Apple Magazine - Spring 2016

12. Active aging We used to think that getting older meant settling into an armchair and a cat sweater.

But today’s seniors are stronger and more fit than ever before. You can be independent and healthier longer with regular activity such as gardening, swimming, lifting weights or stretching.

11.

Check the label In Canada, most packaged food comes with a Nutrition Facts table. It’s worth learning how to read if you want to make healthier food choices.

You can use the table to choose foods that have five per cent or less daily value of saturated and trans fats and sodium.

Plus, choose foods that have 15 per cent or more of daily value fibre, vitamins, calcium and iron. Visit

ahs.ca and search Label Reading the Healthy Way.

10. Connect online

Researchers found people experience a boost in emotional wellbeing when they comment, like and engage with others’ Facebook posts and a drop in emotional well-being, envy and self-doubt when they only viewed others’ posts. Take part online to feel a greater sense of connection and skip the scrolling.

13.

Walk the walk Our bodies are made to move—the more you move, the better you will feel. Exercising at least

150 minutes a week— 10

minutes or more at a time—is important, as society is inactive more than ever before. You can be active throughout the day by taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking your car farther away from the store, or putting a reminder on your phone to stand up.