Dermaplaning is an effective and painless exfoliating treatment using a special blade to gently and efficiently scrape off any dead skin cells on your skin. The buildup of dead skin and vellus hairs can make your complexion appear dull and flaky. Dermaplaning not only improves skin texture and tone, but it allows for greater penetration of skincare products and creates a flawless canvas for makeup. You can expect to see an instant improvement in your skin, while the long-term effects are increased cell turnover, fewer wrinkles and dark spots, and reduction of acne scarring. The results can last up to four weeks, so you will be glowing all month long!
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Detox with Distilled Water
Did you know that even some of the purest water on the planet is teeming with impurities? Fresh mountain spring water, for instance, is sometimes chock-full of microorganisms and heavy metals. Your tap water – which you probably expect to be safe – is also often full of chemicals. Trying to detoxify your body using water that contains these types of impurities seems a little counterproductive, doesn’t it? Distilled water revitalizes your body by flushing out toxins and enabling your body to function as it should. Try it – you may be surprised at how much more “alive” you’ll feel after increasing your daily level of distilled water! WorldOfWater.ca
Natural Product Review
Bandits Wellness Blend by Pure Joy Naturals supports your overall health and wellbeing. This blend includes clove, lemon, cinnamon bark, rosemary, and eucalyptus essential oils combined. With our cold Canadian winters and all the challenges that go with it, you will appreciate the healthy and effective results that Bandits Blend has to offer. For air purification, add 4-5 drops of Bandits Blend into your diffuser. For coughs and colds, you can add a few drops into a bowl of hot water, tent a towel over your head, and breathe deeply for a rejuvenating home spa experience. For overall wellness, add 3 drops to 1 oz of fractionated coconut oils and massage onto the bottoms of your feet before heading out for the day.
Helping with Vertigo
Vertigo is a sensation of spinning dizziness. It is not, as many people maintain, a fear of heights. It is often associated with looking down from a great height but can refer to any temporary or ongoing spells of dizziness caused by problems in the inner ear or brain. If your Vertigo is neurologically based and not an inner ear issue, consider wearing neurological socks or insoles. These are designed to help increase balance and mobility. Perhaps they may be a good fit for you.
Natural Product Review
Energize your body, boost mental clarity, promote vitality with an energy drink that’s actually GOOD for you! Kyäni Sunrise is carefully designed to provide the body with essential vitamins and antioxidants it needs to flourish. A natural, healthy way to help your energy soar while fighting free radicals. Nature has created a variety of adaptations that help protect plants from stresses. These protective pigments are one of the key antioxidant ingredients in Kyäni Sunrise. Featuring superfoods like the wild Alaskan blueberry, along with a host of other powerful natural ingredients, Kyäni Sunrise is the perfect way to start your day.
Struggling to LOSE WEIGHT?
New Year’s is just around the corner…you know what that means. Yes, New Year’s resolutions! Did you know you can enhance your weight loss through exploring healthy living, exercise, and the removal of waste products? Research shows that the perspiration from an infrared sauna contains 90% toxins and not just water loss! Practising yoga and fitness in far infrared heat will allow you to perspire, detoxify, and burn up to three times more calories (release unwanted weight) than performing these in traditional heating sources.
Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy
To help stay healthy during pregnancy, newly released 2019 Canadian Guidelines for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy recommend 150 minutes per week (over a minimum of 3 days/week) of moderate intensity exercise for women with uncomplicated pregnancies. Exercise during pregnancy can cut odds of complications such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and gestational hypertension by up to 40%.
Exercise should incorporate aerobic and resistance activity. Keep in mind, some days your body will need rest – listen to your body and use rest and recovery days as needed. Exercises to avoid include contact sports, activities with a risk of falling, scuba diving, and exercising at a high altitude and in excessive heat.
Natural Product Review: Black Seed Oil
Black seed (Nigella sativa) is the new preferred therapeutic oil prized for its immune-boosting and antibacterial benefits to reduce respiratory, viral, and digestive ailments. Anecdotally, it’s been said to “cure everything except for death!” And the research is starting to back that up. Studies show that this versatile oil can regulate the immune system, benefit blood sugar, and has anti-cancer activity (Butt et al, 2010). Look for a coldpressed black seed oil and for a synergistic blend, use oregano oil and black seed oil together and with vitamins A and D added to give your immune system the best tools to beat the bugs!
Wishing You Peace and Joy
As we approach the Holiday Season, we may experience a mixture of both excitement and trepidation. Although we may enjoy attending social gatherings, we may also be nervous about talking to people we don’t know. We may be excited about creating a gift giving wish list but are frustrated that we may not have the necessary funds. This mixture of contrasting emotions can contribute to the challenge of the season. Be patient with yourself. Listening to your heart and acting from that authentic place can bring you closer to the peace that the Season represents.
Ice or Heat?
One of the most frequently asked questions of physiotherapists is: ice or heat?
Ice is for injuries — calming down damaged superficial tissues that are red, hot, and swollen. The inflammatory process is a healthy, normal, natural one that, unfortunately, also happens to be incredibly painful. Be careful not to ice too long, as frostbite can occur.
Heat is for muscles, chronic pain, and stress — taking the edge off of symptoms like muscle aching and stiffness.
Generally speaking, ice is for fresh injuries, and heat is for stiff, aching muscles. But it’s best to seek advice from your physiotherapist as to which is best for your condition.
Access Consciousness
The target of Access Consciousness is to help get people to the point where they are conscious enough to create change within themselves, so that it is also possible to change everything that is not working for them in their everyday life. Once people begin to be more conscious, it will be easier to thrive in the face of the shifts that are occurring everywhere on the planet right now. There are courses available for helping you get real-life tools you can use and showing you how to get where you would like to be. Are you ready to invest in YOU? Robin Chant, Inspire You Studio, RobinChant.com
