E-bikes are helping keep seniors young and, in some instances, even alleviating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. — Read on http://www.fastcompany.com/90341686/the-unlikely-way-e-bikes-could-transform-how-we-age This should help rural people to become more active. I saw a fellow on a $2000 Costco ebike yesterday. It was a gift to his wife. 🙄
This time of year Hornby Island is abundant with wildflowers. Some useful identification guides: fieldguidecolor2012 http://www.nwplants.com/ Wildflowers etc. of British Columbia Photo Gallery by Terry Thormin at pbase.com
Physical inactivity, cardiometabolic disease, and risk of dementia: an individual-participant meta-analysis | The BMJ — Read on http://www.bmj.com/content/365/bmj.l1495
Why medical cannabis is still out of patients’ reach—an essay by David Nutt | The BMJ — Read on http://www.bmj.com/content/365/bmj.l1903
Stop being so busy, and just do nothing. Trust us. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/smarter-living/the-case-for-doing-nothing.html
What we can learn from the oldest people in the Blue Zones of Japan, Italy and Greece — Read on http://www.nextavenue.org/blue-zones-worlds-oldest-people-asia-europe-make-their-money-last/
Study Finds No Benefit for Dietary Supplements – NIH Director’s Blog — Read on directorsblog.nih.gov/2019/04/16/study-finds-no-benefit-for-dietary-supplements/
SAN FRANCISCO – Results of research conducted by online thrift shop Thred Up say that the second-hand clothing market will grow to nearly 1.5x the size of fast fashion by 2028. The Thred Up 2019 Resale Report says that in 2028, the second-hand market… — Read on http://www.ecotextile.com/2019040124196/fashion-retail-news/research-predicts-second-hand-will-overtake-fast-fashion-within-ten-years.html
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