Welcome to Illiana Insurance. We are so glad that you're visiting us. We're here to prepare you for what's ahead. You should be enjoying life and not worrying about the future, that's where we come in.
As you look to the future, you dream of financial security and independence. To make this dream come true we can help you to invest and plan wisely.
But is that Enough?
"Despite everything you do to take care of yourself, your chances of needing long-term care steadily increase over time -- no matter what stage of life you're in. And the costs that go along with long-term care can exhaust your savings and impact your standard of living and your independence."
(John Hancock's LTC brochure)
Don't Forget! Eat Your Veggies
Eat your vegetables and help protect yourself against Alzheimer's disease.
Two Studies reported at the World Alzheimer's Congress 2000, noted that high intake of certain antioxidants was associated with lower risks of decline in brain function.
Researchers found that people who ate lots of vegetables and other foods containing vitamins E and C were less likely to develop Alzheimer's diseases or vascular dementia, caused by hardening of the arteries.
A second
study by St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago found that in people 65 and older, high vitamin E intake was associated with reduced decline in memory and other brain functions.
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Is a living will enough?
After Terry Schiavo, Americans increasingly want to know how to draw up advance health care directives should they be unable to make decisions for themselves.
A health care power of attorney provides the person you select with the legal right to make decisions for you if you no longer can. If you create a health care directive, experts suggest you share copies with both family members and your doctors.
Each state has legal guidelines for advance directives. Here are some good places to start getting information:
American Bar Association
www.abanet.org/aging
National Hospice and Palative Care
www.caringinfo.org
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