Senior Center News, Sept. 13, 2019

North Central Senior Citizens Center, Sept. 16-20

Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; Walmart shopping 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Great Falls trip 8 a.m.

Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance.

March Menu by Earlene DeWinter

(Subject to Change)

Monday — Salad, Tater Tot casserole, biscuits, cookies

Tuesday — Salad, oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, sunshine carrots, cake

Wednesday — Beef stew, rolls, pudding

Thursday — Polish sausage, sauerkraut, au gratin potatoes, bread pudding

Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, milk

New Medicare Card: By now, we all should have our new Medicare Card with our new Medicare Number. We should bring our card to any and all appointments with our doctors. They need our new number in their systems to process our claims.

Making Up Sleep May Not Help: Catching up on sleep doesn’t reverse damage to the body caused by sleep deprivation, according to a new study. In fact, so-called recovery sleep may make some things worse. About one of every three adults regularly gets less than seven hours of sleep a night. Over time, lack of sleep can lead to changes in metabolism. These increase the risk for obesity and diabetes. Some people try to make up for a lack of sleep by sleeping more on their days off. A research team studied this strategy for two weeks in 36 men and women. After three nights of normal sleep, the participants were split into three groups.

The first group slept up to nine hours a night. The second group was allowed a maximum of five hours of sleep a night. The third group had a maximum of five hours a night for five days, but were then allowed to sleep in for two days. They then had two more days of sleep deprivation.

Those who had only five hours of sleep a night gained about 3 pounds on average during the study. They also had a 13 percentdecrease in a key measure of metabolism called insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity is the body’s ability to use insulin properly and control blood sugar levels.

Those who had recovery sleep gained about 3 pounds but had a 27 percent decrease in insulin sensitivity. Their natural body rhythms were also disrupted. They were more likely to wake up during the nights following the periods of recovery sleep. Catch–up sleep does not appear to be an effective strategy to reverse sleep loss-induced disruptions of metabolism.