With the holidays right around the corner, here are some tricks to minimize that over-indulgence. Try to keep up with your exercise regime to help your body process the excess sugars and calories and to keep feelings of bloating or indigestion down. Before a party, have a high-fibre snack to decrease the amount of sweets eaten and try to limit yourself to one cocktail and intersperse that with sparkling water. Drink warm lemon water with some added apple cider vinegar to support blood sugar and digestion, and add turmeric and ginger for anti-inflammatory effects. As for your cooking and baking, explore recipes with healthy sugar alternatives.
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Give the Gift of Christmas!
Christmas means so much to a child. It’s a time of miracles, celebration, and wonder. But for many CityKidz Regina families, it’s often a time of stress and dismay as tight budgets collide with children’s hopeful hearts. With your support, faith, hope and love, we can fill our kids’ hearts with hope, not tension or disappointment. You can help show every child that dreams can come true. Even more importantly, it will ensure every child has a gift under the tree and a special lunch. Your gift shows that they matter and that someone is thinking of them at this special time of year. Please be generous and Donate Today.
Are You a Long Hauler?
Are you suffering with unusual symptoms such as extreme fatigue, unusual aches and pains, restless legs, headaches, anxiety, or depression? What about outbreaks of viruses and conditions such as Shingles, Herpes, Epstein Barre, that you originally suffered from years ago? What about strange blood work such as low iron, high liver enzymes, increased blood coagulability? These days, our immune systems are overwhelmed, and our mineral stores are depleted. Homeopathy can restore minerals, gently detoxify the body, strengthen your immune system, treat symptoms you are experiencing and bring your physical, emotional, and mental body back to health and alignment.
Happy Holidays from SSFS!
From all of us here at Saskatoon Services for Seniors we would like to wish all our clients and supporters a very Happy Holiday Season. Wishing safe happy times spent with your family and loved ones.
Help Support Seniors in Our Community today!
Today more than ever your support is extremely valuable. Your support helps progress our services while playing a vital role in keeping seniors independent. Our generous supporters help to supplement the cost to some of our low income seniors in the community, as well as fund programs that are free to any senior like our Friendly Caller program. Every dollar of support stays right here in Saskatoon. We have many lower income seniors that need our services and the generosity of your support allows us to be able to assist them. Please visit our website at www.saskatoonservicesforseniors.ca and show your support for seniors today!
Staying Active During the Holidays
A body in motion stays in motion; a body at rest stays at rest. It’s easy to get lazy during the holiday season! While it’s OK to take a couple of days off to celebrate with family and friends, don’t forget to keep the momentum going during the holiday season by celebrating with activities rather than just relaxation. Bundle up and get outside to skate or toboggan with family and friends, or go for a walk to check out the neighbours’ holiday lights! If it’s too cold out, book a bowling party, go axe throwing, or try laser tag. Your body will thank you!
Friendly Caller Program
Our friendly caller program is free and run by staff, volunteers and social work practicum students that are passionate about working with seniors. We aim to decrease social isolation in the Saskatoon senior population by providing social phone calls to those who would benefit from social interaction. If you or someone you know could benefit from this program please contact us today.
A Gift for Your Family
Making final arrangements ahead of time is a wise and considerate decision. This guarantees that your wishes are observed and spares your family from undue pressure at a time of great emotional stress. Having final plans in place is a blessing when passing is anticipated. With an unexpected death, they are even more important. An unexpected death can bring overwhelming grief, guilt and anger. These feelings can make it very difficult to plan an end-of-life service that respects the wishes of a loved one. Preplanning is a special gift to give your family. We can help.
Giving to a Senior
This year, give your senior relatives a gift they’ll really appreciate. Instead of another fluffy blanket or picture frame, consider one of our programs for the seniors in your life. You can purchase some housekeeping, snow shoveling, yardwork for next summer or even some lawn cutting. A useful gift that they will truly appreciate!
To Love & Serve
We are living in great change, where our planet is evolving at a heightened pace and needs our help. Each of our souls have chosen to be here at this time. We can choose how we put our love into action. December 21st the darkest day of the year, a wonderful opportunity to plant seeds for what we desire. A time to reflect on our own lives and make the necessary changes to support humanity and our planet in loving ways. When we open our hearts in love, share our skills, talents and kindness, we give to others, and we serve. When we stay calm and loving with our children and parents, we actively build community full of love and gratitude.
Product Review: Colflex® by Innotech™
ColFlex® Super Oregano Oil Spray is a great-tasting 4-in-1 oral spray containing essential oils of oregano, thyme, and spearmint oil in an extra virgin olive oil base, sweetened with stevia and fortified with vitamin D3. Spray orally to help relieve coughs, sore throat, travelling challenges, that “under the weather feeling” and for general oral hygiene and fresher breath. Lab tests show that ColFlex inhibited the growth of bacteria such as S. aureus and S. pneumonia after 27 minutes and inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. typhi after 9 minutes. Ask for Colflex® at your local Health Food Store.
