vegetables

7 Reasons to Grow Your own organic vegetable garden

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During the last decades there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind’s health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals (bird’s flu being the most recent one).  The World Health Organization produces reports …

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Why strength training after 50 is so important for women

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WHAT’S YOUR VISION? When we’re in our 20s, we may tease our friends about being “over the hill.” when they turn 30 or 40. You may even decorate their birthday party with black “Over the Hill” balloons and funny gifts. But, when we’re approaching what felt very old when we were in our 20s, we …

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Walking

How walking can stave off memory decline

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 Exercise can freshen and renovate the white matter in our brains, potentially improving our ability to think and remember as we age, according to a new study of walking, dancing and brain health. It shows that white matter, which connects and supports the cells in our brains, remodels itself when people become more physically active. …

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Daniel Andrews fall and his subsequent serious injuries

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Hi Everyone, I doubt that there would be anyone in Victoria who hasn’t heard about Daniel Andrews fall and his subsequent serious injuries.   Today one of my class members (thank you Carolyn) sent me the below link…… a must read if you have any doubt about the importance of training for improved strength, cardio, mobility, agility, and balance. …

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Can you wind back the Clock

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 The Truth about Delaying the Onset of Ageing Find your individual path to Health, Wellbeing and a Longer and more satisfying life.  Hi fellow Baby Boomers, where getting older, in fact approximately 100,000 of us will reach retiring age this year and this escalating trend will continue for many years into the future.  Hopefully you’ve …

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Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyle

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The subject of nutrition is always controversial. It seems like every week there is a new study or diet in the news.  Yet despite diet controversies, there are many accepted principles of good nutrition where most experts agree. Most people who follow those principles as part of their lifestyle usually do just fine. If they …

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