The Millstone Times November 2019

As We Age

How is Depression Different for Older Adults?

MONROE TOWNSHIP OFFICE OF SENIOR SERVICES & SENIOR CENTER Registering with the Office / Senior Center is free and available to Monroe Township residents, 55 years of age and older. For complete details regard- ing the new registration procedure, our guidelines and refund policy, please call the Office at 609-448-7140. Office/Senior Center Holiday Closings: Election Day on November 5; Veterans Day on November 11; Thanksgiving on November 28; and, the “Day-After” Thanksgiving on November 29. Holiday Food Drive is Underway: In this season of giving, your support for our annual Holiday Food Drive would be greatly appreciated. Please consider helping us fill Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets with the fol- lowing items: canned sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, in- stant potatoes, canned fruit cocktail, onion soup mix, 2 lbs. sugar, instant coffee, Ritz crackers, can/jar of olives, corn muffin mix, pumpkin pie fill- ing, pie crust mix, cake mix and frosting. Please be sure to drop-off your contribution by November 8. Patty’s Berlin Tribute: On Friday, November 15, at 2:00 p.m., enjoy the popular hits of Irving Berlin as Patty Carver sings his patriotic favorites and shares stories of his life. Winter BreathingWoes: OnMonday, November 18, at 10:30 a.m., Saswati Chakraborty, fromMonroe Village/Village Point, delves into the challeng- es of breathing during the winter months. Cold, dry air can play havoc with your lungs. Find out how to keep asthma, COPD and/or bronchitis away. Portion Distortion: On Tuesday, November 19, at 10:30 a.m., join Jenni- fer Shukaitis, Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, as she discusses the difference between “serving” and “portion” sizes and how the concept of “portion distortion” affects our eating habits. Understanding Music: On Wednesday, November 20, at 2:30 p.m., join Thomas Elefant for a discussion on music as he demonstrates its elements from rhythm, meter, tone, color, and orchestral instruments. The lecture culminates with Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orches- tra, featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Lymphedema & You: On Thursday, November 21, from 10:30 a.m., Penn Medicine Princeton Health presents this discussion on lymphedema: an abnormal swelling that occurs in any part of the body. This potentially disabling condition has various treatment options including compression garments. What’s My Heritage? On Friday, November 22, at 10:30 a.m., the Town- ship Library discusses and demonstrates the online genealogy platform for beginners to find the roots of your family tree. Holiday Waist Away: On Monday, November 25, at 10:30 a.m., discover how eating just 200 extra calories a day (from that sugar cookie?) could result in a three-pound weight gain over the holiday season. Laura Vetter, RD, from St. Peter’s University Hospital, helps you navigate thru the hol- iday season and shows you how to enjoy your holiday treats without the side order of guilt or expanded waistline. Tapping for Sleep: On Wednesday, November 27, at 10:30 a.m., discov- er how tapping can promote better sleep with Andrea Lewis, Accredited Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner. Learn how certain pressure points and talk therapy can improve your quality of sleep. 12 HALSEY REED RD • MONROE TWP, NJ 609-448-7140

Older adults are at increased risk of depression. Approximately 80 percent of older adults have at least one chronic health condition, and 50 percent have two or more. Loosing friends or a spouse can also contribute to depression. Depression is more common in people who also have other illnesses (such as heart disease or cancer) or physical and/or mental function becomes limited. Older adults are often misdiagnosed and undertreated. Healthcare providers may mistake an older adult’s symptoms of depression as just a natural reaction to illness or the life changes that may occur as we age, therefore not seeing the depression as something to be treated. Older adults

themselves often share this belief and do not seek help because they don’t understand that they could feel better with appropriate treatment. If you are concerned about a loved one, offer to go with him or her to see a health care provider to be diagnosed and treated.

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