Happy Mother’s Day! A gift certificate to have the house cleaned is a great gift for grandmas, moms, and expecting moms. Let Mom enjoy having a clean house without her having to make an effort. Ask neighbours and friends if they could recommend a reliable company that does work in your area. Look for someone who offers green, no-chemical cleaning. Perhaps Mom would like some choices in what services are offered – basic housecleaning, windows, kitchen appliances, carpet cleaning, etc. If Mom is happy with a clean house, Dad will be happy too. Remember – Happy wife, happy life!
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Ready for Summer?
As summer approaches we prepare by putting away our winter sweaters and pulling out swimsuits and tank tops. But what have you done to prepare for the increased activity including spring cleaning, yard work and recreational activities? Any problem that occurs to the muscle and bone system will give symptoms once 80-90 % of any underlying problem is firmly established. Removing the pain is not the answer, but correcting the loss of normal function is the solution. Your Chiropractor can find the problem before you have symptoms and recommend a corrective approach to maintain and prevent summer problems.
Put a Spring in your Step!
Spring has sprung, the snow has melted, birds are returning, everything is waking up and becoming alive once again. How about you? Now is the time for healthy change, time to renew and start fresh. Start by ditching the old unhealthy habits and trying something different, like getting outside and moving towards a positive goal and away from the dead weight of your addiction. You are greater than your addiction and can change if you are willing to put in the work. Reach out for support and come alive in news ways this season! Healthy change starts now.
Clean Eating: Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
2 cups + 3 tbsp gluten free all-purpose flour, 1 7.5-g package active dry yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1 1/2 tbsp butter (melted), 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 cup warm water. Directions: Mix flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add the maple syrup, melted butter, olive oil and warm water and mix until combined. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap. Set aside for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 450. Spread the dough onto a pizza pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Add your healthy toppings and place back in the oven until heated through. Enjoy!
Book Club
What To Do After “I’m Sorry, it’s Cancer.” An Exceptional Guidebook for Navigating Your Way to Health and Happiness. Learn how best to navigate your cancer journey and make empowered, informed decisions. St. Hilaire’s mission is to greatly reduce suffering and ensure you maintain a high quality of life through, and well beyond, cancer. You’ll discover how to uncover imbalances for healing, and you’ll create a unique and personalized wellness plan that will guide you towards health.
ImSorryItsCancer.com
Words to Live By
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
-John Wooden
It’s Time for Spring Cleaning!
SPRING is in the Air! Time to get your home FRESH and CLEAN by getting rid of Winter’s dirt, dust and dander. Here is a checklist to do a “deeper Spring clean”. Wall Washing – Baseboards – Door frames- Window frames – Ceiling Fans – Inside windows & screens – Light fixtures – Vacuuming draperies and upholstery – Inside of cupboards & closets -Inside of kitchen appliances. A professional cleaning company can easily take care of these chores for you by using chemical-free products, or you can tackle these chores on your own. Make your home a “Clean & Healthy Home” this Spring!
Janet Miller, CleanAndGreenTeam.com
Fresh like Spring
If you’re like me, you must be anticipating the newness of Spring as the season approaches. With our long winter’s nap nearly behind us, we can start to grow and blossom like fresh rosebuds. Now is the time to take advantage of the opportunities to be renewed and healthy – like getting outdoors, being active, enjoying fresh, smoke free air, living cleaner and growing stronger. It’s like a second ‘New Year’, a second chance to make 2019 the healthiest, and most rewarding year yet. What changes will you be making this Spring and who will be making the changes with you?
Samantha Virkkus, SmartChoice Laser Centre, SmartChoiceLaser.com
Weight Loss: The Real Truth
Weight loss is something that many of us are considering, so what is a safe weight loss goal? A weight loss goal of 1-2 lbs per week is sustainable and possible. The key word here is sustainable. There are lots of fad diets out there that promise and sometimes even deliver the weight loss levels promised. Weight loss is about changes that you make to both your activity levels as well as your food intake. The real equation for weight loss is the difference between calories in and calories out. It really is as simple as that.
Manitoba Fitness Council, ManitobaFitnessCouncil.ca
Massage for a Healthy Heart
Massage therapy helps patients with cardiac issues address some of the factors that may be contributing to their condition. When a person experiences a painful or stressful event, the brain releases the hormones cortisol and adrenaline. These chemicals prepare the body to fight or run away from dangerous situations. The body responds by tensing muscles, shortening the breath, and increasing the heart rate. Without relief, long-term stress or chronic pain will weaken the heart muscle. Combined with less-than-healthy lifestyle choices, these factors can lead to heart disease. Massage therapy helps to induce physical and mental relaxation, loosen tight muscles and increase blood flow, alleviate chronic pain and reduce anxiety.
Tanya Seguin, SerendipityMassageWpg.ca
Spring is the Season of Love
When the weather warms up, so does our heart. Why is that? Science of course. Spring is a season of cliches — birds singing, bees buzzing and people falling madly in love. All this love can be blamed on one very real thing – dopamine! Every April your brain unintentionally becomes a dopamine factory, turning you into a love junkie. Dopamine is a naturally occurring chemical your brain uses to make you want things. There are other systems involved in love, but when it comes to new love, dopamine is the main culprit. And with enough of it swirling around your system, you’re prone to fall in love — and fall hard.
Lianne Tregobov, CamelotIntroductions.com
