Innovative Medical Supplies has been serving the Winnipeg area since 1994. From ligamentous and osteoarthritis bracing products to athletic injury, cold therapy, and home health care supplies, they can meet all your needs in a convenient one-stop shopping environment. They provide sales, rentals, and services across four Manitoba locations – Brandon, Steinbach, and two stores in Winnipeg. Did you know that they also direct bill Manitoba Health and other various third-party insurance providers? To learn more about coverage information, or products and services available check out their website!
Natural Product Spotlight:
Innotech Nutrition Fasting Days™ – Research shows some of the main benefits of intermittent fasting include: safe weight loss, more energy, improved cardio wellness, relief from aches and pains, rebuilding of liver, normalization of insulin sensitivity, and immune system optimization. Innotech Fasting Days™ is doctor-formulated to help support your goals with a balanced nutrient powder that’s very low in calories, keto-friendly, vegan, non-GMO, non-dairy, and free of sugar, gluten, artificial sweeteners/flavours and colours. It helps with glucose metabolism, hydration and electrolyte balance, muscle mass, collagen formation, and hunger suppression.
Sleep Hygiene – Ending Insomnia
When insomnia is ongoing, try altering your sleep habits. There is ample clinical evidence supporting the effectiveness of a concept called Sleep Hygiene – recommendations that help with the specific aim of improving sleep quality. Even a few slight adjustments can mean the difference between sound sleep and a restless night. Have a bedtime routine, let your body know it’s time to sleep. Don’t go to bed hungry or stuffed and avoid nicotine, caffeine and alcohol. Create a restful bedroom environment that is cool, dark and quiet. Schedule ‘worry’ time for the next day and go to bed worry-free!
How Clean is Your Water?
Clean water is essential for life. We need water to drink, to bathe, and to clean our homes. If you suspect that your tap water contains impurities, look to the professionals for water quality testing. In no time, they will determine whether impurities are present in your tap water and then provide a solution for filtering out those impurities. Clean tap water is one of the most important things you should maintain in your home, as it provides numerous health and quality-of-life benefits for you and your loved ones, as well as the life of your appliances and pipes.
Product Review: Colflex® by Innotech™
ColFlex® Super Oregano Oil Spray is a great-tasting 4-in-1 oral spray containing essential oils of oregano, thyme, and spearmint oil in an extra virgin olive oil base, sweetened with stevia and fortified with vitamin D3. Spray orally to help relieve coughs, sore throat, travelling challenges, that “under the weather feeling” and for general oral hygiene and fresher breath. Lab tests show that ColFlex inhibited the growth of bacteria such as S. aureus and S. pneumonia after 27 minutes and inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. typhi after 9 minutes. Ask for Colflex® at your local Health Food Store.
It’s Okay to Feel Sad
Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows everywhere! Life just isn’t like that all the time. There are days when you feel like you can’t get out of bed. The feeling is more than just a bad day and it seems to persist. What to do? Identify the sadness or grief. Truthfully name it. Reach out to someone you know as trustworthy. Ask for permission to process your sense of sadness or loss or grief and permit that person the freedom to not have to offer solutions. The process of you speaking through your feelings are a step toward moving forward. You are more than what you feel on a bad day.
Natural Product Spotlight:
Innotech Nutrition Fasting Days™ – Research shows some of the main benefits of intermittent fasting include: safe weight loss, more energy, improved cardio wellness, relief from aches and pains, rebuilding of liver, normalization of insulin sensitivity, and immune system optimization. Innotech Fasting Days™ is doctor-formulated to help support your goals with a balanced nutrient powder that’s very low in calories, keto-friendly, vegan, non-GMO, non-dairy, and free of sugar, gluten, artificial sweeteners/flavours and colours. It helps with glucose metabolism, hydration and electrolyte balance, muscle mass, collagen formation, and hunger suppression.
A Perfect Possibility
“Perfect sky,” I said. “It is a perfect sky?” “Well, it’s always a perfect sky, Don.” “Are you telling me that even though it’s changing every second, the sky is always a perfect sky?” “Gee, I’m smart. YES!” ~Illusions by R. Bach. What part of your day is perfect? What ever-changing moment of your life is transforming into that beautiful possibility? Journaling gratitude is a practice that will increase perfect moments in your life. Daily journaling gratitude for something, someone, and one for yourself, try it today and tomorrow and the next day.
Tea and Toast Syndrome
“Tea and toast syndrome” refers to malnutrition in seniors when a lack of desire or inability to prepare and/or eat proper meals results in them relying on simpler meals like tea and toast. Seniors who skip meals almost daily, have gained/lost more than 10 pounds in the past six months, take medications, have dental issues, or have a disability can be at risk for malnutrition. Some common signs to watch for include unexplained weight loss, fatigue, memory issues, digestive issues, a weak immune system, muscle weakness, and anemia. There are support services available to help seniors eat well and regularly!
Ask The Expert
Q: Is it worth wearing sunglasses if my lens implants (from cataract surgery) have UV protection built in?
A: In short, yes. The protection from ultraviolet light in lens implants is meant to protect the interior of the eye (mainly the retina) from sun damage. However, these implants cannot protect the more exterior parts of the eye, like the cornea, the conjunctiva, and the skin on the eyelids. Many types of prescription lenses for glasses already have some UV or blue light protection, even if they are not sunglasses. This may be worth checking during your next eye exam.
Heal Shoulder Joint Pain
To eliminate the pain of frozen shoulder or rotator cuff injuries and to regenerate the joint, especially with osteo-arthritic elements; acupuncture, natural medicines and ozone are historically my treatment protocols. Hypoxia or the inadequacy of cellular oxygen reaching the body’s tissues causes degeneration in the ligaments. These treatments are excellent for all forms of musculo-skeletal and joint pain including chronic neck & back pain, rotator cuff injuries, degenerative, arthritic hips, knees, degenerated discs, shoulder and elbow pain.


