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May 5, 2019

Hiding the Pain - 8 Reasons Why

May 6-12 2019 is International Mental Health Week - Why do people wrestling with a serious mental or physical illness often hide it from friends and family, isolating themselves in…

April 2, 2019

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Seniors Health and Beauty Discounts

Is it time for a new pair of glasses, or are you having trouble hearing? Maybe you just want to get active and fit, or are looking for ways to…

March 1, 2019

What to Say to Someone Who's Had a Stroke

If you're like most people, when you visit someone in the hospital who is seriously ill, you're frequently at a loss for what to say to them. If they're elderly…

February 26, 2019

Best Age-Friendly Sports for Older Adults

There's nothing like the thrill and camaraderie to be found from playing team sports with a group of people that have similar abilities. While every person's individual abilities and fitness…

December 8, 2018

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Gregg Allman, No Angel Redeemed

Blues and rock singer/songwriter Gregg Allman's biggest hit song "I'm No Angel" (1987) could have been the title of his 2012 autobiography (instead titled My Cross to Bear). Born December 8th, 1947…

October 26, 2018

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3 Care Planning Steps for Parents

Don’t wait too long to plan future care for a parent or loved one. Many of us wait until there is a medical emergency before putting steps into place that…

June 8, 2018

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5 Reasons Why Seniors are More Prone to Addiction

Seniors struggle with addiction more than most people realize. (Photo: Sholto Ramsay via Unsplash) The (U.S.) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence reports that nearly 2.5 million older adults…

February 3, 2017

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Canada's Aging Population Faces Epidemic of Vision Loss

It's White Cane Week and a good time to raise awareness of the issues facing the blind. Vision loss isn't just an issue that many older adults and senior citizens…

January 25, 2017

The Troubled Life and Loves of Virginia Woolf

Celebrated English publisher, writer and novelist Virginia Woolf was born January 25, 1882; her birth name was Adeline Virginia Stephen. (Virginia Woolf 1902 Photo: George C. Beresford) Virginia Woolf's father Sir Leslie…

January 5, 2017

Beauty, Fitness & Nutrition

Break Free

This moving vignette about a older man "trapped" in a retirement home was made by West German film student Eugen Merher. Merher's video captures the emotions of a former runner…