How Does Nutrition Make a Difference?
By James Bender and Jill Stouffer Did you know that your brain weighs in at about 2-4 pounds? Did you know that 25% of everything you eat goes to your brain? As a matter of fact, each heart beat sends 25% of your blood to the brain. That tells us how important the...
Don’t Retire – Rewire!
I just attended the amazing International Council on Active Aging conference in Orlando, Florida. Honestly, anything that gets you out of Canada in November when the freezing icy weather hits and into the warm sunshine is good - but to top it off with a great...
He Does Care – He Just Needs Time
Last Friday night I had the great pleasure of taking popular speaker and best-selling author Shaunti Feldhahn out for dinner. She was in town to talk about "Highly Happy Marriages" and since my work is in the caregiving space our conversation naturally turned to the...
My November Starts Today!
In Flander's fields the poppies blow... It is my custom (as many others do) during the month of November to wear a red poppy all month long. It is a small reminder for me of all the men and women who have sacrificed themselves for those bigger ideals of democracy,...
The Magic of Camping
As a caregiver you are often stretched for time, sandwiched between caring for your parents and your own children. Taking time to re-connect with your children is so important. They will be feeling the stress of the changing relationship with their grandma or grandpa...
It Was a Privilege
"It was a privilege to care for her." When I repeated my father's words to a friend of mine her response was - 'Wow - you sure don't hear that very much anymore. I'm really glad to hear someone say that'. That conversation came to mind when I was reading a group chat...