Compression is great for jobs with prolonged sitting or standing, pregnancy and pre and post-vein surgery. They are also great for everyday activities, like hiking, and jogging! Benefits include improving circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving achy and fatigued legs. Get them fitted by a trained professional and ensure the compression is graduated; strongest at the ankle and less as it moves up the leg. They come in various colors and styles to meet your needs and personal preferences. Most benefit plans cover medical compression stockings annually with a doctor’s prescription.

Visit any Central Alberta Co-op Pharmacy to have a conversation about your medical history and to get your various questions from vitamins, herbals, to prescriptions answered. Your Co-op pharmacist can optimize drug therapy options and blood pressure and blood glucose levels. They provide injection services like Flu, Shingles, and B-12, and offer blister packaging, direct billing to most insurance companies and FREE delivery! Expired medications or vitamins kicking around? Bring them in. The pharmacists strive to help you manage your present health status, prevent disease and support you in achieving your wellness goals!

“When the world says, ‘Give up’, Hope whispers ‘Try it one more time.”
-Anonymous

Red Deer has the most outdoor gyms per capita in Canada! Ten outdoor gyms are located throughout our neighborhoods. Each gym has 12 double fitness machines that give a broad-based general workout. Red Deer also has 2 disc golf courses located in Victoria Park and Kentwood. Plan a family outing or a fun challenge with a group of friends or neighbors. It’s summer, time to get outside and the gyms and disc golf are fun and free to everyone. For a list of outdoor gym locations or to print disc golf scorecards, go to reddeerpcn.com.

New Date! June 15, 2019, 8:30 am – 5 pm. This intro to Jin Shin Jyutsu for you and your horse enhances your bond with your horse, aids in its healing, and reduces its pain and anxiety. Windhorse Retreat, Bluffton, AB. Call 403-343-7899 or email energyeffects@shaw.ca to register or for more details. $149 inc. textbook.

Garden Days, June15-23. Grow your own edible garden with Parkland Garden Centre and experience a fun-filled week of events, activities, and live music. Check out website for details.

Drop in beginner watercolor classes every Monday from the 1-4 p.m. No experience required. Cost is $30. Call 403-597-1594 or email sally@sallytowerssybblis.com to register. More classes listed on ‘Events’ page of SallyTowersSybblis.com.

Divine Spine provides computerized adjustments, most commonly used to provide neck pain, back pain, headache, and sciatica relief, through state-of-the-art technology. Divine Spine’s computerized treatment system is designed to gently, precisely, and effectively restore motion to your joints to help get you moving, feeling and functioning better. Treatment is performed through EVA – the Electronic Vertebral Alignment system. Adjustment is a non-invasive procedure consisting of a precisely directed movement to help relieve pain and discomfort and restore range of motion in the spine.

Did you know that 1 in 7 Canadians will develop a serious eye disease in their lifetime, yet 75% of vision loss can be prevented or treated with proper care? A regular eye exam by a Doctor of Optometry is the best way to stay on top of eye health. A comprehensive eye exam can also detect potentially life-threatening conditions, like brain tumours, high blood pressure, diabetes, or imminent stroke. For over 30 years, Bower Eye Care has provided Central Albertans of all ages with expert vision care services using the most advanced technology.

Things you can do to make your home safer and reduce the risk of falling:
• Remove tripping hazards like clutter, small throw rugs • Keep items you use the most easily accessible • Improve lighting to ensure you can see your path when walking, especially at night • Install grab bars in the bathroom and ensure your home has handrails on all staircases • Wear non-slip shoes both inside and outside of the house • Get a Home Safety Assessment if you are at risk of falling; an Occupational Therapist can help to advise you on making your home safer.

Yes, and it presents in various ways such as skin conditions, behavioural issues, cognitive dysfunctions, and digestive problems or they may hide it. It can be from eating certain foods, injuries, poor sleep, abuse or neglect, but they also respond to the stress their HUMAN is experiencing! Jin Shin Jyutsu helps to reduce the negative effects of stress on ALL living beings, including your animal companions. Dogs, cats and horses, along with other animals, respond to this non-verbal, gentle art form.