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How to Help Those Who Help Others

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: April 01, 2019
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How to Help Those Who Help Others

Most of us, at some point, will take part in the marathon of caregiving. It’s not usually something we an ...

Most of us, at some point, will take part in the marathon of caregiving. It’s not usually something we anticipate, sign up for or train for, but it has become the new normal as our aging population en ...

April 01, 2019
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How to Get Your Best Sleep

Posted by Laurie Larson
|Date: March 01, 2019
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How to Get Your Best Sleep

As you age, your sleep becomes all the more critical to your health and wellbeing. Having a strong body a ...

As you age, your sleep becomes all the more critical to your health and wellbeing. Having a strong body and mind both depend on your sleep quality. When you consistently lose sleep, you put yourself a ...

March 01, 2019
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blu ...

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blue lake comes the head of a dragon. In its belly more than a dozen silver-haired women are paddl ...

September 01, 2018
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Gender Roles in Dementia Caregiving

Posted by Denise Ravary
|Date: July 31, 2018
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Gender Roles in Dementia Caregiving

The numbers tell the true story; one-third of dementia caregivers are daughters, and wives are much more ...

The numbers tell the true story; one-third of dementia caregivers are daughters, and wives are much more likely to care for their husbands. Of more than 400,000 older Canadians living with dementia, w ...

July 31, 2018
| by Denise Ravary

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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

Posted by Denise Ravary
|Date: July 31, 2018
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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotiona ...

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotional support? For many older Canadians, there is an obvious lack of social interaction. In many ca ...

July 31, 2018
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Jann Arden: It’s a Long Goodbye & It Ain’t So Bad

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Jann Arden: It’s a Long Goodbye & It Ain’t So Bad

Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just ...

Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just turned fifty-six and admittedly doesn't celebrate birthdays. "It's just something you have to ...

July 01, 2018
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Chasing a Butterfly

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Chasing a Butterfly

“Caregiving leaves its mark on us. No matter what we do to prepare ourselves, the hole left behind looms ...

“Caregiving leaves its mark on us. No matter what we do to prepare ourselves, the hole left behind looms large.” ~ Dale L. Baker, author Herb Bryce knows about holes. He lived down one for a portion o ...

July 01, 2018
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New Treatments – and Hope – for Mental Illness

Posted by Doreen Marion Gee
|Date: November 01, 2016
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New Treatments – and Hope – for Mental Illness

We've come a long way baby when it comes to the subject of mental illness (to use a dated but still relev ...

We've come a long way baby when it comes to the subject of mental illness (to use a dated but still relevant expression). In 2016, with extraordinary advances in knowledge and treatments regarding all ...

November 01, 2016
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Creating a Life She Loves

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2016
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Creating a Life She Loves

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple ...

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple times. She is a testament to being thrust into caregiver roles, as so many are; and also being ...

March 01, 2016
| by James Ellsworth

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Life Layers

Posted by Irene Butler
|Date: July 01, 2015
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Life Layers

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the ...

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the waterfront in downtown Kelowna was old-hat to Marjorie. Her family moved to the valley communi ...

July 01, 2015
| by Irene Butler

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Add More Challenge to Your Walking Workout

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: April 01, 2015
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Add More Challenge to Your Walking Workout

Walking is a fun and easy way to keep fit – most anyone can do it! And it’s an activity you can do wherev ...

Walking is a fun and easy way to keep fit – most anyone can do it! And it’s an activity you can do wherever your travels take you. Even at a moderate pace of three miles per hour (for at least 30 minu ...

April 01, 2015
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Pets are Good for Your Health

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: November 01, 2014
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Pets are Good for Your Health

Enjoying moments of peace and tranquility contributes to good health. Pets can provide this, as well as l ...

Enjoying moments of peace and tranquility contributes to good health. Pets can provide this, as well as loyal companionship to ease loneliness and depression. Studies show pet owners generally seem he ...

November 01, 2014
| by Eve Lees

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Dance for Good Health

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: April 01, 2014
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Dance for Good Health

Dancing is a great workout for the mind and body. A 150-pound adult can burn about 150 calories doing 30 ...

Dancing is a great workout for the mind and body. A 150-pound adult can burn about 150 calories doing 30 minutes of moderate social dancing. And by concentrating on your dance steps, you’ll boost brai ...

April 01, 2014
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Listen Up!

Posted by Aileen Stalker
|Date: January 01, 2010
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Listen Up!

After returning from my “baby” brother’s surprise 50th birthday party, I began to think about hearing los ...

After returning from my “baby” brother’s surprise 50th birthday party, I began to think about hearing loss. For years, he had grumbled about the difficulty he had hearing. We assumed it was a combinat ...

January 01, 2010
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Heavy Metal Headache

Posted by Christel Martin
|Date: January 01, 2007
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Heavy Metal Headache

Every day, the news is filled with information about environmental toxicity, multiple allergies, autism, ...

Every day, the news is filled with information about environmental toxicity, multiple allergies, autism, cancer, depression, diabetes, fibromyalgia, infertility, irritable bowel - it's enough to make ...

January 01, 2007
| by Christel Martin

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