Online dating can be exhausting, dangerous and demoralizing. Hours of searching profiles, followed by unsuccessful date after date can result in dating ‘burn out’. Furthermore, when it comes to online dating, you never know who you are really meeting. You have no idea about their actual age and relationship status, their true intentions or if they have a criminal history. Online dating can be extremely dangerous. This is why I recommend a professional matchmaker. An experienced matchmaker will introduce you to the right match, who is screened, and hand picked for you. Finding true love is important and hiring a matchmaker could be the best decision you ever make.
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The Diet/Mental Health Connection
Studies around the world are now confirming that diet affects mental health. Take one study, for example, where researchers in China and the U.S. found that when observing nearly 5,000 adults over the age of 60, those who were malnourished were 31% more likely to be depressed than those who weren’t malnourished. Another study of 500 participants over the age of 67 found that adding olive oil or mixed nuts to one’s diet can improve cognitive function. In a meta-analysis of over 34,000 people, researchers found that participants who followed a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop cognitive disorders.
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Daily Posture Strategies
Chronic back and neck problems can be caused over time due to poor posture. Using ergonomic chairs when sitting for extended periods and using footrests at desks can be of great assistance. When standing, ensure your arms are resting at your side, your shoulders are pulled back to open up your chest, your knees are bent slightly, and your stomach is tucked in for core strength (pulling your belly button towards your spine). When carrying a bag or purse, remember to alternate sides. Finally, breathe deeply and balanced – this helps engage the proper postural muscles!
Tinnitus
Described as ear or head noises, tinnitus can take the form of ringing, buzzing, hissing, or similar sounds, and it can be constant or intermittent. In some cases, tinnitus can result from medical conditions such as wax buildup or ear infection, which can be treated, often resulting in total relief of symptoms. In many cases, tinnitus is the first sign of hearing loss. The first step in managing any type of tinnitus is to undergo a complete hearing assessment by a hearing professional. If hearing loss is found and medical intervention is not the answer, your hearing health professional will go over additional treatment solutions with you, such as tinnitus maskers or hearing aids.
Movement and Aging
The picture we have of normal aging as a time of gradual loss of function isn’t necessarily accurate. While aging is inevitable, loss of function isn’t. Introducing a simple joint mobility routine into your daily ritual will have a remarkable impact on your well-being! Moving the way your body has evolved to is the path to freedom, strength, and longevity. A functional movement flow class will challenge: postural control, pelvic and core stability, neuromuscular control, balance and flexibility, bilateral mobility and stability of hips and ankles, and more.
Smile Confidently
Dental implants from offer a great way to replace missing teeth and also provide patients with the option of having removable partial or complete dentures. Implants provide excellent support and stability for these dental appliances. Dental implants are artificial roots (titanium) that are surgically placed into the upper or lower jaw bone by a dentist or periodontist (a specialist of the gums and supporting bone). The teeth attached to implants are very natural looking and often enhance or restore a patient’s smile! Dental implants are strong and durable and will last many years. On occasion they will have to be re-tightened or replaced due to normal wear.
Feeding Pets While Travelling
Dog and cat owners, if you are planning a vacation this summer with your pet, remember to take along ample food for your furry friend! Always use the same food you use while at home – don’t switch brands when away to try to save luggage space, as this will likely cause you and your pet incredible grief. Call ahead to your destination to see if there is a retail store in the area that sells your pet food – this would be the smart way to save luggage space and to keep your pet happy and, most importantly, healthy!
Electromagnetic Energy and Your Health
Heath Canada’s Safety Code 6 was created in the 1950s to protect radar workers’ bodies from being excessively heated by the electromagnetic energy being emitted from radar. The Code was never designed to protect people from long-term, low-level exposures that are below that which heats tissue, but nevertheless damages cells by altering their function. Many devices these days emit low levels of electromagnetic energy, and we are around them all the time. Thousands of scientific studies have shown an association between so-called non-thermal exposures and all classes of disease, including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and brain cancer.
Is Expressive Therapies for My Child?
Expressive therapies is a healing discipline that offers you the chance to paint, dance, act, play, and be musical to create change and build connection in your life. It is particularly effective with children, as they are far more likely to be comfortable and able to express their inner world with paint, or puppets, than with words. The arts in therapy are a powerful thing. They can help children release feelings they may not know how to let go of otherwise. Expressive therapies can lower anxiety and stress, heal and strengthen relationships, regulate behaviour, as well as help with trauma, autism, and disabilities.
Living Your Best Life
How do you live your best life? How do you live a life that matters to you? Your values shape how you live. In an ideal world, your day-to-day activities and your sense of what is meaningful are connected. Life is not always ideal, though. What could change? How do you motivate yourself? Counselling is a safe and neutral place to examine this: to find ways to line your behaviour up with your values, to come up with a plan, and to find ways around the obstacles that arise.
Plan Your Financial Goals
Vince Lombardi once said “the man on top of the mountain did not fall there”. Just as it takes planning and effort to scale a mountain, it also takes effort to plan and maintain a spending plan, set financial goals, save for emergencies and retirement. All we do contributes to either the realization of our goals or leaves us short of reaching them. We all want to live our best lives, so get out the pen and paper or Excel spreadsheet and start. Step by step and soon we will be there.
