Passport to Wellness 2 Health Fair; Seniors Co-ordinating Society Strategic Planning; and Getting More Efficient.

Sunny days and warm weather – it is April at its best.  

The CFHC is pleased to present our Passport to Wellness11 Health Fair on Saturday, April 16,2016 at 518 Lake Street in Nelson B.C.

The Wellness Fair doors open at 9:45 and the first two sessions begin at 10. There will be 2 sessions beginning every hour on the hour, so join us for a day of interactive sessions and information.

There will be sessions on the Fight against Cancer with Mia Gardiner and Active Treatments for Chronic Pain with Dr. Joel Kalia, Jennifer Potts, and Camela Cowan from the Rise BC Wellness Centre at 10 am.

At 11am. Essential oils made Easy with Shauna Robertson and Nelson Hospice “Let’ talk about dying and grieving in our community” given by Morag Reid are the 2 sessions.

Come at 12 and learn about Clinical Hypnosis from Jakalin Mcgregor and The future of Primary Health Care – Meeting the Challenge.   – Dr. Lee McKay and Ed.  Andrew Earnshaw (Kootenay boundary Division of Family Practice)

At 1:00 pm. Somatic Psychotherapy – Skills for Resolving Trauma from the Body up – Sandy McLean and Cardiovascular Disease – Using Blood Type Science to Personalize Treatment and Prevention by Dr. Loren Kozak are the sessions on tap.

Attachment Theory – A Map for Transforming Relationship Distress –Sandy McLean and Breakout – a Mental Health session for parents, youth and coaches by Sean Dooley will be on at 2 pm

 Beginning at 3 pm will be Mid- Life Transitions: Hormones and their effects on our overall health – Mark McBride – Pharmasave and

Autoimmune Disease and HPA Axis Dysfunction – How stress may be affecting your health by Dr. Andre Kirsten will round out our day.

There are also 18 manned tables and kiosks for you to visit and get information on a wide variety of health related topics.

Coffee, tea, water and snacks will be available, and for everyone who fills in a feedback form, a chance to win an awesome door prize.

Join us on Saturday for this FREE Community event!!

• The CFHC Board was pleased to receive a $2900 rebate from Fortis for replacing our HVAC system. It felt good to be rewarded for upgrading our system to a more sustainable and efficient one.

• The Seniors Co-ordinating Society is having a Strategic Planning Session in early May to chart their course for the next years.  This event will be supported by the CBT. 

It is bustling down at Community First Health Co-op and we are all in the spring mood... with tulips blossoming in the garden!

Cheers for this month,

Eric and Marion 

Passport to Wellness II: Health Fair Saturday, April 16th, 2016 in Nelson, BC - You Just Gotta Go!

This was an incredible event last year - those of us that attended were looking forward to the next one and HERE IT IS!

Let us know what you think of this year's health fair and we will see you there!

Marion and Eric

HEALTH ALERT: Cold and Flu Season. How to Take Care of Yourself

The Community First Health Co-operative, in Nelson, B.C., has asked its health practitioners to provide us some guidance on how to take care of ourselves during this year's cold and flu season.

Here is our first instalment provided by Shauna Robertson, R. TCM.P, Registered Acupuncturist and Herbalist of Nelson's Acupuncture and Natural Health Clinic.

Cold and flu season is upon us once again and it is important that we keep our bodies at optimum health in order to have the ability to ward off these viruses.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) we view the cold and flu virus as an invasion of external pathogenic wind. This pathogenic wind is able to break through our bodies defenses (immune system) if our system becomes weakened.

Ways in which we can keep our immune systems strong are by eating nutritionally, getting enough sleep, exercising daily and avoiding stress. Dressing according to the weather is also very important. So in the fall this may mean layering clothes because it is colder in the morning and evening but may be very warm in the afternoons.

If however, you do succumb to the cold or flu TCM has a full arsenal of tools to help bring relief. Acupuncture and herbs are very effective at warding off the cold and flu viruses as well as treating the symptoms and allowing you make a speedy recovery.

For more information on Acupuncture and TCM and the cold/flu you can visit my website at http://www.anhc.ca/health-well-news/

There is some really excellent information on Shauna's website including  great healthful recipes, as well as information on Seasonal Affective Disorder and so much more.  Take a moment and check it out by connecting through this link.

Welcome to Nelson BC Acupuncture & Natural Health Clinic:

Acupuncture & Natural Health Clinic of Shauna Robertson, R.TCM.P, Registered Acupuncturist & Herbalist.

We Are Located at 101-518 Lake St. in Beautiful Nelson, BC.

Contact us at:  

1-250-352-2167

Holistic Healthcare, Sports Acupuncture, Allergies, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Autoimmune Disease, Back Pain, Cancer Care, Carpal Tunnel, Colds & Flu, Depression, Diabetes, Fertility, Fibromyalgia, Headaches, Hypertension, IBS, Insomnia, Menopause, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain, Pain, PMS, Pregnancy, Smoking Cessation Acupuncture & Stress and much more.

Make sure you check in for updates on taking care of yourself during our annual cold and flu season.

Erin, Marion and Eric