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Product Review: Anti-inflammatory Releaf

ACTIVE RELEAF strives to inspire active wellness through the use of Mother Nature’s remedies. Offering a variety of applications from topicals, to tinctures, capsules and soaps, ACTIVE RELEAF’s plant based products can help support the inflammatory related pain of sore muscles and stiff joints. For fastest relief, their topical relief stick utilizes broad spectrum, cannabinoid-rich hemp plant extract combined with the additional power of essential oils increasing the anti-inflammatory properties to help combat stubborn aches and discomfort. To support more chronic inflammatory response from within, look to their tinctures and capsules for ongoing support.

Seniors and Stress

Chronic stress is harmful to people of all ages, but its impact on older adults can be particularly severe, increasing the risk of age-related diseases, hastening cognitive decline, and even triggering falls. Stressors that are common amongst the elderly include loss of control, personal loss, declining health, financial worries, personal safety, and loss of independence. To reduce stress, get regular exercise, eat balanced meals to ensure the mind and body are properly fueled, and ask for help. Talking with a trusted family member, friend, or healthcare professional, at the very least, releases pent-up stress and may even lead to a solution.

Natural Product Spotlight

VoxxTherapy is a premium knee support that also delivers all the benefits of VoxxLife HPT Human Performance Technology. VoxxTherapy is effective in managing knee pain caused by any activity that puts pressure on your knee, and can assist in reducing inflammation and stiffness, while also providing a heating effect that supports muscle recovery. Voxx HPT is a proprietary pattern of neuro-receptor activation points, called neuro-points. Users of Voxx HPT see increased overall muscular strength, better balance, and improved flexibility and stamina. VoxxTherapy works well for all athletes, as well as anyone who needs additional support, including those with previous injuries.

Body Mind Detox

The world is full of toxins. For the time being, there’s no changing that. What you can change however, is how you protect yourself from these toxins. Manage your own waste and toxic emotions by detoxing. A fast way to jumpstart healthy change. Detox cleanses, nourishes, and restores our core organs of detoxification and elimination; the liver and colon, kidney and bladder. Including the emotions, they regulate; anger, depression, anxiety and compulsiveness. Cleansing these organs takes stress off our heart, helps our body maintain healthy cholesterol and blood sugar, clears our head and strengthens immunity.

Book Club: The Art of Choosing You

Judging ourselves and others can feel empowering, as if we are sorting out the world and freeing ourselves from the constraints of the people and situations that fail to measure up to whatever external standard we are using. However, this book argues that judgment is a trap, putting us on a hamster wheel as we continually strive to meet an arbitrary set of expectations rather than being true to ourselves. Drawing deeply on the author’s struggle to follow her own unique path through life, this book empowers readers to abandon judgment and allow themselves to pursue a life that transcends the short-sighted and self-serving expectations that our society imposes upon them.

Healing Your Gut

Numerous studies have demonstrated links between gut health and the immune system, brain health, autoimmune diseases, endocrine disorders, skin conditions, and cancer. Many facets of modern life such as high stress levels, too little sleep, eating processed and high-sugar foods, and taking antibiotics can all damage our gut microbiome. When it comes to maintaining your microbiome, nothing is more important than what you eat and drink. The internal environment of your gut is directly dictated by what you put in your mouth. Probiotics, fermented foods, natural fats, greens, fruits, and insoluble fiber-rich foods help restore your microbiome and gut-brain signaling.

Jaw Pain

If you are experiencing pain or tenderness in or around the ear, jaw joint or the muscles of the jaw, face or temples you may have a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. Those with TMJ disorders often have problems with clicking or popping in the jaw. Difficulty with opening and closing of the mouth along with pain when yawning or chewing. If you or your doctor/dentist suspect a TMJ disorder seek the assistance of a physiotherapist who can prescribe exercises to stretch and strengthen jaw muscles. Physiotherapists can also apply mobilization techniques to assist with stiffness and educate regarding the condition. Doug Treloar, BMR, PT

Controlling High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) often goes unrecognized and untreated because there are no symptoms. Your pharmacist can help you reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke by: 1. Reviewing your medications, helping you take them as prescribed and managing potential side effects. 2. Teaching you how to use a blood pressure monitor properly and testing your blood pressure regularly. 3. Advising you how to maintain a healthy weight, and follow a low-sodium diet. 4. Guiding you through a step-by-step smoking cessation plan. Speak with your pharmacist today to learn more about how to keep your blood pressure under control.

Local Spotlight: Pure Joy Naturals

Pure Joy Naturals is manufactured in Schanzenfeld, Manitoba just south of Winkler, and is Manitoba’s largest supplier of premium essential oils. Rob and Coral work hard to deliver the best premium essential oils and proprietary blends on the market. Their handmade natural products are for those who are encouraged to live a toxic-free lifestyle. Pure Joy Naturals believe in giving back and helping our community. When you purchase Pure Joy Naturals products, they contribute a portion of the proceeds to a project called “Community of Kindness”. This project helps to support those who are in need right here at home.

WELLness – Thank you, Live Life Alarms

My husband is in the early stages of Alzheimers. He continues to enjoy riding his bike and I used to get very worried as he would sometimes have difficulty finding his way home. Getting him a Live Life mobile alert was the best thing we have done as now I can readily find out quickly where he is. He recently went out cycling and was gone for some time so I called him on his alert pendant. Not only could I talk with him but the Mobile Alert sent me an automatic return text showing his exact location on Google Maps. This has given me so much confidence now and allows him to continue doing what he loves. Vicki Ogston. LiveLifeAlarms.ca

Do You Know Your Numbers?

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is associated with an increased risk of kidney damage, heart attacks and stroke. The most accurate way to measure blood pressure is at home using a home blood pressure monitor. Home blood pressure monitors are easy to use. It is important that the cuff of the blood pressure monitor fits you properly. Most home blood pressure machines will keep a record of your measurements, so you can share them with your health care provider. High blood pressure responds well to treatment so know your numbers and seek treatment if needed.