Tag: health | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 7

Across the Miles

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: April 01, 2018
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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 ...

April 01, 2018
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Detoxing: Myth or Magic?

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: April 01, 2018
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Detoxing: Myth or Magic?

Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likel ...

Barring any mitigating factors (like certain illness or medications), if you’ve gained weight, it’s likely due to poor lifestyle habits. And the only way to fix that is to focus on behaviour changes. ...

April 01, 2018
| by Eve Lees

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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

March 01, 2018
| by James Ellsworth

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The Heart of Yoga

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: March 01, 2018
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The Heart of Yoga

After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been re ...

After walking, yoga is one of the most popular leisure activities in Canada. Even though yoga has been regularly practiced for over 2,000 years in Eastern cultures, particularly India, it’s only in th ...

March 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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In Praise of Loving Touch

Posted by Joan Birch, MA
|Date: March 01, 2018
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In Praise of Loving Touch

People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Am ...

People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Ami Rokach studies loneliness and says lonely seniors are a serious public health issue, and the ...

March 01, 2018
| by Joan Birch, MA

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Let Food Be Thy Medicine

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Let Food Be Thy Medicine

Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an ...

Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller. It’s been used since the 1800s to treat fever and pain. ...

March 01, 2018
| by Eve Lees

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Don’t Shop When You’re Hungry

Posted by Lorne Marr
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Don’t Shop When You’re Hungry

We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable p ...

We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable purchases. Most times, these items are not the smart, healthy choices you typically make. It daw ...

March 01, 2018
| by Lorne Marr

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Tracking Calories Can Help You Lose Weight

Posted by Lorne Marr
|Date: February 01, 2018
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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 ...

February 01, 2018
| by Lorne Marr

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Smooth Sailing

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Smooth Sailing

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling t ...

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling the plug.” It’s funny, but if I’m writing about it now, then surely, I must have at least given ...

February 01, 2018
| by John Kelly

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Building Community in the Third Act

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Building Community in the Third Act

What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an o ...

What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an option? Jane Fonda, in a TED Talk in her mid 70s, famously referred to the now 30+ years of life ...

February 01, 2018
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Eat More Veggies and Learn to Like Them

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Eat More Veggies and Learn to Like Them

Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre ...

Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre is a major contributor to the “good bacteria” in your gut. And a healthy balance of intestinal ...

February 01, 2018
| by Eve Lees

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Hula Dance for Health “It’s So Much Fun!”

Posted by MaryLee Alexander
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Hula Dance for Health “It’s So Much Fun!”

If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if ...

If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if not all, will say “because it is so much fun”. ...

February 01, 2018
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A Love Story

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: February 01, 2018
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A Love Story

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from ...

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from a distance. On a brilliantly sunny day in December, I was on Salt Spring Island, a 45-minute fe ...

February 01, 2018
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Hope for a Dry Future

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: January 01, 2018
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Hope for a Dry Future

Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Year ...

Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Years of working a desk job made her realize the importance of moving. ...

January 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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Boost Your Metabolism with New Lifestyle Habits

Posted by Estelle Noakes
|Date: January 01, 2018
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Boost Your Metabolism with New Lifestyle Habits

Traditionally, the New Year is a time for resolutions. Whether it’s making a vow to lose weight, improve ...

Traditionally, the New Year is a time for resolutions. Whether it’s making a vow to lose weight, improve fitness, or stop smoking, the start of a new calendar year is a good time to recommit to your h ...

January 01, 2018
| by Estelle Noakes

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