Have you heard about Plasma skin tightening? This new anti-aging treatment is taking the world by storm! It is the only cosmetic treatment known to shrink excess volume of skin on contact. As we age, our skin starts to lose elasticity and texture, leading to wrinkles and loose skin especially around the delicate eye area. Plasma skin tightening is a non-surgical procedure, that instantly removes excess skin volume and tightens your skin, giving you a more youthful appearance. This procedure is popular for tummy tightening, jowls, cheeks, facelifts and is especially effective for non-surgical upper and lower eyelid lifting

Having acupuncture throughout your pregnancy is a safe, drug-free way to enhance the good development of your pregnancy. Acupuncture can help supplement, regulate and harmonize the processes that are taking place in the body, and supports recovery once baby arrives. Labour preparation acupuncture from week 36 on, supports ripening of the cervix and the relaxing and softening of the pelvic ligaments and tendons so that the baby gate will open easily. It also strengthens the mother’s stamina to labour, and ensures that internal conditions are optimal for baby to stay in good position to spin and descend.

Nanaimo Theatre Group opens the season with Douglas Post’s Murder in Green Meadows, a murder mystery filled with so many twists and turns the audience will be second guessing themselves right up to the final curtain. Thomas Devereaux, a successful architect and local contractor and his lovely wife, Joan, have recently moved into their dream home. They are soon visited by their new neighbours, and a friendship develops between the two couples. But underneath the cool, Middle American exterior, something is truly rotten. The show opens October 18 at the Bailey Studio.

“Nanaimo’s Parks and Recreation fall slogan is “Take a Moment to Move”! Try a dance, fitness or yoga program, walk in our local parks and trails, or drop in for a swim or skate. There are so many opportunities to move your body in your community.

Studies are showing that active people can prolong their life by several years, and being active has countless health benefits that are above the obvious physical ones!

Need some ideas to help you get or stay active? Contact our recreation experts at recreation.nanaimo.ca.”

Knees. We rarely think about them until they affect how we live our lives. They get bumped and scraped and bruised, and we just shrug it off. But what if the injuries are more severe? If we need surgery to repair damage knees or need to have them replaced, what happens to our lives then? We need to care for our knees so they can care for us throughout our life. Regular exercise from an early age can help. Strength training can protect the knee joint from injury and maintaining good flexibility is essential. To learn more, join us for our Knee Injury Health Night.

Don’t have extended medical benefits? Meet Cari, a student therapist at the Naturally Healthy Clinic. Until she receives her full credentials, she is offering a 60 minute relaxation massage for the affordable price of $60.00 during the month of September. Cari’s current practice includes Swedish massage, myofascial release and deep tissue massage. These treatments can reduce muscle tension, decrease general aches and pains, increase sleep quality and improve total body comfort. Cari’s treatments will make you feel completely relaxed and rejuvenated. Book an appointment today.

It is important to wear hearing aids during all waking hours (with the exception of showering, swimming, and environments where hearing protection should be used). Hearing aids provide the brain with auditory input and the brain creates and reforms new neural networks. If the hearing aids are only used when needed, then these new networks are not formed nor strengthened. Occasional hearing aid use can also lead to auditory deprivation and can effect a person’s ability to understand speech. To find out more about what hearing aid best suits your lifestyle and budget, call for a Free hearing evaluation.

The phone rings and the person on the other line says, “Your mom fell and broke her hip. She needs surgery and rehab.” When she is released from rehab, you realize that she can no longer live alone. It is easy to compare the cost of basic room, board and food services. However, often there are other “hidden” fees associated with “independent” and “assisted living” facilities. These may include health care and medication related fees, fees for personal care and other treatments. All these add up! Choosing care home needs for a loved one requires knowing the full financial cost in addition to the usual “room and board.”