Taking Care of Aging - Morell PEI

Another schedule change:

Instead of Arlene coming on the 19th she will be at the closing luncheon to answer circulate and answer questions.

So no session on the 19th.

There has been a change in the schedule:

Thursday March 19 will be Nutrition with Arlene Vandiepen – she will share what she learned when she wanted to gain strength and be healthy.

Schedule- Taking Care of Ageing March 2026
Tuesday March: 17 2 pm
Nutrition with Arlene Vandiepen – she will share what she learned when she wanted to gain strength and be healthy.

Thursday March 19:
session is cancelled due to March Break

Tuesday March 24 2 pm
Mental Health with Alyssa Ferguson and Dylan Jeffrey -Awareness of how mental health can affect people’s lives and those around them as
well as sources of assistance.
# Note this is open to public as well as those who have taken part in Program.

Thursday March 26: 2pm
Session will be at Functional Fitness Gym 150 Bangor Road-an opportunity to explore facility, see a range of equipment and how a the equipment and /or gym can assist in keeping healthy.

March 31: 1pm Celebration Luncheon at Morell Fire Hall 1 PM to mark the end of the Program and celebrate participants and those who led the sessions

Thursday, March 12 Sarah Gaudet walked us through the various assistive devices available. See attached. She indicated that the Arthritis Society website has great resources as well. https://arthritis.ca/

Courtney brought the “Clear” whey protein powder for us to try (Tuesday March 10). She had mentioned the day she talked about protein.
She brought 2 flavours (lemonade and watermelon). She mixed the watermelon with water and gave us a taste! I liked it!
If anyone is interested, contact Courtney (at Full Throttle) and she will reach out to the person she orders from.

On Tuesday, March 10, Courtney shared great about Bone Density (See attachemtns below). She also demonstrated a dead lift which is a great weight bearing exercise to help with bone density.

Thursday March 12 Sarah Gaudet will cover what changes we can make in our environments to assist with arthritis or other conditions.

Focus today will be bone density !

There is a change to the Taking Care of Ageing schedule for next week. Courtney will be there on Tuesday March 10 and on
Thursday March 12 Sarah Gaudet will cover what changes on we can make in our environments to assist with arthritis or other conditions.

Yesterday, March 3, Courtney presented useful information about Protein! After that we were able to sample some of the products she brough in!

We should be getting 1 gram of Protein for every pound of our "ideal" body weight!

She brought items that are a great source of protein:
- Cottage cheese (depending on the brand) can have up to 17 grams per 1/2 cup
- Yogurt (depending on the brand) Siggits: 11 g in 1/2 cup ; Greek yogurt such as Oikos Pro: 18g in 3/4 cup
- Egg whites (Not egg beaters) 10 g in 1/3 cup (This can be added to scrambles eggs, milkshakes, or even added to yogurt)
- High protein milk (Natrel or Fairlife)
- Protein cereals (such as Vector)
- Protein Powder (Whey or plant sourced)

Attached are some recipes and combinations that are high protein.

In today's class (Feb 26) Jean mentioned that the Protein Sharing class is rescheduled until next Tuesday (March 3). Bring your favourite recipes and Courtney will bring her recipes as well as a few high protein samples to try!

ALSO, the Taking Care of Aging program will be completed at the end of March.