Ageing: Are you ageing with a “bad” attitude? That is a relative word, “bad,” and not one of my preferred. Labelling is not an activity that I like to indulge in. No situation or experience is really “good” or “bad,” they just “are.” Growing older just is a fact of life. It is part of … Read More
Homelessness. “The ageing face of homelessness in North American cities” by Sarah Canham, Simon Fraser University In Vancouver last month, more than 400 volunteers walked around, carrying clipboards and wearing bright yellow buttons that read “Homeless Count.” They were out on the streets or in shelters asking homeless people to complete brief surveys for the city’s … Read More
“Why age gives West African women more autonomy and power” by Marijke Verpoorten, University of Antwerp and Sahawal Alidou, University of Antwerp Several studies, covering about 58 countries across the world, found that as women get older they are more able to make decisions independently of men. But scholars have struggled to pin down explanations … Read More
Straight. Real. That is what Daughters of Sheba has always been about. Now that we are an official nonprofit organization, we will still keep it real. Wrote about this many years ago but it bears repeating. Until reading a particular article, it never crossed my mind how health challenges, specific to women, may have serious … Read More
Enabling better ageing: The 4 things seniors need, and the 4 things that need to change by Don Drummond, and Duncan Sinclair Canada’s population is rapidly ageing, but is it ageing well? In our November 2020 report “Ageing Well,” we found both good and bad news. The good is that Canadians are living longer. Back … Read More
The Surprising Reason Eating Less Meat Is Linked To A Longer Life: A Smelly Toxic Gas by Rui Wang High-protein diets are having a moment. In any grocery store you can now buy a protein bowl, pick up a protein box of eggs and nuts for lunch, or snack on a protein bar. But there’s … Read More
