Chiropractic care can play a crucial role in boosting your natural immune system this cold and flu season. The spine houses the nervous system, which controls and coordinates the body’s functions, including the immune response. Misalignments in the spine can disrupt nervous system communication, potentially weakening the immune system. Chiropractic adjustments help correct these misalignments, enhancing nerve function and supporting optimal communication between the brain and the body. Improved nervous system function can promote better immune response, helping the body fight off infections and diseases more effectively. Regular chiropractic care, combined with a healthy lifestyle, can naturally strengthen your body’s defense mechanisms.
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Treatment & Management of PPD
Every Journey is Unique
Recovering from PPD is deeply personal, and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. It’s crucial to remember that you’re not alone—your experience is valid, and with the proper support, you can find the path that’s right for you. Healing often involves a blend of therapy, medication, lifestyle adjustments, and leaning on those around you. Together, these elements help you move towards feeling more like yourself.
Therapy: A Path to Healing
Therapy is a powerful way to manage PPD. Cognitive-behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) have been particularly helpful for many.
● Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) gently guides you to recognize and reshape negative thoughts. Techniques like cognitive restructuring and behavioural activation help you reclaim joy in everyday moments. Mindfulness exercises offer calm amidst the storm, helping you navigate each day.
● Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) helps you manage changes and challenges in relationships that often come with PPD. Whether adjusting to parenthood, resolving conflicts, or coping with grief, IPT strengthens connections and supports healing.
Both CBT and IPT offer hope and practical strategies for recovery. With the right tools, brighter days are within reach.
Medication: A Step Toward Balance
Sometimes, therapy alone isn’t enough, and that’s okay. Medication can be a crucial part of finding balance.
● SSRIs & SNRIs: Medications like SSRIs (Zoloft, Prozac) and SNRIs (Effexor, Cymbalta) help lift your mood, giving you the boost needed to start feeling better. While they can take time to work and may have side effects, they’ve been a lifeline for many.
● Finding What Works for You: Open conversations with your healthcare provider are crucial to finding what works best. There’s no shame in seeking help through medication—it’s a step toward caring for yourself, and you deserve to feel well.
Combining medication with therapy, lifestyle changes, and support creates a strong foundation for recovery.
Thanksgiving Flower Gift Guide
Sending flowers for Thanksgiving is a thoughtful gesture that can brighten anyone’s day. When choosing flowers, opt for autumnal blooms like sunflowers, chrysanthemums, and roses in warm hues like orange, yellow, and red. Ensure you personalize the arrangement with a heartfelt note expressing gratitude and good wishes. For co-workers, select elegant yet modest bouquets to maintain a professional tone. For friends and family, consider their favorite flowers or colors for a personal touch. Arrange for timely delivery to ensure the flowers arrive fresh and on or before Thanksgiving. This small act of kindness can spread joy and appreciation during the holiday season.
The Power of Gratitude in Healthy Aging
Gratitude is a powerful tool with transformative effects on mental health and overall well-being, especially for seniors. In later years, aging can be a time of fulfillment and joy, and practicing gratitude may be key to unlocking these enriching experiences. Beyond boosting emotional well-being, gratitude also supports physical health by improving sleep quality and reducing stress and depression. Taking a moment each day to appreciate even the smallest joys can lower the risk of heart attack, angina, and stroke, help manage arthritic pain, and reduce frailty in older adults.
Gratitude is Very Powerful
Thanksgiving is a great time to practice gratitude, a high vibrational frequency. When you are grateful, you attract higher positive energies. Try writing in a gratitude journal every day to attract these energies. List all the things that happened during the day that you are grateful for. Gratitude is connected with greater happiness; it helps people feel positive emotions and improves health. As a Certified Body/Emotion Code Practitioner, Permelia can help you release unprocessed negative (trapped) emotions that will assist you in being grateful and will help you attract even more positive energy. Contact her for an appointment today.
It’s Not the “Things” that Matter
“The secret to having everything in life, is believing that you already have it.” Many seniors will tell you that the things that you thought mattered in your younger years were not really what mattered. It’s not the ‘things’ that matter. It’s the people, the experiences, the memories that you carry with you throughout your lifetime. Retirement communities are great places for retirees to continue to make new friends, have new experiences and make more wonderful memories. We should all strive every day to learn something new or meet someone new – it’s what keeps us young at heart!
Moving to a New Home?
Here are some tips to make the move as easy as possible. *Create personalized floor plans so you can envision how and where your possessions fit in your new space. *Start the decision process as early as possible as to which belongings are going to make the move with you and which ones to repurpose to a charity or consignment service. *Don’t do everything alone; enlist help from a family member, loved one, or a professional moving company. Genie Senior Services can help you with every step of your move, including downsizing, decluttering, moving, transporting, and setting up your new home.
Easing Change of Season Stress
We are now into October, which is the beginning of the fall season; children are back in school, and many of us are back to a regular work or activity schedule. This can be a very stressful time for several reasons, including mourning the warm and carefree days of summer. The lack of a routine and the lower amount of sunlight can trigger depression, mood swings, and insomnia. To make the transition to fall as easy as possible: *Establish consistent daily routines for everyone in the house; *Get enough sleep; *Eat healthy meals; *Engage in physical activities indoors and outdoors; and *Practice mindfulness and gratitude.
Dangers of Social Isolation
Social isolation in seniors is a very serious problem affecting thousands of people across Canada. Health changes that prevent people from visiting others, such as the loss of a driver’s license or the death of loved ones, can contribute to the loss of social opportunities and contacts. These challenges can lead to depression and premature moves to assisted living facilities. Fortunately, there are many resources out there to keep seniors connected. Contact Nanaimo Lifeline, and we will be happy to connect you with organizations and services in our community that can do everything from daily phone calls to driving you to appointments.
Are Your Vaccines Up to Date?
Fall boosters for COVID-19 will be available in October. This is also a great time to update vaccination schedules for travel, pneumonia, shingles, and more. Your pharmacist can help provide information and answer many of the questions that you may have regarding vaccines. Vaccines can help prevent disease and save lives. Individuals most at risk are: * people over 65 or under 5; * pregnant women; * residents of long-term care facilities; and * people with chronic diseases such as diabetes. Please book online to choose the day and time that will work for you to come in for your COVID-19 and additional important vaccines.
Live Theatre – Perfect Arrangement
It’s 1950, and new colours are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: Both Bob and Norma are gay and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover. Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door. Tickets are on sale now for October 6–26, 2024.
