Archive for November, 2011

Klein’s Wellness Update

Welcome to our monthly newsletter for November, 2011!
Thanks to YOU the word is spreading! Thanks to all of our wonderful customers and friends who graciously referred us to their friends and neighbors last month!

Our business runs on the positive comments and referrals from people just like you! We couldn’t do it without you! All of us at Klein’s wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

This newsletter is our way of sharing helpful information with you!
Every month, we bring you a few items of information that will help you live a fuller, happier and safer life. Of course, we will also let you know about our specials that will save you money. At Klein’s Health Mart Pharmacy, we are committed to being more than just a pharmacy. We are your health care partner!

If you have not yet been to one of our stores, you are in for a real treat. As soon as you enter our stores, you will see we are different from the big chain drug stores – much different! The pharmacy IS our business, and you will often see several pharmacists behind the counter at the same time. Also, we probably know you by name. That is because we take a personal interest in your health and wellness. We offer prescription counseling and we will help you manage your medications. Free delivery and other services are available.

Have You Seen Our Monthly Online Specials?

Limited Time Offer!
This month we’re featuring our FLA Maternity Support. This support helps alleviate lower back pain due to pregnancy by supporting the abdominal and lumbar region. Adjusts to accommodate abdominal growth throughout pregnancy.

Be sure to check back periodically to see our online specials each month. We will be adding products and categories in the months ahead. Did you know that you can order online? Just select the product you want and follow the prompts on the screen. It is easy and convenient!
Kleins Health Mart Pharmacy – Caring For You and About You!

NOW is the time to get your FLU SHOT

Klein’s is offering flu shots throughout November. Shots are $25 and pneumonia shots are $65. Medicare patients not enrolled in an HMO are free! Check with a pharmacist to see if you qualify. Shots are available any tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at our State Road store in Cuyahoga Falls, and on any Wednesday or Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at our South Broadway store in the Akron General Medical Center in Akron. If you have any questions, please call us at 330-929-9183.

Diabetes: How big is the risk?

Did you know that one in four people have diabetes and don’t even know it? Could you be one of them? If so, you’re in good company. About 26 million Americans have diabetes. This month’s health tip tells you what you can do to avoid this disease and how to handle it if you find that you are diabetic. Click here to read more.

Thanksgiving Through the Years!

After the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, each of the 13 American colonies held an annual harvest festival and day of thanksgiving. There was no set day for the holiday, and it varied among the colonies.

In 1777, George Washington decreed a day of thanksgiving to celebrate the British defeat during the Revolutionary War, and he and subsequent presidents proclaimed Thanksgiving Days periodically over the next 86 years, although not every year and not on any particular date. In the early 1800′s, these annual Presidential proclamations came to an end, and it wasn’t until 1863 that the holiday resumed.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving to occur on the last Thursday of November, and it has been observed annually ever since. In 1939, in an effort to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt tried to move the holiday to the third Thursday in November, giving stores more time to advertise Christmas merchandise before December 25. About half the states refused to change the date, and in 1941, Congress compromised by choosing the fourth Thursday of November

We’re having a special sale in November on diabetic socks and supplies! Click here for details about this money-saving month-long sale!

Buy 2 pairs of diabetic socks and get one FREE! We also have all diabetic accessories on sale!

Now is the perfect time to stock up! Plus, all through November, Klein’s Pharmacy on State Road is featuring Glucerna liquids and bars as well as Sunmark glucose tablets.

Marine Corps Day is November 10

The Marine Corps was founded in 1775 to serve as infantry aboard naval vessels and was responsible for the security of the ship and its crew. They conducted offensive and defensive combat during boarding actions and defended the ship’s officers from mutiny.

America’s first amphibious assault landing occurred early in the Revolutionary War, on March 3, 1776 as the Marines gained control of Fort Montague and Fort Nassau, a British ammunition depot and naval port in New Providence, the Bahamas. The role of the Marine Corps has since expanded significantly, including the use of Marines in the seizure of bases and other duties on land to support naval campaigns.

Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships and carriers, serving as the ship’s landing force, manning the ship’s weapons and providing shipboard security. Marines would also develop tactics and techniques of amphibious assault on defended coastlines in time for use in World War II. The Corps’ original mission of providing shipboard security finally ended in the 1990′s when nuclear weapons were withdrawn from active deployment and the battleships were retired.

Beer Bubbles Through Human History

Ben Franklin perhaps shocked his puritan neighbors by declaring: Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Who can argue with the ever-wise American Ben Franklin?

After all, in the thousands of years before Ben’s time, beer served a wider purpose. It was a staple of life in many parts of the world. About 6,000 years ago, the Sumerians discovered the fermentation process by chance. They became the first civilized culture to brew beer, which they called the “divine drink.”

The Babylonians brewed eight types of beer made from various types of grains. Their king, Hammurabi, established a daily beer ration. Least important people got two liters per day, the most important got five.

Skip the Romans. They liked wine and thought beer was a barbarian drink. In the Middles Ages, beer was brewed in monasteries. Each monk was allowed up to 5 liters of beer a day, also selling beer in monastery pubs.

In the 1800s, several advances improved the quality of beer. Carl Linde invented refrigeration. Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization in the 1870s, which greatly improved beer. Danish scientist Christian Hansen isolated a single yeast cell that could be reproduced, improving the fermentation. By the 1960s, wooden barrels were replaced by metal barrels. Today’s barrels are made of stainless steel or aluminum.