Senior Center News Nov. 22, 2019

North Central Senior Citizens Center, Nov. 25-29

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.; Mall shopping 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday — Senior Citizens Center closed for Thanksgiving Day.

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 — Taco potato bar

Tuesday — Salad, baked ham, au gratin potatoes, carrots, rolls, peach kuchen

Wednesday — Chicken fillet, carbonara pasta bake, salad, dessert

Thursday — Senior Citizens Center closed for Thanksgiving Day

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

Don’t forget Medicare Open Enrollment Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. We urge all Medicare beneficiaries to make an appointment so we can help you evaluate next year’s insurance options, and make changes if necessary. We use the Medicare plan finder tool on line to determine which is the most economical plan for you given your specific prescription needs.

Holidays are right around the corner. Don’t forget our Senior Gift Shop, we have a wonderful selection of greeting cards, up to the minute gifts along with some antiques for you shopping needs. Be sure to stop by and check us out. We know you will be pleased with both our selection and our prices.

Peanut Allergy Therapy Loses Effect After Stopping: Peanut is one of the most common food allergy. Oral immunotherapy — OIT — can prevent life-threatening allergic reactions. Peanut allergy is caused by your immune system mistakenly treating peanut proteins as harmful. OIT involves eating small amounts of peanut protein. These doses slowly increase over time. This helps your body gradually get used to, or tolerate, peanut. After two years, most people — 80 percent — given peanut OIT were able to eat peanut without an allergic reaction. But a new study shows that OIT’s protection doesn’t always last if it is stopped or reduced. Researchers are finding out that about one year after the treatment is stopped or reduced a great number of them were not able to eat peanut without an allergic reaction. We hope that with more research, blood tests can help us predict who may respond to OIT treatment. Researchers are continuing to study and develop ways to prevent and treat food allergies.