercising regularly with weight resistance, such as hand weights, can help
retain bone density. Some studies suggest it may also reverse some density
loss as well.
For patients on bone medications, or for
those who remain at risk for osteoporosis,
bone density tests may need to be repeated
every one to two years. When deciding
whether it’s time to prescribe an osteo-
porosis medication, a doctor also considers
a patient’s family history of osteoporosis:
lifestyle (calcium intake, exercise, smok-
ing, alcohol use) and other factors, such as
age, gender, height and weight.
Disease progression is determined by
genetics, lifestyle and environmental influ-
ences. Adequate or inadequate amounts of
calcium, vitamin D and weight-bearing
exercise can influence the rate of bone
deterioration. Without medication, howev-
er, bones that are already weak can contin-
ue to lose density at a rate of 1 percent to 5
percent per year.
Men are fortunate to have options for
treating bone loss now, as they certainly
are not immune from developing osteo-
porosis. Just more than a decade ago, how-
ever, estrogens were the only treatment
available, so men, children and women
who didn’t want to risk estrogen’s side
effects had no medical treatment options.
Now, all of the osteoporosis medications
can be taken by men, except for the estro-
gens. In fact, three of the treatments, alen-
dronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel)
and teriparatide injection (Forteo) have
been studied specifically in men and are
Roseburg Oregon, Page 15
Clinical studies throughout the past few
years have shown that medication devel-
oped for daily use also can be effective if
taken less frequently. Although daily doses
are still available for most of the treat-
ments, once-weekly, once-monthly and
once-quarterly doses are also now avail-
able for some.
Late last year, the treatment options for
osteoporosis increased with the FDA’s
approval of a once-yearly intravenous
infusion treatment called zoledronic acid
(Reclast). A new osteoporosis medication
called denosumab is on the horizon, too,
and is taken by injection just twice per
year.
There is no outright cure for osteoporo-
sis, but with proper treatment and lifestyle
changes, fracture risk can be reduced
greatly. Potentially, there may be some
restoration in the quantity and quality of
bone tissue. In some mild cases, after two
to five years of treatment with medication,
in addition to adhering to a healthy diet
Stock photo that provides adequate calcium, supple-
menting calcium and vitamin D if diet isn’t
enough, and getting regular weight-bearing
exercise, bone density may improve
enough to attenuate, if not partially
FDA-approved for use in men at high risk reverse, osteoporosis. Regular DEXA
of fracture due to osteoporosis. scans will determine if restarting medica-
How often must these drugs be taken? tion is warranted. For severe osteoporosis,
treatment likely will be lifelong.
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