Tag: February 2019 | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine

Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

Posted by Toni O'Keeffe
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...

February 01, 2019
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5 Food That Could Help With Arthritis

Posted by Lorne Marr
|Date: February 01, 2019
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5 Food That Could Help With Arthritis

Many of us have felt the pain, stiffness and loss of mobility that comes with arthritis. The feeling can ...

Many of us have felt the pain, stiffness and loss of mobility that comes with arthritis. The feeling can range from a dull ache to debilitating pain. There are over 100 different types of arthritis – ...

February 01, 2019
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Justifying the Cost of Retirement Housing

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Justifying the Cost of Retirement Housing

Sticker shock is a significant deterrent for families searching for the next level in care for their love ...

Sticker shock is a significant deterrent for families searching for the next level in care for their loved one. Monthly fees for senior care range from around $1,400 to $6,000, according to the Govern ...

February 01, 2019
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Strutting Around Stockholm

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Strutting Around Stockholm

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that t ...

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that transports us to the roof of Ericsson Globe, the largest spherical building in the world. Or bus ...

February 01, 2019
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Spring/Summer Fashion Preview 2019

Posted by Callie Martin
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Spring/Summer Fashion Preview 2019

When the cold grasp of winter begins to cease its grip as the floral scent of spring wafts through the ai ...

When the cold grasp of winter begins to cease its grip as the floral scent of spring wafts through the air, fashion once more has switched up its styles for the upcoming seasons, bringing you three ne ...

February 01, 2019
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Czech Republic: The Relativity of Time

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Czech Republic: The Relativity of Time

As a fourth generation Canadian, when it comes to history, I tend to use Canada’s European settlement as ...

As a fourth generation Canadian, when it comes to history, I tend to use Canada’s European settlement as my reference point for “old.” Like 1534, when Jacques Cartier sailed across the Atlantic into t ...

February 01, 2019
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Bugs and Bowels: Healthy Gut

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Bugs and Bowels: Healthy Gut

As we add years to our lives, we cannot eat as we used to. We do not tolerate fried foods and large meals ...

As we add years to our lives, we cannot eat as we used to. We do not tolerate fried foods and large meals as we once did. The digestive tract, although a very resilient system, changes as we age causi ...

February 01, 2019
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Health Benefits of Tea

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Health Benefits of Tea

Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of natural ...

Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of naturally occurring chemicals – polyphenols – that researchers suspect may prevent disorders such as h ...

February 01, 2019
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Learning From Nature

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Learning From Nature

During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ours ...

During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ourselves (a tough one); and compassion for others, those close and far away. We also studied compa ...

February 01, 2019
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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

Posted by Joan Boxall
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenil ...

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenile, a mature adult and a red-spawner journey back to a fresh-water home. Pivotal are a school of ...

February 01, 2019
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Darling, You Got to Let Me Know

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Darling, You Got to Let Me Know

It’s like playing the stock market – hang on, hang in, patience… jump! Knowing when to leave your home to ...

It’s like playing the stock market – hang on, hang in, patience… jump! Knowing when to leave your home to downsize or to move to a retirement or assisted-living environment is a delicate balancing act ...

February 01, 2019
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Breaking New Ground

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Breaking New Ground

As demand for senior housing increases, the options are limitless with these new builds, from urban lower ...

As demand for senior housing increases, the options are limitless with these new builds, from urban lower-income housing to oceanside, resort-style living. MCKAY APARTMENTS – BURNABY Opened December 2 ...

February 01, 2019
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The Ageless Beauty of Women

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: February 01, 2019
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The Ageless Beauty of Women

Societal standards for what makes a woman beautiful constantly shift: heavy black eyeliner in Ancient Egy ...

Societal standards for what makes a woman beautiful constantly shift: heavy black eyeliner in Ancient Egypt; white powdered faces in the 18th century; or a curvy feminine shape in the 1950s. Over the ...

February 01, 2019
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Reboot – February 2019

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Reboot – February 2019

IAN WADDELL, the energetic and exuberant long-time federal MP and provincial MLA, now turned filmmaker (T ...

IAN WADDELL, the energetic and exuberant long-time federal MP and provincial MLA, now turned filmmaker (The Drop – Why Young People Don’t Vote) and author, recently launched his newest work to an audi ...

February 01, 2019
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Navigating the End-of-Life Journey

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Navigating the End-of-Life Journey

This article was written by FCBC guest columnist Jeanne Sedun. Finding out someone you love has been diag ...

This article was written by FCBC guest columnist Jeanne Sedun. Finding out someone you love has been diagnosed with a terminal illness can be overwhelming. How do you support a loved one through their ...

February 01, 2019
| by Wendy Johnstone

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