Heath Canada’s Safety Code 6 was created in the 1950s to protect radar workers’ bodies from being excessively heated by the electromagnetic energy being emitted from radar. The Code was never designed to protect people from long-term, low-level exposures that are below that which heats tissue, but nevertheless damages cells by altering their function. Many devices these days emit low levels of electromagnetic energy, and we are around them all the time. Thousands of scientific studies have shown an association between so-called non-thermal exposures and all classes of disease, including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and brain cancer.
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Plan Your Financial Goals
Vince Lombardi once said “the man on top of the mountain did not fall there”. Just as it takes planning and effort to scale a mountain, it also takes effort to plan and maintain a spending plan, set financial goals, save for emergencies and retirement. All we do contributes to either the realization of our goals or leaves us short of reaching them. We all want to live our best lives, so get out the pen and paper or Excel spreadsheet and start. Step by step and soon we will be there.
Stress Fractures
Q: What is a stress fracture? A: Stress fractures are partial breaks, or cracks in a bone. Walking or running will be painful, whereas generally there will not be pain during rest periods. They are usually considered an overuse injury, which can result from overtraining, switching running surfaces (soft to hard), or wearing shoes that provide inadequate support. If you suspect a stress fracture, see your family doctor or a sports-oriented podiatrist. Do not run at all for six weeks. Often crutches, and sometimes casting, are needed. The good news is that stress fractures usually heal without complications, provided diagnosis and treatment are done early.
Music and Brain Plasticity
Brain-imaging techniques have revealed the brain’s plasticity and have identified networks that music activates. The brain areas activated by music are not unique to music. These networks also process other functions. Musical and non-musical functions share systems. For example, motor control and executive control share circuits with music. Music can activate and drive complex patterns of interaction between the other two, so that a stroke patient and someone with Parkinson’s increases movement, and someone with traumatic brain injury increases cognitive functioning, such as problem solving or decision making.
Healthy Aging
Aging is a natural process affected by the environment, genetics, lifestyle, and health, and is unique to each individual. To maintain independence and control requires an active and healthy lifestyle: exercise, healthy diet, intellectual activities, and a variety of social activities. Careful planning is required to maintain basic levels of functioning. Physical inactivity makes your body age faster, causing loss in bone strength, muscle strength, heart and lung fitness, and flexibility. Active living and physical activity improve posture and balance, self-esteem, and weight maintenance; lead to stronger muscles and bones; and contribute to relaxation and stress reduction.
Summer – Time for Change
Whether it’s the long daylight hours or relaxed daily schedules, we seem to let fewer things bother us in the summer. Things are just right for something new or a change!
A very big part of change through clinical counselling is AWARENESS. When we become aware of what we are feeling, thinking, or physically doing, we open a door of opportunity to potentially new choices and decisions that may be better; more of what we genuinely want to feel, think, or do. July can be your month for awareness and change! Contact a registered counsellor for help.
Bio-Hacking for Beautiful Skin
Proper functioning of our skin cells is the foundation of healthy skin, and healthy skin is beautiful skin! As our outermost defence layer, our skin is susceptible to damage: scars caused by acne and burns, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation, and of course wrinkles and fine lines. Micro-needling can treat the root of this damage. During a treatment, special micro-needles are used to create thousands of micro lesions in the dermis, and this stimulates growth factors that induce collagen and elastin production in the skin, improving the function of the cells and thus the texture and appearance!
Laser Acupuncture for Stress Reduction
Stress is an inevitable part of day-to-day life, but when it becomes too frequent or intense, it can have negative effects on our minds and bodies. We feel it in our muscles as tension, and in our minds as frustration, anger, or anxiety. Laser acupuncture can be a useful tool in helping to manage stress levels. Non-invasive cold lasers are used to stimulate various acupressure points on the body, promoting increased relaxation that helps with decreased heart rate, lower blood pressure, stress reduction, and increased energy and tissue regeneration. While the treatment cannot alter a client’s life situation, it can improve their wellbeing, making it easier for them to take on life’s challenges.
Straight to the POINT!
Sports injuries are very common amongst people with active lifestyles. Many professional sports teams have acupuncturists on staff to decrease healing times and resolve stubborn ailments. But the use of acupuncture to treat acute injuries from intense or repetitive physical activity began centuries ago. It was and still is one of the primary means of quick healing for the ancient martial arts. Specific acupuncture styles and techniques were developed to stop pain and dramatically increase recovery time. This tradition continues today, and its use has expanded into competitive athletics that result in similar injuries.
Insight Scans of Your Nervous System
Insight scans allow a practitioner to see how your nervous system is adapting to daily stresses. State-of-the-art technology is available that will allow a non-invasive approach. Insight Subluxation Station is technology that was once used by NASA and now chiropractors have adopted it to measure the deeper tensions in the nervous system that one cannot feel. Since it is non-invasive, this is used frequently to measure how the adjustments are changing the stress patterns in your body. The Torque Release Technique is a very sophisticated, gentle, and specific adjustment that involves using an instrument on the area of concern. It’s great for children and the elderly, with no cracking sound involved. This technique is powerful in releasing deeper tensions and resetting your nervous system. Finally, the Webster Technique is a super gentle technique for pregnant women and allows room for baby to grow by keeping mom’s hips stable as she gets bigger.
Rabies Shots Before Travel
Are you travelling with your pet to the US this summer? Remember that legally you are obliged to have a current rabies vaccination status for your pet. If official status has lapsed, the booster is meant to be given 30 days prior to travel to the US. This helps protect your pet against the rabies virus, should it come into contact with any infected animals, and also ensures your pet isn’t going to transfer rabies to other animals or humans. Depending on where you travel, you should also think about the risk of disease from ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes, as they are more common in many US locations than they are here.
