Silver and Gold Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 44

silvergoldmagazine.ca 2006 ~ 2016: 10 YEARS OF SILVER & GOLD “Aging in Place: Adapting Your Home to Your Needs” July/August 2011 – By Bobby Assadourian Is your home able to adapt to your changing needs? Should you have someone upgrade it, or can you do it yourself? The kitchen is a room where you need a real barrierfree professional. Depending on your physical needs, the entire kitchen may have to be redesigned, ie: adding special drop-down baskets that can be installed into all the upper cabinets, lowering counter-top height, nearby eat-in kitchen and even downsizing the amount of kitchen-ware so you don’t have to reach up every time you need a special dish. Typical bathrooms will never accommodate someone with the slightest mobility challenge. You may require a stair lift. Adjustable beds and supports have come a long way! Automatic motion lights make complete sense for all entry and exit points to your home. And there’s more... “Mom and Dad are Moving In!” Spring 2012 – By Lou Volk The aging of North Americans and the rising cost of housing are bringing families back together, and we feel this is a good trend. The main request is that mom and dad want a bright space. Sticking people in the dungeon-like basement generally does not work. Therefore, homes with walk-out basements are routinely sourced out and provide private access and lots of light. It does make economical sense though. We had a recent case where two $300,000+ homes were sold and one $450,000 home purchased. This allowed mom and dad to have some additional discretionary income and not be relegated to the “lonely waste land”. Smart articles. Just for YOU! “Can Cancer be Prevented? Can it be Reversed?” “Volunteer Vacations” Spring 2012 – By Elissa Vann Struth Imagine yourself on a boat, tracking a dolphin pod through the sparkling waters off the shore of Oahu. Teaching English to school-children in Krakow. Building a new home for a need family. Volunteer vacations include all of these adventures and many more. They provide the unique opportunity to explore a new place where you can contribute your valuable life experience, and strike up lasting friendships. Re ad al l our bs ite ! full artic les on our we .ca ww w. sil ve rg old ma gazi ne 44 Connect with us on Facebook! Summer 2012 – From the book by Raymond Francis, M.Sc. Francis, a scientist, nearly died 27 years ago from liver failure at the height of an international consulting career. He brought himself back to health using his knowledge of biochemistry. Since then, he has been spreading the message that health is a choice, and he has taught tens of thousands how to choose it. Now 75 and in perfect health, he takes no drugs, has boundless energy, a sharp mind, no aches or pains, and has had only one cold in the last 25 years. Through his book, Francis teaches that “Cancer isn’t something that can be cut, poisoned or burned out of the body. It is a biological process that needs to be shut down.”