In today’s stress-riddled world, maintaining a balanced lifestyle is quite challenging, including staving off addictive behaviours like gambling. Be aware of the risk factors, including having experienced a big win early in our gambling history, and/or recent loss or change, and/or financial difficulties. Gambling behaviour is concerning when used as an escapist activity, anxiety-relief and/or distracting us from our families and health. You have more control over your life than you realize. In fact, recognizing a problem is powerful and is the first step in healing. Reach out for help!
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Healthy Individuality
The concept of Healthy-Individuality is based on the fact that each person has unique food and lifestyle needs. One person’s food is another person’s poison. That is why, in the long run, fad diets tend to fail. Health practitioners working on the principle of Healthy-Individuality, will support you to make positive changes that are based on your unique needs, lifestyle, preferences and ancestral background. A personalized, holistic approach ensures that you will have great success!
Choosing a Denturist
Your dentures do not last forever so it is important to choose a denturist with whom you feel comfortable! Dentures need to be checked and cleaned regularly so you will have an ongoing relationship with your denturist. Don’t make your decision based on price alone. You need to know more than the dollar value to make an informed and educated decision. Dentures are not all fabricated using the same materials or techniques. Ask your family doctor or dentist who they would recommend. Schedule a consultation to meet the denturist and ask questions. All dentures are not created equally and neither are denturists.
You Can Keep Anxiety Under Control
In 2013, 3 million adult Canadians reported they had an anxiety disorder. Currently, 93% of them are taking or have taken prescription medication but only 20% have received psychological support to help manage the disorder. The good news is that you can reprogram your mind to stop triggering your natural alarm system in normal situations. Your mind can be programmed to help it deal with anxiety in a healthy way. You choose the program you want to keep in your mind the same way that you choose what software to upload into your computer.
Benefits of Regular Exercise
Physical activity does so much more for you than just burn calories. It reduces stress and improves your mood and mental clarity. Once your body adjusts to increased strength you will have more energy all day long. Exercise slows aging and you feel younger. It strengthens muscles, increases flexibility and makes you more coordinated. Physical activity has a positive effect on heart disease, joint pain, diabetes, the common cold, hypertension, strokes, and osteoporosis by increasing your overall health. What more could you want? Make it a priority in your life. You deserve it and you WON’T REGRET IT!
Meet the Practitioner – Lone Odgers
Lone (pronounced Lo-na) Odgers is a Registered Acupuncturist, practicing Chinese medicine and Japanese-style acupuncture. She recently moved back to Nanaimo after 10 years in Edmonton and is restarting her family practice at Form Health Clinic Inc. She treats women, men and children of all ages and makes house calls. Her treatments include acupuncture, acupressure, moxibustion and cupping. Lone treats chronic conditions related to lifestyle, stress, illness and injury, supports pregnant and postpartum women and works with men, women and children living with pain, cancer and auto-immune conditions. Lone customizes each treatment plan to meet individual client’s needs and provides a safe, nurturing and confidential environment for healing and recovery.
Nourishing the Brain
Demonized for decades, fat is now recognised as one solution for many brain related disorders such as depression and Alzheimer’s. Our brains require Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) but unlike cholesterol that is produced in our liver and intestines, our bodies do not produce EFA. We have to get them from the food we eat. These essential fatty acids known as Omega 3 and 6’s help build brains structures as well as the Nerves and Neurotransmitters required for optimal health. Good sources of omega 3’s include sardines, salmon, nuts, seeds, avocados, olive oils and free range eggs.
Stress-Free Way to Get There
People travel from all over the world to visit British Columbia. A stress-fee way to experience our many attraction is to leave the organizing and driving to the professionals. Sit back in a spacious, modern and air-conditioned bus without worrying about traffic or space on the ferry. Spend time socializing with friends or meet new ones, while your own personal chauffeur gets you safely to where you are going. Make this the year to experience the fireworks at Butchart Gardens, take a trip on the Lady Rose or go see the Blue Jays play in Seattle.
Benefits of a Medical Pedicure
The feet are one of the most neglected parts of the body. Any problems occurring in the feet affects everyday performance and quality of life. A medical pedicure is not just a simple trimming or buffing of the nails. It starts with a special foot soak to soften the nails and callouses for easy removal. A full foot gait analysis, bone structure, nail and skin assessment determine any problem areas. Your qualified foot care practitioner can provide advice and tools necessary to prevent potential injury or infection. A quality “medi-pedi” takes up to an hour and includes treatment records and a client consultation.
Keep your Eyes Healthy
Here are some tips to keep your eyes safe and healthy. Wear eye protection when playing sports. Maintain a healthy weight; being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and other systemic conditions which can impact the eyes. Eat right to protect your sight; a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, particularly dark leafy ones is important for keeping your eyes healthy. Be cool and wear your shades, preferable ones that block out 99 to 100 percent of UV-A and UV-B radiation. Make an appointment with your eye care professional for a comprehensive dilated eye exam to ensure that your eyes are healthy.
Community Event – IS YOUR HOME SAFE?
Yorgos Kyritsis is a Geopathologist, an expert in identifying and measuring the negative energies we are exposed to daily. He can assess whether you are being affected by electromagnetic fields from microwave towers, cell phones and WiFi or from Geopathic Fields of harmful radiation that emanate from the Earth. Kyritsis will clarify how these energies create stress and how we can protect ourselves from radiation which impacts our vitality, our sleep and may be a major factor underlying serious health issues we are experiencing. Presentations in Parksville, June 14 and in Nanaimo, June 20th. Admission is by donation.
