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JANUARY 15, 2021

Your Guide to Health, Beauty & Fitness

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eeping up appearances can be hard during a pandemic when salons and beauty parlors have closed their doors in compliance with state and

country regulations. Antioch resident Jennifer Kreva would like to help keep at least your hands looking their best. Her business, Beautylicious by Jen, brings the salon experience right to the living room. “Basically, I’m a mobile nail spa,” said Kreva. “I offer service of gel manicures, dip powder nails and acrylic nails and I specialize in at-home spa parties.” Kreva said many of her clients will have small gatherings with the ladies in the family or close friends, and serve mimosas and brunch or margaritas and tacos. While the group chats and snacks, Kreva works her way through each participant, giving them the perfect manicure, accompanied by hot towels and aroma therapy massage. Kreva has been running her mobile nail spa for five years. She created her business after leaving a career in law enforcement because her husband – who is in the Navy – moves often. She said she has easily been able to establish clientele in every state she has lived in because her nail art sets her apart. see Manicurist page 13

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Keeping our minds, bodies in sync

adult who has figured out a way to have one of something all by myself. Having an individually wrapped dark chocolate with gooey salted caramel occasionally is part of my happy land. Understanding your own health and what your body needs and what it must avoid is the key. Grandpa goes to bed early. I stay up later. We both agree that 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night is crucial. When you are together 24/7 for almost a year, the staggering bedtimes are a nice way to catch up with emails, Facebook and telephone calls without ignoring the only other two eyeballs in the room. No couple that I know never argues but we tend to keep that to a real minimum with some personal time to ourselves each day. Then we can enjoy annoying each other a whole lot more. I am grateful for my time this past year in so many ways. I know that the future is brighter, and we will all be seeing one another again soon. Until then, we will continue to make the best of it and think back on this time as a learning experience. Please stay safe and well, wear your masks when you need to go out for yourself and others and smile with your eyes for now. PEACE. Marla Luckhardt is a Brentwood resident who works with several local senior care and advocacy groups. Reach her at marla2054@aol.com.

Exercise helps keep extra weight off and builds muscle, which takes the stress off our joints and other bones. We are built to be active, and when we are too sedentary, our bodies react with the anger and annoyance of a denied toddler. the days of a hamburger, French fries and a Coke for lunch? Now, it’s lots of fresh vegetables, salads and some low sugar fruit. My kingdom for a slice of New York Pizza and a piece of cheesecake. Moderation is the key, not denial. I used to think of chocolate as a reward for good behavior in the diet department, but I am not a puppy that has done an entertaining trick and received a treat. I am a responsible

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Although we are limited now with certain activities, there are a lot of videos online with everything from chair exercises, mild and yet helpful, to the ones that I will never do again as my body just doesn’t move that way anymore without snapping like a twig. Gentle yoga is a way to build stamina and balance. Many offer those online too. But there are all levels in between to choose from. I like to dance and when we could go out, Grandpa and I enjoyed getting down with our bad selves! Now we crank up Robin Thicke and dance around the garage with the help of our Alexa and her tunes. Whatever makes you happy and gets you moving is a good thing at any level. Coupled with exercise is proper diet for seniors. We tend to get dehydrated more as we get older so I make sure that both of us drink lots of water every day. The big mistake of substituting coffee or tea, which of course is made with water, is that they are both diuretics and will increase dehydration. Enjoy your hot beverages, yes, but drink extra H2O to build the water back up that you lose. Extreme dehydration is dangerous and can lead to a hospital visit, or worse. Treat yourself to a really nice water bottle as an investment in your good health. Mine has a little bling! We watch our numbers for sugar and for cholesterol. Whatever happened to

Most of us are just plain sick and tired of being sick and tired. With the number of months that we’ve spent inside adding up, it is hard to remember when we could just head out to visit each other or go to a mall or restaurant and release some of the tension with some normalcy. Senior In addition, our senior orner bones and achy muscles need stretching and daily use to avoid what I call the old age freeze up. The groans when either Grandpa or I get up from the couch can be heard at times in two-part Marla Luckhardt harmony. Not being able to go to the gym (not that I did before Covid) for some is really hard and as the weather gets more chilly, outdoor activities are somewhat limited. It is nice to take a walk around here but the rainy days can also put the kibosh on that. Exercise helps keep extra weight off and builds muscle, which takes the stress off our joints and other bones. We are built to be active, and when we are too sedentary, our bodies react with the anger and annoyance of a denied toddler. Moving helps to increase blood flow, and that includes the brain, which needs it just as much as our muscles and bones.

