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    Don't Give Your Warm Up the Cold Shoulder

    Warming up prior to your workout or activity helps prepare you both physically and mentally for physical ...

    Warming up prior to your workout or activity helps prepare you both physically and mentally for physical exertion. It’s not a good idea to warm up incorrectly or to avoid doing it altogether. Warming ...

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    Grounding

    Grounding – or sometimes referred to as Earthing – involves being in direct physical contact with the gro ...

    Grounding – or sometimes referred to as Earthing – involves being in direct physical contact with the ground. A variety of gadgets can help you ground yourself if the weather is cold, but an easy and ...

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    Reduce Seasonal Allergies

    Although the spring brings with it warmer weather, longer days and colourful flowers, for many, it also c ...

    Although the spring brings with it warmer weather, longer days and colourful flowers, for many, it also comes with seasonal allergies as pollens are being released. These are considered environmental ...

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    What's Next?

    Mary cares for her aging father. They live in the same city. She works full-time. When she called the Fam ...

    Mary cares for her aging father. They live in the same city. She works full-time. When she called the Family Caregivers of BC for some caregiver support, she summarized how difficult it can be for a c ...

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    Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers - is it For You?

    This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on th ...

    This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on the challenge of their annual 275 km Vancouver Island tour in September. ...

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    Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s ...

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s smallest province, but it packs a big punch when it comes to cycling. ...

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    Across the Miles

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved ...

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved one is doing can be difficult to judge over the phone. Some elderly parents forget what the do ...

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    Detoxing: Myth or Magic?

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likel ...

    Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likely due to poor lifestyle habits. And the only way to fix that is to focus on behaviour changes. ...

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    Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

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    The Heart of Yoga

    After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been re ...

    After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been regularly practiced for over 2,000 years in Eastern cultures, particularly India, it’s only in th ...

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    Joy Fera: Going for Gold

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

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    In Praise of Loving Touch

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Am ...

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Ami Rokach studies loneliness and says lonely seniors are a serious public health issue, and the ...

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    Let Food Be Thy Medicine

    Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an ...

    Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller. It’s been used since the 1800s to treat fever and pain. ...

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    Don't Shop When You're Hungry

    We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable p ...

    We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable purchases. Most times, these items are not the smart, healthy choices you typically make. It daw ...

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    Finding a New Normal

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related t ...

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related to her chronic and often unpredictable disease. He juggled being a business owner, a husband and ...

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