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Page 2 - Wednesday, January 24, 2024 The Sylvania Times thesy lvaniatimes .com BEST FLOWER SHOP I N TOWN VALENTINES DAY FEB. 14,2024 — On this special day of love, may your heart be full of joy, warmth, and the delightful moments you share with those who mean the most to you. Whether you're celebrating with a partner, friends, or family, let the spirit of love surround you. ORDER EARLY! sylvaniaflorist@outlook.com W£leon)£ Sonni£ Wiggins’ welcomes first child Bonnie Lee Wiggins, first bom daughter of Cameron and Gentri Becton Wiggins was bom on Jan. 6, 2024. Baby Bonnie came in at 7 lbs 8 ounces and 19 % inches long. She is the granddaughter of Dent and Pam Wiggins and Rodney and Huldah Becton. M/etcome 0a(dtpi9iajwtvL Parents announce new baby Neighbors, with the cold weather last week I’m sure many of you hunkered down indoors. It’s hard to be as active as we would like when it’s nearly freezing outside. Within the last few weeks, I came across an interesting article that highlights how powerful moving can be m terms of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. It is an original research article published last January that investigated the effects of breaking up sitting with scheduled walking. The researchers divided people into groups of different physical activity levels and measured blood pressure and blood sugar. The interesting thing is the “move” group had participants do light walking either once or twice an hour for one minute or five minutes. This was done over eight hours on five separate days. This small amount of regular movement was enough to detect a lowering of blood Dr. Sidney J. Morgan Optim Primary Care Short strides for big gains: the benefits of brief walking breaks. ressure and blood sugar etween the sedentary and the regular moving group. Systolic blood pressure was lower by as much as 5 points. I think this is a neat study that again shows us that we are creatures made to move. So much of modem life has pushed us towards becoming sedentary; however, if we can break up long periods of being sedentary, even with small amounts of walking, we have a better chance of maintaining good blood pressure and blood sugar and, hopefully overall health. Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk: Dose-Response Analysis of a Randomized Cross-Over Trial Duran, Andrea T. 1; Friel, Ciaran P.2; Serafmi, Maria A.l; Ensari, Ipek3; Cheung, Ying Kuen4; Diaz, Keith M.l Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 0:10.1249 January 12,2023 Lt. Charlie Milton of the Sylvania Fire Dept and Cynthia Burgest, Director of the Senior Center LOCAL FIRE DEPT DISTRIBUTES SMOKE DETECTORS Lt. Charlie Milton recently visited the Sylvania-Screven County Wellness Center. He spoke about fire safety for seniors. The #1 safety rale is to stay calm, get out, stay out and call 911. He talked about dangers of space heaters and electrical extension cords and staying in the kitchen while cooking. Lt. Milton distributed smoke detectors to the seniors and discussed proper installation and maintenance of the detectors. Powell makes President’s List Madison Powell of Sylvania, GA, was recently named to the LaGrange College Fall Semester VPAA’s List. To be eligible for this honor, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6 while taking a minimum Stephen and Megan Ellis are the proud parents of Oaklyn Naomi Ellis bom on Jan. 19, 2024. Oaklyn weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and is 19 inches long. Little Miss Ellis is the great grandchild of Netta Bilbmck and Pamela Morris. Her grandparents are Shannon and Stephen Ellis and Greg and Cara Bobbitt. MEET YOUR LOCAL DRUG DEALERS/ course load of 12 hours. Georgia’s oldest private institution of higher learning, LaGrange College has been ranked as a top college and “best value” among 99 Southern regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report. A four-year liberal arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange offers more than 50 areas of study with an emphasis on global engagement and service. Madison Powell m 1 .x~ V y O «-A r S l'"* 0 ^ C: ^12-556-6149 | 0: 9 , 12-4S9-OOi7 E jessica^greatgarealty.conn
