People who get optimal sleep of seven or eight hours a night improve their cognitive skills, particularly reasoning and verbal abilities,
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One in four Canadians develop irreversible vision loss by age 75, reports the National Coalition for Vision Health. However, older adults
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While many people subscribe to the notion of performing random acts of kindness, there’s actually an official World Kindness Day,
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World Diabetes Day is held on November 14, the birthday of Canadian physician Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with
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The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging reports that people are living much longer. The goal of this national research project—involving
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September is World Alzheimer’s Month. Alzheimer’s Disease International’s annual campaign raises awareness and challenges the stigma that
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Can living in a retirement residence improve your health? It turns out a number of the reasons seniors choose to move into a retirement
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It was easy when we were little—when “Do you want to be my friend?” often counted as an acceptable first introduction. Then school and work
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Men’s Health Week is celebrated in Canada and internationally from June 11-17. A key goal is to raise awareness about men’s health risks
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June is Stroke Awareness Month in Canada. More than 400,000 Canadians are living with long-term disability from stroke and that figure
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Dehydration happens when your body loses too much fluid. Although dehydration can occur at any age, older adults have an increased chance
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May is Hypertension Month and May 17 is World Hypertension Day. Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of death and disability
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