Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a splendid Fall weekend!
Canadian Thanksgiving 2012: When Is Canadian Thanksgiving This Year?
Depending on family traditions, Thanksgiving meals can take place on any of the weekend days, though Sunday appears to be the favourite, likely thanks to all the time families have to prepare (and of course, the day off work on Monday to recover).
Vegetarian Health: 7 Unhealthy Foods Vegetarians Eat
As it turns out, myth — a big one. Yes, eating soybean-based products to replace fatty meats is a healthier option, but being a vegetarian isn't always about opting out of animal products just to consume every piece of produce in sight.
Men juggle too: competing work and family demands stress out more guys nowadays - latimes.com
A growing number of men are now suffering from the seductive promise that they can have it all: the comforts and rewards of a fulfilling family life, a job that brings satisfaction and a paycheck big enough to support the needs of the aforementioned family, and freedom from conflict between the demands of each.
Really?: Always Consume Carbs Before Surgery - NYTimes.com
Loading up on carbohydrates before running a race is a well-established practice. But carbo-loading before surgery?
The Raw Meat Diet for Pets - NYTimes.com
When nothing else worked, she decided to try a raw food diet, even though several veterinarians discouraged it, saying it would expose her dogs to harmful bacteria. A holistic veterinarian encouraged her to start her dogs on a line of raw and freeze-dried chicken and beef foods made by Stella and Chewy’s, a Wisconsin-based pet food company.
5 things I do to fight off a cold | The Health & Wellness Blog
I don't really like to take medication, unless absolutely necessary. So when I'm suffering from a run-of-the-mill cold, there are a few home remedies I like to use:
Early Menopause Is Linked to Heart Risk - NYTimes.com
The 693 women who reported reaching menopause, naturally or surgically, at 46 or younger had about twice the risk for stroke or heart disease compared with those who reached menopause at an older age, the researchers found.
Warnings To Medically Unfit Drivers May Limit Crashes
Fewer people ended up in emergency rooms due to car crashes in Ontario after doctors were paid to report patients who shouldn't drive for medical reasons, a new study finds.
Swollen Feet | Swollen Feet as a Warning Sign | Caring.com
Are swollen feet in an older adult normal or some kind of warning sign?
Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Personality Disorder - - Health.com
People with psychopathic traits — such as callousness, manipulation, sensation-seeking and antisocial behaviors — are not able to use their sense of smell as well as other people can, new research contends.
For example, you may want to look at retirement as the time of your life when you can choose to do whatever you want, whenever you want, however you want. You can catch up on all those things you said you always wanted to do, but never had the time to do.
Looking ahead to life after retirement
After working for years, the idea of setting goals can seem counterintuitive. But goals can give life direction and have you looking forward to things in the future. Goals also motivate retirees to get up in the morning now that a commute to work isn't part of the daily schedule.
