Sleep may be MORE important as we age
There remains a misconception that we need less sleep as we age. While sleep challenges become far more prevalent in older adults, the overall need for sleep is still the same: 7-9 hours per night.
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Gratitude
I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude these days. “I must have written about this topic before…” I mused this morning. Sure enough, I uncovered a post from April 2020....
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Interval Training Impacts Health Span
There’s lots of interesting advice these days on how to live longer. I’m far more interested in how to live better. A recent paper cites that while life expectancy has increased...
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Thin is not Better
“Thin” is a word. An adjective used to describe something – or someone – whose sides are relatively close together. Whose circumference and mass are – relatively...
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Grey Days Don't Need to Make You Blue!
Less sunlight – less daylight also – is thought to be linked to chemical alterations in our brains that can create or exacerbate challenging feelings including anxiety, fatigue, social...
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Make a Difference: Connect
Toronto's 19th Annual Vital Signs Report recently published some tough numbers: Over 50% of adults feel depressed at least one day a week; Torontonians are among the loneliest in Canada - 37%...
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