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Why Essential Oils?

Essential oils are used for a very wide range of emotional and physical wellness applications. They can be used as a single oil or in complex blends in one of three methods. Aromatic: Certain essential oils, when diffused, can be very stimulating, while others can be calming and soothing. Diffusing essential oils can also purify the air. Topical: Essential oils are easily absorbed by the skin and can be safely applied topically. Internal: Essential oils can also be used as dietary supplements supporting a variety of healthy conditions. No matter which method you choose, the positive effects of essential oils are boundless. That’s why you’ll want to ensure that the essential oils you are using are capable of delivering on their promise by choosing essential oils for their potency and their purity.

Living DoTerra Naturally Brochure – Angie Smith, www.mydoterra.com/angiesmith2016

Retirement Checkup

Here are three signs that your retirement plan could use a checkup: 1. You don’t know your number. Are you aware of how much retirement savings you need to retire successfully? If you can’t answer that question, you can’t measure if you’re on track to hit your goal. 2. You expect to have one or more loans in retirement. Living on a fixed income in retirement isn’t easy and hefty debt payments don’t make it any easier. You should re-examine your debt repayment strategy if it looks like your mortgage, credit cards or line of credit are here to stay. 3. Are you unsure when to take government benefits? The timing of your government pensions is critical to a successful retirement. You’ve paid for them your entire working career so now is not the time to let that money go to waste!

Thomas Johnson, Cascade Financial Group, www.cascadefinancialgroup.com

Are Your Finances Affecting Your Health?

Financial problems have been linked to many physical and psychological repercussions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, fatigue, and anxiety. As a small or medium sized business owner, have you ever experienced any of these debilitating stressors? For instance, have you encountered a cash- flow crisis, untracked receivables, budget overruns, or a government audit? Wouldn’t it be a relief to have someone on your side, looking after the numbers, so you can do what you’re meant to do and run your business? It’s critical for you to work with a qualified team to help offset such worries so you can confidently lead your business. Don’t let the stress of financial problems take a piece of your physical and emotional well-being.

Ray Mihalicz, www.raylobookkeeping.ca

A New Years Resolution of Sustainable Health

Another year. Another round of resolutions. Have you ever considered that excess weight is simply a chronic health issue? Hippocrates stated that “All disease begins in the gut”. Have you heard the phrase ‘you are what you eat’? It should be stated instead that you are what you absorb. Are you eating a SAD diet (Standard American Diet) and experiencing over/ under weight, autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, issues with diabetes, gut, cancer, skin, sleep, mind/brain or allergies? Of course there are issues with over/under exercising, toxins, genetics and stress, but food is the major determinant in health. Have you embarked on a New Years Resolution in the past only to have it fizzle out? Enlist the services of a Primal Health Coach to educate you of a sustainable path to health restoration. Turn off the chaos inside your body and THRIVE.

Tom White, www.becomeHEALTHY.ca, www.EndDiabetesManitoba.ca

Autism and Homeopathy

Autism Spectrum Disorders are on the rise with one in 68 children now being diagnosed. These are serious, potentially life-long conditions, which place a great deal of financial and emotional stress on families and society at large. Homeopathy can help to reduce and manage common autistic symptoms that are hard on families, especially eating, digestive and sleep problems as well as behavioural issues such as rigidity and hyperactivity. Homeopathy can also be used to identify the numerous causative factors of autism. If the homeopathic form of a substance which contributed to the condition is given, the child may have a brief healing reaction and then improve. Such substances can include antibiotics, vaccines, pesticides, car exhaust fumes, medications during or before pregnancy and ultrasounds. If you have a child with autism or a related developmental disorder please consider homeopathy as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.

Dr. Anke Zimmermann, ND, FCAH, www.drzimmermann.org

Happy New You!

January. The time of New Year’s resolutions and wanting to change ourselves. The problem is, change doesn’t happen overnight, and most resolutions end up being abandoned. Then we feel yucky about it. Consider, instead, small sustainable steps towards a healthier lifestyle. Being healthy isn’t just about what we eat and how much we weigh. Real wellness includes how we talk to ourselves, our outlook on life, and how we deal with stress. Feeling better can start with any of these things. See January as only the beginning, and, consider yoga! It’s a practice which encourages you to feel worthy whatever your starting point. Yoga promotes self-awareness: learning to listen to your body, your breath, and your thoughts. Then, with self-acceptance (and not the need to ‘fix’ ourselves), we begin to appreciate how our health, wellness, and stress levels are tied to the many daily choices we make. Happy new you!

