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The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone (for Seniors)
Alex Handyside CSA
I'm Alex Handyside and I love working with Seniors. They're a talkative bunch, and a lot of what they say makes sense. But they often feel that they no longer have a voice, or that their voice no longer counts as much as it once did. And that's what this blog is for. To get the word out about elder issues, and to get the discussion flowing. Welcome to Senior Care Corner (aka the Grey Zone)

The Myth of the Asexual Senior.. …sex over 60 happens, & it is growing…

Our youth-centered culture has always been uncomfortable with the idea that seniors can have an active and enjoyable sex life. The deafening silence allows misconceptions to flourish – including the common myth that seniors lose interest in sex and should become asexual – particularly following wido ... click for more

on 01/18/2010 10:07PM

The Anti-Aging Diet for Seniors …is also anti-cancer, anti-Alzheimer’s & anti-diabetes

The so-called Mediterranean diet is growing in popularity and with statistics such as these, it’s hardly surprising: deaths from cardiovascular disease down 9%, cancer deaths down 6%, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s incidence down 13%, and diabetes incidence down a whopping 83%*. Researchers even saw a ... click for more

on 01/03/2010 11:01AM

Flossing Prevents Cancer & Diabetes??…hard to believe, but true!

Yup, it’s true: your chances of having pancreatic cancer, heart disease or diabetes are much reduced if you have a mouthful of gleaming pearly-whites. There’s no proof that gum disease causes cancer, heart disease or diabetes, but researchers are certain that those without any gum disease are far mo ... click for more

on 01/03/2010 10:52AM

Seniors and Shingles - painful indeed, and now preventable

Ask anyone who has had shingles what it’s like, and chances are they will barely be able to describe the pain in words. Ask them what they’d do to have avoided it and chances are they’d shout “Anything!” Well, a vaccine called Zostavax is now available to Canadian seniors that can help prevent shing ... click for more

on 11/23/2009 10:00PM

“Do You Know a Good, Reliable….?” …finding a trusted service provider

Not long after I started my homecare agency I began hearing how seniors weren’t able to find service providers they could trust. Rarely fraudulent (although occasionally they were), it was often a case of so-so work, finished late, and more expensive than the quote. I heard the same worrying story f ... click for more

on 10/19/2009 08:03PM