HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Gray Panthers, Raging Grannies
6 Apr 2016
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Youth (15-24yrs) in canada most likely to sufer from mental illnesses, substance dependencies, and suicide. By 2020 mental health issues are going to the leading cause of disability. Geing out of mindlessness : (almost) always in the story in our head", worrying about the future, thinking about the past, we lose or forget about this moment, tragic! Why choose to be mindful and not mind full: beter grades, beter athlete, reduces stress, reduces depression, neuroscience research. But being mindful, being present and bringing awareness to the present moment is. Brownie (1903-1997: despite increasing disability and limited inancial resources: Unlocking the secrets to a good old age . What was brownie"s secret? (brock every health rule : her neighborhood. Place maters: environments afect health & wellbeing and aging. Environments are place where we live, work and play. Places are not just backdrops to life, not just geographic locaion, but also social spaces where people interact (uninished)
