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GOOD CHEER: Loving your body well as it ages

Posted by Margaret Dulaney
|Date: December 10, 2020
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GOOD CHEER: Loving your body well as it ages

My friend Hayden suggests that as we age and grow less cute, we might be wise to compensate for the loss ...

My friend Hayden suggests that as we age and grow less cute, we might be wise to compensate for the loss of good looks with good cheer. Emerson writes, “There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, ...

December 10, 2020
| by Margaret Dulaney

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Unmasking Common Aging Myths

Posted by Jaimie Roebuck
|Date: September 23, 2019
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Unmasking Common Aging Myths

Think you know the facts about aging? Think again. Canadians are living longer now than ever before, but ...

Think you know the facts about aging? Think again. Canadians are living longer now than ever before, but there are still widespread assumptions about growing older that are inherently untrue. We’re in ...

September 23, 2019
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Siblings Sharing The Care

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Siblings Sharing The Care

When caring for a family member, established family dynamics and unresolved or new conflicts tend to be c ...

When caring for a family member, established family dynamics and unresolved or new conflicts tend to be common pitfalls. How can we “share the care” without creating unnecessary struggle? It all comes ...

July 01, 2019
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Safe Medication Use

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Safe Medication Use

Medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter, have the potential to improve health and well-being. M ...

Medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter, have the potential to improve health and well-being. Many people use medication to help them treat symptoms to assist in leading meaningful and indep ...

November 01, 2018
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Design for Life: Unlock Your Way to Freedom with a Home Elevator

Posted by Stiltz Lifts Canada
|Date: May 02, 2018
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Design for Life: Unlock Your Way to Freedom with a Home Elevator

If you, like many others, are not prepared to downsize or move from the area where you live that you love ...

If you, like many others, are not prepared to downsize or move from the area where you live that you love or leave friends or neighbours behind just because age has crept up and the stairs start to be ...

May 02, 2018
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Ganbatte

Posted by Danny Robb
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Ganbatte

After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully ...

After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully replied with the traditional salutation, “Ganbatte,” which she explained meant, “Try hard” — an ...

May 01, 2018
| by Danny Robb

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What’s Next?

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: May 01, 2018
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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 ...

May 01, 2018
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Joyful Aging on an Island Getaway

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Joyful Aging on an Island Getaway

Rob Selmanovic may be a brilliant somatic yoga teacher, but when you hear the Hollyhock chef peal the bre ...

Rob Selmanovic may be a brilliant somatic yoga teacher, but when you hear the Hollyhock chef peal the breakfast gong, you drop your relaxation pose and dash like an upward facing dog to the dining hal ...

May 01, 2018
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Never Too Late to Launch a Writing Life

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Never Too Late to Launch a Writing Life

At age 64, while Leslie A. Davidson was awaiting the release of her first published book, she heard she h ...

At age 64, while Leslie A. Davidson was awaiting the release of her first published book, she heard she had won the CBC Literary Prize for Creative Non-Fiction. She was sure neither luck nor magic had ...

May 01, 2018
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Control the Symptoms of Aging

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: August 01, 2017
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Control the Symptoms of Aging

Denham Harman was years ahead of his time when he claimed, in 1954, that aging is just another disease th ...

Denham Harman was years ahead of his time when he claimed, in 1954, that aging is just another disease that could be managed and controlled. ...

August 01, 2017
| by Eve Lees

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Footloose in the Himalaya

Posted by Patti Shales Lefkos
|Date: December 01, 2016
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Footloose in the Himalaya

When I naively agreed to my husband Barry’s suggestion we trek the Annapurna Circuit in the Nepal Himalay ...

When I naively agreed to my husband Barry’s suggestion we trek the Annapurna Circuit in the Nepal Himalaya, I had no idea what lay ahead. A seasoned mountaineer, he considered the 23-day circumambulat ...

December 01, 2016
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All the Write Moves

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: September 01, 2015
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All the Write Moves

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, eve ...

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, events. One such event happened for Donna Randall, 59, while she was employed in the Institutional ...

September 01, 2015
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Slow the Aging Process

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: July 01, 2014
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Slow the Aging Process

Human growth hormone (HGH) is released by the pituitary gland. This peptide hormone plays a role in sever ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) is released by the pituitary gland. This peptide hormone plays a role in several functions that keep us looking and feeling young. After about age 20, HGH production begins ...

July 01, 2014
| by Eve Lees

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Make Plans Now for a Quality Lifestyle

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: May 01, 2013
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Make Plans Now for a Quality Lifestyle

The Heart and Stroke Foundation reports many Canadians spend their last 10 years in poor health. It’s imp ...

The Heart and Stroke Foundation reports many Canadians spend their last 10 years in poor health. It’s important to make lifestyle changes as soon as possible: Preferably NOW. Taking responsibility for ...

May 01, 2013
| by Eve Lees

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No Age Limit to Getting Fit

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: September 01, 2012
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No Age Limit to Getting Fit

Aging isn’t an obstacle to getting fit, or staying that way. Studies show people 65-plus can build aerobi ...

Aging isn’t an obstacle to getting fit, or staying that way. Studies show people 65-plus can build aerobic endurance, strengthen muscles and burn body fat just as easily as younger people. It's never ...

September 01, 2012
| by Eve Lees

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