To Stay Strong, Get Your Protein
By Lola Augustine Brown We all lose muscle protein every day and older people lose it more quickly. Less muscle…
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Your Heart and Menopause
Are you taking good care of your ticker? By Wendy Haaf If you think heart disease is a man’s problem, here’s a reality check. While a woman’s risk is lower earlier in adulthood, once she reaches menopause, everything changes. At…
5 Upgrades to Feel Safer in Your Home
As more and more seniors choose to remain in their homes well into their golden years, it’s important to make…
How Old Is Too Old to Drive?
By Lola Augustine Brown Remember the incredible sense of freedom that you felt when you finally got your drivers’ licence?…
Heartburn Meds May Cause Iron Deficiency
By Wendy Haaf Taking drugs to control your heartburn or acid reflux for two years or longer can leave you…
Antibiotic Stay–the–Course Rule Challenged
Experts in England now advise that we should stop taking antibiotics as soon as possible By Lola Augustine Brown Photo:…
Smoking Doubles Aneurysm Risk
By Wendy Haaf Here’s another really good reason to quit. Smokers have a 1 in 9 chance of developing a…
A New and Improved (?) Canada’s Food Guide
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Understanding Sepsis
It’s the most prolific killer you’ve never heard of—and the lethal weapon it uses to attack is your own body’s…
Why Should You Be a Guinea Pig?
Because you might help save lives By Wendy Haaf Photo: iStock/GrashAlex. It’s a fact that most of us never think…