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What Sandy Was Like for the Elderly

Joan Sutton | Posted 01.08.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: New York NYPD, Staten Island Deaths, Alzheimer's, Old Age, Hurricane Sandy, Evacuations, Power Outage New York, Alzheimers, Sandy Evacuees, Sandy Refugees, Evacuees, Canada Living News
Joan Sutton

2012-09-11-Alzheimersbanner2.png Then Hurricane Sandy came, extinguishing all those lights as well as our own. For 48 hours we had no power, no phone, no water, and for 24 of those, I was marooned in an island of silence, alone with an elderly husband with Alzheimer's, and no elevator.

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Can the WHO Make Chronic Diseases Less Chronic

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada
Read More: Who, World Health Assembly, UN NCDs, Non-Communicable Diseases, Reducing Chronic Diseases, World Health Organization, Chronic Diseases, Sickness, Disease, Health, Old Age, Wellbeing, Wellness, Canada News
Timi Gustafson, R.D.

Chronic diseases account for 36 million deaths annually, over 60 per cent of the human mortality rate. They continue to accelerate globally and are advancing across all regions, affecting all socioeconomic classes. It is expected that almost three-quarters of all deaths will be caused by chronic diseases by 2020.

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The Dubious Science Behind Brain Fitness

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Mental Strain, Brain Strain, Mental Health, Brain, Health, Exercise, Getting Old, Strain, Old Age, Brain Fitness, Mental, Mental Fitness, Canada Living News
Timi Gustafson, R.D.

It was only a matter of time, of course, before the health and fitness industry discovered its next big thing. "Brain fitness" is the new fad -- and not only among the aging baby boomers. So far, the diagnosis relies solely on the observation of its symptoms, as opposed to a genuine understanding of the actual causes.

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