Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Leading Cause of Death in men

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The following is from Medical News Today and was from June 24, 2020. Most common causes of death for men According to the  Centers f...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Can farts spread COVID-19?

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Don't laugh. I almost did but it's not necessarily a joke. As the  Global Times  reported:  ”In a lengthy and seemingly humo...
Monday, January 13, 2020

When you fall

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We have had many workshops on fall prevention strategies this fall. as we get older it is not a matter of if you will fall, but a matter of...
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Nutritional Needs of Older Adults

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Older adults have unique nutritional needs and may need to make changes to their diets as the years go by. Muscle mass can decrease as a n...
Monday, May 13, 2019

When Death comes...

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A friend of mine is 81 and we were talking about health issues and I hope to be in as good a shape as he is when I am his age. Death is a f...
Sunday, December 23, 2018

Marijuana and Parkinson Disease

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Marijuana is legal in Canada and some of you may be giving or getting some for the holidays. The following is from a story by Marie Ellis, ...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Quit Smoking Part Four Hypnosis

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The last post on smoking for a while get out and enjoy the great days ahead. Hypnosis has proven to be a highly successful approach for ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Quit Smoking Part three Nicotine Gum

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Nicotine gum is another tool that can be used to help you quit smoking.  It's comparable to regular gum and can be bought in the same f...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Quit Smoking Part 2 Nicotine Inhalers

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A nicotine inhaler is a tube carrying nicotine and menthol. When you breathe through the inhaler nicotine is consumed through the wall o...
Monday, August 27, 2018

Quit Smoking part 1

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It is the end of summer and everyone is ready for a new start and or a new challenge for the fall. If you are a smoker then maybe it is ti...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Alzheimer's: Can a challenging job and exercise keep the condition at bay?

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As we age, many of us fear the onset of dementia or Alzheimer's , there is some interesting research that shows that you can train yo...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Prostate cancer: PSA screening does lower death risk, says review

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A few days ago I posted about PSA screening for Prostrate Cancer which recommended against using this particular screen.  The information ...
Monday, July 24, 2017

The smartphone and your health

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Contrary to the condition's name,   heart failure   doesn't mean the heart has stopped pumping - it's just not working at full...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Divorce

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Boomers are not staying married and divorce is common amongst my age group. Not only is divorce bad for you financially, it also takes an e...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Joyful

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Did you know that if you choose to be joyful enough it is almost physically impossible to get angry, fret, stew, or worry?  And if you ch...
Friday, April 22, 2016

What makes an age friendly community?

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Today I will look at a report prepared for the Healthy Aging and Wellness Working Group of the Federal/ Provincial/ Territorial (F/P/T)...
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