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Avocado Smoothie Bowl

Fresh avocados and tender baby kale add a healthy spin to this delicious smoothie bowl, packed with fruit for a sweet treat. 9 ounces oat milk. ¾ cup. baby kale. 1 ½ Tbsp. honey. ¾ cup avocado pieces. 1 ½ cup frozen mango chunks. 1 ½ cup frozen pineapple chunks. 1 cup frozen banana. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid. Start on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30-40 seconds. Serve immediately with your choice of garnish – crunchy granola, fresh fruit, and a sprinkling of chia seeds.

Help Parents Stay Independent

Seniors often face reduced independence due to health or mobility concerns. Mobility scooters offer a solution. Regardless of their location, a mobility scooter empowers parents to reclaim independence and relish outdoor experiences. With electric motors and a simple recharge, these scooters effortlessly transport them to desired destinations, allowing them to unwind and enjoy the ride. Portable models further facilitate transportation, ensuring the ease of taking them in cars when needed. By embracing mobility scooters, seniors can regain their freedom and embrace the world outside their homes.

It’s Football Season

August is the annual kick-off to football season. As one of the most wagered-on sports, with an array of betting options including parlays, prop bets, futures, teasers and straight bets, football enthusiasts can often find themselves wagering more than they intended. With fantasy pools, online wagering, mobile betting apps and more so readily available, coupled with a few drinks, many are wagering beyond their budgets. What can a person do? Set a pre-game budget. Place bets before the game, not during. Avoid in-the-moment emotional wagering. Small tips to keep it fun! Play safe!

When It’s Not Just Aging

While it’s true that some health conditions are more common with age, there are some symptoms that should be discussed with your doctor. 1. Memory loss – this can sometimes be the result of medications, vitamin deficiencies and some disorders. 2. Vision problems – getting treatment early for certain vision problems like glaucoma can prevent serious damage. 3. Tooth loss – getting regular dental care can help seniors avoid tooth loss. 4. Depression – certain health conditions and medications can make depression symptoms worse. This problem can be treated professionally. 5. Weakness – a good exercise program can help prevent loss of muscle mass.

Raise Your Vibration

Clutter takes up space in your life. It’s time to declutter; time to open space physically and energetically. Decluttering works on the very human emotion and vibration of attachment, a dense vibration of need and lack. The job of commercialism in our society is to keep us buying on the premise that what we purchase will make us happy. Before we know it, our personal world is filled with clutter. As you remove clutter you set the stage for movement, clarity and possibility. You feel lighter as you release attachments. Your mind and heart receive open space for creativity, consciousness and contentment. You raise your Energy-Body vibration.

Dentures for Comfort and Function

Properly fitted dentures are essential for confidence and comfort as well as for chewing and digestion. Well-made dentures are esthetically pleasing and enable individuals with missing teeth to effectively chew their food. The process of chewing stimulates saliva production and signals the digestive system to prepare for food intake. Just like natural teeth, dentures aid in the mechanical breakdown of food, facilitating easier digestion and nutrient absorption. Having dentures that can perform this task is extremely important. Equally important is having dentures that are comfortable and that give you the confidence to enjoy life without worrying about your dentures.

BC Home Buyer Rescission Period

Effective January 2023, the BC Government introduced the “cooling-off period” on real estate sales. This gives buyers three (3) business days to change their mind on a purchase, allowing them to cancel for no reason within those three (3) days. If implemented, the buyer must pay the seller 0.25% of the sale price. Today’s market has already cooled somewhat, with most offers including conditions that go beyond three (3) days. On the occasional, unconditional sale, the period must be considered by the seller. Questions on Real Estate? Contact Tony

Natural Pain Relief

Lack of stability and balance accounts for a large portion of the foot, leg and back pain issues. Today, wellness consumers want products to enhance their quality of life and are asking for natural, safe solutions for more energy, pain relief and enhanced mobility. VoxxLife socks and insoles with HPT optimize the user’s stability and balance at the nervous system level and provide relief from aches and pains with drug-free proven technology. VoxxLife Human Performance Technology (HPT) is based on over 50 years of research in Neuromuscular Science, Chiropractic Neurology and Reflexology.

Community Nursing Services

Victoria Community Health Co-operative provides Registered Nurse services which are covered by your MSP card. Our nurses are able to assist you by providing a nursing assessment and recommendations. We provide navigation services to assist you to connect with other healthcare providers as required. Please join us for our next Community Wellness session on August 24th from 2-4 pm at the Cook Street Village Activity and Wellness Centre. Henry from Rexall Cook Street will be speaking about the expanded role of the community pharmacist. Please contact us for more information.

Choosing a Mental Health Practitioner

Mental health practitioners in BC range in knowledge, expertise and experience. When seeking assistance, this range of ability can make it difficult to understand a practitioner’s level of competence. This is why regulation of this profession is so important. To better protect the public, there is a desire to regulate the profession, which will hopefully happen in the near future. Meanwhile, when looking for assistance, it is important to research mental health professionals. Discuss their level of education, experience, certifications/registrations and to what associations and/or colleges they belong to and are held accountable for their conduct.