• Carb Cycling

    Carb Cycling is a diet that strategically alternates your carbohydrate (carb) intake over days, weeks or ...

    Carb Cycling is a diet that strategically alternates your carbohydrate (carb) intake over days, weeks or months. Advocates say the diet helps with fat loss and improves athletic performance. That’s wh ...

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  • London's Favourite Haunts

    He’s dressed from head to toe in raven black and melds seamlessly into the pitch-dark night. In one hand ...

    He’s dressed from head to toe in raven black and melds seamlessly into the pitch-dark night. In one hand is an umbrella that doubles as a cane. In the other, a flashlight, waiting to come to life. Tim ...

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  • Legendary Guatemala

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its ...

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its beauty and mystery, from fascinating Mayan culture and Spanish colonial cities to active volcan ...

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  • Camino Sisters

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking par ...

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking parts of pilgrimage routes through towns in France, Spain and Portugal. All routes eventually led ...

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  • Living On Purpose

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harves ...

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harvested, and pumpkins become abundant and found on so many front entrances. Corn mazes and pumpkin ...

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  • How We Met

    VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova S ...

    VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova Scotia Department of Education & Early Childhood Development in 2014, Virginia moved from Ha ...

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  • Thrive Beyond 55 - August

    As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those m ...

    As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those moments when someone we are writing about peels back the curtain to reveal their inner thoughts ...

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  • Adrienne Clarkson: A Sense of Purpose

    Welcoming new Canadians. Photo: Courtesy of the Office of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson I’m on t ...

    Welcoming new Canadians. Photo: Courtesy of the Office of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson I’m on the phone with Canada’s 26th Governor-General, the Rt. Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, talking abo ...

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  • Cruising Into Our 70's

    It’s not every day you turn 70. Some of us cringe at the thought of advancing another decade, yet I welco ...

    It’s not every day you turn 70. Some of us cringe at the thought of advancing another decade, yet I welcome this milestone with glee. The sixties have been a toughie: losing a parent; dealing with anx ...

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  • Successful Transition To Retirement Living

    While the only constant in life may be change (Heraclitus), some transitions, especially as we age, can b ...

    While the only constant in life may be change (Heraclitus), some transitions, especially as we age, can become more of a challenge to navigate. If or when the time comes to choose independent or assis ...

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  • Good Eats!

    Laughter is brightest in the place where food is good. –Irish Proverb The two main reasons people move in ...

    Laughter is brightest in the place where food is good. –Irish Proverb The two main reasons people move into a full-service independent living residence are for the homecooked meals and the companionsh ...

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  • Inspired Makeover - Mary Hicks

    After working as a registered nurse in Alberta for nearly 50 years, Mary Hicks is enjoying retirement in ...

    After working as a registered nurse in Alberta for nearly 50 years, Mary Hicks is enjoying retirement in Victoria, which is calls her “ideal place to retire.”“I love Victoria for so many things, but p ...

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  • Island Getaway: A Mother-Daughter Retreat in Barbados

    When COVID slammed the brakes on travel, my daughter and I chatted regularly about taking a trip together ...

    When COVID slammed the brakes on travel, my daughter and I chatted regularly about taking a trip together to the Caribbean. It’s challenging to finish a conversation when we get together for family di ...

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  • Insulin Resistance: How Insulin 'Works' and is Affected by Food

    Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. It helps our bodies use, store and regulate glucose; a typ ...

    Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. It helps our bodies use, store and regulate glucose; a type of sugar created after the body breaks down carbohydrates. When insulin works appropriately, ...

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  • Averting Loneliness

    “Don’t wanna be all by myself anymore.” —Eric Carmen Have you reached out to a lonely person lately? Or a ...

    “Don’t wanna be all by myself anymore.” —Eric Carmen Have you reached out to a lonely person lately? Or are you a lonely person? Loneliness and isolation are concerns in Canada as more and more people ...

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