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can’t sleep? By M AG G I W H I T E

American College of Physicians. What makes this treatment so innovaLEEP PROBLEMS ARE AN tive is that it requires equal opportunity torture. no medications, sleep That’s how educator and studies or machines. clinical psychologist Amelia J. Instead, Wilcox Wilcox describes insomnia or other types says it teaches you Amelia J. of issues that deprive us of a good night’s to recognize and Wilcox sleep. change beliefs that You lay there, tossing and turning. affect your ability to sleep. It helps you Thoughts race through your mind, with develop good sleep habits and avoid the most anxiety-producing thought behaviors that keep you from sleeping likely to be, “Why am I awake?” well. It’s a problem many men and women It usually takes four to six sessions to — both older and younger — know rewrite habits; good outcomes require all too well. Even after busy or even self-discipline and motivation. exhausting days, sleep can still be elu“You’re going to hate me if you can’t sive. Either we can’t fall asleep, or we tolerate some discomfort for a month or awake in the night and can’t go back to so while you develop new habits,” Wilcox sleep. And with the current pandemic on says. “But the payoff is an improved our minds, it’s no wonder we’re having quality of life.” trouble feeling rested. CBT-1 is not recommended for sleep If counting sheep hasn’t been workapnea, restless legs and some psychiatric ing for you, consider one of the newest disorders. This process of “sleep hygiene” treatments for insomnia called cognitive is not the current signature treatment for behavioral therapy, or CBT-1. It is the first these issues. line of treatment and endorsed by the For those suffering from run-of-the-

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mill insomnia, Wilcox starts at the pineal gland in the brain, which produces and secretes melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate biological rhythms such as sleep and awake cycles. Melatonin is inhibited by light and triggered by darkness. Stress also upsets the rhythm and can cause sleep troubles. “It is important to keep in mind that even good events can set off an episode of insomnia,” she says. “It could include an injury, moving to a new house, a job change, winning the lottery — the list goes on and on.” When we encounter stressful times in our lives, our brains invent different ways of coping. “It might include loading up on coffee all day, drinking to excess at night, taking naps, avoiding the gym, lolling around in bed in the morning,” she says. “These types of behavior may make sense in the moment, but they perpetuate the insomnia episode.” CBT-1 is designed to help you develop better coping strategies, Wilcox says, so you can return to a healthier sleep cycle. For example, we head to bed, but then get anxious, worrying about our sleep,

what someone said to us at work that day, strange noises in the house, etc. “This cognitive arousal is also part of what CBT-1 is designed to treat,” she says. If you normally get up at 6 a.m. five days a week, continue that habit into the weekends. Get up and out, and get some exercise. “Don’t give in to it — that desire to go back to sleep,” Wilcox says. Conversely, if at night you can’t get back to sleep after 20 minutes, it is best to get out of bed and read or do something quiet until you again feel sleepy.” Cognitive therapy helps identify your best sleep time and environment. Wilcox recommends sleeping in cooler temperatures and using “optimized” bedding, such as the use of weighted blankets, which are often clinically recommended to ease issues related to anxiety, autism and insomnia. Using a weighted blanket is better than “stacking” blankets, she says. They can be found online or at stores that sell bedding. Cost usually ranges between $80 and $150. Other ways to help relax the mind and body include meditation, yoga and tai chi. “They are wonderful helps,” Wilcox says. She definitely opposes bringing your smart phone to bed with you because the blue light emanating from the devices is received as daylight by your eyes and upsets your hormonal balance. “Never bring screens close to your head,” she says. “And no naps.” And the benefits of practicing better sleep habits? A good night’s sleep allows the mind to consolidate and clear debris from its memory banks, giving us a “clean slate for the next day,” Wilcox says. “It is protective of mood. Otherwise, you are cognitively fuzzy. I am always impressed by how people feel when they get a good handle on sleep,” she says. ☸ Amelia Wilcox is an assistant professor of psychology at Lewis and Clark College, in addition to her private practice.

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SEATED SPINAL ROTATION: With the help of your steering wheel or seat, rotate fully. Repeat on the other side.

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HIP FLEXOR STRETCH: Hold on to the door for balance, step back with one foot, lift your heel, rock hips forward (tuck your tail) and bend both knees. Repeat on the other side.

