Eden’s 10 Principles
1. The three plagues of loneliness, helplessness, and boredom account for the bulk of suffering among our Elders.

2. An Elder-centered community commits to creating a human habitat where life revolves around close and continuing contact with plants, animals, and children. It is these relationships that provide the young and old alike with a pathway to a life worth living.

3. Loving companionship is the antidote to loneliness. Elders deserve easy access to human and animal companionship.

4. An Elder-centered community creates opportunity to give as well as receive care. This is the antidote to helplessness.

5. An Elder-centered community imbues daily life with variety and spontaneity by creating an environment in which unexpected and unpredictable interactions and happenings can take place. This is the antidote to boredom.

6. Meaningless activity corrodes the human spirit. The opportunity to do things that we find meaningful is essential to human health.

7. Medical treatment should be the servant of genuine human caring, never its master.

8. An Elder-centered community honors its Elders by de-emphasizing top-down bureaucratic authority, seeking instead to place the maximum possible decision-making authority into the hands of the Elders or into the hands of those closest to them.

9. Creating an Elder-centered community is a never-ending process. Human growth must never be separated from human life.

10. Wise leadership is the lifeblood of any struggle against the three plagues. For it, there can be no substitute.

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There is a new book just recently released. Think Smart, by Richard Restak, M.D.

Think Smart Book

From the Book Review:
Dr. Restak talks about why it’s never too late to enhance brain function, and provides information to prove that assertion.
Chapter 5, “Fashioning the Creative Brain,” by saying it’s about “think outside the box.” Dr. Restak provides examples and exercises to illustrate what it means to think in nontraditional ways. He then goes into what some of those ways are, providing interesting examples. He concludes this chapter by providing four steps to increase your productivity.

Chapter 6, “Impediments to Optimal Brain Function and How to Compensate for Them,” is probably the most important chapter for the typical reader. Most of us are fine with how smart we are now. We just want to keep it that way. That’s what this chapter is about. Dr. Restak identifies behaviors and situations we can control, to minimize damage to what we’ve got.

SOURCE: mindconnection.com

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Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt

Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt

Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com

Jammy raspberries and rich chocolate combine for a delicious, tart frozen yogurt. It is quick and easy to prepare, but plan ahead if you’re using fresh berries—they take a little longer to freeze. Mini chocolate chips give you the most chocolate in every bite, but any kind of chip will work—dark-chocolate lovers should try bittersweet chips.

Prep Time:
5 min
Inactive Prep Time:
–
Cook Time:  30 min

Level:  Easy

Serves:  8 servings, 1/2 cup each (1 quart)

Ingredients

* 3 cups fresh or frozen (not thawed) raspberries
* 2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup chocolate chips, preferably mini

Directions

Place raspberries, yogurt, sugar and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth.

Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker (or see “No Ice Cream Maker?” below). Freeze according to manufacturer’s directions, or until desired consistency. Add chocolate chips during the last 5 minutes of freezing. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until ready to serve. No Ice Cream Maker?Pour the mixture into a 9-by-13-inch pan and place in the freezer. Stir every few hours, until the mixture is firm along the edges and semi-firm in the center, 2 to 6 hours (using frozen berries will shorten the freezing time). Transfer to a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container, stir in chocolate chips, cover and freeze until ready to serve.

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Elder Friend or Relative in a nursing home on Valentine’s Day?

Let someone know you care by delivering these easy-to-make homemade Raspberry Patch Crumb Bars. The companionship they’ll attract is like giving your loved one a hug all day long.

Raspberry Bars for Elders

Raspberry Patch Crumb Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 cups fresh or frozen raspberries

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in eggs and extract. Press two-thirds of the mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining sugar; add berries and gently toss. Spoon over crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 dozen.Editor’s Note: If using frozen raspberries, do not thaw before tossing with cornstarch mixture.

Raspberry Patch Crumb Bars published in Country Woman August/September 2007, p27

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