Spend 14 hours to be a new HEALTHY and HAPPY YOU and change your life! The Start Over Program led by Dr. Wagdy Eltaiar, Detlef Friede MCH, Eike Jordan CCH and Barbara Busch RHN is tailored to be BODY, MIND, SOUL and SPIRIT stimulation and deep healing. * Guided REMOVAL of stored, unwanted Emotions, Feelings and Energies * EXPERIENCE 3 very complex 3-D-Healing applications * Chakra REBALANCING Stretching * Full day in SILENCE * REPLENISH your physical body with Oxygen-Ozone IV’s and Vitamin IV’s * NOURISH your body and soul with Healthy Food and Beverages. See website for full details.

Are you doing everything possible to protect yourself from hearing loss? There are “three pillars” of hearing loss prevention. #1: Proactive Health Management – Diabetes and high blood pressure are two common health conditions that, if not appropriately managed, may pose a risk to your hearing health. #2: Smart Buying Decisions -Products such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers and hair dryers can generate dangerous noise levels. #3: Protection from Noise -Protecting your hearing from noise is one of the easiest things you can do, and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Inexpensive foam earplugs provide adequate protection in many noisy situations.

With the holidays around the corner, we all want to look our best. An IPL™ Photofacial can effectively improve skin texture, eliminate discolorations, reduce pore size, and minimize wrinkles and fine lines. Photofacials use Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) to penetrate deep into the skin causing collagen and blood vessels below the epidermis to constrict, reducing redness and age lines. It is used to treat a variety of skin conditions, including acne scars, broken capillaries and spider veins, rosacea, sun damage, and hyperpigmentation. This quick, 30 minute procedure is a convenient option for people with busy schedules.

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy offers personalized service. Through their Pharmacy at Home Program, complimentary home visits help you manage you medication schedule or set up your blister pack. Free delivery service is available in Parksville, Qualicum, Errington, Nanoose, Lantzville and Nanaimo. At their Parksville and Departure Bay Rd (near Country Club), Nanaimo locations, certified injection pharmacists are onsite to give flu shots, shingle shots and travel vaccines. They also offer Blood Pressure, BMI and Diabetes Monitoring Foot, Care and Compression Sock Fitting and a compounding laboratory to prepare customized medication. Mel and Kristen Azcarraga, pharmacists and owners, are proud to serve their community.

For 51 years, SOS and its supporters have been ensuring that individuals and families experience joy at Christmas. If you, or someone you know, need help making sure there is food on the table, and gifts under the tree for children and youth, contact SOS beginning Nov. 13 to register for the Caring for Community at Christmas program. Residents must apply in person at the SOS Community Services Centre in Parksville during business hours. Registration opportunities are also available in Qualicum Beach and Bowser. Please visit www.sosd69.com or call 250-248-2093 ext. 229 for more information.

Nanaimo Theatre Group is opening its 58th season with the Neil Simon classic comedy The Odd Couple. This play is truly a comedy for the ages; the topic of dysfunctional relationships is just as fitting and funny today as it was in 1965. The tale of two men living together, one a fastidious hypochondriac and the other a devil-may-care slob, is sure to entertain young and old! The show runs Oct. 17 to Nov. 2.

This Six Week “Start to Health, Happiness & Perfect Weight Program” begins with a Start-up Darkfield Microscopy assessment of your body’s present performance. The full program includes; weekly pain free Ozone injections to tighten skin and reduce existing cellulite and scarring, Nutrition Guidance, Exercises and Osteopathy to assist with sculpting the body back to mobility, Acupuncture and Hypnosis to help overcome food addiction and cravings and Sudatonic deep infrared therapy to ease detox. With this program you will not only lose undesired weight, you will be educated on health and restore function in your body and soul. Bring happiness and control back into your life!

The leaves are turning, the wind is brisk, autumn has come. With it comes the sense of quiet that settles in like leaves on the forest floor. However, it is important that we do not settle back into old habits. Keeping pace with new hobbies and social activities which are known to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and osteoporosis, is important in long term health goals. Don’t let the change in season stop you from being your best!