Adrenal glands can affect our mental function. Adrenal fatigue causes chronic mental fatigue, depression, mental slowing, anxiety, cravings for salty foods, overuse of stimulants like caffeine, difficulty in getting up early, and inability to lose weight. The function of the adrenal glands tends to degrade as one gets older, with variations in the rate of the degeneration due to genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors include stress, diet, pollutants, and habit. For example, caffeine overuse and smoking negatively affect the organs because they accelerate the exhaustion of key nutrients that prevent adrenal fatigue.
Yong Han Lee, Re Vitamins of Charleswood, Facebook.com/ReVitamins
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Have a Denture Check-up Every Year
Your dentures should be checked on an annual basis to ensure you still have a correct fit. Your face and tissues in your mouth change over the years, while your dentures are rigid and stay the same. Your appearance and comfort can be compromised the longer you delay receiving care from your denturist. Annual visits to your denture clinic can help ward off many potential problems including headaches, neck and joint pain, irritated gums, indigestion, problems with chewing, and even bone loss and occasionally changes in facial contour. Are you due for a check-up? Andrew Fast, Fast Dentures, FastDentures.ca
Alkalizing Your Body
Having an overly acidic diet can lead to a weakened immune system. Here are six ways to alkalize your body! 1. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day to keep your body systems regulated. For an extra boost in alkalinity – add lemon! 2. Trade coffee for green tea. 3. Use stevia, coconut sugar, or small amounts of honey in place of sugar. 4. Eat more greens. 5. Exercise to create more oxygen and qi flow in the body, and to avoid stagnation. 6. Reduce stress by meditating, practicing deep breathing, doing yoga, and getting plenty of sleep.
Care At Home Pharmacy, www.careathomepharmacy.ca
3-Ingredient Almond Butter Cookies
These flour-less almond butter cookies are SO good, and made with only 3 ingredients (1 cup almond butter, 6 Tbsp raw sugar, and 1 large egg)! Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray two nonstick baking sheets lightly with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix the almond butter, sugar, and egg until well combined. Spoon 1 level tablespoon of the mixture about 1 inch apart onto baking sheets. Flatten the mounds with the tines of a fork, making a crosshatch pattern on the cookies. Bake until golden around the edges, about 10 minutes.
SkinnyTaste.com
Resolve Health Issues
Having a health issue of the body (or mind) indicates that you are on the losing end of a dietary issue. It has been proven that consuming food that is appropriate for your ancestral heritage supports your body (or mind) in healing. Food is the safest and most powerful form of ‘medicine’. Food is also the slowest form of poison. Take advantage of a free discovery call with a Primal Health Coach and determine what steps are required to support your body in healing. Eat like your life depends on it, because it does! Tom White, becomeHEALTHY.ca, EndDiabetesManitoba.ca
Homeopathy for Cold and Flu
As the temperatures drop, we become much more aware of where the closest tissue box is and what doorknobs we touch. Aside from washing our hands regularly throughout the day, we can stock our cold and flu kits with tools like nutrition, supplements, and homeopathy!
Homeopathy, which is safe for people of all ages, offers plenty of preventative options for the cold and flu season. Homeopathy can also reduce the severity and duration of common illnesses.
After treating a cold or flu even once with homeopathy, your body also learns how to respond properly to viruses, boosting your general immune response to keep you healthier longer!
SunDragon Studios, SunDragonStudios.wixsite.com/sundragonstudios
Take a Load Off
Maintaining workplace mental health is vitally important. Stats show that most people spend the majority of their waking hours at work. Using break times is one effective way to improve overall mental health and boost productivity! Oftentimes, busy schedules and looming deadlines prevent us from taking breaks when we need them most. A short time away, doing something we enjoy, helps to reduce stress and emotional exhaustion, while providing a fresh focus and the necessary energy to accomplish tasks. Stretching, walking, listening to music, and reading or watching something funny are all ways to help lighten the load.
Stacey Shule Krueger, CMHA MB & Wpg, mbwpg.cmha.ca
Lose Weight & Still Enjoy Wine!
Research suggests people who follow a Mediterranean diet lose 52% more weight than the standard low-fat diet because it isn’t just a fad or limited list of foods. It’s a lifestyle based on a balanced approach to your meals, which focuses on produce, healthy fats, whole grains, legumes, fish, and even some red wine. Committing to losing weight for three months using the Mediterranean diet as a base, along with three booster products and three lifestyle changes, guarantees results. And there is no meal skipping! Look and feel great for all of your holiday parties and events!
Valdine – Modere, Valdine.ca
Community Event
Tues., Dec. 12, Fri., Dec. 15, & Tues., Dec. 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. & Tues., Jan. 16, Thurs., Jan. 18, & Tues., Jan. 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. FREE 3-class series for people with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. Room 209, 2nd floor, Access Winnipeg West, 280 Booth Drive. To register, call: (204) 940-8724.
Community Event
Every Tuesday 7-8:30 p.m. Wellness Workshops. Topics include: Serious Self-Care, Baby Steps in Mindfulness, Soothing our Stress, Managing our Time, Breaking Free from Overeating, and more! Sundragon Studios, 3141 Portage Ave. Contact Lisa: wellnesswpg@gmail.com
Book Club:
What To Do After “I’m Sorry, it’s Cancer.” An Exceptional Guidebook for Navigating Your Way to Health and Happiness. Two-time survivor Wanda St. Hilaire provides easy-to-read information that you will not get at your local cancer centre. 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 help you on toward health and happiness. ImSorryItsCancer.com
