Most conventional skincare products contain irritants like alcohols, sulphates and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. These chemicals strip the skin of its natural oils, dissolve beneficial bacteria, and irritate the skin, leaving it sensitive, reddened and inflamed. By stripping the natural oils in your skin, your sebaceous glands either start to overcompensate, producing excess oils which results in an oily complexion, or become overly dehydrated, leading to dryness, sensitivity, and premature wrinkling. Oil cleansing is a gentle alternative to using conventional cleansers. Plant-based oils gently bind to and remove dirty oils and makeup from the surface of the skin, replacing them with nourishing oils. Great for all skin types!

Rather than bore you with New Year’s resolutions, here’s some food for thought for your finances in 2019: Never mind the negative news and the loses in stock markets – THIS IS NORMAL. Maybe not comfortable, but normal. Stay invested and don’t fear stocks. Growth doesn’t come without some pain and nothing worth having comes easy. Take advantage of drops in the market with monthly contributions and buy in at lower prices. Great news for investors, the new TFSA contribution limit for 2019 has gone up to $6,000! Here’s to your happiness, health, and wealth for the new year and beyond!

2018 is over and you’ve made resolutions. 2019 is different! Or have you sworn off resolutions because its “futile” and your tried of failure. What if your understanding of failure is the problem? And doing something wrong is the way to arrive at your goal. An example is the black box of an airplane. If examined would reveal it is off course 50-70% of the time. So how can that be if it arrives on time at its destination? The reason; it self-corrects its course all the time. Resolutions are the same. We can help you keep your resolutions!

IMS stands for “intramuscular stimulation“ and refers to the insertion of a fine needle (such as an acupuncture needle) into muscle tissue to release shortened muscle fibers. It can also be called trigger point or functional dry needling. Some physiotherapists and other health care practitioners utilize this technique to decrease tension in muscles that may be compressing nerves, restricting joint mobility, or otherwise causing pain and irritability. IMS can be extremely effective in the treatment of various conditions from headaches to tennis elbow to low back pain. When combined with the appropriate exercises it can provide long lasting results.

Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a world-renowned natural scientist, has concluded that trees contain natural medicines to keep them healthy. They share those medicines with us. “Aerosols flood the air and bathe every part of the body, the skin, the mouth, the nasal passages with medicinal molecules”. This is known as forest bathing. Diana believes that if everyone planted one tree every year for six years, climate change would be solved.

Prolozone or Ozone Therapy has remarkable functions for immune management because of the increased oxygen utilization at a cellular level. Patients report increased energy, increased stamina, increased resistance to cold and flu’s, the disappearance of unresolved symptoms and an overall increased sense of well-being. The success of the ozone treatment is dependent on the practitioner’s skill, judgment & the proper integration of other skills including, nutrition, natural medicines, acupuncture, detoxification. Many patients follow these recommendations to resolve a specific acute or chronic ailment and then continue periodically with ozone treatments as an immune system seasonal tune-up.

Q: I’ve been wearing contact lenses for years. Now, they hurt every time I wear them. I think I have a bad batch. A: If you have some contact lens-related inflammation in your eye, then it’s possible that every contact lens will feel bad. Your eye doctor will check for inflammation, infection, chemical sensitivity, and allergies, all of which require different treatments. This might be urgent too, since some of these problems can be very problematic for the health of your eyes.

Did you know raising your performance is as natural to your physiology as learning to crawl, walk and run? It doesn’t have to be complicated. If you are finding it so – it’s a sure sign you need to unwind and learn these basics. Your energy body has 7 primary energy centers called “Dahn-Jons” where energy is accumulated and stored. This includes 3 “Internal Dahn-Jons” and 4 “External Dahn-Jons”. By activating these centers, qi-energy circulates well through your Chakras and Meridians. This allows stagnant energy to release, vitality to build and brightens your brain to peak performance. Learn more: www.heartdrumbeat.com.

Acupuncture is an effective form of medical treatment. Practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine have used this noninvasive treatment method to help millions of people become well and stay well. An acupuncturist can place fine, sterile needles or use lasers on specific acupoints on the body to promote natural healing. It can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health, and improve overall function and well-being. It is a safe, painless and effective way to treat a wide variety of medical problems including migraines, gastrointestinal issues, arthritis, allergies, fibromyalgia, fertility, menstrual issues and a wide variety of pain conditions.

Prolozone and Inhalation Ozonide Therapies are excellent for any acute upper respiratory infection, such as sinus infections, bronchitis, flu, colds, and viral pneumonias. Both asthmatics and patients with chronic lung disease can use inhalation ozonide therapy. It is completely safe and ozonides can last for weeks in the human body and have an incredible regenerative effect on our cells and organs. They stimulate your immune systems use to control and eliminate infections. They also increase the delivery of oxygen to the cells, which is critical for lung conditions. Then they stimulate the cells to generate more energy and that is the key to the vitality we all want to feel, in each breath.