Great Socks for All has introduced pain relief and enhanced balance to the people in Central Vancouver Island for over two years. You may have seen the VOXXLife booth at expos and markets around the community. A Canadian, searching for drug free pain relief for his mother’s MS symptoms, spent several years and millions of dollars analysing brainstem functionality and the peripheral nervous system. The result of the research is a very specific sequence and pattern of neuroreceptor activation on the bottom of the feet. This pattern is incorporated into VOXXLife socks and insoles. Benefits include enhanced pain relief and management, especially PDN pain, enhanced postural stability and balance, improved mobility and higher energy levels
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Games of Chance
Many people find gambling fun and exciting… you never know if you are going to win big! It is important to understand the reason why you never know if you are going to win big. It is because all gambling games are influenced by chance; the outcome of the games cannot be controlled or predicted with certainty. If a game’s outcome was certain, it wouldn’t be gambling. Gambling games are designed to favour “the house” meaning the game operator or vendor. This is true for casino games, online games, horse racing, bingo, sports and lottery games.
Benefits of Holistic Nutrition
A Holistic Nutritionist can help you with a natural approach to a healthy diet. This natural approach incorporates emotional, spiritual and physical health to restore balance within your body and improve your quality of life. A Holistic Nutritionist can identify and assist with overcoming nutritional deficiencies, menu planning, making lifestyle choices and stress management. Clinical research shows holistic nutrition improves neurological, inflammatory & digestive issues. Benefits of working with a holistic nutritionist can include: Increased energy, Improved sleep, Happier mood with less depression, Increased weight loss, Lowered cholesterol, Improved digestion, Reduced stress levels, Disease prevention and Pain management.
My Ears are Ringing!
Can something be done about the ringing in my ears? Tinnitus, the ringing in a person’s ear should be evaluated by a qualified Hearing Care Professional and initial treatment should be directed toward ruling out a medical cause. Tinnitus is not curable but there are many ways to manage it. Utilizing counseling, stress management techniques, having a low sodium diet, using hearing aids, and using sound masking devices can help people that experience tinnitus. If you are suffering from ringing in the ears, book an evaluation with qualified Hearing Care Professional today.
Plan for the Future
There are many conversations that families should have. One of those concerns your final wishes. Planning your funeral and cemetery arrangements in advance means you can discuss the options with family in a relaxed, stress-free environment. The other conversation is planning for your future health care. If you were sick and couldn’t speak for yourself, would your family know your wishes? You might be surprised by the space between what you want for future care and what your loved ones think you want. It’s important that they know your values, what is meaningful in your life, and how you would like decisions to be made.
Suffering from Vertigo?
Vertigo is an unsettling feeling of everything around you spinning that can be difficult to control. Vertigo is caused by a problem in the inner ear that causes brief vertigo spells that come and go. The spells can last a few hours or up to a few weeks. It best to seek medical help for vertigo. Most doctors and physiotherapists can do vertigo treatments to help relieve the dizziness and the sudden urge to feel ill. Treatment is available that helps release the crystals in the inner ear to relieve the dizziness. Contact your doctor or a physiotherapist to find out more about treatments for vertigo.
Easier to Get Around
If you find it hard to walk as much as you would like, a mobility scooter could be a fit for you. These sit-on, motorized vehicles are designed to make it easy to get around and are simple to operate. A mobility scooter can give you your independence back. They make it easier to get out and about in the local community, to attend social events and to travel. A light weight scooter can be folded down and transported in a car or airplane. With so many mobility scooters available, choosing portability and compactness is a definite plus.
Theatre Production – Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Mrs. Warren manages a flourishing business, funding her daughter Vivie’s education in the finest boarding schools and universities, while keeping her profession as a Madam a secret. When Vivie, a “modern woman,” comes home to acquaint herself with her mother for the first time in her life, she challenges her mother in a two-woman battle of ideals between upper-class expectations and lower-class realities. In what is one of George Bernard Shaw’s most controversial plays, Mrs. Warren must attempt to reconcile with her disapproving daughter in a story sprinkled generously with sharp comedy and biting social commentary that remains relevant today.
Holistic Health – What is it?
As professionals we want to help. From a holistic approach, we want to understand your concerns from a mind, body, spirit and emotional connection. Whether it be from body pain, low mood, or an interruption in sexual functioning, we seek to understand various factors that may be affecting you, preventing you from being your best self. We recognize that when people experience distress, this can impact other parts of their lives, and the people around them. Holistic health works to develop a map to healing that integrates support for the various parts of your health in order to promote optimal wellness.
What Happens During a Physio Assessment?
Your physiotherapy appointment begins in a private office with your therapist where you can discuss your presenting issue along with your goals and social/medical history. During this time any medical reports can be reviewed. Your therapist will take you through an assessment observing things like gait, range of motion, strength and functional movements. A working diagnosis is reached and together with the therapist you will come up with a treatment plan. Treatment may include massage, joint mobilization, dry needling and/or exercise therapy. At Fresh Tracks we reserve a full hour one-on-one in order to complete a comprehensive history, assessment and treatment.
Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) Treatment
Did you know that SMP is the most cost-effective, and least-invasive treatment for hair loss? Ideal for individuals interested in recreating their hair line and providing greater fullness to thinning hair. Many have undergone surgical hair restoration and did not get the desired hair density – patients are seeking to camouflage their hair transplants! This non-invasive method of depositing pigment into the scalp creates the appearance of tiny hair follicles or short hair stubble, perfect for clients with a receding hairline, Alopecia, Androgenic Alopecia (pattern-baldness), general thinning-hair, and scalp scarring.
