Reasons to include turmeric in your diet

turmericBOSTON: The magic of turmeric resides in the roots, specifically in the chemical compound called curcumin. Curcumin is a polyphenol – a chemical compound found in plants with antioxidant properties and myriad therapeutic attributes.

A study went so far as to state that “curcumin has Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The six hundred and thirty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

“We’re not designing for a senior population. We’re designing for ourselves,” said Dan Peterka, founder and CEO of Grand Living. “We look at it as where would Read More »

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Separation of aged care from total social organism of city is failure of planning says architect

Stainless-Steel-SiloNEW YORK: “One of our great failings in planning or conceiving of cities is that we break everything into silos – hospitals and schools are quite separate as entities rather than as part of a total social organism that is a city,” says architect Philip Thalis. Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeSAN FRANCISCO: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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