NORTH CANAAN — Falls are under-reported, according to Mike Mangini, who is director of Outpatient Physical Therapy at Geer in North Canaan. 
Many older people fear if they tell someone they’ve fallen, they will be forced into care and will lose their independence. 

Peaches hold the distinction of being the only fruit that, when you search for them on Google, the first results are for a Canadian punk rocker.
The connection seems odd, since peaches, at least to me, evoke peaceful scenes of sitting on my front porch on a summer evening. 
This ironic use is not limited to rockers. Baseball fans will recall that Ty Cobb, who sharpened his spikes to harm opposing players, was known as The Georgia Peach. I would think that the infielders who bore the brunt of Cobb’s wrath did not regard him as a peachy man. 

Summer is a great time to get out in nature, and new research proves that doing so can reduce stress. 
A study conducted by Frontiers in Psychology found that spending 20 minutes in nature can lead to a drop in the stress hormone cortisol. 
The cortisol levels were measured, reported by Harvard Health in their July 2019 newsletter, by taking saliva samples from volunteers before and after nature outings. 
Thirty-six people were asked to spend at least 10 minutes in a natural setting, three days a week for eight weeks. 

My first introduction to strawberries was in the third grade, while reading “Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief.” Those of us who have a more than fond appreciation for Greek mythology can trace our roots back to this series. 
In this book, Percy Jackson, a half-mortal, half-god 12-year-old must leave his safe-haven camp (known as Camp Half-Blood) and venture into the perilous mortal world of Brooklyn, N.Y., undetected.