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Manitoba’s Wellness Road Trips

Bell Aura Bed, Breakfast and Bistro offers a bit of history, culinary delights, and wellness activities just an hour’s drive southwest of Winnipeg in Carman, Manitoba. Guests can stay in one of the peaceful rooms at the B&B, which is a converted church that was originally built in 1898. The road trip to Bell Aura is a great time to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and explore your spiritual side with nourishing fare, an onsite meditation and yoga studio, and plenty of nature nearby. Pack up the car, buckle your seatbelt, and get driving!

Marc Alary, Birchwood Toyota – Your Environmental Car Specialist, Birchwood.ca

Book Club: Regaining Who You Are

(By Cindy Matychak, Spiritual Author, Advanced Life Coach, Reiki Master.) You are not who you think you are. There is much more to you and your world. Each of us has come into this lifetime to expand our consciousness and find our true place. In Regaining Who You Are you will discover why you are here and what you are being asked to heal in this lifetime.

NurturingYourInnerBeing.com

Holistic Healing for PTSD

For the person who deals with the debilitating symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), help may be available. A new approach to coping with the many symptoms associated with PTSD is on the rise and gaining attention. Access Bars are 32 points on your head that are lightly touched to create ease in different areas of your life. This dynamic and gentle hands-on body process assists with things such as insomnia, body aches, depression, stress, addictions, trauma release, flashbacks, anger, panic attacks, and so much more. If you are looking for a different approach, this may be something to consider.

Wendy Omilanow, Renewal Therapies

Helping Seniors Recover after a Heart Attack

With advancements in medicine, more people are surviving heart attacks, and that’s great news. However, about a quarter of seniors feel depressed, afraid, and angry after going through a heart attack, and they need their loved ones. You can help by visiting often (keeping visits short at first) and being encouraging regarding lifestyle and diet changes. Making the same changes to your own lifestyle and diet is a great way to be encouraging and benefit your own health, while helping to ensure that the person who experienced the heart attack doesn’t feel resentful.

Dr. Donna Alden-Bugden, BSc, BScN, RN(NP), MN, DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice, NPCanada.ca

Essential Oil Review

Breathe Essential Oil Blend. Are you stuffed up and congested with a cold? This Breathe Essential Oil Blend from Pure Joy Naturals is a breath of fresh air! This clean, fresh blend contains: Eucalyptus, Lemon. Tea Tree, Cypress, and Peppermint Essential Oil combined. The most effective way to use Breathe Blend is to add 4-5 drops to your Essential Oil Diffuser during the day. Other ways to enjoy the benefits are by using an Aromatherapy Necklace, Bracelet, ready to use roll on or inhaler. Remember: Breathe in with your nose 1,2,3 and out through your mouth 4,5,6.

Coral and Rob Fehr, PureJoyNaturals.ca

Spring is Coming!

For those of us who tend to hibernate during the cold winter months, Spring is the time that we wake up and feel ready to attempt all those upkeep jobs that we put off in the fall. Cleaning up the yard, repairing that broken fence post, cleaning out the rain gutters. However, before starting any strenuous activity, particularly after months of relative inactivity, a good warm up is key. Before trying to pull out that fence post, make sure to walk for a few minutes first to warm up your muscles. Follow this up with some light stretches to ensure that you are loose and ready to work. This will help to reduce that chance of pulled muscles, or even worse injuries.

Dale McVicar CAT(C), BA Certified Athletic Therapist, InnovativeMedicalSupplies.com

Best Way to Eat Fruits

Did you know that by simply adding more whole fruits to your diet you can rejuvenate your cells? However, fruits should be avoided after a meal because eaten on top of a full meal, fruit will lead to the excess intake of glucose as well as indigestion. If you eat fruit 30-40 minutes before a meal, it will help to prevent excess intake of carbohydrates, such as rice or bread, during the meal. Fruits are best eaten 30 minutes to 1 hour after drinking a full glass of water each morning.

Thuy Dao, Kangen Water, HealthiestWater.EnagicWeb.info

Trust Your Gut
Healthy Gut

 

Your immune system works hard to protect you from injury, illness, and disease. This process usually involves inflammation, a natural response to stress, tissue damage, and harmful stimuli like viruses, bacteria, and toxins. Inflammation functions similarly to an engine warning light, alerting you to the presence of a problem through symptoms such as heat, pain, redness, swelling, and/or loss of function. 85% of the immune system is located in our gut. An anti-inflammatory diet rich in vitamins A, C, and E and the mineral selenium provides your gut with the ingredients it needs to bolster immunity and achieve optimal mental and physical health.

Canadian Mental Health Association, cmhawpg.mb.ca

Clean Eating Recipe

Purple Power! Beet Black Seed Detoxer Smoothie.

Ingredients: 1 medium raw beet, peeled, and shredded. 1 large Gala, Fuji or Honeycrisp apple, chopped into 1 inch pieces. 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled, and chopped fine (1 tablespoon). ½ teaspoon Enerex Black Seed Oil. ½ avocado. ½ lemon, juiced. ½ cup water (more, if needed). 2 teaspoons Chia seeds. 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (if needed).

Directions: Place all of the ingredients into food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Serves 2.

Enerex.ca

Stride Physiotherapy = #TimeforCare

Stride Physiotherapy and Wellness was established in 2018 with you in mind. Local physiotherapists, Blake and Jen Goehring, and their talented team of health professionals, understand you care about your health – how you feel, and what you can do. Stride is a multi-disciplinary clinic offering Physiotherapy, Women’s Health, Massage Therapy, Psychology, and Athletic Therapy services. Whether it is hands-on therapy, exercise prescription, or coping strategies, Stride Physiotherapy and Wellness is a clinic devoted to you. Your care is their dedicated focus, and your convenience, their priority.

Stride Physiotherapy and Wellness, StridePhysiotherapy.ca

Using Acupuncture to Reduce Anxiety

Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, but we don’t have to live with it. Although usually triggered by something in our environment, our bodies have the power to manage the anxiety once they remember how to self-regulate our hormones. Acupuncture helps slow the production of hormones that cause anxiety, helping the body naturally regulate chemical balance. There are few, if any, side effects, and acupuncture can eventually replace anxiety medication for some individuals. While many people feel better and experience positive results after just one session, it typically takes a series of acupuncture treatments to create long-lasting change in the body.

Flying Turtle Acupunture, FlyingTurtleAcupuncture.ca