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Manicurist from page 11 “I specialize in nail art, so I can do anything you want,” Kreva said. “I do little designs, I can do holidays, themed designs, whatever.” Mercedes Hernandez has been having her nails done by Kreva for over two years. Hernandez said Kreva’s talent with a brush is unbeatable. “Her services are awesome,” Hernandez said. “It’s a great, safe way to still maintain your nails and feel pretty during this pandemic . . . her freestyle nail art is beyond anything I’ve ever imagined. I can show her anything I want and she makes it a reality. I just love it.” Kreva noted she has taken extra precautions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to appointments, she sends out a questionnaire similar to those used in doctors’ offices and hospitals, asking clients about symptoms and travel out of the area. Upon arrival, she performs temperature checks on her clients, washes her hands and theirs, then uses hand sanitizer. She uses medical grade sanitation wipes on her tools before and after each service, wears a mask and gloves, and requires her clients to wear a mask as well. “Instead of you having to go to the nail salon, make an appointment,

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Jennifer Kreva is the owner of Beautylicious, a mobile nail salon that offers customers the professional quality of salon nails and spa treatments at home.

wait for them if they’re not on time, and just be there, you can be in the comfort of your own home,” Kreva said. “I come to you and offer you spa service.” For more information, or to book an appointment, visit www.Jenny2go. com, call or text 786-229-8826, or follow @beautyliciousbyjen on Instagram.

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Foods that can positively affect mood

Dark, leafy greens

o one is immune to the occasional bad mood. Whether

Studies show that consuming a variety of health foods improves mood and overall health.

it’s the weather, waking up

on the wrong side of the bed or another variable, various factors can have an adverse affect on a person’s mood. Food is one factor that can have a positive effect on mood. Certain foods have been found to positively affect mood, so incorporating them into your diet may help you stay positive even on those days when you get up on the wrong side of the bed.

Fatty fish

A study from British researchers published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that a daily dose of an omega-3 fatty acid called eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, helped patients with depression significantly reduce their feelings of sadness and pessi-

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mism. Hackensack Meridian Health notes that salmon, albacore tuna, sardines, trout, and anchovies are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

Nuts and seeds

The minerals selenium, copper, magnesium, manganese, and zinc have all

been linked to mental health, and nuts are rich in each of those minerals. Hackensack Meridian Health notes that almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and peanuts are particularly good sources of the immune system-boosting minerals zinc and magnesium.

Dark, leafy greens like kale, spinach and collards are rich in iron and magnesium, both of which can increase serotonin levels and help reduce feelings of anxiety. Dark, leafy greens also help the body fight inflammation, which can have a positive effect on mood. A 2015 study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that brain inflammation contributed to certain behaviors, including low mood, that appear during major depressive episodes.

Dark chocolate

Chocolate lovers may be happy to learn that dark chocolate can improve mood. Hackensack Meridian Health notes that, when consumed in moderation, dark chocolate made of at least 70 percent cocoa can help people relax. Various foods can have a beneficial effect on mood, potentially helping people to stay positive when doing so proves challenging. – Courtesy Metro Creative

The many health benefits of walking

ife changed dramatically in

new ways to exercise in the wake of the pandemic. Many gyms were forced to 2020. When the World Health close in areas hit hard by COVID-19, and Organization declared a that left many people without access to fitness equipment like weights and COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, cardiovascular machines. Resilient men hundreds of millions of people across and women soon found ways to exercise, and many of them embraced walking. the globe to change A were good forced smile can open doors. A Sheffield Smile canmight change Though walking notlives. provide how they go about their daily lives, the same level of intensity that fitness enthusiasts are accustomed to, the including how they exercise. Arthritis Foundation (AF)¨ notes the various ways walking benefits the body. Health-conscious adults accustomed Walking protects against heart disease to exercising at local gyms had to find and stroke.

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Walking strengthens the heart and protects it against heart disease. The AF also notes that walking lowers blood pressure. In fact, post-menopausal women who walk just one to two miles per day can lower their blood pressure by nearly 11 points in 24 weeks, while women who walk for 30 minutes a day can reduce their risk of stroke by 20 percent. Walking strengthens the bones. New York-based Plancher Orthopedics and Sports Medicine notes that walking can stop the loss of bone mass for people with osteoporosis. In addition, postmenopausal women who incorporate 30 minutes of walking into their daily fitness regimens can reduce their risk of hip fractures by 40 percent. Walking can extend your life. The AF notes that one study linked walking to longer life expectancy, finding that people who exercise regularly in their fifties and sixties were 35 percent less likely to die over the next eight years than people who never walked.

Walking can improve your mood. One study from researchers at California State University, Long Beach, found that the more steps people take during the day, the better their moods were. Walking can lower risk for cognitive decline. Walking also has been linked to a lower risk for age-related cognitive decline. A study from the University of Virginia Health System found that men between the ages of 71 and 93 who walked more than a quarter of a mile per day had half the incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease compared to men who walked less. In addition, a study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that age-related memory decline was lower among women ages 65 and older who walked 2.5 miles per day than it was among women who walked less than half a mile per week. Foot traffic increased as people were forced to find new ways to exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. – Courtesy Metro Creative

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