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Health Spotlight: Comfort Keepers

Are you or a loved one looking for help maintaining an independent lifestyle? Comfort Keepers provides non-medical, in-home services for seniors and other adults in need of a helping hand with day to day activities, promoting a safe and enriched life for those under our care. The cornerstone of Comfort Keepers philosophy is a method we call Interactive Caregiving that promotes active engagement in daily activities. We know that physical and mental stimulation leads to a healthier, better quality of life.

We assist with a variety of daily tasks including meal preparation, light housekeeping, incidental transportation, personal care, errands and many others, while ensuring safety and independence. If you would like to enrich the life of a loved one, call Comfort Keepers to discuss how we can help, and receive a free in-home assessment.

204-488-4600

www.winnipeg.comfortkeepers.ca

Ever Wanted To Be a Hero?

My dad is 65 years old and on peritoneal dialysis. He was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in his mid 50’s, a genetic disease that attacks both kidneys until kidney failure. When you reach kidney failure, dialysis can only buy you so much time before your only option is to find a kidney donor. Unfortunately his chance of getting a deceased donor kidney is so low that a living donor is our only hope. No one in our family is capable of donating, either because we have been diagnosed with the disease ourselves or our health leaves us incapable of donating. We are now looking for a volunteer living kidney donor outside of our family. My dad needs a hero now so that he can be around to watch his five grandsons grow up.

For more information please visit our website at:  www.ralphskidneyquest.com

Whole Food Based Nutrition

The best way to reduce your risk of disease is to eat healthy. The right fuel in your body makes it run better. Fruits and vegetables are two key food groups known to contribute to better health. Juice Plus+ puts more of the valuable nutrition from fruits and vegetables back into your diet to improve health and wellness. The recommendation for a healthy diet is to fill half your plate at each meal with fruits and vegetables. Healthy eating takes time, planning, and can cost a lot of money. Rich in vitamins and antioxidants, Juice Plus+ products can help you fill that hole in your diet.

What to Expect Over Time – Improved immunity, better digestion, better sleep, fewer allergies, more energy, healthier hair, skin, nails and gums, improved circulation and heart health, peak athletic performance and recovery, reduced systemic inflammation, stronger anti-oxidant defence system, optimal mental, emotional and physical health.

Himalayan Salt Lamps

As well as being beautiful, salt lamps release negatively charged ions. These negative ions neutralize positively charged ions given out by computers, televisions, power grids etc. Negatively charged ions create an environment that is similar to being near the sea or a waterfall and help to purify the air. The salt lamps should be lit at all times as they give off more negative ions that way. By using Salt Crystal lamps, we can easily improve our environment, not only thorough the ionizing effects of the lamp but through the beautiful light they cast in a room! Place them near your television or computer area.

Let the Flu Go Around You

Since mid-Fall, TV commercials have been trumpeting the horrors of the “flu season”. Public health announcements urge us to get our “yearly flu shot”.

What’s never mentioned in the “flu warning” propaganda, is the versatility and adaptability of our remarkable immune system. Once our immune system has detected a foreign protein it mounts an immediate defense, attacking and destroying the alien molecules. The memory of that particular invader is permanent, enabling a future immune response to be swift and effective.

In the real world, our immune systems can be weakened due to life habits, circumstances, and stress. And, of course, being human, there’s plenty of stress from dawn to dusk. If you do the simple things that keep you healthy and well you’ll develop a stronger immune system, and will be far less likely to “catch” something.