Living alone can be a truly positive experience and planning quality meals is a great way to achieve this.
Plan your week by:
• Marking down any commitments on your calendar to see your priorities and availability.
• Choosing a food theme for the week to limit your grocery shopping. For example, chicken is a great base that can be used in a week’s worth of diverse dinners!
• Planning meals that will leave you with leftovers for days when you are tired or rushed.
• Collecting single-serving recipes, or dividing the measurements for favourites in advance.
Community News
Visit Your Denturist Yearly
It’s important to see your denturist once a year to ensure oral health is maintained and the dentures have proper stability and fit. We want to avoid any damage to the tissue and oral cavity, as well as ensure the temporomandibular joint is supported by a proper vertical dimension, and centric bite is maintained. It is greatly encouraged to visit your denturist for an oral exam, because they believe that a proper fitting denture and healthy oral cavity contribute to a healthy, holistic balance within the body.
Online Dating Vs. a Matchmaker
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.
Why Do We Need Sunglasses?
When it comes to sunglasses, we all know that we should be wearing them. But why? There are many benefits to wearing sunglasses, including protecting our eyes from damaging radiation and ultraviolet (UV) rays. High-quality sunglasses will filter out 99 to 100 percent of UV rays (sometimes called “sunburn rays”), which can help prevent UV-related eye disorders such as macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in older people, and cataracts, a major cause of blindness and visual impairment. People of all ages are at risk, including children, and certain medications can increase your risk. Protect your eyes today!
Online Dating Vs. a Matchmaker
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.
Exercising with Shoulder Pain
When dealing with shoulder impingement, avoid resisted shoulder exercises with a pronated grip (palms facing down), as the tendons will be pinched in this position. The weakened rotator cuff is unable to maintain adequate space between the bones in the shoulder, causing the tendons to rub, which will aggravate symptoms. Exercises should be done in pain-free range of motion with proper form. It is more important to restore movement and increase endurance by doing higher repetitions than overloading with heavy weight. Make sure to emphasize deep breathing and take a 45 to 60-second break in between sets.
Stress Fractures
Q: What is a stress fracture? A: Stress fractures are partial breaks, or cracks in a bone. Walking or running will be painful, whereas generally there will not be pain during rest periods. They are usually considered an overuse injury, which can result from overtraining, switching running surfaces (soft to hard), or wearing shoes that provide inadequate support. If you suspect a stress fracture, see your family doctor or a sports-oriented podiatrist. Do not run at all for six weeks. Often crutches, and sometimes casting, are needed. The good news is that stress fractures usually heal without complications, provided diagnosis and treatment are done early.
Keeping Up-to-Date with Vaccinations
While we often think about the immunization of children, in recent years, there are more and more vaccinations for adults. According to the ImmunizeBC website (immunizebc.ca), as we get older, some of our vaccination protection may wane or there may be some vaccinations available now that were not available when we were children. The list of available vaccinations is long. Whether you need a booster shot or a first immunization will depend on factors such as your age, job, health, and immunization history. Check on your immunization status and, if needed, get your vaccinations updated today.
Developing with Nature in Mind
An intimate relationship with nature is built into the human psyche; a clean and positive environment affects our physical body, mind, intuition, and higher self. Spirituality has the power to check greed, it elevates one’s consciousness, and it opens our eyes to the beauty of nature (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar). Locally, greed is predominant, as developers and civic leaders have no connection with nature or animal protection. People move to our valley because of the beauty, but our beauty is fast disappearing. It is time to make a stand and develop with nature in mind. It can and must be done.
Kombucha and Liver Health
In April of 2009, an abstract was published on PubMed.gov titled, “Hepatoprotective and curative properties of Kombucha tea against carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity”. This study was performed by the Department of Biotechnology at Bharathiar University in India. The study evaluated and compared hepatoprotective and curative properties of kombucha tea, black tea, and enzyme processed tea against CCl4-induced toxicity, using male albino rats as an experimental model. All three of the tea preparations showed potential to revert the induced toxicity, yet kombucha tea was found to be more efficient than the other teas were. Fermentation-generated antioxidant molecules were suspected as the reason.
Straight to the POINT!
Sports injuries are very common amongst people with active lifestyles. Many professional sports teams have acupuncturists on staff to decrease healing times and resolve stubborn ailments. But the use of acupuncture to treat acute injuries from intense or repetitive physical activity began centuries ago. It was and still is one of the primary means of quick healing for the ancient martial arts. Specific acupuncture styles and techniques were developed to stop pain and dramatically increase recovery time. This tradition continues today, and its use has expanded into competitive athletics that result in similar injuries.
