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Meditate On This

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Meditate On This

Meditation is exercise for the brain. Try to meditate daily, even if it’s just for 10 to 15 minutes. Medi ...

Meditation is exercise for the brain. Try to meditate daily, even if it’s just for 10 to 15 minutes. Mediation can also train you to control your thoughts, especially stopping the constant mind-chatte ...

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I Walk Alone

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I Walk Alone

When asked how he felt about growing old, a 50-year-old acquaintance said, “I didn't think I was going to ...

When asked how he felt about growing old, a 50-year-old acquaintance said, “I didn't think I was going to live past 18… so every day is just one big miserable surprise. I doubt if it will be much diff ...

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Jump Start

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Jump Start

Jumping rope is an excellent cardiovascular (heart/lung) workout. It's comparable in benefits to jogging. ...

Jumping rope is an excellent cardiovascular (heart/lung) workout. It's comparable in benefits to jogging. However, there's less impact and it's easier on the joints than running since you can do it by ...

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Strategies to Build Resiliency

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Strategies to Build Resiliency

Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her ...

Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her partner who has chronic pain and a brain injury from a motor vehicle accident. She feels like ...

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Laughing For Life

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Laughing For Life

Why are we eating for health? Let’s laugh. I wish to discuss the very serious business of humour. Is humo ...

Why are we eating for health? Let’s laugh. I wish to discuss the very serious business of humour. Is humour the best medicine? Let’s have a look at how it can enhance wellness. Wise King Solomon said, ...

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Caregiver Support for Dementia

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Caregiver Support for Dementia

Dementia is a broad term to describe a group of signs and symptoms seen in a variety of diseases affectin ...

Dementia is a broad term to describe a group of signs and symptoms seen in a variety of diseases affecting the brain, such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia affects less than three per cent of all Brit ...

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It’s Normal to Forget

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It’s Normal to Forget

Being a little forgetful is common as we age. By the time we hit our mid-30s, it’s normal for our memorie ...

Being a little forgetful is common as we age. By the time we hit our mid-30s, it’s normal for our memories to begin to fade and continue to do so as the years pass. The human brain works slower in old ...

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Positive Thinking Calms the Emotional Brain

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Positive Thinking Calms the Emotional Brain

Much of the criticism about positive thinking is the accusation that “looking through rose-coloured glass ...

Much of the criticism about positive thinking is the accusation that “looking through rose-coloured glasses” is an unhealthy form of denial. But thinking positively does not mean pretending bad things ...

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Overcome Excuses for Inactivity

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Overcome Excuses for Inactivity

Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” f ...

Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” for being inactive. Sadly, most of these “reasons” are invalid excuses and many are easily overc ...

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10 Memory Boosters

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10 Memory Boosters

When we reach our mid-30s, our memories begin to fade and we’ll continue “forgetting” as we age. That’s n ...

When we reach our mid-30s, our memories begin to fade and we’ll continue “forgetting” as we age. That’s normal. As we age, we become busier and have more to remember. Here are 10 tips to boost memory: ...

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Prevent Jet Lag

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Prevent Jet Lag

Flying to a different time zone? Jet lag can leave you feeling fatigued, affecting the first few days of ...

Flying to a different time zone? Jet lag can leave you feeling fatigued, affecting the first few days of your trip. And it creates other symptoms like dehydration, indigestion, inability to concentrat ...

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Your Cat Behaving Strangely? Feline Dementia? Or Just a Cat?

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Your Cat Behaving Strangely? Feline Dementia? Or Just a Cat?

Cats, like their owners are living longer than ever before. That’s the good news. With enhanced longevity ...

Cats, like their owners are living longer than ever before. That’s the good news. With enhanced longevity comes the downside of aging - arthritis, high blood pressure, kidney problems and even dementi ...

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