More information shows that taking part in creative activities can help your brain develop new pathways in your brain, thus releasing the hormone – dopamine – that makes you feel good. It reduces the effects of stress by decreasing anxiety and depression, which contributes to more positive mental health. And good news for us seniors […]
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This past week, listening to the news around the world, I felt like I was living under a dark cloud. The ongoing war in the Ukraine. The number of people forcibly displaced due to violence or protracted conflict in countries including Ukraine, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Keeping physically active is important at every age. Walking is a great, low-impact exercise that I enjoy on my own, with my husband or a family member. For the past few years, and especially during the COVID pandemic, I regularly walk 4-6 miles (6-10 Kms). But I didn’t always enjoy exercising. I hated “gym”
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