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“Learning how to think means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning.”
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Thriving with the science of positive psychology

Optimism and pessimism aren’t personality traits. They’re choices

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Positive psychology is the study of human flourishing. It offers evidence-based insights, tools, skills and strategies for coping and for resilience during life’s challenges. “It’s about building up what’s right with us, not trying to fix what’s wrong with us,” explains New Dundee, Ont. well-being educator and coach, Rebecca Byers. Our thoughts, actions and behaviours […] Read more
After a heart attack, each prescribed medication has a specific use to support a positive health outcome.
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Guide Health: Why so many drugs after a heart attack?

Most people take five or six medications after a heart attack

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Reading Time: 2 minutes According to Health Canada, heart attacks or myocardial infarcts occur in about 2.3 people per 1,000 Canadians, and many more may have other heart or cardiovascular conditions.  “Myo-” means muscle and “cardial” refers to the heart, while “infarct” refers to a lack of oxygen that results in the death of tissue. Thus a myocardial infarct […] Read more
Life experiences teach us lessons that we can remember and adapt to help us cope with other circumstances as we move through the decades.
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What success really boils down to

Guide Books Review: GRIT | The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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Reading Time: 4 minutes GRIT | The Power of Passion and PerseveranceBy Angela Duckworth(Collins, 2018 • 368 pages, $33) What is the secret ingredient to success? Some say it’s innate talent. Others disagree and say it’s all about learned skills or hard work. And still others point to luck and being at the right place at the right time. […] Read more
Savvy travel tips
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Savvy travel tips

Ready to see the world again after COVID-19? Travel writer Anna Hobbs shares insider advice to make it a great trip

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Editor’s note: This article was written for the December 2021 issue of Country Guide. As the COVID-19 situation changes from day-to-day, please refer to the latest information for your area or any area you plan to visit. If you have already returned to travel, you know travel has changed. It requires more preparation, more paperwork, […] Read more
"Any movement in the direction toward your goals should be celebrated,” says Dawn Hart.
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Creating a better picture

A “vision board” will help keep you focused on your goals

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Dawn Hart is passionate about the power of setting goals. When your goals are clear, she says, you know what you’re trying to achieve and you’re more likely to succeed. About five years ago, Hart began creating a vision board to display her goals along with pictures that represent those goals. Since adding this visual […] Read more
Milk, milk products and calcium-fortified foods are great dietary sources of calcium.
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Guide Health: How much calcium is right for you?

Young people need to focus on dietary calcium

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Depending on age category, Health Canada says that somewhere between 27 and 80 per cent of adult men and 48 and 87 per cent of adult women do not have adequate calcium in their diet. Calcium is essential for healthy bones, and healthy bones mean a reduced risk of bone fracture.  The recommended daily intake […] Read more
Author and professor of linguistics illustrates many situations where men and women are quite literally hearing different things.
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Women and men in conversation, and at work

Guide Books Review: 'You just don't understand,' and 'Talking from 9 to 5'

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Reading Time: 3 minutes You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in ConversationTalking From 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work By Deborah Tannen(Morrow Paperbooks – $20 each) Men and women approach conversations from different linguistic landscapes, and this leads to opposite interpretations of the same words or intentions, and subsequent misunderstandings. “Misunderstandings arise because the styles are […] Read more
“You can explain that the old barn wasn’t as good for the farmer or the animals,” says CCFI’s John Jamieson. Ex-urbanites want to know why farming isn’t like in the story books.
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Canada moves back into the countryside

Are all those remote workers actually good news for your community? And your farm?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Across much of Canada, many communities have seen an influx of newcomers working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a trend that many in the real estate industry predict will continue. More people will choose to work remotely, they believe, because of the affordability and spaciousness available in areas away from major urban centres. […] Read more
Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
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Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey

Guide Books Review: “Diversity is a strength in farming,” Rebanks says in his best-seller. But adds, “We do need efficiency gains and we can’t live completely in the past."

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s JourneyBy James Rebanks Like a lot of farmers, James Rebanks is thoughtful. But unlike the rest of us, his thoughtfulness has helped him write a globally popular, best-selling and prize-winning book. It has even been named a New York Times editors’ book of the year, and it’s all about the questions […] Read more
Guide Health: Colonoscopies – A really good thing!
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Guide Health: Colonoscopies – A really good thing!

The process may be unpleasant, but they're essential for early detection of colon cancer

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Colon cancer represents 12 per cent of all cancers, but with early detection the five-year survival rate is 90 per cent. Obviously, early detection is so very important, which brings us to colonoscopies. The Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care recommends a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every two years between ages 50 and […] Read more

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