November is National Family Caregivers Month. Quite often caregiving can be a 24/7 job, especially if you are a caregiver for a child or someone with Alzheimer’s. Many caregivers are women with children and full-time jobs. They have to...
Apparently, according to a new study, Canada’s health care system isn’t doing as well as it once did. In a new ranking of developed countries it is only better than the health care in France and that of the...
More studies are now being done to monitor the effect that social participation has for seniors. Social participation is engaging in recreational, social and educational activities. It also involves cultural and spiritual activities. Many studies show the positive effects...
Canada Cares has started its 5th Annual Campaign to recognize exceptional caregivers. This is a program of the Canadian Abilities Foundation. Did you know that 1 in 4 Canadians is considered a "caregiver"? This award was created to recognize...
Growing older has always been thought of as a bad thing. After all, who wants to get wrinkles and have gray hair? Who wants to find themselves in pain more often than not and be looked upon as someone...
There is a lot of information available on how to build a retirement plan. Most of it is aimed at younger people. We’re told how we could retire with millions if we start to put such and such an...
It is the ‘best of times’ for health care – Canada has some of the best health care professionals in the world, as well as the best, most advanced technology, medicines and treatments. And our longevity has never been...
Each year millions of people have a stroke. A stroke can happen to anyone at anytime and doesn’t just affect the elderly. Strokes occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells are...
In 1980, when I started teaching my program, Somatic Stretch (called BioSomatics at the time), yoga classes barely existed. The few you might find were in church basements, local shopping malls or small back rooms in some out-of-the-way buildings. Imported from the east...
Keeping in touch with family and friends can grow difficult as we age. Our children may move away to another city to work. It may be more difficult for us to get out to spend time with others. Staying...
