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The Health Benefits of Gardening

May 28, 2010 Living Well
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By Carolyn Anderson, MD
While not all seniors have a place to grow a large garden they can still enjoy the health benefits of gardening inside.
Whether you garden inside or outside you are engaging in activity while planting flowers, fruits or vegetables. If you are able to garden outside it counts as a form of [...]

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Lowering Your Stress Could Help Control Your Genes

April 7, 2010 Living Well
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By Dr. Carolyn Anderson
Outdated Thoughts on Genetics
We have more control over our health and well being than was previously thought. Conventional medicine in the past has led us to believe that our genetic makeup determined our susceptibility to many diseases. We were supposed to play the cards we were dealt.
If you had a [...]

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Embracing Change

March 4, 2010 Living Well
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You’re never too old for an orthodontic adventure

by Melody Wren
Strategically placing elastics over certain brackets on my teeth is tricky the mornings that the arthritis in my right hand is playing up.  I am certain that the notion of arthritis and braces is a combination few orthodontists  considered years ago, however the [...]

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Your Health Portfolio: Investing in Laughter Can Pay Big Dividends

May 27, 2009 Living Well
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Investing in Laughter Can Pay Big Dividends
by Cindy Witt
We all know that investing in good nutrition and exercising regularly should be at the top of the list in our health portfolios. Another addition to consider is a substantial investment in laughter.
Studies have shown that laughter has a profound affect on our well being. [...]

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Stepping It Up!

May 3, 2009 Exercise
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How hard are you working? New studies reveal perhaps not nearly enough.
by Shannon Melnyk
Life used to be a full contact sport: plowing fields, gardening our greens, milking our breakfast, kneading dough, shoveling snow, cutting grass. Physical labour awaited us around every corner and we were up to the task. In the age of [...]

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Macular Degeneration

February 24, 2009 Living Well
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Macular degeneration does not mean an automatic sentence to a life of blindness
by Dr. Carolyn Anderson
As an eye surgeon, I frequently witness the devastating affects of macular degeneration among my patients. Currently there are treatments for both wet and dry macular degeneration but essentially there is no cure. Approximately 1/3 of people 55 to 74 [...]

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Fall Prevention – Tips to Prevent Falls

February 23, 2009 Living Well
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Tips to Prevent Falls in the Home

Get rid of extra clutter
Have telephone cords and electrical cords tied together and out of walking areas.
Have frequently used items stored where they can be reached easily so you don’t need to stand on chairs or other unstable items.
Be sure carpets are attached firmly to stairs.
Have nonslip backing on [...]

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What’s Your Real Age?

February 3, 2009 Living Well
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Scientists say we all have one, and it might not be the number you see on your driver’s licence
by Shannon Melnyk

It wasn’t long ago we thought an apple a day would keep the doctor away. Matters of health seemed pretty simple; diet and exercise, finishing the broccoli on our plates and eating according [...]

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