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Time for Tea        

Watch out coffee, tea is making a comeback! Did you know, Canadians drink almost 10 billion cups of tea each year? That’s 120 cups more than in 2006. Next to water, tea is world’s most consumed beverage! And it is projected that consumption will jump 40% by 2020! Each type of tea has its own characteristics including a different taste and differing health benefits. Green tea is the most popular type of tea with several health benefits including weight loss and anti-inflammatory properties. White teas are the most delicate of teas, with an unmatched lightness and eminence. Black tea is your “standard” tea, which is typically used when making Iced Tea. Rooibos tea, or Red Tea, is a flavorful, caffeine-free tea that has wonderful skin-loving properties. Herbal Tea and Fruit Tea, like Rooibos tea, are caffeine-free are great served cold! Perfect for entertaining on the patio! Happy Sipping!

Steeped Tea
www.Mysteepedtea.com/LISATUSTIN

Aromatherapy for Beginners

Essential oils are simply organic compounds extracted from plants with tremendous healing properties. Using essential oils for healing purposes is called aromatherapy, which seeks to improve physical, mental and emotional health. Essential oils can be used to help treat a wide range of conditions, including colds, infections, depression, insomnia, and high blood pressure. These oils are extracted from flowers, seeds, leaves, roots, fruit and twigs. By concentrating the oils of these plants you are literally separating the most powerful healing compounds of a plant into a single, multi-purpose oil. Essential oils are a natural and safe way to improve your health, cure ailments, and soothe your body and mind. There are a wide number of essential oils available, each with its own healing property. Tea Tree, Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint, Rose, Oregano, Frankincense, Cypress, Ginger, Sandalwood – Just to name a few!

Seniors Advocate

If you are you a caregiver of an older loved one or a senior and find the health care system difficult to navigate or are frustrated with poor quality of health, you are not alone. Many older patients fall through the cracks because of gaps in our health care system.

Senior Care Practice is a service that is designed to help older adults and their families to breach the gaps and make optimal use of available resources.

“My role as a Senior Care Practitioner, consultant and medical professional is to help my patients and their families to move through the health care system. I coordinate the team, advocate for my patients at their physician and liaise between patients, their families and other health care provides to ensure continuity of care.

My advanced training in the area of senior health care, medication management, pain management and diabetes care allow me to identify and solve age, medical and medication related problems says Mathilda, Senior Care Practitioner.

She visits her patients in the privacy comfort of their homes. She tailors a care plan to meet their unique health care needs of her clients, educates her patients and their families and becomes a family friend.

Senior Care Practice is a prescription for older adults and their families to thrive!

Senior Care Practice, www.seniorcarepractice.com

Source Within

In a private session, my guides have a conversation with my client, using me as the interpreter.  No subject is off-limits.  It is very much like a counselling session but it is the guides that are doing the counselling, from a much higher place of wisdom.  One common issue I find after nine years of doing sessions is that people have a really hard time with self-judgement.  Where did we learn as a society to judge ourselves so harshly?  In order to heal, you need to be accountable for your part in your issues.  It is difficult to do so if you judge yourself critically.  A viewpoint of empathy and non-judgement from the guides is what helps many clients shift, as for the first time, they see their issues with neutrality.  We are here to learn.  It goes without saying that we would make many mistakes along our journey.

Maureen Becker
www.sourcewithin.com

Pet Health

Fireworks can be fun for humans, and with all the summer weekends, they are inevitable. Dogs don’t always hold the same enthusiasm however. Here are some tips for helping your dog cope with Fireworks Season. Make sure your dog is wearing identification or has a microchip in case they run away. Keep your dog indoors during the fireworks, as far away as possible from the noise. Placing a thick blanket over their kennel can help muffle the sounds. Make sure the kennel is in an area where they will not over heat though. Make sure your dog is tired by the time nighttime comes and the fireworks begin. Lots of exercise may need to be done during the day. Give your dog something yummy to chew on in their kennel such as a Kong filled with goodies.

Shalin Hustad, Grassroots Canine
www.grassrootscanine.com

Financial Fitness

When it comes to our nutrition we often don’t think long-term. We may eat at fast food restaurants and eat unhealthy for the immediate gratification it brings us. Long-term – this is problematic for our health.  The same thing goes for our finances. We often spend our money on purchases for immediate gratification. This is detrimental to our long-term financial stability and can be detrimental to our mental health as well. I call this the Latte Theory. Let’s say you spend $5 a day at Starbucks (usually its $10). That is $150 per month. If you take that and invest it in a balanced portfolio that returns 8%, in 40 years you will have $503,605.87. If we go with the $10, you will have $1,007,211.74.

