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Viva Vitality: The journey home
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2018
Tears ran down my cheeks as I hugged my mom goodbye, not knowing when I would see her again. She pulled away and stroked my face with her arthritic hands, then tucked my hair underneath my kerchief. I stepped away and climbed into our rusty van, packed full of children and suitcases. My husband next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Ten no-cost choices
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2018
At the beginning of each new year it is easy to set goals that have a big price tag. But that doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, planning expensive activities or shopping for material items can be the complete opposite of what is needed right now. Here are some ideas that will help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caregiving Corner: Welcome news for working family caregivers
By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2018
More and more employees are facing increased stress when trying to fit in the demands of the responsibilities of work with caring for aging parents and other seriously ill family members. The stress increases even more when it becomes necessary to make the difficult choice between working and becoming a full-time family caregiver. Up until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clubs Calendar Jan. 15-21
By Medicine Hat News on January 15th, 2018
MONDAY — Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week in Medicine Hat. For times and locations, call 403-527-2065. — Moms’ Walking Group, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet in Mall Food Court in front of A&W. Walk, then have coffee. — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Best work of religion uses story-telling and rituals to help build relationships
By Medicine Hat News on January 13th, 2018
Organized religion has been part of the story of human societies from our earliest beginnings. Organized religion undergirded laws and moral codes and social well-being. Then came the rise of secularism. The turn toward secular society has had a big impact on both private and public life. Less and less do we rely on religion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: If it sounds fishy then it probably is
By Medicine Hat News on January 12th, 2018
It was early in the morning and I had just woken up when my home phone rang. The gentleman on the other end called me by name and asked if I had made a transaction for $300 on my credit card at 4 a.m. that morning. He named the credit card that I use for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: How to spot bad dietary advice
By Medicine Hat News on January 12th, 2018
Happy New Year’s resolutions! It’s that time of year again when we all make promises to ourselves to improve some part of our lives. Data in 2008 found that 62.1 per cent of Canadian adults were overweight or obese so it is not surprising that weight loss is one of the most common resolutions each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian Christmas traditions honoured at Hat home
By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2018
Medicine Hat News This Saturday is the Orthodox Christian New Year, but last Saturday the Cherwonogrodzky family of Medicine Hat celebrated Ukrainian Christmas. Relatives and friends came to partake in the special day. Outside were the usual Christmas lights and ornaments, but at the top of the stairs was an axe to ward off evil, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: Understanding factors that determine our health
By Medicine Hat News on January 9th, 2018
“The perception that health comes from the health care system is widespread. Yet the health-care system accounts only for a small — albeit important — part of the overall health of the population, mainly through treatment. It’s really an illness care system,” says Dr. Trevor Hancock in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ December 18, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: New day, new joy
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2018
It has been said that each year provides us with 12 blank chapters and 365 new opportunities to add or change our life story. As I write this, it is the start of a new year, 2018, and for many, the start of a new day where we can press the ‘reset button’ and start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medalta Musings: Over the years, work at Medalta has changed
By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2018
Medalta has always been about work, about hard work. Back in the 1920s, work looked like a teenaged Bill Wyatt unloading boxcars of clay after a full day of work for a couple of bucks per car, building up strength so he could play baseball for teams throughout the region (he was that good). Or ... Read More »
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