Susan Turner, Yoga Connections, www.YogaConnections.ca

Goals vs. Intentions

How do you approach the new year? Do you set up goals? Do you make a list of all the things you want to acquire and achieve for the upcoming year? And how has that worked out for you? So whether it be to lose weight (again), promise yourself a change of job (again), or to become more organized (again), keeping true to these goals never seems to last. The truth is, most of us will do the same thing we always do: set some goals that will be forgotten about by the 7th January. So this year, let’s propose something different. Try approaching the new year with intentions instead of goals. Keep it simple. Limit it to one or two. When you create an intention and really feel what it is you want to achieve, you’ve already set it in motion. Watch closely as your intention becomes your new reality!

Carole Tetreault, Calder Healing House, shineyourlight.ca

Treating Bell’s Palsy

Bell’s palsy is a paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of your face. Damage to the facial nerve that controls muscles on one side of the face causes that side of your face to droop. The nerve damage may also affect your sense of taste and how you make tears and saliva. A special treatment protocol using micro-current was created specifically to treat Bell’s palsy and reverse its effects. The protocol involves a regular series of treatments that deliver a very low electrical current to the affected parts of the face. By recharging the electrical components of the cells, the face has the power to “lift” again, and paralyzed facial expressions “release” and regain a normal appearance. Because of the success of this protocol, it is also used a non-surgical facelift treatment. Unlike other electrical stimulating devices, the micro-current instrument delivers a healing current which is barely perceptible, and deeply relaxing. Many people fall asleep during the treatment.

Cheryl Fedeluk, CurrentExpressions.ca

Be Stress-Free with Reflexology

Stress is definitely something that we all deal with. Chronic stress affects us in so many ways and influences our healing on an emotional and physical level. For most of us, stress is caused by work situations, home situation, parenting, lack of money, car problems, loss of a loved one, or other possibilities like health issues or post-traumatic stress. Our sympathetic nervous system provides the fight-or-flight response to stress. Sympathetic nerve stimulation increases the heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. The gastro-intestinal tract is affected, blood sugar can have fluctuations, and the adrenal glands become weakened and eventually exhausted. When you have a reflexology session, the parasympathetic nervous system is improved, and the body is brought back to a normal, relaxed functioning. When our body is relaxed and rested, this is when the healing happens.

Rositha Jeanson, Balance and Harmony, www.rositha.ca

Set Yourself up to Succeed

Every year, masses of people—maybe even you—choose a list of resolutions for the New Year. Generally, these are habits they will try to do every day or habits they will try to avoid for as long as they can. Unfortunately, many of these resolutions are gone by the wayside or forgotten by February. A major reason for this is that it’s deceivingly difficult to develop or deny ingrained habits ‘cold turkey’. Set yourself up to succeed: Set small, attainable goals, and add more steps as you complete each one. Remember to reward yourself. This way, you gradually work your way toward the life you want and the necessary changes and experiencing much more ‘success’ along the way. Short, measurable goals and smart resolutions will reduce stress and anxiety in the New Year. This, in turn, will build self-esteem helping you to have the courage for those long-term goals.

Patty Parsons, www.parsonstherapy.com

Head off the Pain

Headaches and migraines can be caused by a number of factors, including hormones, lack of water, illness, etc. In many cases tension build-up within the neck and shoulder muscles can cause and trigger headaches. By kneading and working those muscles, we can, over time, diminish, help manage, and relieve the tension causing those headaches to occur. Your massage therapist can also show you some stretches targeting those specific muscles to help lengthen them out to decrease pulling and strain at the base of skull and more. As well as a little mint oil and lavender oil can go a long way. Just blend a couple drops of the oils with coconut oil or another oil base and rub on your temples, forehead, neck, and shoulders for some relief.

Chelsea Nault, RMT, Soulful Instinct Massage Therapy