Home care services are extensive and varied, depending on the need. Services can include meal preparation, medication reminders, companionship or assisting with errands. Home care services can also include respite care, wound care, serious injury care, or palliative care. Home care is about meeting the most basic, but essential needs such as a friendly face dropping by for a chat or something as intimate and poignant as end-of-life care. Home care is all about trust. It is about feeling comfortable with a home care provider coming into your own private space and, possibly, assisting you with the most intimate care.
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Shoulder Pain Relief
To eliminate the pain of frozen shoulder or rotator cuff injuries and to regenerate the joint, especially with osteo-arthritic elements; acupuncture and Prolozone injection therapy are my treatment protocols. Hypoxia or the inadequacy of cellular oxygen reaching the body’s tissues causes degeneration in the ligaments. Prolozone is excellent for all forms of musculo-skeletal and joint pain including chronic neck & back pain, rotator cuff injuries, degenerative & arthritic hips & knees, degenerated discs, & shoulder & elbow pain. Because in many cases Prolozone actually corrects the pathology of the disorder, there is a 75% chance for the chronic pain sufferer to becoming permanently pain free.
The Tortoise and the Hare
There are many approaches to investing. The more popular stories in the media revolve around the next big thing company going public, or making big money fast in pot stocks. And sometimes it works well, you may even know of people who boasted their big pot stock wins. What you rarely hear about is how often a concentrated bet doesn’t work out, people don’t like to mention that. With a number of high profile IPO’s (initial public offering) happening this year, don’t believe the hype. There will be more losers than winners. When it comes to long term financial health and wealth, the Tortoise always wins.
Managing Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome occurs from increased waist circumference, elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood sugar, and low HDL cholesterol: Together these increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. But you can fight back by maintaining a regular active lifestyle – this helps improves insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and body fat composition. Center your diet around local, seasonal vegetables, fruits, and high quality protein from grass fed and pastured meat, poultry, and eggs, plus seafood and omega 3 fatty acids. Also, plant sterols may be effective in helping manage body fat percentage and maintain a healthy body composition, while also optimizing the balance of HDL to LDL cholesterol.
Acupuncture Supports a Healthy Pregnancy
Acupuncture treatments are a safe, drug-free way to enhance the good development of your pregnancy. Acupuncture can help supplement, regulate and harmonize the processes that are taking place in the body, and supports recovery once baby arrives. Labour preparation acupuncture from week 36 on supports ripening of the cervix and the relaxing and softening of the pelvic ligaments and tendons so that the baby gate will open easily. It also strengthens the mother’s stamina to labour and ensures that internal conditions are optimal for baby to stay in good position to spin and descend.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Health clinics worldwide are using hyperbaric oxygen to supplement cancer therapy. Recent studies have shown that HBOT in combination with the ketogenic diet increases mean survival time in mice models by up to 75%. This works by starving cancer cells of their main energy source, glucose, and introducing a high oxygen environment. When combined with current conventional treatments, results have been very promising. HBOT is also effective post radiation to prevent bone loss and small vessel damage. Prevention and a healthy lifestyle of consistent exercise, good nutrition, sleep, community involvement and HBOT contributes to improved health outcomes.
Can Everyday Activities Cause Hearing Loss?
Every day we are exposed to noise that can contribute to hearing loss. The risk of damaging your hearing increases with the sound intensity, not the loudness of the sound, which is measured in decibels (dB). Examples of everyday activities, and their corresponding decibel levels:
• Normal conversation – 60 dB
• City traffic (from inside car)-80-85 dB
• Listening to music on your smartphone, especially at maximum volume-105–110 dB
• Standing beside/near sirens-120 dB
Noise above 85 dB over a prolonged period may start to damage your hearing. Learn how to protect your hearing health!
Change Your Story!
A lucky few have an unshakeable sense of self — then there’s the rest of us! Sometimes you may wonder “what is wrong with me?”, or “why does this keep happening to me?”. Perhaps you harbour painful self-doubts and disappointments. But how can you tap into your inspiration and your potential? What wakes you up? Counselling can be a great place to question what you believe about yourself, to see how you can change your story.
Music and Motivation
Music is one of the best motivators you can use to focus your attention, enhance your mood, or to get your mind and body moving. Research has shown that music can stimulate your brain and release more dopamine, the feel-good hormone, into your body. So whether you’re swamped with work, studying for an exam, or trying to get the house clean, music can be one of your greatest allies. Your own favourite upbeat playlist can not only lift your spirits, but it can enhance your senses so that your recall for facts, figures and important detail is engaged.
Nervous System Booster
What’s green and stalky and bursting with nutrients? You guessed it: Broccoli. If you have a growing family or enjoy hosting dinner parties, this is an essential for your kitchen. It’s loaded with vitamins and minerals that protect your heart and body against all kinds of diseases. Eating broccoli regularly is ideal for your nervous system because its jam-packed with Potassium, which promotes muscle growth and helps your brain function well. It also contains as much calcium per ounce as milk! Enjoy broccoli roasted, steamed, or even in your favourite soups!
Spider Vein Therapy
Spider Vein Therapy
Now is a great time to focus on getting your legs clear for Summer! Small, unsightly, spidery blue leg veins respond well to treatment in experienced hands. Laser therapy can be used, but can be painful and expensive, and also less effective than sclerotherapy. With sclerotherapy a very fine, barely felt needle introduces a sterile non-allergic blend of saline, and dextrose into these tiny blue veins. This irritates the vein lining, causing it to swell and reroute blood through healthier veins. Typically spider veins respond in 3-4 weeks. Book a consultation with a Specialist, for your best look this Summer!
