Category: Editor’s Picks

Conversations With Parents About Active And Healthy Aging

For anyone who has been to a 50th birthday party, the conversation topics are familiar: Who looks great for their age (and who doesn’t), what their grown children are up to; and the health of their parents. Invariably, it’s the last conversation that unifies the group, as a parent’s health has a direct impact on [...]

Healthy Aging: The Secret Is In The Way You Move

There is a fountain of youth, after all. But you can’t find it in a pill, or a jar or under the plastic surgeons’ knife. The secret to slowing aging is not by stopping time, but by slowing the rate at which the body ages. While that may seem like a contradiction, it is not. [...]

Canada Ranks Poorly on Report Card for Musculoskeletal Diseases and Overall Health

The Conference Board of Canada has just released its annual report card on health. Although Canada gets a “B” for overall health performance, Canada currently sits in the back half of countries, ranking 10th place out of 17 countries due to weaknesses on key indicators. The report demonstrates that this low ranking is due in [...]

The Myths of Osteoarthritis Debunked

Perhaps no other disease has as many myths and misconceptions surrounding it than does arthritis. Debunking them will go a long way in improving the health of Canadians, says Dr. Cy Frank, an orthopaedic surgeon and professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. The most popular myth is that osteoarthritis (OA), commonly known [...]

Do you live in an age-friendly city?

World Health Organization sets standards and some Canadian cities are trying to comply; you can get involved and make a difference. Does your city have non-slip sidewalks wide enough for wheelchairs? How about specialized transportation for disabled people? Or pedestrian crossings with longer crossing times? In other words…do you live in an age-friendly city? It [...]

Fractured hip: The clock is ticking

It’s a situation that many baby boomers are facing: The phone rings and they find out a parent has fallen, forcing them both into a sudden introduction into the often-confusing world of accessing emergency hip fracture surgery. If this happens to your family, you can insist that the hospital that admits your mother uses the [...]

Active in the golden years

Click here to download “Active in the Golden Years” information supplement from Media Planet that appeared in Canada’s National Post, June 24, 2011.