The Board and staff of the Comox Valley Senior Support Society wish you a peaceful holiday season and very best wishes for 2022.
BC Community Response Network
The BC Community Response Network is a provincial organization that supports local CRNs who in tun work to create strong community response for adults who may be experiencing or impacted by abuse, neglect, and self neglect. As the new host agency of the Comox Valley Community Response Network, Comox Valley Senior Support is looking forward to filling the vital role a CRN can play in the community. While, just getting up to speed with the work that needs to be done, staff are looking forward to the task at hand. Please stay tuned for future updates! Further information on BC CRNs can be found at: https://bccrns.ca
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers Needed at Comox Valley Senior Support Society! The vital component of most of our programs at CV Senior Support are volunteers! While staff coordinate the pieces to make programs work, it is our incredible volunteers who venture into the community and provide the supports many of our clients depend upon. Volunteering at Comox Valley Senior Support can range from a weekly phone call or in person visit to grocery shopping or assisting seniors to fill out forms and find resources. Volunteers are provided with training and support and opportunities for ongoing education. As our volunteers retire, we need to replace them! If you have an interest in supporting seniors in your community, please contact the office at [email protected] or 250-871-5940 to find out more.
Does Your Skincare Regime Need a Change?
The iS Fire & Ice Facial is an intensive clinical treatment which rapidly and safely resurfaces the skin, diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while smoothing, softening, and encouraging overall skin rejuvenation. The treatment is a multi-step process that deeply cleanses the skin, utilizing a resurfacing mask, peel, serums, and moisturizers. Enjoy a combination of an intensive exfoliating peel and a luxurious facial in one single session. Awakening your senses, this phenomenal system incorporates both active and soothing formulas, which evokes aromas of warm cinnamon spice and brisk cool peppermint. You’ll find your skin glowing, blocked pores cleaned, and wrinkles lessened, leaving behind a smooth, healthy glow.
Bioavailable Sunshine
Sparkling and twinkling, this is a time of year we celebrate light. We recognize it for its beauty but light is also necessary for our cells to function well. Certain wavelengths of light can help power up our cells, affect hormones and neurotransmitters, balance our mood, enhance physical performance, hasten recovery from stress, increase alertness, improve sleep and positively affect the expression of our genes. Red light & infrared acts to stimulate our mitochondria and increase cellular energy. Book an introductory light therapy session and warm up from the inside out! Book at https://whitecedarclinic.com/booking/
Possible Cause of Chronic Pain
Central sensitization is where a person’s nervous system becomes hardwired to feel pain more
often, and the pain sensation is more extreme. Research points to a correlation between stress
and mood disorders causing central sensitization, which leads to a greater likelihood of the
onset of chronic pain. This theory explains why one person heals completely while another
person suffers for years after the same injury. It also means we have the ability to change our
pain response by rewiring our brain using the magic of neuroplasticity through stress
management techniques such as mindfulness training.
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!
Try Something New for Your Body
We have all heard about, if not personally experienced, the shortages our community is facing in the healthcare industry. It can be difficult to get an appointment, a scan, a test.. you name it. In the meantime, why not explore other options? Heather from BodyWell Therapeutics offers gentle yoga-based therapeutic movement to help you take back control of body. Most aches and pains are actually related to inefficient movement patterns that become repetitive strain injuries. Better breathing, lowered stress levels and improved mobility can create surprising results. Our bodies speak with sensation – when we listen, we get answers.
December Brain Teasers
1. What is a drill sergeant? 2. What is the perfect cure for dandruff? 3. Which is faster, hot or cold? 4. There’s a key that opens no doors but fills your stomach, what key is it? 5. What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
Brain Teaser Answers
1. An Army Dentist 2. Baldness 3. Hot’s faster. You can catch a cold 4. A turkey 5. Claustrophobic
Book Club
Prevent and Defeat Cancer Naturally by Ron Harder, Nutritional Health Consultant. Did you ever wonder how a disease such as cancer gets started in your body? This book is a guide on how you can prevent cancer from developing. It describes how to remove the toxins within you that can cause you to become ill. The author explains medical concepts in layman’s terms so it is easy to read and understand. The goal of the book is to encourage you to take better care of yourself so that you can live a longer, happier life.


