Here are some tips from Dental Hygiene Canada to improve your dental health: * Brush your teeth two times per day with fluoridated toothpaste, * Use an antibacterial mouthwash daily to rinse germs down the drain, * Floss Daily to remove food particles that get caught in your teeth, * You are what you eat! Eat a balanced diet and avoid in-between meal snacks, * Rethink your drink. Drinking sweetened beverages increases you risk of getting cavities. * See your dentist regularly. Your oral health is important. When you take care of your oral health, you take care of your overall health
Community News
Visits to a Care Home
Now that Covid restrictions have been loosened in retirement homes, loved ones are being reunited…some after many long months. It’s heartwarming to see that the vaccines are helping people be able to reconnect and catch up. As wonderful as Zoom and other social medias have been in helping seniors keep in touch, it simply does not compare to being face to face and able to hug or hold hands. Please continue to do your part to stay safe for yourselves and your loved ones and please respect the policies that are in place in the retirement communities, such as wearing masks where required, so we can continue to protect the ones closest to us.
Social Isolation
Our lifestyles continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stay-at-Home recommendations have increased social Isolation, especially among seniors. This is a problem as it is associated with a number of health risks. Technology can help us stay connected through social media platforms but not everyone has access or ability to use them. The Nanaimo Lifeline Check-In Service offers a daily phone call to those who might not be connected. We provide a friendly chat that gives peace of mind and ensures someone knows you are doing Ok today. Now is a good time to sign up.
Don’t Lose Track of the Race
With an ever growing number of individuals receiving the vaccine, we are on the way to being able to breathe easy again. It is important that we remember that caution is still necessary until everyone has received the vaccine and the variants are reported as in check. This pandemic has taken so many of our loved ones. With the finish line in sight, let’s not lose track of the race. If you need help getting to and from your vaccination appointment or with any of your daily tasks, call Comfort Keepers. We are here to support you.
Are your Hormones Out of Balance?
Hormones affect many areas of your health, including your mood, your metabolism, and your sexual and reproductive function. Anyone who has been through puberty knows that hormones have a powerful effect on one’s body. Unbalanced hormones can make you feel like a stranger in your own skin. Compounded hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a way to restore balance and help you feel like yourself again. With your healthcare provider’s prescription, your compounding pharmacist can help start and maintain a hormone replacement regimen that brings your hormones back into balance and closely mimics what your body has been doing naturally for years.
Want the Best Skin of Your Life?
The normal skin growth cycle is 28 days for a middle–aged adult and can slow down to 60 days or longer in our 50’s and 60’s. As the process slows, dead cells accumulate on the surface of the skin, causing the skin to look dull and thick. Bacteria can become trapped causing blemishes and breakouts. As we grow older, vellus hair or “peach fuzz’ also become more troublesome. Increasing your skin cycle with a regular skincare routine and medical facials will ensure that the outer surface of skin is made of newer skin cells, leading to a softer and more luminous looking skin.
Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer
1 out of 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. One of the most important factors which can help prevent cancer is to lead a healthy lifestyle, one way to do that is to maintain a healthy body weight. Eat a balanced diet that is high in whole grains, fruit and vegetables and low in processed meat and salt. Strength training and cardio exercise help maintain a healthy body weight as well strengthen our immune system. We should aim for at least 30 minutes of activity 3 times a week. Make the right choices today to help prevent cancer tomorrow!
A Collaborative Plan for Your Injury
It can be frustrating when getting treated by a single practitioner for weeks with no end in sight. At Origin Integrated Health, we go for a collaborative approach! We offer you an individualized treatment plan to follow that most often involves collaboration between experts in the field. We treat the cause of your pain and focus on strengthening your imbalances in motion. We call upon:
• Myofascial techniques and Class IV Laser with a Chiropractor
• Inter-muscular Stimulation or Acu-Stimulation with a Physiotherapist or Acupuncturist.
• Active Rehab with an Athletic Therapist or Kinesiologist.
• Injection therapy with Naturopaths and Acupuncturists.
Let’s make you a master plan to get YOU BETTER!
3 Types of Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects different people differently. There are three main related patterns that your clinician will see in the health care setting. By differentiating the patient’s anxiety type, the context in which it exists, and underlying physical signs and symptoms, your clinician can provide people with a treatment plan that not only alleviates the anxiety symptoms but helps people feel truly supported and relaxed. To treat anxiety effectively, the best approach is to take a unified perspective of body and mind, treating it as an integrated whole.
Ask The Expert
Q: My eyelids twitch often. Why is that? It’s rather annoying.
A: You’re right – it’s annoying, but usually not an emergency. Common causes are tiredness (e.g. from too much computer work), eye strain, dry eyes, excessive caffeine, and electrolyte imbalances. Consider a small glass of electrolyte drink or electrolyte supplement each day until your twitch subsides.
Putting a Band-Aid on Your Health?
Physical and emotional wellbeing impacts our energy, learning, focus, motivation, time management, communication, our personal and professional relationships, and even our waistlines. During the past three decades, developments in biology, neurology, and psychology have demonstrated the mind-body connection and proven total wellbeing must incorporate ALL dimensions of our lives. Empowered, you learn and understand how and why you make choices, develop more clarity about personal responsibility for our personal and professional lives. Resulting in creating a wellbeing that is continuing toward higher levels of health and optimal living with ongoing awareness and action.
