How Good Nutrition Can Help Older Pets
Like humans, pets require proper nutrition so they can live long and healthy lives. Read more...
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Exercising with your dog
Exercise helps keep your dog healthy, as well as calm and obedient. Read more...
Compete, Volunteer or Cheer
The 2013 BC Seniors Games in Kamloops is around the corner - find out how to get involved. 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...
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...
Enjoy Healthy Ethnic Cuisine
Visiting ethnic restaurants is a cultural treat. 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...
What You Need to Know About Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
According to a 2011 Alzheimer Society poll, 50 per cent of Canadian baby boomers identified memory loss as the only sign of Alzheimer's disease, while a quarter couldn't name any sign. Read more...
Fighting the Dementia Stigma, One Golf Game at a Time
An online survey released in 2012 by Alzheimer's Disease International found that 40 per cent of people with dementia reported having been treated negatively and having experienced isolation and a loss of friends. Read more...
How to Have a Heart-Healthy Valentine's Day
Since the heart has our attention this month, the Canadian Health Food Association encourages everyone to consider some simple actions that promote a healthy lifestyle and benefit heart health. Read more...
Publisher Talks About the New Caregiving Guide
For over 15 years I have been a family caregiver, so it was inevitable that eventually that topic would flower into something significant in our magazine. With the upcoming Caregiving Guide, planned for our March magazine, the strength of our commitment to family caregivers will be evidenced by meaningful editorial and information about products and services from businesses that provide aids to daily living, as well as information about subsidies and programs for seniors and their families through government and community agencies. Read more...
Living Her Passion
Artist/environmentalist Donna Polos expresses her social and political voices through art. Read more...
Create a Low-Cost Home Gym
In your own home, you can create a private, convenient gym, with little or no investment. Read more...
The Road to a Better Night’s Sleep
The consequences of not dealing with sleep apnea can have serious effects on your health. Read more...
Senior Living Publishes New Caregiving Guide
Seniors and their adult children continually contact Senior Living to inquire about products and resources to help them manage living in their own home and aging in place! We are pleased to introduce the Caregiving Guide, a new resource for our readers which we will feature in our March and September magazines. This publication is a new collaboration with Family Caregiver's Network Society, which has been supporting family caregivers in BC for almost 25 years. With Senior Living's wide distribution network, this is one of the most effective channels available in BC today to communicate with your senior clients and their adult children about caregiving related products and services. Read more...
Arthritis and Weight Loss – Four Healthy Tips
One of the best ways to maintain a healthy weight is through good eating habits. Read more...
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