Senior Vacations

With today's seniors having more leisure time, better health and more money to spend, vacations have become a high priority. Travel agencies and tourist destinations often specialize in senior vacations, custom-tailoring trips especially for older adults.
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Mini strokes: What you need to know!

Every year about 15,000 Canadians have a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), also known as a mini-stroke. However, because many TIAs go undetected, and therefore unreported, this is likely an underestimate. People who have had a TIA are five times more likely than the general population, to have a full-blown stroke within two years.
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Physiotherapy: When the Body Needs Some TLC

Did you know that your body has more moving parts than any human-made machine? Your body is a complex system of muscles, joints, bones and so on, and sometimes they need a little extra care. Even if you are not an athlete who pushes his/her body to the limit every day, it is still possible to experience discomfort, pain and limited mobility in your muscles and joints. Physiotherapy is an effective way of treating many of the potential problems that can affect our bodies at any stage in life.
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Are Your Loved One’s Memory Lapses Merely Awkward or Are They More Serious?

Sure, none of us are as young as we used to be. And as we watch our loved ones grow older we expect to see a little decline in memory. But what’s normal and what’s not? How do we tell whether a loved one is experiencing normal age-related memory loss, or whether it might be the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease?
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