Why Use Music For Stress Relief?
Music is very therapeutic in nature. In fact, it has been widely used for healing since the early ages. This is why music is now utilized in a much more…
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Boosting Your Happiness & Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is something that we all battle with, and it's a rollercoaster. We become aware of our self-image around adolescence, and that's when we're usually not confident. We're a pimply-faced…
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Golfing Benefits & Tips for Older Adults
Septuagenarian David Hon wants to inspire older adults and retirees to start playing golf - before, as he might say himself - it's too late. A sense of urgency and…
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Walking Soccer / Football Has Arrived
First established in England and becoming a widely recognized sport played across the globe, walking football (in the UK) or walking soccer (North America), allows older and less-able men and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hip Replacement Surgery Animation
It's estimated that 2.5% or 1 in 40 adults will have either a knee or hip replacement surgery during their lifetime. Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common…
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