Our brain is the most amazing part of our body. It comes up with creative ways to express our thoughts and emotions, coordinates movements, stores our most precious childhood memories, and solves the Sunday crossword. But it’s easy to take these powers for granted. As we age, our brain needs more activity to keep it young. Learning to play a game or music increases brain stimulation. In-depth reading stimulates the brain to think, focus and analyze. Research studies indicate reading just 30 minutes a day boosts memory because it uses many parts of the brain. It is believed reading fiction enhances brain connectivity and function.
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Be Aware of the Risk Factors
In today’s stress-riddled world, maintaining a balanced lifestyle is quite challenging, and so is staving off addictive behaviours like gambling. Be aware of the risk factors. These include having experienced a big win early in our gambling history
and/or having had a recent loss or change and/or financial difficulties. Gambling behaviour is concerning when used as an escapist activity, anxiety-relief and/or when it distracts us from our families and health. You have more control over your life than you realize. In fact, recognizing a problem is powerful and is the first step in healing. Reach out for help!
Are Rechargeable Hearing Aids Right for You?
Tiny silver batteries are the unsung heroes behind hearing aids, but as technology advances, they are set to become a thing of the past. Rechargeable hearing aid technology is changing the game as they are convenient, easy to use and environmentally friendly. Popular among consumers for their comfort, versatility and ease of use, hearing aids are simply placed into their own recharging unit at bedtime. Visit one of our hearing clinics and talk with a qualified hearing healthcare professional about rechargeable hearing aids to see if they are right for you.
Service Your Dentures Regularly!
Many people believe that dentures last forever but the reality
is that they need to be serviced regularly and replaced about
every five years. Wearing the same dentures for more than five
years without having them checked can result in; softening of
the gums, painful and irritated gums, accelerated bone loss,
more laborious chewing and difficult digestion and a crumpled
mouth. It can also lead to headaches, ear aches, neck pain and
joint problems as well as a whole host of other issues. Regular
consultation with your denturist to have your dentures checked
and cleaned may prevent problems in the future.
Health of “Real Wellth”
Building on the concept of “Real Wellth”, the common themes that emerge as we look at what “health” means in today’s society explain how health is complex, multifaceted, a function of both individual and community/society. Health is more than a lack of disease, both a process and a resource, and health can be gained and/or lost. Understanding what “health” means and then proactively focusing on building both personal and community health perpetuates more health for everyone. Pay attention to your health, engage in healthy living, and make it a priority!
Music and Dementia
The effects of dementia are devastating to individuals and their families. Researchers are keen to find ways to ease its symptoms and restore abilities and memory. Studies on music and dementia have shown promising findings. Did you know that the area of the brain associated with musical memory tends to be least affected by dementia? Music therapy may help reduce cognitive decline while improving the memory of people with dementia. In one study, test subjects performed better on memory tests when they listened to music. It has also been found that the emotional content of music can bring back emotional memories.
Product Profile: VoxxLife Wearable Technology
Great Socks for All has introduced pain relief and enhanced balance to the people in Central Vancouver Island for over two years. You may have seen the VOXXLife booth at expos and markets around the community. A Canadian, searching for drug free pain relief for his mother’s MS symptoms, spent several years and millions of dollars analysing brainstem functionality and the peripheral nervous system. The result of the research is a very specific sequence and pattern of neuroreceptor activation on the bottom of the feet. This pattern is incorporated into VOXXLife socks and insoles. Benefits include enhanced pain relief and management, especially PDN pain, enhanced postural stability and balance, improved mobility and higher energy levels
Games of Chance
Many people find gambling fun and exciting… you never know if you are going to win big! It is important to understand the reason why you never know if you are going to win big. It is because all gambling games are influenced by chance; the outcome of the games cannot be controlled or predicted with certainty. If a game’s outcome was certain, it wouldn’t be gambling. Gambling games are designed to favour “the house” meaning the game operator or vendor. This is true for casino games, online games, horse racing, bingo, sports and lottery games.
Theatre Production – Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Mrs. Warren manages a flourishing business, funding her daughter Vivie’s education in the finest boarding schools and universities, while keeping her profession as a Madam a secret. When Vivie, a “modern woman,” comes home to acquaint herself with her mother for the first time in her life, she challenges her mother in a two-woman battle of ideals between upper-class expectations and lower-class realities. In what is one of George Bernard Shaw’s most controversial plays, Mrs. Warren must attempt to reconcile with her disapproving daughter in a story sprinkled generously with sharp comedy and biting social commentary that remains relevant today.
Risk of Hearing Loss in Youth
According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone. To prevent noise-induced hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus, commonly experienced as a ringing sound inside the ear, monitor how loud and for how long, you listen to music. Sound is measured in units called decibels or dBA. Music played through headphones at maximum volume measure 94-110 dBA. Sounds at or above 85 dBA can cause hearing loss. Test your hearing today at a professional hearing centre.
Keep Your Brain Alive
The key to keeping your brain strong and healthy is to break routines and to use all five senses in unexpected ways. Our senses are the conduits the brain uses for its entire contact with the outside world. Close your eyes and walk through a room. In seconds, your world changes radically. Sounds, smells, and spatial memories of your physical surroundings leap into consciousness. With vision gone, your sense of touch suddenly becomes paramount. Navigating even a familiar environment is a real challenge and your brain goes into high alert. An active brain is a healthy brain. “Use it or lose it.” Maintaining brain health involves physical and mental exercise, stress management, and a healthy diet. Help is available.
