Stress and trauma disrupt the flow of our brainwaves between brain lobes and hemispheres. Too much or too little activity in one area or the other has a domino effect on the whole brain and develops into abnormal brainwave patterns that can, for example, be experienced as insomnia, anxiety, depression, or ADHD. This often leads to chronic conditions, self-medication and addictions. Brainwave Optimization allows the brain to retrain itself and self-regulate with a non-invasive acoustic mirror that helps you get out of being stuck in a rut and relax into well-being. As part of your summer holidays, consider taking yourself to our “brain spa” to “reboot” your brain.
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When do you need emergency care vs. outpatient care in a clinic or a house call?
Many patients end up in emergency frustrated by the wait. The main reasons are that there are many other people who are also very sick, or your symptoms and condition are not necessarily considered emergent. When your condition is not emergent, you will generally wait a very long time in order to see a doctor.
Try looking for care in the best setting that will serve your needs – walk-in, family doctor, emergency, or house call.
Vitamin C and Brain Health
Vitamin C is essential for brain health. However, only an extremely small portion of the nutrient’s molecules ingested are conveyed into the organ. In 2014, biochemists in South Korea found high-dose vitamin C supplementation reduces amyloid plaque burden and ameliorates pathological changes in the brains of mice with genetically engineered Alzheimer’s disease. If you want to get more vitamin C accumulated in your brain, do high-dose supplementation or take regular vitamin C supplements. The latter method is likely better, as high-dose supplementation can cause adverse effects, according to some medical researchers.
What Do Denturists Do?
Denturists help those who are missing some or all of their natural teeth. They design, repair, reline, and make removable dental appliances. Your denturist will collaborate with you, your family, and other healthcare professionals to promote and maintain your oral health.
When making a set of dentures, the objectives are:
• supporting and protecting your gums and the bones in your mouth;
• enhancing your face and holding your jaws the proper distance apart;
• carefully choosing individual teeth to match what you already have; and
• allowing you to speak clearly and chew without stress.
How Feelings Shape Your Reality
It is not enough just to choose “good feeling thoughts” and ignore the rest. Thoughts from fear-based feelings will continue to manifest in our lives, often in unexpected ways. It’s why “bad” things seem to happen to “good” people!
Love-based feelings completely neutralize a negative thought. Remember, any thought that you hold with feeling will become a thing! You can choose fear or love.
If you want to know what you’ve been thinking, look at your life today. Take fear-based feelings and replace them with love-based ones.
The Gut and Your Metabolism
What does healthy glucose metabolism mean? It means all-day energy because your levels don’t drop, so say goodbye to that afternoon nap. It also means that those persistent cravings become a distant memory, because you don’t need that pick-me-up snack to get through the day. But Plexus Slim, along with that, also helps to maintain healthy blood pressure levels and cardiovascular health, and helps the body metabolize carbohydrates and fats, which in turn helps with weight management. It all adds up to a healthier you.
It’s time to take control of your health, rebalance your metabolism, and recharge your life!
Natural Product Spotlight
Garden of Life Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein is the cleanest protein available having quadruple, third-party certifications saying so. Not only is it Certified USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified, Organic Plant-Based Protein takes it to the next level for sport by being NSF Certified for Sport and Informed-Choice for Sport Certified. This ensures there are no banned athletic substances—just whole clean nutrients. This product is formulated to help your body recover faster, build and repair muscle and fuel your metabolism with Truly Clean multi-sourced plant-based protein and antioxidants. Support immune system health during training with 2 Billion CFU of Clinically Studied Probiotics.
Do You Suffer From Hypertension?
Hypertension affects more than one in five Canadians. The Government of Canada states that it is the number one reason for taking medication. Unfortunately, many people have difficulty controlling their blood pressure even with conventional medical treatments. If the cause of your hypertension is due to plaque build-up in your arteries, very often it can be helped naturally. To determine if there is arterial narrowing and restricted blood flow, a simple, non-invasive test using digital pulsewave analysis can be performed. Depending on the results, specific nutritional formulations can be taken to open the arteries, thereby decreasing blood pressure.
Sometimes Timing is Everything
Waiting is essential, required and can’t be rushed. A spiritual practice that involves knowing when to pause and stay open and when to move and take action. Honouring and trusting the mystery of life’s timing. Patiently awaiting is one of the more difficult things we have to learn in a human body. In a world that never stops, practicing the fine art of slowing down and tuning in invites a deep inner knowing and wisdom that can only be revealed rather than forced. There is a sacred timing once we unhook from the mind’s chatter, learning to differentiate our instincts from our fear awaiting an inner green light to reveal a clear yes or no. Trusting the answer will unfold at the perfect timing instead of the one we have pressured ourselves to create and re-enforce.
Muscle Pain? Try Dry Needling!
Pain and muscle soreness is something that affects many of us. One of the most supported treatments for muscle pain is trigger point dry needling. This treatment has been demonstrated to have a significant effect on muscle tone and myofascial trigger point pain, through mechanical, electrophysical, chemical, and neurophysiological mechanisms. Dry needling has been shown to be effective for numerous pathologies, such as muscle strains, neck and back pain, jaw pain (TMJ), headaches, and chronic pain syndromes such as fibromyalgia. It is especially effective when combined with other physiotherapy techniques and treatments, including manual therapy, exercise, and education.
Family Gathering Tips
Family Gathering Tips. Enjoying the company of relatives you don’t see very often is one of the best parts of family gatherings.
Enjoy your day to the fullest by taking every opportunity you can to connect and speak an encouraging word to every person in attendance. In doing so, you will start a ton of great conversations and learn fun facts about your relatives. Here are a few more family gathering tips to help you make the most out of your time spent with loved ones.
Enjoy your Tribe to the Fullest with These Family Gathering Tips
1. Talk about past memories. If it’s an annual gathering that’s been going on since you were a kid, start a conversation to bring up some of the funny and heartwarming memories of years gone by. Include aunts, uncles, and cousins as you relive the “good ole days”.
2. Get into a conversation with your favorite relatives. If you just them a hug or a handshake and move on, you may be missing out on special stories and memories.
3. Changing up your surroundings where you normally host your gatherings are both great ways to encourage fresh conversation and connections. Make an effort to create a Family Gathering Committee. Rotate members in and out every gathering so everyone has a chance of honing their leadership and planning skills.
4. Crack a joke at an unexpected time, or grab a smaller group to go hunt down some hot chocolate.
5. Exchange phone numbers and emails with cousins and others you’ve grown distant from. You might have lost your childhood closeness, but why not bring that closeness back as adults? That way, when the next family gathering rolls around, you’ll already feel connected, both as family members and as friends.
6. Whip up some of your favorite recipes as a special treat. Or make it a recipe swap, either with or without the actual dishes. Start a fun new family tradition by creating a family “Secret Recipe” collection that can be added to over the years.
7. Create some completely new Family Traditions. Whether serious or funny, family traditions are the catalyst for bonding opportunities that can be continued for hundreds of years. Just make sure they’re memorable and a somehow representative of your family.
So, dust off your electronic family address book and plan a get-together. Gather for an annual winter marshmallow roast, a monthly poker game, or a quarterly brunch where you all wear your finest clothes and drink orange tea. After all, anything goes. It’s tradition!
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