The Missing Link in Disease Prevention
The missing link in disease prevention involves “optimizing cellular health”, in addition to healthy life style. Read more...
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Water Heater Fraud Got Your Blood Boiling?
Some door-to-door water heater sales tactics have become a growing nuisance for consumers and is nearing the top of homeowner complaints. Read more...
Taxpayers Beware of Illegal “Natural Person” Schemes
There is no such thing as a natural person. People who promote this theory are known as tax protestors, and they are selling a scheme to evade taxes that every responsible taxpayer should walk away from. Read more...
Money Q&A: A Guideline to Simplify the Penny Phase-out
While you can continue to use the Canadian penny indefinitely, within time this coin will become more and more scarce. Here, from the federal government, are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the process: Read more...
Fraud Prevention Tips For Older Adults
Seniors are all too often the target of fraudulent phone calls and email scams. Read more...
Born Between 1945 and 1975? Get a Hep C Test
Are you a baby boomer or have you recently immigrated to Canada? If so, the Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF) wants you to speak with your doctor about getting a one-time blood test for hepatitis C. Read more...
Are you Putting Fresh Batteries into Outdated Alarms?
For decades, you've been told to install fresh batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when you change your clocks in spring and fall. Read more...
Aging Population Spurs Need For Women To Make Health Last: Heart and Stroke Foundation
With women living longer, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is underlining the need for adult and senior women to embrace lifestyle choices to make health last. Read more...
Accelerate Your Business Success With Senior Living’s Expo
Tie into the fan base that Senior Living magazine has spent nine years creating by becoming an exhibitor at this year's Senior Expo on March 12, 2013. Read more...
Bygone Treasures - Cutlery, Crockery and Peas in a Row
I’ve mastered boil-in-a-bag and can zap frozen vegetables like a top chef, but I don’t always get full marks for plating and presentation. Read more...
Divorce in Britain – Oddest Spouse Out
Antiquated British law still grants a divorce based on reasons of adultery, abandonment and, here’s the real culprit, “unreasonable behaviour.” Read more...
You've Got a Friend
I had someone say to me the other day: “How are you, my friend?” I didn’t realize he considered me a friend, and I felt pretty good about that. Read more...
Enjoy Healthy Ethnic Cuisine
Visiting ethnic restaurants is a cultural treat. Read more...
Footloose in Fun City
Las Vegas is pretty exciting for first-timers like us! Our days overflow with adventures. And in this “Broadway of the West,” musicals fill three evenings. Read more...
Looking After Mom
Whether caring for an aging parent close to home or at a distance, the steps are similar. Read more...
When Seniors Need Help
Across BC’s Health Authorities, the goal of Home and Community Care is to help seniors to remain independent and in their own home for as long as possible. Read more...
Family Caregiver Support Groups: What they are and how to choose
A caregiver support group is a group of caregivers who get together to share information and offer each other emotional support and practical information based on experience. Read more...
One is the Loneliest Number: Technology with Heart
The research is in — isolation has devastating consequences. Feeling alone is harder on us than physical inactivity and just as damaging as smoking. Read more...
Caring for the Caregivers
Caring for a loved one can cause stress, fatigue and anxiety, but numerous resources exist to help maintain physical and mental health. Read more...
An Irish Country Author
Highly successful medical professional Patrick Taylor is also a New York Times Bestselling author. Read more...
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