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Extended periods of sitting can cause muscles in your body, especially those in the front of the body such as hip flexors, “Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets” quadriceps, chest, upper back and neck, - Oscar Wilde to tighten up. When tightness occurs in one part of the body, it will often lead to an HEN THE CALL OF THE ROAD COMPELS imbalance with the opposing muscle group. you to pack up the car and head out for When your hip flexors (front of your adventure, you’ll want to make sure you hip) tighten up, for example, it can pull are feeling in tip-top shape when you get Kim Miller to your destination. The journey may be half the fun, your hips forward (anterior tilt), which but not if sitting in the same position for long periinhibits your glutes and core muscles from being able to staods of time leaves your body stiff and your muscles bilize. Sitting can also exacerbate any low back issues or pain complaining. you might regularly have. Sitting puts 40 to 90 percent more

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UPPER BACK STRETCH: Holding on to the door for resistance, gently pull away as you drop your head between elbow and round upper back.

NECK ROTATIONAL STRETCH: Look over your shoulder and use two fingers on the outside NECK STRETCH: Lower ear to shoulder, press opposite of your jaw to assist the twist. Bonus: This hand out and away and apply gentle pressure on top of stretch can help you check your blind spots head. Repeat on the other side. while driving. Repeat on the other side.

pressure on your lower back compared to standing, according to Cornell University. It will be worth your time to break up long stretches of driving with plenty of rest stops. Stopping and getting out of your vehicle every hour to walk for a few minutes, move and stretch, and use a restroom is ideal. Besides your muscles, don’t forget to keep those brain cells firing. Driving games are a great way to stay engaged,

help pass the time and entertain everyone in the vehicle. ▶ Try this one the next time you go for a drive: Take the letters in the license plate of a passing car and make a sentence out of them as if it were an acronym. Example: a plate that has the letters DWE could stand for Dancing With Elephants or Don’t Wash Elbows or even Drink Water Everywhere. You can play by yourself or compare your answer

with those in the car with you. Have fun with this game and safe travels. ☸ Kimberly Z. Miller, director of Health and Wellness and Healthy Living for the Eugene Family YMCA, is a 16-year veteran of fitness programming with an expertise in personal training and group exercise. She can be reached at kimberly@ eugeneymca.org.

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While it’s not fun to imagine, now is an important time to create a plan for your pet in case you get sick. We strongly encourage you to gather any members of your household and walk them through the following steps to ensure your animals will be well cared for in the event of an emergency. KNOW THE FACTS: According to the CDC, there is no evidence that people can get COVID-19 from pets. The best place for your animal is inside the home they know and love. If you aren’t feeling well but are still able to

provide care for your pet, please keep them at home with you where they’re most comfortable. NOT HOME? If you do become too ill to physically care for your pet or you need to be hospitalized, who can take over for you? Is there anyone else in your home who could help? Maybe a neighbor, friend, coworker or family member who could take them in? Even a groomer, daycare or boarding facility may be able to help in your time of need with advance notice. But the most important thing you can do today is come up with two potential pet plans and talk directly with others, so they’re prepared in case they’re called to action. PREPARE A PET SUPPLY KIT. It may not seem necessary today, but we promise it will be hugely helpful if you find yourself in an emergency without the ability to track down the proper supplies. Your kit should include the following, as best as you’re able: ▶ Name and contact information for the person who can care for your pets.

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Hospice VS. Palliative care UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE CAN HELP YOU MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT CARE FOR SERIOUS ILLNESSES

OTH PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE CARE provide comfort to a person dealing with a serious illness, but the services available and when a person can receive each service is quite different.

Many kinds of palliative care programs exist across the nation, and it can be confusing to understand exactly what palliative care is and how it differs from hospice. Palliative care can begin as early as when a person is diagnosed with a serious illness and is appropriate while they are receiving treatment to attempt to cure an illness or extend life expectancy. Hospice care begins when treatment of a disease is stopped and when it looks like the person is not going to survive the illness. Hospice care is available when a person’s prognosis is about six months or less, if their health continues to progress the way it has recently. Hospice care includes more services than palliative care and includes needed medical equipment and medications; and various therapies, such as music therapy, pet therapy and massage therapy.

