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Q. How do I help someone with untreated hearing loss this Holiday Season? A. Too often, people with hearing loss withdraw socially, even during the holiday season. Be sure to: Turn down the volume. Keep background music and TV at a softer volume so conversations are heard more easily. Face each other and stay close. It’s easier for the person with hearing loss to follow conversations when they can lip-read at a close distance. Encourage them to have a hearing test. It’s one of the most meaningful things you can do this holiday season.

Cleaning Dentures Properly

To keep your dentures clean, soak them at least once a day. Products available in stores aren’t always strong enough to fight plaque and residue buildup, so try using a professional strength cleaner a couple of days a week, and a weaker store-bought cleaner on the other days. Never use toothpaste on dentures, as it can take the finish off and is only designed for natural teeth. Soaking your dentures softens the residue, but it is still very important to brush them with a denture brush afterwards. Always follow the instructions included with your cleaner to avoid damaging your dentures.

Experience the Power of Soul

We honor the power of the mind but the power of the mind is not enough. The next step to serve humanity is soul over matter, which is Soul Power. “Soul over matter” means soul can make things happen. It includes soul healing, soul prevention of sickness, soul rejuvenation, soul prolongation of life, and soul transformation of every aspect of life, including relationships and finances.” — Dr. & Master Zhi Gang Sha, THE POWER OF SOUL.
Attend a gathering to Experience the Power of Soul with the love meditation, chanting mantras, tracing Tao calligraphy and boosting your energy centers.

Suffering from Plantar Fasciitis?

When tiny tears occur in the thick, fibrous band of tissue reaching from your heel to your toes (called “fascia”), inflammation and pain are the result. This is plantar fasciitis and left untreated, can produce heel spurs. A number of things can contribute to plantar fasciitis. While men can get plantar fasciitis, it’s more common in women. You’re also more likely to suffer from this condition as you age, or if you’re overweight or on your feet for several hours a day. VoxxLife socks and insoles are proven to reduce pain and improve circulation, thereby encouraging healing.

Words to Live By

Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it. You know it. You believe it. Kevin Alan Milne

Book Club: God Winks

Now, just in time for the holiday season, comes Godwinks Christmas Stories, a collection of astonishing true-life stories centered around Christmas that demonstrate how God has shown himself in the lives of others. He’ll do the same for you. Husband and wife authors SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt remind you that Godwinks are like wondrous gifts left on your doorstep. Their aim with this book is to help you open the door and open your gifts of hope and encouragement. Available at Universal Church Supplies Saskatoon

Book Club

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. by Angela Duckworth. In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and business people, that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called “grit.” Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that—not talent or luck—makes all the difference.

Words to Live By

To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Calvin Coolidge

Words to Live By

Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. Ruth Carter Stapleton

Avoid the Winter Blues

The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines suggest adults should perform at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week, as well as two sessions of muscle and bone strengthening activities, to achieve physical AND mental health benefits. With winter coming, and the challenges of leaving home, this can seem daunting! Your physiotherapist can tailor an exercise program designed specifically for you to do inside with minimal space (to help avoid the cold weather!), and with equipment everyone has around their home. At 30 minutes per day, the benefits of exercise are countless, while the side effects are minimal.