June 2016 Newsletter

What´s New at Savon

• Quote Of The Month
• Contest Winner
• To Your Health With Jourdin Hendershot - Pet Health
• Grandma's Kitchen With Grandma C. - Best Ever Shish Kabobs (It's All In The Marinade)
• Keeping Fit With Clayton "TR" Parker - Weight Machines VS Free Weights
• Spotlight On The Dentist - Premier Dental Care - Henderson, Nevada
• Fun Facts - Crazy, Zany Facts We Bet You Didn't Know
• Dental Talk - A Member Chat Forum
• Here’s Your Answer - Questions From Our Members
• It's Summer - A Simple Summer Message

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Quote Of The Month:   “I wonder what the blood alcohol level is of all these mosquitos that keep biting me?”. (Author Unknown)

Congratulations To:

J. Druelinger of Tucson, Arizona  Winner of our May early payment drawing for 1 free additional year of membership.

Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone that entered the drawing.

To Your Health With Jourdin Hendershot:

Pet Health

This month I‘m switching things up a little.  I will be talking about pet health. As much as our health is important to us, so is the health of our fur babies.  The majority of us treat our pets like they are royalty.  Some get homemade gourmet meals, are hand fed, allowed on the furniture and sometimes they even get better medical treatment than we do.  They let us know when it‘s time to play, time to eat, go outside and various other things.  They pretty much live “The life of Riley!” I know it can be difficult to stay on top of our own health let alone our pets but we all want our pets to live a long, healthy and happy life right beside us.  Am I right? You can accomplish this goal by using these simple tips that professionals want you to know:

• Double your vet visits –  Your pet should visit the vet every six months, especially if they are a senior (Small breed: 9-10 years old and large breed: 7-8 years old).  While at the vet also have their teeth checked for any dental problems.


• Spay and neuter –  Although this cuts down on the homeless animal population, it does have substantial medical benefits such as lowering the risk of cancers and other diseases.


• Prevent parasites –  Year round prevention of fleas and intestinal parasite control is very important as well has heartworm prevention.


• Feed them right –  Maintaining a healthy weight is very important.  Research has shown that obese animals life spans are reduced by up two years compared to animals at healthy weight.


• Enriched environment –  Pets need mental stimulation!  Whether it‘s toys, a walk around the block or a scratching post for your feline, play time keeps their muscles toned and boredom in check.


• Sooth achy muscles/bones –  If you notice your animal is stiff after relaxing, check their bedding.  If the bedding is becoming hard it‘s time for a new bed.  *If you have a senior animal it might also help if you have them lay on a non-electric heating pad.  Another great way to sooth achy muscles is by giving your pet a massage.  All you need to do is briskly rub large muscle groups with the palm of your hand, then gently lift and squeeze the muscles.  Wrap your fingers around each leg and squeeze gently.  Just remember not to do any of these techniques too hard; this is just a soft/gentle massage.

Grandma's Kitchen With Grandma C.:

Best Ever Shish Kabobs…  (It‘s all in the marinade!!)
	Ingredients 1 pkg. Lawry‘s Beef Marinade ½ c. soy sauce ½ c. Heinz 57 steak sauce ½ c brown sugar 1 TSP prepared yellow mustard ½ TSP garlic powder Salt and Pepper to taste 1½ lbs cubed beef or pork

Keeping Fit With Clayton "TR" Parker

Weight Machines vs Free Weights

When you visit the gym there is a wide selection of equipment available for you to use.  So, How do you select which one you will use? The most common dilemma that you probably have is whether to use free weights or weight machines.  This is a topic that can easily be debated for hours.  Everyone has their own opinion based on their own preference. Personally, I prefer the weight machines.  My reason is more medically based than preference based.  I had open heart surgery about 18 years ago.  When I go to the gym to work out I generally go alone and most free-weight workouts recommend the use of a spotter.  Since having the surgery, there are points at which I experience a sporadic reduction in upper body power.  The last thing I want is to have that occur when I am lifting a free weight and without a spotter, so I stick to the machines.  If it happens during a weight machine workout, which it has, I can simply let go of the weights and do so without risking injury to myself or others.

1. Range of motion:
   
   
   • Free weights allow you the freedom to move around and achieve your full range of motion.  This allows your body to move in ways that it was meant to move.
   
   
   • The weight machines limit your range of motion to the range that the machine is capable of.  This can cut you short on your workout or force you to use an unnatural motion.
   
   Range of motion advantage: Free Weights


2. Ease of use:
   
   
   • Free weights do not come with an instruction manual, which basically leaves you on your own to figure out the correct way to use them.
   
   
   • Weight machines generally have picture tutorials of which exercises can be done and how to do them correctly.
   
   Ease of use advantage: Weight Machines


3. Specific Area Workouts:
   
   
   • Free weights really limit your area-specific workouts due to the excessiveness of having to balance and move while using them.
   
   
   • The weight machines, however, are designed to stabilize your body and allow for a more area-specific workout.
   
   Specific area workouts advantage: Weight Machines


4. Workout Variations:
   
   
   • Technically this could be a tie if you count all of the weight machines in the gym, however let‘s look at the machine overall.
     
     With a weight machine you are limited to the variations that the machine allows.  If you want to change it up, you need to change machines.
   
   
   • With free weights, if you use the proper techniques, you can do almost any workout with the same weight.
   
   Workout variations advantage: Free Weights


5. Risk of Injury:
   
   
   • The easiest way to get injured using a weight machine is to take the machine for granted.  By that, I mean you could be adding too much weight because it feels lighter due to the pulleys and the machine doing some of the work.  The danger comes from the “ease” of the workout. You can easily overdo it on the machine and injure yourself.
   
   
   • The easiest way to get injured using free weights is improper technique.  One wrong move and you can tweak a muscle or a joint and injure yourself.
   
   Risk of injury advantage: Tie

Premier Dental Care
	Our spotlight for June goes to the city of Henderson Nevada and shines on Premier Dental Care Dr. Alex Song grew up in Hawaii.  After graduation, Dr. Song attended the Pacific Union College where he majored in Biology with an emphasis in Chemistry.  Dr. Song then attended Loma Linda University where he received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery.  He continues his post graduate education and training in the dental field because of his strong concern for his patient‘s well-being. Premier Dental Care understands that a dentist and patient‘s dental successes are intertwined.  If you aren‘t happy then our dental staff isn‘t either.  We do everything in our power to ensure our patient‘s satisfaction throughout the Henderson NV area.

Fun Facts:

Crazy, Zany Facts We Bet You Didn't Know

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason. Every person has a unique tongue print. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic." Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show.  His first name was Willy.  The skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby.  It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radio's newscast about the wreck. Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio. In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals. In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile services (two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments.  That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.

Dental Talk - A Member Blog Forum:

Come blog with us!  Dental Talk with Savon is a fun forum to post your interesting topics!  Your comments are welcome, it‘s free to use and no membership is required. Some of the topics include; Don't Wait For A Toothache Dental Restraints For Kids…  A Controversial Topic Dental Emergency Kit Don't Eat These Foods After Wisdom Teeth Extractions! Wisdom Teeth - Do We Really Need Them? Signs You May Need A Root Canal

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A Simple Summer Message

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