The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass as We Age: A Guide for People in Their 60s Aging is an inevitable part of life, but how we age can make a significant difference in our quality of life. One crucial aspect of aging well is maintaining muscle mass. As we enter our 60s, the natural decline […]
USING POINTS FOR FREE HOTEL STAYS
A lot of us use points programs for things like free flights or hotels but most people don’t realize that they can earn points from their insurance policies. Last month Lindsay and I took full advantage of Manulife’s Vitality program to pay for two hotel stays on our honeymoon. As you’re paying premiums every month, […]
THE REMARKABLE RISE OF A BETTER WORLD: WHY HUMANITY IS THRIVING AS NEVER BEFORE
The world is not fair, equitable, just or even enjoyable for large swaths of humanity. When we watch the news, which is saturated with the misery of war and turmoil, it can feel like we’re all going down little by little. I actually can’t remember a time when the news was so overly depressive. And […]
APPLE iWATCH TO THE RESCUE
We've been talking about the benefits of proactive medicine for some time. Most recently in regards to the Apple iWatch and how it fits into a strategic approach for keeping you healthy. Little did we know when I published my last article a couple of months back that the Apple iWatch would come into play [...]
HOCKEY AND THE CORONAVIRUS
We are Canadian. And so we think of things in Canadian terms. Even in this upside-down year with hockey season being played at the height of the summer. Some of us (like Mark) like to use hockey analogies. And the timeline of a hockey game is actually a pretty good analogy to use on […]
DOUBLING DOWN ON HEALTH
Perhaps you’re sitting at home, worried about how the next few months will turn out. Maybe you’ve been deemed an essential service worker (or are even one of today’s heroes, running around with a crazy first responder type job). In all situations, it’s easy to be devoured by the news and pressures of the day […]
THE PERSONALIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN HEALTH
We’re entering the age of customized medicine and health which is tailored individually to us – not people ‘like’ us. For decades we’ve been subject to recommendations from health professionals suggesting things like people with certain blood types should eat certain foods. People with certain heretical backgrounds are in greater danger than others due to […]
BETTER HEALTH THROUGH BETTER BREATH
Here’s some practical advice that some of our team members have practiced over the years. It is even more practical and important today than ever. There are simple breathing techniques, which if done with some regularity have been proven to improve… Improve your lung function, lung size and strength. Energy levels. Calmness. Quality of […]
A CHANGE IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY?
A new satellite cell phone company may be on the cusp of changing human history. By deploying a new approach using nanosatellites, Ubiquitlink appears poised over the next few years to connect the planet’s whole off-grid population to the Internet. Nanosatellites are tiny 16-pound toaster-sized boxes which are now being built for under $100,000. As [...]
DNA SEQUENCING – THE FOUNDATION OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE COMMODOTIZES
Right up near the top of the list of wise things your Grandmother used to tell you was something like “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Turns out, she had it absolutely right. Yet even in her wildest dreams, there is little possibility she would have realized, the extent that saying […]
