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    Feelings of Guilt as a Caregiver

    As caregivers, one often faces the overwhelming challenge of trying to balance work, family and the careg ...

    As caregivers, one often faces the overwhelming challenge of trying to balance work, family and the caregiving commitment.  In trying to juggle it all, it is common for caregivers to experience guilt ...

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    How to Live to 100: Tips from the World's Oldest People

    Living to 100 is easier than ever before. In the UK, while the percentage of centenarians is small, they ...

    Living to 100 is easier than ever before. In the UK, while the percentage of centenarians is small, they are the fastest-growing age group in the country. With over 14,910 100-year-olds in the UK (and ...

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    Grounding

    Grounding – or sometimes referred to as Earthing – involves being in direct physical contact with the gro ...

    Grounding – or sometimes referred to as Earthing – involves being in direct physical contact with the ground. A variety of gadgets can help you ground yourself if the weather is cold, but an easy and ...

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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 ...

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    Across the Miles

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved ...

    About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved one is doing can be difficult to judge over the phone. Some elderly parents forget what the do ...

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    Tracking Calories Can Help You Lose Weight

    One of the simplest truths about fitness is if you want to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric defic ...

    One of the simplest truths about fitness is if you want to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric deficit. So, you need to be burning off more calories than you are taking in. Ergo, tracking calorie ...

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    Eating Slowly Assists Weight Loss

    In our faced-paced lifestyles, many of us eat our food quickly and mindlessly. However, eating slowly can ...

    In our faced-paced lifestyles, many of us eat our food quickly and mindlessly. However, eating slowly can help you feel fuller and lose weight. People who eat quickly tend to be heavier and gain more ...

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    Good Posture for Good Health

    Having good posture minimizes stress on your back by keeping your muscles, bones and other supporting par ...

    Having good posture minimizes stress on your back by keeping your muscles, bones and other supporting parts in their natural position. And having good posture can make your movements more fluid and ef ...

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    Tennis Can Keep You Fit on Your Travels

    Tennis is an activity you can enjoy at home and when you travel. There are courts everywhere and tennis r ...

    Tennis is an activity you can enjoy at home and when you travel. There are courts everywhere and tennis racquets are easy to pack or are supplied at most resorts. Tennis isn’t really considered an “ae ...

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    Finishing is Winning

    We drive past them on the way to appointments without a second glance. We share space with them on bike p ...

    We drive past them on the way to appointments without a second glance. We share space with them on bike paths and walking trails with little more than casual nods. They go largely unnoticed until the ...

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    Stairway to Good Health

    Step training, or bench stepping, will burn body fat and strengthen your heart and leg muscles. You can t ...

    Step training, or bench stepping, will burn body fat and strengthen your heart and leg muscles. You can take step training classes at the gym, or do it privately at home. Use a sturdy box or bench, at ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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