9 Best Exercises for Preventing Falls in Older Adults

9 Best Exercises for Preventing Falls in Older Adults

Getting older increases the chance of many health problems, like heart disease, dementia and diabetes. And here’s another big health risk in our golden years: falls. One in 4 people age 65 and older fall each year, and 3 million end up in the emergency room from a stroke. Why are falls so common once … Read more

The 3 Best Ways to Achieve Sustainable Weight Loss, Expert Says — Eat This Not That

The 3 Best Ways to Achieve Sustainable Weight Loss, Expert Says — Eat This Not That

Lose weight is a big step towards a potentially healthier lifestyle, however maintaining it is the ultimate goal for many people who choose to make changes to their diet and routine. If sustainable weight loss is something you want to achieve, then it’s important ignore fads and stick to a few key habits instead, according … Read more

Haydn Fleury, Kraken teammates partner with Premera to promote mental-health awareness

Haydn Fleury, Kraken teammates partner with Premera to promote mental-health awareness

Nine years later, Kraken defender Haydn Fleury is still struggling for words about his teenage friend’s suicide. He had last seen Kale Williams a few days earlier, playing a board game called Crokinole with him the night before Fleury’s Red Deer Rebels youth team embarked on a road trip. Afterwards, Fleury was having dinner at … Read more

Life in 50s: Weight loss is challenging, but not impossible

Life in 50s: Weight loss is challenging, but not impossible

“Eat less non-vegetarian food at this age.”“Do you still need strength training at this age?” These are some common suggestions given to middle-aged people. Consequently, some people begin to eliminate Nutritive food groups of their daily diet without consulting a nutritionist or do not bother at all and eat whatever they want without evaluating the … Read more

Misinformation, mental well-being and third wave

Misinformation, mental well-being and third wave

While Covid-19 is not the first pandemic the world has known, it exists in the age of technological and information explosion. In the last two years, the world and especially India have witnessed disruptions in health care, education, the economy and in life as we knew it. We are also witnessing an uptick in messages … Read more

Fitness-related COVID-19 rules flummox many

Fitness-related COVID-19 rules flummox many

Adults cannot be in the gyms, but those under 18 years old can. Walking on the TCC track is permitted, but running is prohibited. In the meantime, basketball games can continue on the adjacent courts. More questions are being raised about a public health order closing fitness facilities in British Columbia, including why it’s safe … Read more

Plant-based Alternatives: 5 Ways They Benefit the Planet

Plant-based Alternatives: 5 Ways They Benefit the Planet

Visualized: The circular economy 101 The principles of a circular economy go back 3,000 years. Archaeological evidence shows that the Romans recycled garbage after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Approximately 200 years later, people recycled glass during the Byzantine Empire. Fast-forward to today and circular economy strategies are projected to generate trillions … Read more

Lawsuit: MCSO deputies kill mentally ill patient in custody after parents call for help

Lawsuit: MCSO deputies kill mentally ill patient in custody after parents call for help

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