Community News
Overcoming Holiday Season Overindulgence

If you’ve overindulged this holiday season, here are some great tips for getting back on track! 1) Practice modified intermittent fasting – start by eliminating nighttime snacking to help support fat burning and better sleep. 2) Increase fibre in the diet for good colon health and binding fat-soluble toxins so they won’t get reabsorbed. 3) Start your day with some warm/room temperature water infused with citrus, cucumber, herbs, ginger, etc. to support fluid intake and liver/kidney health. 4) Practice yoga, Pilates, Qi Gong, or Tai Chi in the mornings to breathe and get blood/lymph moving. 5) Do a sugar detox.

Smoking Affects Your Hearing

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? If you are a smoker, you can now add increased risk of hearing loss to the list of reasons to quit. The chemicals found in cigarettes may affect the way your ear processes sound. In fact, smokers have been found to be 15% more likely to have hearing loss than non-smokers. Hearing loss isn’t fatal, but it can lead to a number of health-related issues down the line. Dementia & depression have been linked to untreated hearing loss, so be sure to have your ears checked regularly. Get started by scheduling a hearing test today.

New Year New You Slimdown Challenge

The New Year is the perfect time to create new goals and milestones in your life. If you’re yearning to become the BEST version of yourself in 2022, why not challenge yourself to meet your health and weight loss goals? A 30-day FOCUSSED well coached slimdown challenge can give you a POWERFUL start to the ‘NEW YOU’ in 2022. With the right fitness classes, strength training, online coaching, and meal plans… you WILL SUCCEED. A timely online challenge creates laser focus on your goals, increases personal accountability and gives you structure and the ‘know how’ to get RESULTS. It also teaches you how to create new lasting lifestyle changes to become and remain the BEST YOU possible.

Smoking Affects Your Hearing

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? If you are a smoker, you can now add increased risk of hearing loss to the list of reasons to quit. The chemicals found in cigarettes may affect the way your ear processes sound. In fact, smokers have been found to be 15% more likely to have hearing loss than non-smokers. Hearing loss isn’t fatal, but it can lead to a number of health-related issues down the line. Dementia & depression have been linked to untreated hearing loss, so be sure to have your ears checked regularly. Get started by scheduling a hearing test today.

What is Your Longevity Combination?

You know the feeling, you’ve tried it all: the anti-inflammatory diet, mindfulness, aerobics, probiotics, prebiotics, hiking, swimming in the ocean, self-help, TM, Atkins, Keto, injections, even contemplated more invasive treatments. Some worked short term, some not at all. Frustrating, your health and wellness still isn’t what you want. The perfect solution isn’t one thing, it’s a lifestyle, the daily/weekly practice of habits that are the perfect combination for you! Like the combination for a padlock, knowing and practicing your combination is key to “Owning YOU!”. Curious about your combination? Book a clarity call with Denise at whitecedarclinic.com

Shockwave Therapy: The Gold Standard

The FDA has approved the use of Shockwave Therapy (SWT) for the treatment of plantar fasciitis and other tendon injures. SWT is a non-invasive treatment that involves delivery of shock waves to injured tissue to ultimately reduce pain and promote healing. Multiple high-quality randomized clinical trials/research has provided substantial evidence that SWT is a safe and effective non-invasive option for treating tendinopathy & calcifications throughout the musculoskeletal system. At Origin Integrated Health we are currently yielding positive results using SWT for chronic injuries to tendons in the rotator cuff/shoulder, elbow, hip/hamstring, Achilles and plantar fascia.

Benefits of Sound Healing

Sound healing involves using sound vibrations to relax your mind and body, through the use of sacred instruments like tuning forks, gongs, or singing bowls, music, or simply the voice. These vibrations can help to promote energy flow, circulation, and rejuvenation, as well as activate de-stress responses in the body. This may lead to improved mood and sleep, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and lower stress levels. It may also provide some relief from depression, anxiety, autism, dementia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among other conditions. You may find that different types of sound healing can produce different results.

January Events

Free Legal Clinic- January 4
55+ Fitness Class- January 5 from 10:30am-11:30am. Caregiver Support Group- January 6 from 1:30pm-3:00pm. 55+ Fitness Class- January 12 from 10:30am-11:30am.
Walking Group- January 19 at 9:30am. 55+ Fitness Class- January 19 from 10:30am-11:30am. Caregiver Support Group- January 21 from 1:30pm-3:30pm. Zoom Bingo- January 26 from 1pm-3pm. Free Legal Clinic- January 26. 55+ Fitness Class- January 26 from 10:30am-11:30 am. Trivia Thursdays – January 27 1pm-3pm.

Start Changing Lives Now

We are meeting a need in the community, and we can’t do it without you. Please give generously and make a difference in the quality of life for our seniors. Your donation will go a long way to continue providing just the right programs and services and help people reconnect with the community in a safe way. Every $100 donated provides an hour of services to three older adults and caregivers.

Tablet Loaning Program

If you are in need of a technology device to help you gain access to our virtual programs or simply for your own use, we have Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablets on loan. No Wi-Fi? No problem. The tablets come with data plans pre-installed. Tablet loaning is at no cost. Please contact 604-531-9400 ext. 220 to borrow a tablet today.