Meeting with a professional Financial Planner can determine what you will need to achieve your dreams, and work with you to develop a plan to make them a reality.

Jesse Reitberger, National Bank Financial
www.nbc.ca

Protein Powders for Everyone!

It doesn’t matter whether your goal is to be a bodybuilder, a fitness competitor, to lose weight to look and feel better or to maintain healthy lean muscles as you age. Protein powders are an excellent way to ensure that you and your family’s protein requirements are met when diet alone simply cannot. Proteins powders have come a long way! A market traditionally consisting of whey (animal) protein powders has given way to a wide variety of proteins: plant-based proteins including soy, pea, brown rice, hemp and combinations, casein and egg and even paleo proteins. Each type of protein powder offers unique benefits and will complement whichever goal you have. Proteins are now available that are easy to digest and well-tolerated by people with food allergies and sensitivities. Whey protein has traditionally been the most popular because it is very good at prompting muscle protein synthesis, which is the way muscles grow, however it is not just for fitness enthusiasts. Vegan plant sources of protein can prevent inflammation cancer, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.

Protein, regardless of whey or plant-based is now a staple in many average households that are looking to encourage and sustain healthy lifestyles. Families will start the day off with a healthy shake that includes a scoop of protein, fruits and other healthy additions such as flax, chia and hemp seeds! Protein shakes are a fantastic way to fuel kid’s co-curricular activities. The elderly are using protein shakes for added energy and ensuring that they are getting proper all around nutrition. Given the huge variety of protein powders on the market, choosing a protein right for you can be daunting. Come into Nutrition plus Organic Market and we’ll help you understand proteins and how they can help with your healthy living goals.

Nutrition Plus
www.nutritionplus.com

Stop Toxic Skin Care Products

There is a lot of information regarding toxic ingredients in skin care and cosmetic lines that we purchase. At times, I feel like no matter what brand I purchase, I am taking a risk. There are key words that we are aware of; additives like parabens, sulfates, toluene, and formaldehyde are only a few of the chemicals that manufacturers use to create everyday items. What people do not realize is that these toxic chemicals are endocrine disruptors; they can mimic estrogen and possibly contribute to breast cancers. Causemetics has brought together eleven of Canada’s natural and non-toxic companies to produce a line that is safe and high quality. An automatic donation to the Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund is made when you purchase Causemetics.

The Unexpected Gift
www.theunexpectedgift.ca

Companion Animal Reiki

Reiki is a hands-on healing system originating in 1800’s Japan. It is a gentle, non-invasive technique used to balance one’s body, mind and spirit. Some may not realize its benefits for animals. Animals are far more sensitive than we can imagine. As an Animal Reiki Master and Communicator of ten years, I can tell you that most animals feel that it is their duty to carry the stresses of their people. Reiki dispels bottled negative energies that if left untreated, often manifest into physical dis-eases. Reiki is highly beneficial for introducing shelter-adopted animals into new homes, or helping to introduce newly homed animals to current animal residents. Additional benefits of Animal Reiki include: a decrease in anxiety, obesity, lethargy, depression, an acceleration in healing time from wounds, and a strong sense of peace among a great many others.

Jill Saifer, Soulstice Spirit Healing
www.soulsticespirithealing.wordpress.com

Book Club: The Awakened Introvert

Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths and Thrive in a Loud and Crazy World by Arnie Kozak.

In a world that favors the outgoing, gregarious extrovert, being an introvert can be difficult. But the truth is that introverts have distinct advantages—as long as they know how to use them. Unlike extroverts, who draw their energy from social interaction, your energy comes from quiet reflection. Is it any wonder then, that mindfulness can help you hone your natural talents?

Introverts are powerful observers and creators. If you are an introvert, this book will show you how to tap into your inherent introvert strengths and “awaken” your potential using mindfulness meditations and cognitive behavioral techniques.

www.newharbinger.com/awakened-introvert

Clean Eating: Spicy Hummus

Place ½ cup of roasted sesame seeds, squeeze ½ lemon, 1tsp sea salt and ¼ cup olive oil in a food processor.

Blend until paste.

Add 5 cloves crushed garlic, ½ tsp cayenne pepper, 2 Tbsp chili flakes, ½ tsp black pepper, squeeze in the other ½ lemon, and 1 can drained & rinsed organic chickpeas.

Blend and slowly add approx. ¼ cup water to desired consistency.

Garish with paprika.

Enjoy!