Walking A Dog Is Good For Seniors

Seniors who walk their dog at least three times a week are about twice as likely to maintain a healthy exercise level later in life.

Four Tips to Attract Senior Customers

Senior business is booming. Tap into this huge (and growing) customer pool with some targeted marketing techniques.

The Buying Power of Senior Women in Fashion and Beauty

Women over the age of fifty-five are one of the largest consumer groups, particularly of beauty care products. These senior women are known for their affluence, proactive health habits and attention to product research.

Increase Success With a Weekly Review

By David Allen

In David Allen's book Getting Things Done, this organizational guru encourages weekly reviews as a way to stay on track, stay in control, and ease the management stress in your life. He says that everything that might potentially require action must be reviewed on a frequent enough basis to keep your mind from taking back the job of remembering and reminding.

Getting on With Life

By Kevin McKay

Daniel Westley turned tragedy into triumph and went on to become a Canadian champion.

75 Years and Counting...

By Janet Nicol

The White Rock Lawn Bowling Club celebrates 75 years.

The Practical Academic

By Kevin McKay

When Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka offered to help a friend, she had no idea it would open the door to her passion.

Sexy Seniors

By Reuel S. Amdur, M.S.W.

Do senior citizens do "it?" According to Dr. Nathalie Gamache, a gynecologist at the Shirley Greenberg Women's Health Centre of the Ottawa Hospital, "Age should never be a limiting factor in sexuality and intimacy." Or, as nurse Carmen Rodrigue put it, "We are all sexual beings."

Life is Fun!

By Bev Yaworski

Harry Caine lives, breathes, walks and spreads the wellness message, both in his Tsawwassen neighbourhood and across North America. To say he believes in health and wellness is an understatement. As a pharmacist, Harry, now retired, spent 25 years convincing seniors that the more they exercised, the less medication they would need. He became affectionately known as the "anti-drug pharmacist."

Finding the Real Paris

By Julie H. Fergusen

Off the city's beaten track, Paris holds some hidden gems.

Transforming Education

By Julian Benedict

This month, thousands of seniors across the province will head back to school, transforming college and university campuses that have traditionally been focused on the learning needs of youth aged 18-24.

Don't Get Burned by Furnace Fraud

By Better Business Bureau

Fall is the ideal time to have your furnace serviced - before the busy winter season starts. Better Business Bureau warns the public to be cautious of misleading door-to-door heating contractors who may use scare tactics to convince homeowners to buy a new furnace or authorize expensive, but unneeded, repairs to their existing heating system.

Finding Balance While Caregiving

By Barbara Small

Balancing the demands of caring for another and taking care of one's own physical, mental and emotional health is essential for family caregivers. It is hard to predict when caregiving might become part of your life and, when the time comes, the additional tasks are often squeezed into an already busy life packed with the responsibilities of children, spouse, work and daily chores.

My Daily Routine to Health, Fitness and Mental Breakdown

By William Thomas

Like most aging baby boomers, I am determined to stay healthy, fit, active and - "Hey! Get that rubber glove away from me!" - medically violated on an annual basis.

Have Fork, Will Travel

By Sally Jennings

Summer pudding originated in spas and nursing homes in mid-18th century England, where it was served to patients as an alternative to heavy, fattening puddings made with pastry, suet or butter. It was known as hydropathic pudding but summer pudding sounds more inviting.