Pharmasave has lots of fabulous products to fill your whole family’s stockings. Consider setting a personalized theme for your stocking stuffers this year. For a bath enthusiast, you can include some Pharmasave brand bodywash, a body sponge (available in multiple colours) or exfoliating gloves, and some moisturizing lotion. For those who love to travel, gather some travel essentials like Pharmasave brand sunscreen, disposable razors, a travel dental kit, and hand sanitizer. For the nail artist, grab some nail clippers and files, hand cream, luxury cotton pads, and cotton gloves. The possibilities are endless with a bit of creativity!
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas is the season of giving and the Moose Jaw Health Foundation would like to thank its many donors and volunteers who contributed to helping save lives at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital. Thanks to donors and volunteers over the last 38 years the Foundation has raised more than $39 million dollars to help dedicated healthcare professionals save lives. Every donation makes a difference. In the spirit of the holidays, please consider making a donation to help us continue to save lives. Every donation stays in our community.
Gift Clarity and Peace with Access Bars
This season, give the transformative gift of Access Bars, available in any denomination or service. Running a person’s Access Bars is a gentle, hands-on technique that helps release limiting points of view that may be holding them back. During a session, outdated perspectives and emotional “baggage” are cleared, creating space for true self-expression and a fresh outlook. After an Access Bars session, recipients may experience better sleep, reduced stress, improved mental clarity, and a boost in energy. This thoughtful gift offers a pathway to personal growth and empowerment, helping loved ones manifest their goals with greater ease.
Product Spotlight: BodyTite at OMNI
At OMNI Medical & Surgical Esthetics, we utilize the cutting-edge BodyTite device for radiofrequency-assisted liposuction (RFAL). This minimally invasive procedure combines thermal energy and traditional liposuction techniques to dissolve unwanted fat and stimulate collagen production for firmer skin. Ideal for those with stubborn fat deposits, RFAL offers precise body contouring with minimal scarring and a shorter recovery time. Dr. Sheikh performs this procedure under local anesthesia, ensuring patient comfort and safety. Benefits include reduced bruising and discomfort, quicker recovery, and long-lasting results. Experience the transformative effects of RFAL at OMNI Medical & Surgical Esthetics and achieve a more toned and sculpted appearance.
Positively FEEL Your Way Through Life!
Emotions play a powerful role in health. Strong feelings, both positive and negative, create lasting memories and affect your body’s physiology. Positive emotions like joy, confidence, and calm enhance your energy flow, fostering physical and mental harmony. In contrast, negative feelings—such as fear, guilt, or frustration—disrupt internal balance and create physical tension. When faced with challenges, your emotional response, not the event itself, dictates the impact on your health. Aim to nurture positivity, as it connects you to your body’s natural rhythm. And if you’re stuck in the cycle of negative emotions, consider a B.E.S.T. treatment to experience positive change.
Holidays with Dementia
Many older adults with Alzheimer’s or dementia enjoy and want to be included in holiday festivities. However, the added activities could cause increased agitation and confusion, unpredictable behavior, or mood swings. To create a stress-free, happy holiday season, try to scale things back and modify activities so they’ll feel calm and safe. Focus on a few of the most meaningful traditions. Ask which activities they value most. That could mean trimming the Christmas tree, lighting the menorah, singing songs, or baking special holiday treats. Even if your older adult might not remember these holiday activities later, the warm feelings they’ll have is a different kind of memory their body will carry for a while.
The Gift of Inner Harmony
This holiday season, consider the gift of wellness with a BodyTalk session for YOU! It is so relaxing to lie on a massage table and have a BodyTalk practitioner talk with your inner wisdom. The practitioner will touch your arm or hand. Using neuromuscular feedback, the body / mind / subconscious part of you answers Yes / No to direct the BodyTalk Practitioner to highlight information often with a specific technique. BodyTalk can foster resilience and inner harmony. Include a BodyTalk session on your wish list.
Neora: Empowering Lives Every Day
Neora’s mission is simple yet profound: to uplift people in all aspects of their lives. Since its launch in 2011, Neora has embraced a bold mantra—Make People Better—by offering innovative, high-performance products with clean, plant-based ingredients. Committed to empowering individuals, Neora combines transformative skincare with a social selling model that allows Brand Partners to build their futures. But it’s more than just business. The Neora Ripple Foundation has raised over $6 million for charitable causes, reflecting a deep-rooted commitment to kindness and community. Join Neora on its mission to help you look, feel, and live better—start your journey today!
Renew & Recharge for the New Year
As the holiday season and New Year approach, it’s the perfect time to prioritize wellness. Incorporating Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy into your healthcare routine can be a game-changer for managing seasonal stress, fatigue, and overall well-being. PEMF therapy works by stimulating cellular function, which enhances natural healing, improves sleep, and boosts energy levels—essential during the busy holiday period. This non-invasive therapy can also help reduce inflammation and relieve chronic pain, offering a fresh start to the new year. Embrace PEMF therapy as a proactive approach to self-care and feel renewed and resilient all season long.
Ice or Heat?
One of the most frequently asked questions of physiotherapists is: ice or heat? Ice is for injuries — calming down damaged superficial tissues that are red, hot, and swollen. The inflammatory process is a healthy, normal, natural one that, unfortunately, also happens to be incredibly painful. Be careful not to ice too long, as frostbite can occur. Heat is for muscles, chronic pain, and stress — taking the edge off of symptoms like muscle aching and stiffness. Generally speaking, ice is for fresh injuries, and heat is for stiff, aching muscles. But it’s best to seek advice from your physiotherapist as to which is best for your condition.
Quieting the Mind for Growth
Coaching is not advice, therapy, or counselling. Working with a coach is about supporting your self-awareness and building capacity to trust your inner wisdom to make the changes you desire. The Enneagram Personality Type System is one tool that can be used to deepen this self-awareness. The Enneagram works with your three centres of intelligence: your body, heart, and head. Our hearts are often protecting us from reliving past pains and our heads are often worrying about the future in a way that stops us from being in this moment. When we use our bodies to sense into this moment – we become grounded, allowing our hearts to open, and our minds to quiet – knowing what is needed.
