You’ve probably noticed that if the topic of sex and seniors comes up when your children or other young ones are around, that invariably you get a disgusted look appearing on their faces. Or you may get the response, “TMI” (Too Much Information). The...
There are simple things you can do to manage hay fever symptoms. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBQ-VtnWqE&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
The human body is remarkably good at regulating itself. Everything from body temperature to heart rate to blood levels of dozens of minerals are all kept in a range that the body needs. For everything there is a sweet spot. Too much or too little is a problem....
Yep you heard it, chocolate! Doesn’t just the whole concept of that sound wrong? All our lives we have been brought up to believe that chocolate is a treat, something you limit, have a little after dinner or after you have eaten some ‘good’ food to balance out the...
There are simple things that can be done to help prevent and treat headaches. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJVIWofov0&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
One of the simplest ways to stay healthier for longer is to be regularly active. In some respects it is amazing that we need to be reminded of this. Up until fairly recent times being active was not optional-it was necessary for survival. Our ancestors would only be...
There was a meme on facebook that caught my eye. It described growing your own food as being an act of civil disobedience. This seems odd as there is no law against doing it and most of us who grow herbs or lemons would hardly regard it as some sort of statement. I do...
When someone first asked me about my self-talk, I was a little concerned to realize I DID talk to myself. My understanding was, when people talk to themselves, they need medical help. That was many years ago but I am continually amazed at how little awareness there is...
Here is something you are likely to have missed. The Canadian Heart And Stroke Foundation is ending its Heart Check program. This is the equivalent of the tick program in Australia where certain foods get a tick for being “healthy”. One small problem- many of them...
