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Reiki – Release Stress and Tension

Reiki offers deep relaxation and helps the body release stress and tension. A reiki treatment gives you time to yourself where you are ‘being’ instead of ‘doing’. Clients report feeling more clear, peaceful, relaxed, and lighter in themselves. Reiki provides a space where you can be more aware of what is going on inside your body and mind. You can learn to listen to your own body and make wise decisions about your wellbeing. Being more present in your body helps you to access the inner knowing and wisdom that we all have!

June Brain Teasers

June Brain Teasers
1) What occurs once in a second, once in a minute, twice in a millennium, but never during a lifetime? 2) Fill in the blanks: A E F H I K L M — — — W X Y Z. 3) What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 4) If 11 plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

Prevent Hearing Loss

Protecting your hearing is the best way to prevent hearing loss. Custom hearing solutions are available to match any lifestyle. For example; *Water Enthusiasts – Swimming or simply taking a shower can result in water trapped inside the ear canal, potentially resulting in irritation or infection. Custom hearing protection keeps the water out. *Hunters – A single gunshot can cause permanent hearing loss. Custom hearing protection is specially designed to prevent against impulse noise. *Music lovers – Listen to music with custom hearing protection that maintains the sound quality and allows you to enjoy rich, natural sound.

June is Thyroid Health Month

The thyroid gland is an important part of the body that is found in the front section of the neck and is responsible for releasing certain hormones that regulate growth and metabolism. There are a number of conditions that can affect how the thyroid functions – some cause it to become overactive, while others make it underactive. Bioresonance therapy can help address stress factors that might be contributing to thyroid problems. Once those issues have been addressed, a stabilizing therapeutic program can also be used to help the patient work towards continuing to lessen symptoms associated with underactive or overactive thyroid.

Take Action on Your Anxiety

June 10 is World Anxiety Day, known as Action Anxiety Day. Anxiety can rob us of enjoyment of everyday things and prevent us from seeking the support we need because we are silent. Are you ready to have tools in your back pocket to help alleviate anxiety and stress? Join our 30-day Anxiety Challenge that compiles multiple natural modalities to help control your anxiety. The ABC’s of anxiety include Aromatherapy, Breathing techniques and Connections. Connecting to the earth, connecting to God or a higher being, and connecting to ourselves. It only takes 20 minutes per day to learn the necessary tools to take your control back.

Book Club: Healthy Aging

A Lifelong Guide to Your Wellbeing. Best-selling author Dr. Weil’s advice combines traditional and non-traditional medical advice to help us age in good health. Highlights include advice on eating right, nutrition, and the anti-inflammatory diet, exercising right, and a solid background on the aging process in general terms. Weil wants us to be sensible about growing old… He argues that we should not fight aging. There is no winning that war. Instead, we should concentrate on aging well.

Brain Teasers Answers

1) The letter N. 2) N, T, V are the missing letters; the sequence contains letters that only have straight lines. 3) Strawberries 4) 9 a.m. plus five hours = 2 p.m.

Words to Live By

“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

Clean Eating Recipe

Anti-Inflammatory Cherry-Spinach Smoothie. This healthy smoothie is not only delicious–it also boosts your daily dose of anti-inflammatory foods. 1 cup plain low-fat kefir. 1 cup frozen cherries. ½ cup baby spinach leaves. ¼ cup mashed ripe avocado. 1 tablespoon salted almond butter. 1 (1/2 inch) piece peeled ginger. 1 teaspoon chia seeds. Place kefir in a blender. Add cherries, spinach, avocado, almond butter, ginger and chia seeds; puree until smooth. Pour into a glass; garnish with more chia seeds, if desired.

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s mission is to reach every person in Canada who is affected by a brain tumour through support, education, information, and research. Every day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour. We work to serve the needs of both malignant and non-malignant brain tumours. Research funded by Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has helped improve the accuracy of radiation treatments, shorten treatment regimen times, limit side effects from chemo, and improve quality of life for patients after surgery. We are the sole funder of the Brain Tumour Tissue Bank, providing free samples to clinical researchers around the world to further the search for a cure.