Fall is my favourite time of year, I know many of you feel the same way. It’s a season both of reflection and of action, as the change of season often brings a change of activities. It’s also a time of ‘getting back to business’ for many and a good time to turn ones attention to financial planning matters. Given the state of global affairs, it would also be a good time to do a detailed review of your investments. This year has (until recently) seen spectacular returns across many asset classes, what comes next is never certain.
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Growing Up Can Be a Pain
Does your child complain of achiness in their legs at night? Pain in the upper or lower legs or behind the knees can occur during periods of rapid growth in kids, usually between the ages of 3-5 or 8-12. Recent studies have found a high incidence of these ‘growing pains’ in children with flat feet. As your child’s body weight increases with the rapid growth, their foot arches may not be strong enough to maintain that extra weight. Correcting the arches with custom foot orthotics can help ease some of the muscle soreness. When combined with warm massage, increased fluid intake, stretching, and ensuring that stable, supportive footwear is worn throughout the day, you can greatly ease your child’s discomfort.
Eliminate Pain & Regenerate Joints
To eliminate the pain of any form of musculo-skeletal injury and to regenerate any joint, especially with osteo-arthritic elements; acupuncture and Prolozone injection therapy are my treatment protocols. Each component of Prolozone therapy has a specific biological purpose. Procaine acts to re-establish cellular membrane potentials. Anti-inflammatory agents decrease edema and swelling. The inclusion of vitamins and minerals provides necessary substrates of oxygen utilization that in damaged tissues are often deficient. And finally, oxygen utilization is directly stimulated by ozone. In many cases Prolozone actually corrects the pathology of the disorder, there is a 75% chance for the chronic pain sufferer to
becoming permanently pain free.
Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer
1 out of 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. One of the most important factors which can help prevent cancer is to lead a healthy lifestyle, one way to do that is to maintain a healthy body weight. Eat a balanced diet that is high in whole grains, fruit and vegetables and low in processed meat and salt. Strength training and cardio exercise help maintain a healthy body weight as well strengthen our immune system. We should aim for at least 30 minutes of activity 3 times a week. Make the right choices today to help prevent cancer tomorrow!
Eating Right for Fall
In Chinese Medicine, eating and living with the seasons is an important part of staying healthy. Autumn is a time to introduce heartier, denser food. Excellent choices include roasted root veggies, tubers and gourds. Think pumpkin, winter squash, yams and carrots — especially slow-cooked, roasted or in soups. In Chinese Medicine, it is widely believed that we are what we eat. And most dietary guidelines follow on from nature. If we ingest seasonal foods that are similar in nature to their external environment, we remain in harmony with the environmental, adapt better to changes in season, and stay healthy.
Words to Live By
“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” – Helen Keller
Road Rage Reducer
Road Rage is a comparatively new disorder with nearly 80% of drivers exhibiting some type of road rage – and every year 30 murders are linked to road rage. A car diffuser can help and everyone in the car receives the benefits! Visiting Vancouver? Stressed out from all the traffic and noise? Road Scents contains, Benzoin, Lavender, Litsea Cubeba and Ylang Ylang. These essential oils are very calming and help with emotional anxiety. While diffusing Road Scents in your car, if you get into a situation where you are getting tense take 2-3 deep breaths and exhale slowly.
Music and Dementia
The effects of dementia are devastating to individuals and their families. Researchers are keen to find ways to ease its symptoms and restore abilities and memory. Studies on music and dementia have shown promising findings. Did you know that the area of the brain associated with musical memory tends to be least affected by dementia? Music therapy may help reduce cognitive decline while improving the memory of people with dementia. In one study, test subjects performed better on memory tests when they listened to music. It has also been found that the emotional content of music can bring back emotional memories.
Ozone Therapy Increases Oxygen Utilization
What makes us healthy and invulnerable to disease? Discover this for yourself right now. Hold your breath for 60 seconds. What happened? Clearly there is absolutely nothing as critical to our health as oxygen metabolism. Oxygen utilization is the single most important predictor of your risk for degenerative disease and premature aging. As we get older our cells become less able to efficiently use the oxygen we breathe, some as much as 50%! Ozone therapy activates the immune system, prevents free radical damage and helps the body detoxify, the ultimate preventative tool to stay healthy and happy into old age.
Fight Colds with Acupuncture
With cold and flu season on the way, you may be looking for ways to stay healthy. Acupuncture is a great way to help you recover from colds and flu viruses more quickly, and can even help prevent them in the first place! Getting acupuncture treatment can help elevate immune-boosting hormones for several days after treatment, helping to prevent and fight colds and flu viruses. It can also help to reduce body aches, fever, and chills, as well as relieve congestion and sore throats. Consider acupuncture treatment as part of your toolkit to stay well during cold and flu season!
Do Kids Need Orthotics?
Many children have flat feet but have no joint pain, but there are others who develop knee and/or arch pain that limits their ability to enjoy activities. If there is pain, and an obvious fallen arch, foot orthotics may be warranted considering family history and degree of severity. If there is no pain, yet there is an obvious fallen arch then the question is whether to correct or not. Many medical professionals believe that fallen arches will adversely affect the knees and hips and lead to early arthritic pain. Correcting the foot posture early on is then seen as a preventative measure for future knee and hip joint health.
