Feel stuck? Want to make some changes but don’t know where to start? 1. Decide you’re worth it. Take accountability to make better decisions. Self care is crucial; you can’t give from an empty bucket. 2. What’s your biggest challenge? List your challenges then narrow it down to your top three. Choose one to focus on that will provide the most value to you right now. 3: Plan and take action. Do 3 achievable things in the next 2 weeks to move you closer to solving this challenge. Repeat this process. Congratulations, you’ve kickstarted your wellness! Kendra Irvine, Certified Wellness Coach, Living Light, KendraIrvine.com
Community News
Connecting Children with Nature
Studies show that there are numerous benefits for connecting children with nature at an early age. It supports creativity and problem solving; enhances cognitive abilities; improves academic performance; reduces Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) symptoms; increases physical activity; improves nutrition, eyesight, social relations, self-discipline and reduces stress. Frances Ming Kuo, a researcher documenting the positive link between nature and human health, and social and psychological functioning, uses the phrase “Vitamin G” (G for “green”) to capture nature’s role as a necessary ingredient for a healthy life. Kerry Wood Nature Centre, WaskasooPark.ca/nature-nursery
Community Event
Jan. 13 & Jan. 27. Emotional Eating Workshop with PR Coaching & Consulting. Petra Rapmund Certified Life Motivate, Positivity & Transformation Coach. 204-612-2795 [email protected]. PRCoachingAndConsulting.com
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Most commonly this occurs when a woman passes into menopause and also in women experiencing induced menopause. Recently, this condition has been renamed Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). While many painful symptoms are experienced by as many as 50% of postmenopausal women, many women who experience these symptoms feel that it is just a normal part of the aging process and nothing can be done about it. These issues affect a women’s quality of life both physically and psychologically. There is, however, a new treatment available for this very common disorder – The MonaLisa Touch® is a fast, safe, and simple treatment that provides lasting results. Women Imaging Center, WomenImagingCenter.ca
Preparing for a Move Into Long Term Care
If you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias and you are preparing to move them in to a long term care community, here are some tips to help with the transition: – Be open with family members – talk about the decision; – Arrange for them to visit the community where they will be going; – Determine what you can do before moving day such as prepare their room with personal items and label clothing; –
Take moving day off and spend it with them; and – Introduce your loved one to the staff members. Following these tips will help make the move easier for everyone. Lianne Ketcheson, Nanaimo Memory and Complex Care, NanaimoMemoryCare.com
Permanent Weightloss Solution
Are you looking for a structured program that can put an end to constant dieting? Ideal Protein, a medically developed weightloss protocol that focuses on education, improving health and lifestyle change offers exactly that. Your personal weight loss coach will empower you with the knowledge that you need in order to develop better living habits and smarter eating choices. Losing weight is not just about dieting and looking good, it’s about making permanent lifestyle changes. Once you have lost your excess weight, you will know what food combinations to steer clear of and how to avoid weight gain while still enjoying the foods you love.
Tammy Prince, Ideal Protein Weightloss Coach, The Medicine Shoppe at Departure Bay Road, OptimaWeightLossCentre.com
Acupuncture for Depression
As the days shorten and the temperature drops, some of us suffer from SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. A brisk walk, a diet rich in Vitamin D, fish oils, fresh fruits and vegetables and the use of an Ott light may improve our mood. However, some experience an insidious buildup of forces leading to a depression. The receipt of “bad” news, a stroke or other social, emotional or physical shock may trigger the onset of a depression. Common symptoms are emotional deterioration, lack of motivation and decrease of speech. Acupuncture has been used and proven to be effective in the treatment of subclinical depression be it with needles, lasers, moabustion or other techniques. Elaine Murphy, Reg. Acupuncturist, MA, RAc
Teaching Gambling Sense to Children
Gambling in the 21st Century has become a sophisticated, and in some cases, a more subtle wagering activity. The Responsible & Problem Gambling Program and the Centre for Addictions Research have partnered to create lesson plans for the BC’s new K-12 curriculum. Teachings include themes such as: 1 Every human society appears to have accepted gambling in some form; 2 Gambling can be fun but can also lead to significant harm; 3 As humans, we need to learn how to manage gambling and; 4 We can learn how to control gambling by examining the different ways people have thought about it, engaging in critical self-reflection and listening to each other.
Karen Hlady, Community Engagement & Prevention Service Provider, BCResponsibleGambling.ca
Want to Quit Smoking?
Are you tired of your addiction; blowing money in the air? Tired of being trapped in a downward spiral? Do you know someone who talks about wanting to quit and needs that extra little push to make it happen? Acupuncture is a natural way to quit smoking. Naturopathic remedies help to control the emotions that come with addictions. Look for a clinic that offers a variety of therapies including Hypnosis, Oxygen-Ozone-Therapy, Neurofeedback and TRE. Such a clinic can support you all around to be successful in stepping away from your addiction. Patients experience, after a few treatments, that a cigarette appears unappealing and may even cause nausea when smoked.
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The Big Five 0! What is it about turning fifty?
Maybe your kids are gone, a career change or bankruptcy? You’re feeling new aches. Time is speeding-up. There’s lots you want to do. It’s overwhelming! How can you maintain your youthfulness and live life to the fullest, energetically, passionately? It’s time to step back and GET INSPIRED AGAIN. Believe your second fifty can be the most exciting part of your life. Limiting beliefs get passed down by family, friends, teachers, religious leaders, politicians, health practitioners, celebrities. Beliefs can change.
Laurent Goldstein, Award Winning Producer, “Your Second Fifty”, OnaScaleof1to10Film.com/events
Early Disease Detection with CRT
Computerized Regulation Thermography (CRT) is a highly effective 119 point scan health care test. It has no side effects and is safe for all ages. CRT is performed with a highly sensitive heat probe that can identify over 50 health priorities including heavy metal toxicity, systemic virus, thyroid hypofunction, potential cyst formation / tumors, and global immune stress. Based on over 30 years of patented research and clinical use by physicians in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, CRT is a dynamic, innovative way to screen for more than 40 disease patterns, finding problems up to a year ahead of other testing methods.
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