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Reconnect with Nature: Wellness Adventure

Escape the daily grind with Back2Nature Wellness and Adventures’ all-inclusive two-night retreat. Disconnect and re-connect, from Aug 4-6, with nature and yourself on the serene South Saskatchewan River. Enjoy a luxurious stay in a canvas tent and evenings in a wood-burning barrel sauna. Experience Stand-Up Paddleboarding, Horseback Riding, and an Embodiment Breathwork Practice. All gear and meals are provided, and Camp Wolf Willow provides the perfect backdrop for relaxation and re-connection. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with nature and yourself.

The ABC’s of Caring for Aging Loved Ones

It’s important to act promptly when changes in aging conditions arise, whether it’s a shift in attitude, behavior, or cognition. Prioritize your loved one’s comfort, safety, and overall wellbeing by exploring care options with family and trusted advisors. In-home care offers a personalized approach and provides support to family caregivers. Care professionals assist with daily tasks such as personal care, meal preparation, and light housekeeping, while also providing companionship and socialization. Proactive care can enhance quality of life, prevent unnecessary decline, and enable individuals to remain in their own home while receiving necessary support. Consider the advantages of in-home care and choose a provider that aligns with your family’s needs and values.

Shaping Reality: The Influence of Thought

Our thoughts have the power to shape our reality and ultimately determine the outcomes we experience in life. By focusing our thoughts on positive and empowering ideas, we are more likely to attract positive experiences and opportunities into our lives. Conversely, if we allow negative or limiting thoughts to dominate our thinking, we may find ourselves struggling to achieve our goals or feeling stuck in undesirable circumstances. This concept is often associated with the Law of Attraction, which suggests that we can manifest our desires and goals by aligning our thoughts and emotions with the outcomes we wish to achieve.

Product Review: Utrition

Utrition allows you to take action on your nutritional needs, based on your own DNA. This simple and affordable, personalized nutritional formula is made for you using your own SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms), which are DNA sequence variations that are unique to you. These are then used to analyze and build a nutritional formulation exclusively for you, by your unique genetic code, built into your DNA. Utrition takes the guesswork out of which vitamins and supplements to take by using your DNA, which can reveal your body’s precise nutritional requirements. Those nutritional requirements are then used to create your own precise nutritional formula.

Hormone Testing for Women

Do you experience hot flashes, night sweats, low libido, fatigue, anxiety, or insomnia? Our at-home saliva testing for sex and stress hormone levels can help. After the test, our Integrative Pharmacist will provide a personalized one-hour consultation to review your symptoms and results, creating an individualized therapy plan. We offer natural and bio-identical support to get you back to feeling like yourself again. Our team will even communicate your plan to your physician for a comprehensive approach to your healthcare. Don’t let hormonal imbalances affect your quality of life; get started today with our hormone testing for women.

Lightening the Load

Aging happens to everyone – no matter how young at heart. What’s reassuring is that we can take steps to help us age well, stay active and live independently for as long as possible. When should you start thinking about home care? If you’ve noticed signs that a senior needs help at home, it’s likely time to start the conversation. Many people think that a senior must be frail or ill before they need professional home care, but that’s not the case. Home care includes services that are designed to lighten the workload around the home.

June Brain Teasers

1. Working past age 65 is linked to a shorter life, a study found. TRUE or FALSE? 2. Sitting for more than three hours a day can cut two years off a person’s life expectancy. TRUE or FALSE? 3. Reading in dim light will harm your eyes. TRUE OR FALSE?

PureTrim Shakes: Delicious and Nutritious

Looking for a nutritious and easy way to lose weight this summer? Look no further than PureTrim Shakes! These 100% plant-based meal shakes come in three delicious flavors and are packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals to keep you feeling full and energized all day long. With only 230 calories per meal and a skin-tightening collagen blend, you can lose up to 7 pounds in just 10 days. Plus, PureTrim Shakes are gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free, making them the perfect choice for anyone with dietary restrictions. Try a free sample today by contacting Fred Saliken, Nutrition Specialist at (306)231-9318.

Hailey’s Horoscope

Full moon in May brings POLARITY, and could be an emotional time. You might be questioning yourself- do I transform or do I stay where I am and form a concrete path? You might also notice that you are struggling between sharing yourself, your posessions, your ideas. This is all due to the polarity of where the moon is positioned this month. If you notice this struggle between emotional opposites, try to go inward and make a pact with your emotions…let it all out, express yourself, notice the polarity battles inside of you and release it all with this full moon.

Seniors and Stress

Chronic stress is harmful to people of all ages, but its impact on older adults can be particularly severe, increasing the risk of age-related diseases, hastening cognitive decline, and even triggering falls. Stressors that are common amongst the elderly include loss of control, personal loss, declining health, financial worries, personal safety, and loss of independence. To reduce stress, get regular exercise, eat balanced meals to ensure the mind and body are properly fueled, and ask for help. Talking with a trusted family member, friend, or healthcare professional, at the very least, releases pent-up stress and may even lead to a solution.