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Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
King’s Birthday Weekend – the prompt we all need!
This King’s Birthday Weekend, it behoves us all to do our own bit in the fight against cancer, and to assist those who suffer from it.
Salt and Sugar – How to Enjoy Less of Both
No one’s saying it’s easy, but there are a few tricks which can help reduce your intake of salt and sugar.
Exercise ABCs – Don’t Let Terminology Put You Off!
From ‘reps’ to ‘recovery,’ and ‘HITs’ to ‘heart rates’ it’s enough to overwhelm anyone. Get started with some basic definitions, especially as they apply to seniors!
‘I’m a Carboholic,’ Part #3
In the third instalment of ‘I’m a Carboholic’, we discuss how plant fibre in our diet helps us to feel full for longer, and how refined food has the opposite effect.
Feeling Blue? Let Music Alter Your Mood!
It’s time to change the music – or put some on – because it turns out music has the ability to lift our mood!
10 Foods for a Happy, Healthy Heart
Eat your way to a healthy heart! Here are 10 of our favourite foods to tantalise your palate, and be kind to your heart.
Chewing – Who Knew it’s so Good for us!
As we grow older, we tend to chew our food less efficiently, and as a result, we lose out on many of the health benefits thorough chewing bestows.
Role Reversal – Caring for Your Parents
Caring for your parents as they age can be an emotional time. It’s worth putting some thought into how you’ll cope with the experience.
Moving Home – Is it Ever too Late?
Relocating is something most people consider during the course of their lifetime, and seniors aren’t immune from it.