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May 16, 2012
Imagine looking at a family member, your mother, your father, or your sister, and being met with a blank stare. This person no longer recognizes you; all of the memories and experiences you share slip away and it becomes impossible to communicate.
Kevin Papke experienced this when his father was diagnosed with dementia. Over 500,000 Canadians live with dementia and 110,000 were diagnosed in...
April 29, 2012
Steve Richert has been living with Type 1 diabetes for about 13 years. After being diagnosed in 1999 he was told that this was something he would have to live with for the rest of his life - he would have to monitor his food intake, minimize risky behavior, and rely on insulin shots before every meal to ensure his survival. Instead of succumbing to a life of relaxed inactivity and letting fear...
April 10, 2012
Want some extra fuel? Including the following superfoods daily will pack your diet with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to boost your immune system, prevent and fight disease, and give you more energy for more adventure!
1. Kale
Kale is probably one of the world’s most powerful superfoods. It belongs to the Brassica family of vegetables that includes cabbage, collards,...
March 27, 2012
Deep in the Himalaya, the remote village of Phu – a tiny Nepali community near the Nepal/Tibet border, is nestled in at ~14,000 feet in elevation amidst countless gargantuan 20,000+ foot peaks. Although very little grows at this elevation, for nearly 800 years the people of Phu have lived here in balance with their natural surroundings.
Given the remoteness of Phu (it’s a...
March 19, 2012
“In life it doesn’t matter what you do, just that you get off your backside and do something.” - Alastair Humphreys
Alastair, a renowned UK adventurer, didn’t grab my attention (and National Geographic’s for that matter) for the reasons you may think. While incredible, it wasn’t because he spent four years biking around the world to raise money and...
March 6, 2012
“When I was a kid, I heard from my uncles and cousins that climbers, both men and women, would come across the borders into Pakistan to climb our mountains, explore new passes, valleys, and do research on glaciers, flora, fauna or culture.”
Mirza Ali continues to explain to me that he hardly ever sees any travelers from his own country visiting his village and the magnificent...
February 27, 2012
“I grew up angry…but I wasn’t always bad…I remember going to the park with my mom and dad when I was little…a couple of hours on a weekend when they could afford it…it was our escape…” ~Juan Martinez
More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that number is steadily increasing. We Vancouverites are lucky; we...
February 20, 2012
All of us know what it means to deal with challenges in our lives. But do all of us really know what it means to move mountains? For me, moving mountains is about the choices we make and the actions we take when dealing with the day to day challenges of our lives - whether that's reacting to a challenge that has been thrust upon us, or whether it's about breaking through the status quo...
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