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Community News
ADHD vs. Visual Dysfunction
Children diagnosed with Learning-Related Visual Dysfunction and children diagnosed with ADHD experience many of the same signs and symptoms:
• Failure to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes
• Difficulty sustaining attention
• Failure to follow through on instructions or to finish work
• Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
• Fidgeting in seat or having trouble staying seated.
As a result, unfortunately, children can sometimes be misdiagnosed. A developmental eye evaluation can determine whether a Learniing-Related Visual Dysfunction is causing behavior that may otherwise be attributed to ADHD.
Dawn Grandmont, COVT, Grand Developmental Vision Institute, GrandVisionInstitute.ca
Have You Had Your Probiotic Today?
Probiotics play a key role in the body by improving gastrointestinal functions, enhancing immunity, regulating hormones, protecting us from food-borne illnesses, controlling overgrowth of bad bacteria, and assisting in vitamin production & nutrient absorption. Here’s what to look for in your probiotic:
1. High culture count – Culture count refers to the total amount of live bacterial cultures in a single serving i.e. 50 Billion cfu (colony forming units)
2. Number of strains – There are over a thousand strains of beneficial bacteria in the gut. Look for multiple strains of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria.
3. Make sure the capsule is designed to protect probiotics – Enteric coated capsules remain intact throughout the harsh stomach environment and begin dissolving in the intestine where the pH is more alkaline.
All of these factors can be found in the Ultimate Flora line of probiotics by Renew Life.
Aviva Natural Health Solutions, AvivaHealth.com
Trust your Gut
Your immune system works hard to protect you from injury, illness, and disease. This process usually involves inflammation, a natural response to stress, tissue damage, and harmful stimuli like viruses, bacteria, and toxins. Inflammation functions similarly to an engine warning light, alerting you to the presence of a problem through symptoms such as heat, pain, redness, swelling, and/or loss of function. 85% of the immune system is located in our gut. An anti-inflammatory diet rich in vitamins A, C, and E and the mineral selenium provides your gut with the ingredients it needs to bolster immunity and achieve optimal mental and physical health. Sean Miller, CMHA, mbwpg.cmha.ca
Yoga Nidra for Better Sleep
Yoga Nidra is a practice in total conscious relaxation that separates the external awareness of the physical body through various stages. This results in a state where you are asleep with a whisper of awareness, relaxing both the mind and the body deeply. Daily practice of Yoga Nidra is life transforming!
During Yoga Nidra, we release multiple tensions: muscular tension (physical), emotional tension (suppressed emotions), and mental tension (excessive thoughts and stress).
Most people sleep without resolving their tensions (Nidra), but Yoga Nidra means sleep after throwing off your burdens. Wendy Anderson RYT, Yoga 10 Studio, Yoga10Studio.com, CourtenayMassageTherapy.com
GMO Concerns
The world must consider the effects of genetically modified foods (GMOs). Dr. Patrick Gentempo’s recent series, GMOs Revealed, exposes their potential toxicity to human and environmental health, such as an increase in autoimmune diseases in humans.
We eat plants from seeds saturated in herbicides, which have decimated our bee colonies. GMO corporations’ answer to bees that cannot tolerate herbicides is to replace them with a stronger variety from Africa, and add DNA from other sources.
I encourage you to start researching GMO products and push for GMO foods to be labelled properly.
Gord Weber, Spirit Gardens, SpiritGardens.ca
Dreaded Headaches
With the fast pace of modern lifestyle, an increasing number of people suffer from headaches. There are several types of headaches: migraine, tension, cluster, and menstrual headaches. Some headaches are felt on top of the head, on the temples, or over the sinus cavities. Others radiate from the neck to the eyes, on the forehead, and the whole head. There are numerous causes for headaches to develop. The cause of a headache isn’t necessarily in the head. Problems in other parts of the body also contribute to headaches. They may be caused by an ear, sinus, or throat infection. In addition headaches occur from whiplash, stress, tension, and hormones. Improper posture, weak digestion, and TMJ dysfunction also induce headaches. It’s necessary to identify what’s causing the headache in order to help relieve the pain. Since the causes and symptoms of headaches are so different, headaches need to be assessed and treated according to the individual’s condition. Dr. Brigitte Tetrault Dr.TCM, RAc. Certified Advanced Practitioner NST, CourtenayHealing.ca
Should We Get a Second Dog?
Adding a second dog to your home could be a wonderful thing! But there are also some reasons to reconsider: more vet bills, food to buy, and poop to scoop, and less individual attention for your current pup. Before you jump into multiple dog ownership, you need to be aware of what is best for your current dog. Be honest about your energy levels, your budget, and your existing dog’s temperament. If all is good, a second dog will double the love and devotion that you presently have with your first dog! Happy Paws Pet Food, HappyPaws.ca
Trust your Gut
Your immune system works hard to protect you from injury, illness, and disease. This process usually involves inflammation, a natural response to stress, tissue damage, and harmful stimuli like viruses, bacteria, and toxins. Inflammation functions similarly to an engine warning light, alerting you to the presence of a problem through symptoms such as heat, pain, redness, swelling, and/or loss of function. 85% of the immune system is located in our gut. An anti-inflammatory diet rich in vitamins A, C, and E and the mineral selenium provides your gut with the ingredients it needs to bolster immunity and achieve optimal mental and physical health. Canadian Mental Health Association British Columbia, cmha.bc.ca
Shield Yourself From Harmful EMF Pollution
For many years now, authoritative reports such as Bioinitiative 2007 & Bioinitiative 2012 have revealed the serious adverse health effects of certain prevalent electromagnetic fields (EMF). Some culprit emitters of much of the EMF pollution are not surprisingly the very devices we often purchase at high prices and are convinced we cannot live without. Even with self-discipline and lifestyle changes stemming from increased awareness of the problem, EMF pollution is relatively inescapable in our present society. Realizing this, more people are now also protecting themselves and their living/work spaces with EMF transmuting Shieldite(*TM) having proprietary Biometric Frequency Infusion Technology. Nelson Meggitt, OptimumWellnessFactor.ca
Are you Addicted to Sugar?
Eating sugary foods creates a vicious cycle spurred on by addiction. Scientists have found that sugar stimulates the same pleasure centers of the brain as cocaine or heroin. Just like those hard-core drugs, getting off sugar leads to withdrawal and cravings, requiring an actual detox process to wean off. Cutting ties with your sugar addiction can do wonders for your skin, mood, waistline, and sleep schedule. Try cutting back a little every day, and eventually take bigger steps. For example, if you are craving something sweet, have a piece of fruit, cheese or nuts. Try not to add sugar to your morning coffee. Your body will thank you! Alma Naranjo, Success Weight Loss, SuccessWeightLoss.ca
