With our days already busy with work and our loved ones, the pandemic continues to cause many of us extra stress and anxiousness. To combat anxiety or burnout, engage in the practice of mindfulness to improve your mental wellbeing. Mindfulness is the practice of taking time to stop, think and focus on the present moment. This means being aware of your state of mind and thoughts, what feelings or sensations you are experiencing, the environment, and your breathing. Allowing yourself the time to be in the present helps you to calm down, frees your body of tension, and relieves your mind of distressing thoughts.
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Feb. 7: Mindful Based Self Care. Join Occupational Therapist Martina Forster for a 4-week intro. to Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our emotional well-being. $75 Call 236.255.1979 for more info. BrokenSquirrel.ca
Feb. 17: 5:30 – 6:30pm. FREE Webinar. Find out the 5 Steps to YOUR BEST HEALTH? Recently helped over 120 in Comox Valley take control of their Health. Call 250-941-4999 for more information. Join us to learn the 5 steps and get your free health planner. White Cedar Wellness Clinic. WhiteCedarClinic.com
Feb 27: 12-3pm. Restore the Inner Goddess- This 3-hour workshop will include a sacred sharing circle, Yin/Restorative Yoga practice, suggested home practices and recipes to help tap into your divine inner feminine power. $50 Call 236.255.1979 for more info. BrokenSquirrel.ca
Avoiding Cheilitis from Dentures Editorial
People who wear dentures can sometimes experience an infection of the mouth called cheilitis, which can cause painful inflammation and cracks at the corners of the mouth. This is often due to an overgrowth of yeast from dentures that fit improperly. Yeast is always present in our mouths, but certain issues can cause it to accumulate and cause infections like cheilitis. It’s important to visit your denturist regularly (at least once a year) so they can make any necessary adjustments to refit your dentures. Be sure to clean your dentures daily and chew on both sides to maintain proper fit.
Relocation Stress Syndrome
While remaining at home is possible for some seniors, many others may need to move to Independent Living with Services to get the best care possible. Since moving is a major life stressor, some seniors may experience relocation stress syndrome, with symptoms like confusion, loneliness, and anxiety. To help make the transition to assisted living as smooth as possible, it’s important to: 1) avoid rushing the process; 2) focus on their well-being; 3) make their new home look familiar with personal belongings; 4) help them get involved in their new community; and 5) ensure they have frequent visitors.
Yoga Practices for Better Sleep
Practicing yoga can help you get a peaceful night of deep sleep by releasing everything you’re holding onto mentally or physically. Including a relaxing yoga practice routine can help improve the quality and duration of your sleep, especially if you are a light sleeper, have limited time to sleep, or have insomnia. Three types of relaxing yoga practices: Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) – a powerful way to control your body’s relaxation response; Restorative Yoga – promotes physical and mental relaxation; and Yin Yoga – targets the deep connective tissues for relaxation. We offer 16 virtual and live classes weekly to support your practice.
Have You Tried a HydraFacial?
HydraFacial MD is an award-winning, non-invasive hydradermabrasion procedure that combines cleansing, exfoliation, extraction, hydration, and antioxidant protection simultaneously, resulting in clearer, more beautiful skin. The machine’s handpiece holds patented spiralized treatment tips equipped with “vortex technology” — a gentle whirling force that both delivers ingredients and removes makeup debris and dead skin cells by vacuuming out pores. HydraFacials are completely customized to suit your individual skincare needs and are an excellent choice for all skin types and concerns, including fine lines and wrinkles, elasticity and firmness, skin texture or tone, brown spots, congested or oily skin, and enlarged pores.
Total Wealth Planning
As of 2021, 22.8% of Canadians are 65 or older. It’s important to have conversations around Total Wealth Planning for your family. Considerations: *Talk about money openly with family, *Establish a family member as a point of contact to divert calls from scammers, *Regular finances review; involve the family in discussions with your advisor, * Discuss the creation of a Will and Power of Attorney while the senior is still of sound mind. If you want to learn how to help the senior in your life, contact us today.
Tired of Feeling Tired?
You are not alone! People come to see me to help them gain more energy and have better health so they can enjoy life to the fullest. A naturopathic assessment starts with a one-hour initial visit where we figure out what the root causes of your fatigue and other health concerns are. Together, we develop a plan to get you back on your path to wellness! I understand how important health is to feel like yourself and I would love to help support you! Questions? Book a complementary “Meet and Greet” with me to chat more:” Dr. Lyndsey Nabata, ND.
Class IV Laser for Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain? Acute Injury and a lot of swelling? Try Class IV Deep Tissue Laser which kick starts your body’s own healing capacity 2-3 times! It’s clinically proven by the World Health Organization to reduce pain and restore function to tissues. Injuries need blood flow and circulation to heal and laser does just that. Common ailments that have proven successful are: muscle strains, tendon injuries such as rotator cuff tears, as well as joint sprains. Even acute swelling or bruises can be treated with laser to accelerate the healing process and decrease scar tissue formation!
Ask The Expert
Q: I have glaucoma and dry eyes. My eye doctor says I should do warm compresses for my dryness, but won’t this raise my eye pressure?
A: You don’t have to worry. Problems with eye pressure come from within the eye, not from occasionally pressing a heating pad on the eyelids. Warm compresses usually work very well for dry eyes, but don’t affect the state of glaucoma one way or the other.
Acupuncture for Infertility
Roughly 16% of couples in Canada experience infertility. This number has doubled since the 1980s, Traditional Chinese Medicine can help to reverse these numbers. Some studies have found that acupuncture may help with things like sperm quality, motility and counts in men, and increased blood flow to the uterus, with an impact in their quality of their eggs and regulation of hormones in women. Acupuncture has been used as a protocol all over the world when couples going through IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatment, as it may increase the number of follicles produced and studies showed that the patients who received acupuncture before and after IVF transfer increased significantly their outcomes.
