Clean9 is like a tune-up for your body. Everyone routinely takes their car in for service, but when was the last time that you did the same for your body? The Clean9 Program will help you to look and feel better by eliminating stored toxins from your body, allowing you to feel lighter and more energized as you take control of your appetite and see your body begin to change. This proven cleansing system will put you in the best position to attain optimal health, cleanse your body, and build a slimmer, leaner you.
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Workplace Mental Health
Organizations have become increasingly concerned about mental health issues in the workplace as the economic and social costs of the problem grow. Addressing employees’ mental health and the stigma that accompanies it often falls to supervisors since they are key in influencing the social climate at work. The level of expertise will depend on the their own’ experiences of managing mental health issues. Therefore, it is so important for supervisors to receive solid training in these areas. More research and training in privacy, disclosure processes, and self-care in the workplace need to be done.
Proactive Denture Care
Natural teeth wear down and stain over the years, and so do dentures. Your mouth and jaw also change over time, so your dentures may require adjusting or refitting periodically. It is wise to see your denturist at least once a year to ensure your dentures continue to fit well, and to have any necessary adjustments made. In most cases and with optimum care, your dentures should last between 5 and 10 years. Being proactive with denture care is always more effective than waiting until you have a major problem.
Countering Effects of Sitting
The average person spends at least 9 hours a day sitting. It’s hard to deny that the advance of technology has made us a very sedentary society. Sitting has been coined “the new smoking” and almost everyone who sits in front of a computer at work is dealing with postural stress. Regular massage can counteract the imbalance caused from too much sitting, which can show up as pain and tightness in the neck, shoulders, and lower back. Massage therapy is the skillful manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, combining kneading, pressure, and percussion of the muscles to restore balance and posture
21-day Health Challenge ~ Ready for a Better You?
Looking for ways to improve your health? Exciting new advancements in simple, effective, safe and affordable options are making it easier for people to feel better. Tired of not having enough energy? Want a safe, effective and natural way to lose weight? Struggling with balance, mobility, sleep or pain? Or do you simply want to improve your performance during your sport? Join those who are taking back control of their health and enjoying better quality of life. Every ‘body’ deserves hope ~ the choice is yours.
Benefits of Blue Light-Blocking Glasses
Exposure to artificial light at the wrong times of day is one of the largest often-overlooked health risks of living in the 21st century. Blocking blue light serves an important biological purpose, helping to regulate your internal clock to control sleep patterns and other body functions; avoiding blue light at night is crucial to protecting your health. One of the least expensive and simplest ways to protect your body’s internal rhythm, and thereby support healthy sleep and a lowered risk of many chronic diseases, is to wear blue-light-blocking glasses at night.
Mental Health in the Workplace
Mental health is an issue that impacts every workplace in Canada. The workplace can contribute positively or negatively to a person’s mental health. Employers and employees both benefit from a psychologically healthy workplace, as it can contribute to better employee engagement and morale, reduced absenteeism, and increased employee recruitment and retention. Some simple ways to create a psychologically healthy workplace include: 1. Promote work-life balance. 2. Have conflict resolution practices in place. 3. Help employees successfully manage workloads. 4. Encourage and model respectful behaviours. 5. Allow for employee participation and decision-making. 6. Clearly define role expectations and duties.
New Year, New Love
Is one of your New Years’ Resolutions to find a loving, meaningful relationship? In a world with more than 7.28 billion people, finding love should be an easy task. As humans, we tend to complicate things, especially when our emotions are imprinted by our relationship history. If the methods you have used in the past to find love have not worked for you, then it is time to change things up. It’s a new year, why not try something different? A professional matchmaker handpicks potential partners who are screened and presented to you one by one. Their intentions have been determined and many of the important compatibility factors have already been established.
Need a Creativity Boost?
The benefits of floatation therapy are numerous and far-reaching. Perhaps the most universally appealing is floating’s tendency to enhance creativity, learning, and memory. From students to artists to working professionals, most of us would love to experience a boost in our ability to think, learn, and solve problems. Floating can do just that. Study after study has shown that time spent in a float cabin enhances our cognitive powers. Since all external sources of distraction are removed, floating provides an extreme form of rest, and this appears to amplify the positive effects of letting our mind take over.
What You Don’t Hear
When someone has moderate hearing loss they will hear relatively well if you are talking to them face to face in a quiet environment. They will not hear well if you are walking away from them, in a different room, or if noise is present. People with hearing loss may be unaware of the extent of it: that’s where loved ones come in. Family members who have grown frustrated with them not being able to hear are the ones to prompt them to get a hearing test. Encourage them to have their hearing tested, you will be doing them and yourself a big favour in the long run.
2019 – The Year You Quit Smoking
Thinking about some resolutions for the New Year? Quitting smoking may be the most important change you can make to improve your health. There are numerous immediate benefits to quitting smoking including reducing your blood pressure and heart rate, improving your sense of taste and smell, and improving your circulation, making it easier to exercise. With every year that you are smoke free, your risk of stroke and lung cancer decreases. After 15 years, your risk of a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked. (source: www.quitnow.ca). Talk to your healthcare professional today about quitting. It’s never too late!
