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Sep 9, 20240 min read


Guidelines to Protein Consumption at Age
Evidence based research confirms that frailty is linked to sarcopenia (muscle wasting) and associated with reduced physical function and...

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Mar 25, 20244 min read


EVERY MONTH SHOULD BE HEART HEALTH MONTH
February is heart health month and considering our monthly talk series I thought it would be appropriate to focus on heart health from a...

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Feb 7, 20242 min read


How we plan to live 2024
Last week an interesting article caught my eye. Unlike other health articles often sensationalizing health facts this one reflected...

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Jan 1, 20241 min read


LONGSTANDING EXERCISE THERAPY RESULT IN POSITIVE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN
Following a program of longstanding exercise (L-EX) therapy over a 52-week period indicated positive clinical implications for a unique...

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Oct 12, 20232 min read


Rheumatoid arthritis: Exercise as a safe and effective intervention
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly characterized by bone and cartilage erosion in the peripheral joints,...

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Jul 14, 20232 min read


Frailty prevention: The key to well-being
Well-being has a different meaning to all of us and what we constitute as well-being and quality of life will shift during our...

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Sep 5, 20222 min read


Health Care Systems DON"T Repair Themselves
I was fortunate to interview Dr Nick Guldemond, a transformational leader in healthcare reform this term. He works closely with a global...

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Jun 27, 20222 min read


HEART HEALTH MONTH
With the focus on heart health this month, I can’t help to notice how much harder it is for Canadians to stay fit and active during...

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Feb 7, 20222 min read


Good Bye 2021
Reflecting back on 2021 we can proudly say we have successfully navigated through a challenging year. We should be satisfied with our...

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Dec 31, 20212 min read


Age Wise Exercise promoting Aging in Place
The desire to age in place, most likely with our loved ones, has become the new norm, however supporting this stretches beyond political,...

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Nov 2, 20211 min read


Resilience
I am selecting "Resilience" as the topic for the month of July. As I watched a baby squirrel that just fell out of its nest crawl with...

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Aug 3, 20212 min read


To Accept or Decline a Challenge at Age
I find myself staring at the “Fear of Failure” this month. How often do we convince ourselves we are too old to learn or too old to...

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Jun 2, 20212 min read


Well-being not always a perfect state
Health does not have to be a complete state of well-being. I personally believe it is a subjectively perceived concept. Ten years ago I...

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Apr 12, 20212 min read


Establishing an Exercise Routine
A Study that caught my attention this month was not only to inform practice of potential barriers that prohibits routine exercise in...

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Feb 28, 20212 min read


Misconceptions about Aging and Technology
In this day and age some people are quick to judge the elderly. Ageism and preconceived ideas might make us think that the elderly don’t...

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Jan 24, 20212 min read


2020: Coping with Change
Life is not static and how we handle change is the only thing we can control. How positive the outcome will be is dependent on our...

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Dec 31, 20201 min read
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