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Palliative care helps people with serious illnesses feel better. It prevents or treats bothersome symptoms and side effects of disease and treatment. Palliative care also offers support for the emotional, social and practical problems that illnesses can bring up. When a person feels better in these areas, they have a better quality of life. Palliative care can be offered at the same time as treatments intended to cure or treat a disease and a person remains under What is hospice care? the care of their own primary care provider. Palliative care Hospice care is specialized care and support for people with programs are offered in hospitals, at doctor’s clinics, or in a any illness and a life expectancy of six months or less. Hospice person’s home. Willamette Valley Hospice & Palliative Care care is a choice to live the last phase of life, maximizing quality offers a home palliative care program that is paid for by most of life as the primary goal. insurance companies. ☸ A team of hospice experts, which includes a registered nurse, social worker, hospice aide, volunteers, therapists, and spiritual Melissa Lindley is the community outreach coordinator at counselors (if desired), guide a person and their family through Willamette Valley Hospice & Palliative Care. She has been every step of the journey. The team provides patient care and offering education on end of life issues in the mid-valley family support through frequent visits to the person’s home, for over 11 years. More resources on advance care planning, wherever the person calls home. Help is available by phone 24 hospice, and palliative care can be found at wvh.org or by hours a day for questions and necessary nursing visits. calling 503-588-3600. 10 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS MARION POLK - METRO | MAY 2020

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ARDENING GRANTS US solace — research bears that out. Digging in the soil is good for our mental health and we need that more than ever as we have followed Gov. Kate Brown’s order to “stay home, save lives.” Even weeding helps keep anxiety at bay, says Brooke Edmunds, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. A bonus: This time of year, the moist soil makes weeds easy to pull. It’s an activity that kids can participate in.

Use the opportunity to turn weeding into a lesson by explaining what a weed is and why they can be bad for the environment by taking over native habitats. BIRDWATCHING: Grab some binoculars and a field guide, which are readily available online, and get outside. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds for the Western Region is a good book, but there are many more. Birdwatching is another way to get kids involved in an outdoor activity. Get them engaged by having them draw and color the birds they see. FIND AN APP: Gail Langellotto, horticulture professor and state Master Gardener coordinator, suggests the app “Seek” by iNaturalist. “Seek will help gardeners and nature

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lovers to learn more about the flora and fauna in their garden, neighborhood, or nearby natural area,” she says. “It can be used by parents looking for homeschool type activities with their kids. This app is a beautiful combination of technology married with the natural world, and can help open up doors to kids and families who have always wondered ‘what is that plant?’ or ‘what is that insect?’ Discovery can happen anywhere.” GROW VEGETABLES: Consider starting a vegetable garden. During World War II, people were encouraged to plant Victory Gardens so they could eat fresh produce while food was being rationed. Approximately 20 million people stepped up, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.

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Have kids make mosaics out of seeds or dry beans: Have fun looking over Draw a design or image on beautiful plant catalogs and cardboard and then trace garden books. Have kids cut the design with glue and add out photos and design their seeds or dry beans to create own garden. a mosaic piece of art. If you have plans to plant Just enjoy it. Breathe in the a tree or shrub and know spring air, turn your face which one you want, order to the sun (when it’s here) it from a nursery and pick it and appreciate what you’ve up curbside. created. MARION POLK - METRO | MAY 2020 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS 13

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OMETIMES WE FALL, AND we get right back up again.

Other times, we fall 1,400 feet down a snow bank and feel pretty sure that’s the end of our lives. Unless you’re Joaquin “Jack” Menendez — then you get back up again. Not only has that kind of fall happened to this Eugene resident, but he’s also been knocked unconscious by a bolt of lightning, broken several ribs from falling, and made a “beginner’s mistake” by tripping on a rope, flipping over head first, and spraining his ankle. Yet, these are just blips in a lifetime of climbing some of the toughest peaks on the West Coast, from Cathedral Rock in Arizona and Yosemite’s El Capitan to the volcanoes of central Oregon. “To me, the best part of climbing has

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me up a little mountain in Colorado. I was 9 years old and it was so much fun. He would climb up, then I would come up to him. Then, he would climb up again, and I would repeat. That’s how people were climbing then.” Menendez grew up in California. When he was 14, a friend taught him to climb. Then, Menendez taught others. As neighborhood friends, they’d hop on their bicycles, ride to the rocks and start to climb. Their parents bought them lessons, but the boys were largely unsupervised as they learned the sport. “My high school produced a number of world-class rock climbers,” he says. “I loved the idea of going out, being in nature, the camaraderie, being in the An early start mountains.” He started climbing in the midHe also loved soccer, and played on 1960s as a young boy on a hike with his a Division 1 team for the University of grandfather. California-Berkeley, then played semi“He was this John Muir-like character, pro. His younger brother Dan Menendez he loved the outdoors,” Menendez says. played soccer for San Jose State, and now “He traveled with a compass, and he works internationally as an entertainer would take me out on hikes. One day he who specializes in comedy and juggling. had a rope, he put it around me, and took Menendez earned a math degree and MARION POLK - METRO | MAY 2020 NORTHWEST 50 PLUS 21

