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HWS Health, Wellness & Safety Magazine
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Inside 8 ı A Palliative Approach to Pain & Symptom Management
9 ı Green Cleaning with Essential Oils
For people facing end-of-life care, proper pain-relief is an important part of maintaining dignity.
11 ı Stress & Mental Health— It’s all in your head! An interview with Dr. Karen Jensen.
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10 ı Move over 6 pack
Essential oils have become quite the rage, as they should be.
Although nice to look at, your overdeveloped six pack can be part of the problem if you have ongoing back pain or restrictions in movement.
13 ı “NeuroFeedback”
22 ı Seniors on the Move
A natural brain-based teatment for ADHD, PTSD and other disorders.
Senior Move Managers help older people and their families relocate with less stress and less mess.
Cover Story p14 “Hamilton Health Sciences is Ontario’s most comprehensive hospital system, providing a full spectrum of specialized acute and chronic care programs.”
Also Inside 3
Hiking for Mental Health
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Stuffed zucchini recipe
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What’s That Ringing?
16
Hospice Winner
17
5 Simple steps to a
Cover: Lana Hardwick with son Grayson, Frank Tousaw, Lori St Onge Photo credit: Lindsay Miller Photography
healthier happier you
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Road to Recovery
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Hydrotherapy
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Cognitive Balance
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Ask the Expert
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