As an older adult, you’re likely aware of the importance of staying active for optimal mental and physical health. However, amidst all your activities, it’s crucial to ask yourself: are you truly having FUN? Fun and joy are essential components of a fulfilling life, making us feel alive, engaged, and connected to others. When we embrace laughter and play, the world becomes more vibrant and inviting. Every senior deserves to pursue enjoyable pastimes that transport them, making them lose track of time or feel like a carefree kid once again. The good news is that many of the best activities for senior citizens are low-cost or even free. So, why not explore activities that reignite the youthful spirit within you?
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Mother’s Day Floral Delight
This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate with intention and support local florists. Beyond the bouquet, gifting from a nearby florist nurtures community ties and sustains local economies. Your choice echoes appreciation for craftsmanship and personal touch, ensuring Mom receives freshest blooms with care and attention to detail. Amidst online convenience, there’s unmatched warmth in the familiarity of a neighborhood florist, where each arrangement is a labor of love. By patronizing these artisans, we not only honor maternal bonds but also cultivate thriving local businesses. This Mother’s Day, let’s bloom together, fostering connections that transcend mere petals. Choose local, celebrate love, and cherish Mom.
The Healthy Book Club
In “Not Good Enough: Understanding Your Core Belief and Anxiety,” Sabrina Trobak, MACP, RCC, CCS, (from Fort St. John, BC) offers practical strategies to manage anxiety. She emphasizes the significance of recognizing and challenging core beliefs, which impact thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Trobak advocates for understanding one’s core belief’s origins and influence, enabling readers to address unhealthy patterns and cultivate lasting confidence.
Laughter is the Best Medicine
“Why do we eat healthy?” asked Susy. “For superpowers,” Mom replied. “Carrots help you see through walls!” Now she’s hooked, convinced that each bite will help her become a real-life superhero!
Alkaline Water Benefits
Cerra Alkaline Anti-oxidant Hydrogen Water offers transformative benefits. It balances body pH levels, providing 1000x more alkalinity than tap water. Loaded with antioxidants, it combats free radicals, enhancing cellular function. Its smaller water molecule clusters improve hydration and detoxify the body from accumulated toxins. Enriched with essential nutrients, it bolsters the immune system naturally. By neutralizing acidic waste, it aids in weight loss. Cerra Water’s process mimics nature, using ceramic balls for alkaline mineral infusion. Its quality materials ensure safety, with certified food-safe plastics. Cerra Water offers a holistic solution for optimal health and hydration.
Ask The Expert
Q: Is it really possible to detect a brain tumour during an eye exam?
A: Yes, but only indirectly. For example, some types of brain tumours can cause changes to the optic nerve and can affect vision a certain way, and these things can be picked up during a routine eye exam. Further testing and imaging would be necessary to make a proper diagnosis in such a case, and it should be stated that many types of brain tumours do not affect the eyes at all. Come see us at Mosaic for your next eye examination!
Dental Experiment at Home
Engage your child in a fun home dental activity to promote oral health awareness and establish family routines. Craft “plaque” slime to demonstrate how it adheres to egg carton “teeth”, simulating the buildup of real plaque. Emphasize the importance of brushing and flossing twice daily to prevent plaque accumulation, which hardens into tartar if not removed. Explain that only a dentist can remove tartar, underscoring the significance of regular oral hygiene. Create the slime by mixing white glue and cornstarch, then apply it to the egg carton “teeth”. Encourage your child to remove the simulated plaque, fostering hands-on learning about dental care.
Signature Tea of the Month
Experience a refreshing and rejuvenating cup of Ayurvedic Ginger Fresh tea. This harmonious blend of lemon, ginger, and licorice root offers a symphony of flavours that invigorate the senses. This tea tastes delightful, has immune-boosting properties, and aids digestion thanks to the calming effects of licorice root on the stomach. The zesty essence of lemon and the warming spice of ginger create a revitalizing brew that nourishes the body from within. Sip on Ayurvedic Ginger Fresh tea to embrace the zest of life and achieve holistic vitality.
Natural Health Spotlight
Soma Osteopathy and Wellness focuses on enhancing your health and well-being journey by providing you a multidisciplinary professional team of osteopathic practitioners, athletic therapists, craniosacral therapists, and registered massage therapists. They address diverse conditions like back pain, arthritis, headaches, and sports injuries. Their treatments aim to optimize your well-being, combining manual therapy, exercise prescriptions, and lifestyle advice. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or seeking preventive care, their personalized approach ensures comprehensive support tailored to your needs. Experience rejuvenation and renewed vitality, empowering you to return to your favorite activities. Soma-osteopathy.com
Funding Shouldn’t Feel Hard
Securing funding for essential equipment shouldn’t be daunting. Our focus is on reviewing equipment options tailored to your clinical needs, ensuring they align with high standards of quality and reliability. If required, we help you explore potential funding avenues such as the BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA) and the BC Home Renovation Tax Credit for Seniors. Stop in and visit our expert team that will guide you through the process, alleviating any sense of overwhelm. We provide invaluable advice to expedite the funding process, empowering you and your therapist to navigate it with clarity and confidence.
Life is About Living Fully
The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. When fear runs our hearts and our lives, it shuts us down and it creeps into every crevice of our being. It builds up walls that trap us inside ourselves. When we allow fear and indifference to run our relationships and our life choices instead of love, it strangles us slowly and boldly until one day there is nothing left but a shell of disconnect and dis-ease. Life is about living. Living fully, boldly, courageously, openly, lovingly, embracing and drinking in new experiences and exploring the laboratory we call “life” to its fullest. Learning firsthand what you love and works for YOU and what doesn’t work. When we allow ourselves to embrace life fully, we fill our hearts with meaning and connection and allow our life force to flow by both giving and receiving interchangeably.