worked as a software engineer for 35 years in Silicon Valley, before retiring and moving to Central Oregon to work as a farmer. He spent 13 years on a farm directly across the road from Smith Rock State Park. While there, he loved to watch a visiting climber — an 80-year-old man from Austria. “He was my hero,” Menendez says. “He was climbing at a very high level, he was just so fit. He would solo, but he would use a rope. He eventually had to quit when he was 90 just because of arthritis in his hands.” The sport of rock climbing can be hard on the body, and Menendez says now that he’s 66, he understands his own limits. “There are things I just don’t do anymore,” he says. “But a person can start climbing at any age. Especially now, with the rock climbing gyms, it allows for climbing at every level, even without a rope. I’ve been with people who are in their 60s and are doing their first climbs.” Menendez is always ready to climb. In fact, he climbs Spencer Butte in Eugene four times a week, and on one of those days, he climbs it twice. Whenever it’s a sunny day, he spends at least two hours on Skinner Butte to the columns. If it’s raining, he’s at Crux Gym. “That’s my regiment,” he says. “I love it. I can ride my bike to the columns. It just doesn’t get any better than that.” His best time up the difficult trail is 13 minutes. For the average hiker, it takes 23 minutes. “But I’m almost running,” Menendez says. “Then there’s another route that’s not marked. It’s very steep and much longer, much steeper. That takes a long time, but I do it.” This past December, he climbed it 31 days straight. “Weather isn’t a factor for me,” he says. “Rain or shine, I love it. It’s just the best hike ever. It’s a gem.”

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Joaquin “Jack” Menendez has spent most of his life climbing walls and peaks. Left to right: Near the top of Zebra Crack at Smith Rock State Park; climbing The Needles, Southern Sierra, California; Marsupials Ridge at Smith Rock. Page 23: Menendez at the top of Marsupials Ridge.

father, Julius, who later learned Castilian, and eventually became the Olympic boxing coach in 1960, 1972 and 1976. His most famous athlete in training was Mohammed Ali. “My dad was Mohammed Ali’s boxing coach,” Menendez says. “We grew up around someone who everybody knew, my dad was a very famous guy, a superstar. When he was Ali’s coach, he was the world’s number one expert on boxing. I could go into a store and say my name, and people would always ask me if I was his son.” In fact, Ali learned the art of trash talking during a boxing match from Julius Menendez, who taught Ali how to distract his opponent, causing him to make a mistake.

“My dad was the inventor of trash talking in boxing,” he says. “You’re taking a big roundhouse punch from someone who is fast — you want to talk to the guy, constantly be trash talking him to get him to be angry and make a mistake. That’s when you nail him.” His mother’s story is quite different. Rather than growing up on the tough side of St. Louis, Missouri like Julius, she grew up in the 1920s as the daughter of a missionary in mainland China. Her first language was Mandarin Chinese and she told stories of living in a gated community where it was vital that the residents found themselves within the walls at night. Her father was eventually caught and imprisoned in Nanking by the Japanese,

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A funny thing happened... By D E B DA R R

WHILE TRYING TO BUY NEW CHICKENS

FTER LIVING IN THE country these past 45 years, we are pretty much up for anything, but that didn’t stop me from having another crazy experience.

I was at our local feed store and the store had a Banty hen and her chicks for sale. Our Banty hens were getting pretty old and I wanted to purchase these chickens. So, I went home, got a pet carrier and returned to the feed store to make my purchase. After loading the chickens into the carrier I didn’t notice I had not properly

latched the carrier door and the mother hen flew out of the carrier. After trying to catch the hen without success, and thinking that it would be sad to leave the mother hen behind, I loaded the carrier into the back of my car. Right before I shut the hatch, the hen suddnely flew into my car. The momma was flying all over the

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back of the car, finally resting on top of the carrier. I had a 15 mile drive back to my home and every time I tried to drive faster than 15 miles per hour, the hen started flapping around in the back of the car. So, I decided to just take a slow pace home. It was then that I noticed the blue-and-red flashing lights of a police car behind me. When the officer approached my car, I only rolled my window down enough to slide my license and car registration through the crack. The officer asked me if I was having car trouble and at that moment the hen started flying toward the front seat of my car. In disbelief, the police officer noticed the hen as I had to explain what had happened when I was loading the chickens. The officer started having a great belly laugh, slid my auto information back to me through the small opening in the car window, and told me to drive straight home. Getting the hen and her chicks settled was easy. All I had to do was take the chick-filled carrier to the chicken coop and the momma hen followed closely at my heels. I opened the door to the chicken coop and unloaded the chicks as the hen entered the coop and joined her hatchlings. ☸

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