The beginning of a new year is a great time to make some real changes for your health. Some simple dietary suggestions include: 1) Try a new vegetable once a week and add an extra serving of veggies each day. 2) Slowly decrease pop or juice intake by ¼, then by ½, while increasing water intake. 3) Try some fruit for dessert. 4) If you have a lot of digestive issues, consider an elimination-type diet or food sensitivity testing to help decrease inflammation. 4) Try deep breathing before eating and chewing your food thoroughly to promote better digestion.
Stress and Your Nervous System
Humans cannot withstand being in a long-term state of emergency. When we encounter a stressful “event”, we have an expected physiological response (heart rate increases, pupils dilate, blood shuttles to our extremities and away from our organs), and after a few hours, we should return to a more balanced state. Research shows blood flow increases in our “hindbrain” away from our “forebrain,” meaning we become more emotional vs. rational. Talk to your chiropractor about how stress manifests in your nervous system and what they can do to help. In the meantime, work on lowering stress levels any way you can!
Home Care: Keeping Vulnerable Seniors Safe
The pandemic has drawn attention to issues that affect many long-term care facilities, including chronic understaffing and inadequate supplies of personal protective equipment for employees. During COVID-19, some Canadian families have opted to pull their loved ones out of seniors’ facilities and bring them home, with the support of home health care services. “Data clearly illustrates that seniors who live at home and receive in-home care have lower COVID-19 rates than institutionalized care,” says Maureen Charlebois, Chief Nursing & Clinical Officer at Bayshore HealthCare. “Our seniors deserve the dignity of staying in their own homes with excellent reliable care. Tragically, COVID-19 has proven that home care isn’t just a better experience, with this disease, it has vastly better health outcomes.”
Angie’s KICKSTART Weight Loss Challenge!
The New Year is a great time to make positive changes in our lives, and one impactful change you can make if you’re wanting to look and feel healthier is joining a weight loss challenge. Weight loss challenges are cost-effective options that create laser focus on your goals, they increase personal accountability, offer CASH prizes and encourage you to create new lifestyle changes that include fitness classes, strength training, online coaching and meal plans. Working towards your goals within a community of like-minded people can help you feel more in control of your mind & body and give you the support you need to succeed!
Words to Live By
There are greater things to be achieved in every New Year, and each and everyone must prepare themselves to be great, not by words of the mouth, but by a lot of sacrifices. – Michael Bassey Johnson
Words to Live By
“No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.” — Jack Kornfield
Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas
Share the holiday joy with gifts that everyone will love! If you’re looking for stocking stuffer ideas for your friends and family, why not give the gift of a healthier body and home? Norwex cleaning and personal care products are safe, effective, and sustainable, so you can feel good about the gifts you’re giving. Some of Norwex’s products include features such as a revolutionary microfiber that removes up to 99% of bacteria from surfaces using just water – when following the proper care instructions, and an exclusive Baclock® that self-purifies with a micro-silver antibacterial agent. Sustainable alternatives to single-use disposables like wipes are also available and so much more!
Disability Tax Credit Eligibility
When people have restrictions, physically or mentally, they may be entitled to apply for a tax credit. There are different ways in which a person can be eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC). In all cases, the impairment must be prolonged. Also, the person must meet one of the following criteria: 1. Is markedly restricted in at least one of the basic activities of daily living. 2. Is significantly restricted in two or more or the basic activities of daily living (can include a vision impairment). 3. Needs life-sustaining therapy. The credit can allow a person $2500 in tax savings each year as well as a $20,000 Lump Sum Refund. Expert help is available in applying for this substantial tax credit.
Benefits of Home Care
Using home care assistance ensures that your loved one has the essential care they require, based on their unique circumstances, preferences and needs. Home care assistance is generally provided by home health aides, licensed caregivers or nurses. By definition, home care assistance is one-on-one. Sharing the caregiving responsibility is integral in preventing caregiver fatigue, while also offering your loved one companionship when you aren’t able to be there. Knowing your loved one is in the safe and familiar environment of their own home will provide both you and your loved one with much-needed peace of mind.
Business Profile: Accufit Denture Centre
For over 40 years, the Anderson family has provided quality denture services in Saskatchewan. As a third-generation denturist, Ryan Anderson and the staff at Accufit Denture Centre are proud to carry on the long history of quality and friendliness that denture wearers across the province have come to expect. Since 2015, Accufit Denture Centre has worked hard to provide the most comfortable dental environment in a location that is convenient for patients. Accufit Denture Centre’s friendly staff will work with patients’ unique needs to ensure their complete satisfaction. Consultations are always free, and patients’ smiles are always guaranteed.
What is Integrative Microscopy?
Integrative microscopy has been our most successful tool in health assessment for over 25 years and works by analyzing one drop of unprocessed blood under a high magnification microscope in real time. While conventional treatment provides invaluable quantitative measurement, integrative microscopy is a powerful tool that looks at nutritional and cellular health. Along with a physical assessment and symptomology review, integrative microscopy helps to identify underlying causes of health issues, such as digestive efficiency, infection, excess fat circulation, or immune function. An initial comprehensive appointment takes 1.5 hours and follow-up appointments take 1 hour of one-on-one patient-practitioner interaction to ensure your practitioner can develop a personalized and complete wellness plan for you.


