The key to keeping your brain strong and healthy is to break routines and to use all five senses in unexpected ways. Our senses are the conduits the brain uses for its entire contact with the outside world. Close your eyes and walk through a room. In seconds, your world changes radically. Sounds, smells, and spatial memories of your physical surroundings leap into consciousness. With vision gone, your sense of touch suddenly becomes paramount. Navigating even a familiar environment is a real challenge and your brain goes into high alert. An active brain is a healthy brain. “Use it or lose it.” Maintaining brain health involves physical and mental exercise, stress management, and a healthy diet. Help is available.

Ayurveda is a conscious lifestyle for vibrant health effected through dietary guidelines and daily and seasonal routines. It addresses the mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of the individual. Yoga deals mostly with honing our ability to focus our mind and increases mental balance and clarity. Yogic methods include breathing practices, mantra, physical postures and meditation.
Are you looking for a personal practice that will touch every part of your life? Together we can create a personalized daily Ayurveda yoga routine you can do on your own. We begin where you are.

According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone. To prevent noise-induced hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus, commonly experienced as a ringing sound inside the ear, monitor how loud and for how long, you listen to music. Sound is measured in units called decibels or dBA. Music played through headphones at maximum volume measure 94-110 dBA. Sounds at or above 85 dBA can cause hearing loss. Test your hearing today at a professional hearing centre.

Wellnessnews Choices for Healthy Living™ is thrilled to present the 2nd Annual Wellnessnews Health Expo on September 28th, 2019 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo. It will be a day to explore various approaches to health, nutrition, fitness and overall wellbeing. The Expo is FREE. VIP tickets are available where you get your Wellnessnews or from any of the exhibitors. While not required to attend, tickets redeemed raise funds for Nanaimo Community Gardens Society. Check the Health Expo website for a list of over 100 exhibitors and 15+ health talks.

Skin care products with certified organic ingredients and no fillers provide real nutritional benefits. Organic ingredients such as Coconut oil, Beeswax, Cocoa Butter and Essential Oils soothe, nourish, moisturize and promote smooth and soft skin. They will not cause long-term harm to your body. The synthetic ingredients found in non-organic products may, with long term use, damage your skin as your body tries to cope with these foreign substances. Certified organic ingredients are derived from plants. They are grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and other additives or chemicals. Love your body – go organic!

It is back to school time! Family members know that they are more prone to getting sick when their child is back in school and among their friends. Here are some simple prevention tips for adults and children to guard against nasty germs. *Frequent hand washing *Don’t share towels, lip balm, other items that may be contaminated with respiratory germs * Wash and disinfect countertops and surfaces regularly. * Take good care of your insides! Eat a nutritious whole foods diet including lots of fruit and veggies. Fermented foods or probiotics creates healthy gut flora which is also a good defense against germs.

Chronic stress is harmful to people of all ages, but its impact on older adults can be particularly severe, increasing the risk of age-related diseases, hastening cognitive decline and even triggering falls. Stressors that are common amongst the elderly include: loss of control, personal loss, declining health, financial worries, personal safety and loss of independence. To reduce stress, get regular exercise, eat balanced meals to ensure the mind and body are properly fueled and ask for help. Talking with a trusted family member, friend or healthcare professional, at the very least, releases pent-up stress and may even lead to a solution.

As we develop the concept of this new term “Real Wellth”, it is important to remember this is not a mis-spelling, it is an introduction of a new concept. The definition of “Wellth” is a connection between Wellness and Health (hence the conjunction of words). In the last tip, we focused on understanding what themes “wellness” has in our society today. These themes emphasize the need for consistent active engagement in one’s own personal growth to build personal wellness. Be Self-Full, and prioritize your wellness everyday!