Tag: senior living | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 14

Making Friends in Retirement Living

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: January 31, 2023
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Making Friends in Retirement Living

“Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.” –Rod McKuen “I moved into a retirement home because I don ...

“Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.” –Rod McKuen “I moved into a retirement home because I don’t like to be alone,” says Jo-Ann De Jong, 89, who made the transition to a retirement communit ...

January 31, 2023
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Forever Fit: Intermittent Fasting

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|Date: January 31, 2023
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Forever Fit: Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting is a popular weight loss method that focuses on ‘when’ you eat. This can includ ...

Intermittent Fasting is a popular weight loss method that focuses on ‘when’ you eat. This can include meal skipping, eating only within a window of time during the day, eating every other day, or ...

January 31, 2023
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The Sunshine Vitamin

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: January 31, 2023
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The Sunshine Vitamin

I recently had blood drawn for analysis in preparation for a wellness visit with my doctor and discovered ...

I recently had blood drawn for analysis in preparation for a wellness visit with my doctor and discovered that my vitamin D level was low. Why should we know and be concerned about our vitamin D level ...

January 31, 2023
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Living on Purpose: February Love

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: January 31, 2023
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Living on Purpose: February Love

Roses are Red Violets are Blue To readers of my column, You make me happy, and I love you. February, the ...

Roses are Red Violets are Blue To readers of my column, You make me happy, and I love you. February, the shortest month of the year, can also be the coldest for those of us living north of the equator ...

January 31, 2023
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER 2022/JANUARY 2023

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|Date: November 25, 2022
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER 2022/JANUARY 2023

Here we are, with this issue, ending one year and beginning another. Life is a constant cycle of endings ...

Here we are, with this issue, ending one year and beginning another. Life is a constant cycle of endings and beginnings. We close one chapter and open another. What did 2022 bring for you? Did it reve ...

November 25, 2022
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SHOULD YOU EXERCISE WHEN ILL?

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: November 25, 2022
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SHOULD YOU EXERCISE WHEN ILL?

Feeling under the weather? Let your symptoms decide whether to skip your workout. Light exercise is gener ...

Feeling under the weather? Let your symptoms decide whether to skip your workout. Light exercise is generally safe, especially if you’re a reasonably fit person with ‘above-the-neck’ symptoms of illne ...

November 25, 2022
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: CHOOSING THE RIGHT MUG

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: November 25, 2022
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: CHOOSING THE RIGHT MUG

Each morning, my husband makes me coffee and delivers it wherever I am: just waking up and still in ...

Each morning, my husband makes me coffee and delivers it wherever I am: just waking up and still in bed; in the easy chair journalling; or at my desk writing a draft of something to be submitted. ...

November 25, 2022
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HOW WE MET

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: November 25, 2022
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HOW WE MET

DEBBIE AND RANDAL “I had to believe that love still existed,” reflects Debbie, widowed nine years ago fro ...

DEBBIE AND RANDAL “I had to believe that love still existed,” reflects Debbie, widowed nine years ago from her high school sweetheart, whom she met at age seven, dated at 17, and eventually married. “ ...

November 25, 2022
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IF I COULD SPEAK TO MY 50-YEAR-OLD SELF

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: November 25, 2022
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IF I COULD SPEAK TO MY 50-YEAR-OLD SELF

For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other s ...

For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other scientific marvels would allow us to send a message back to our 50-year-old selves, what would t ...

November 25, 2022
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WALKING MEDITATION TO REDUCE STRESS

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: November 25, 2022
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WALKING MEDITATION TO REDUCE STRESS

A recent survey by Nanos Research found that 46 per cent of Canadians feel more stressed, up from 21 per ...

A recent survey by Nanos Research found that 46 per cent of Canadians feel more stressed, up from 21 per cent pre-pandemic. Stress is a natural response to any event in our lives, and triggers may inc ...

November 25, 2022
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DARRYL LENOX: BLIND AMBITION

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: November 25, 2022
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DARRYL LENOX: BLIND AMBITION

Stand-up comedian Darryl Lenox, born in America but now living in Canada, regales the audience at Vancouv ...

Stand-up comedian Darryl Lenox, born in America but now living in Canada, regales the audience at Vancouver’s Vogue theatre. “You love the word humble. In Canada it’s a good day if somebody calls ...

November 25, 2022
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ROAMING GREAT BRITAIN

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: November 25, 2022
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ROAMING GREAT BRITAIN

The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather ...

The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather. I welcome the brisk breeze from the North Sea, as even Britain, known for its cool, grey weat ...

November 25, 2022
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KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT: HAWAII’S FIRST KING

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: November 25, 2022
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KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT: HAWAII’S FIRST KING

Exploring the life and times of Kamehameha the Great often enriches our sundrenched holidays on Hawaii Is ...

Exploring the life and times of Kamehameha the Great often enriches our sundrenched holidays on Hawaii Island… A lifelike statue in little Kapa’au town honours this extraordinary king. Heading west, w ...

November 25, 2022
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GOING WITH THE FLOW IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: November 25, 2022
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GOING WITH THE FLOW IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

When Mother Nature opens her floodgates, all you can do is go with the flow. Pre-Covid, my husband and I ...

When Mother Nature opens her floodgates, all you can do is go with the flow. Pre-Covid, my husband and I were on a Viking European River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, but because of high water le ...

November 25, 2022
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ODE TO A CANADIAN WINTER

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: November 25, 2022
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ODE TO A CANADIAN WINTER

Travel has lurched to a near standstill, and we've almost got used to it. Almost. For the grounded snowbi ...

Travel has lurched to a near standstill, and we've almost got used to it. Almost. For the grounded snowbirds among us, the thought of not spending our winter under a palm tree in Mexico or in a golf c ...

November 25, 2022
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