We have so many changes taking place here in our office.  New activities. New look.  New practitioners.  SO SO many reasons to plan to come on in!!

We know the health of your pets is AS important as your own health.  I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Dr. Teri Hayward, B. Kin., D.C. 

Our newest addition to the THINK team of practitioners is not only a chiropractor for humans BUT she is also a specialist in treating your pets/animals too!! 

Dr. Hayward also fills the hours in clinic that allow for treatment for you and your pets after you have worked a full day and/or week!! 

ANIMAL TREATMENT HOURS:

Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

HUMAN TREATMENT HOURS:

Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - noon

To book your first meeting with her please call the office (or just drop by to say hello and ask what she can offer you and your entire family).

Marcia’s Nutrition Corner

Hello! I am the Holistic Nutritionist at Think. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you when I am in the office each week.  I am available for 15 minute complementary consultations for you to ask questions and see how I am able to help you with your health and nutrition goals.  As a Holistic Nutritionist, I look at lifestyle as well as the nutritional component, to help determine the root cause of dis-ease within the body.  You may just want some tweaking to your daily recipes! Give Sam a call to book your visit with me. I look forward to helping you be your best self. 

As summer is upon us and berries are ripe for picking, I thought I would include a jam recipe that contains very little sugar - Yes it still tastes great!!  I picked my berries at Uncle Scott’s farm on Appleby Line, but you can use any berries from the store or local farmers market. This works best when they are frozen first.  Chia seeds are packed with fibre, iron, calcium, as well as an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids, which helps regulate cholesterol levels. 

Berry Chia Seed Jam

Ingredients:

3 to 4 cups frozen berries: mix or just one of strawberries, raspberries, pitted sweet cherries, or blueberries 

1/4 cup pure maple syrup, or to taste (I used less)

Dash of fine sea salt

2 Tbsp chia seeds

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1. In a medium pot, stir together the berries, maple syrup and salt until combined.  Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the berries have softened.  They will release a lot of liquid during this time. 
2. Reduce the heat to medium and carefully mash the berries with a potato masher until mostly smooth.  The jam will still look very watery at this point, but that’s okay!
3. Add the chia seeds and stir until combined.  Simmer over low-medium heat, stirring frequently, for 8 to15 minutes.  Reduce heat to avoid sticking if necessary. The liquid will cook off and the mixture will thicken slightly. 
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and lemon juice. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate, uncovered, until cool.  Store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. It freezes well for 1 to 2 months, if it lasts that long!
5. I use this jam on my smoothie bowls, muffins, topping on fresh berries with coconut whipped cream and spread on crackers topped with pear.  

adapted from Oh She Glows Every Day by Angela Liddon

VACATION SCHEDULES

The summer hours are upon us and there are vacations being had by many.  We want to ensure that we let you know what we have going on at the office.  To that end let me advise you as to when your care provider may be out of the office:

Dr. Rodney Kirk: out of the office from the end of clinic on Friday, July 28th returning to regular clinic hours on Tuesday, August 08th at 3:00 p.m.

Patients who require chiropractic care while Dr. Kirk is out of the office are asked to call and arrange to see Dr. Hayward during her clinic hours in his absence.

Rhonda Sparks: out of the office from the end of clinic on Friday, July 14th returning to regular clinic hours on Monday, July 24th at 12:30 p.m.  Rhonda is also out of the office from the end of clinic on Wednesday, August 02nd returning to regular clinic hours on Monday, August 14th. 

Dr. Erika Ristok: out of the office from the end of clinic on Friday, June 30 returning for regular clinic hours on Thursday, July 20th.  She is also out of the office from the end of clinic on Friday, August 04th returning to the office on Thursday, August 17th.

Our office would not run as efficiently as it does without the amazing support staff that we have been able to secure over the years.  Most all of you have had the chance to meet incomparable Luanne (see above) and, over the years, you may have had the chance to meet Emma Kirk too.  Now Emma has joined us to help ensure that all runs smoothly here for you.  Our team is excited to process your appointments, to submit directly to your insurance company for you, to schedule your next appointments and to keep the office feeling as though it has a warm and welcoming feel from the moment you walk through our front door.

The next time you are in the office, please make sure to say hi to Emma too!

We are the proud sponsors of Brett Wingfield and his team at Win Racing.  One look at their web site and you can tell why he might be a good candidate for our sponsorship AND for regular chiropractic adjustments!! 

Have a look: https://www.winracing.ca/

We do what we can to keep our web site current with the goings-on in our office.  We have recently added a series of pictures and videos about the physical changes taking place within our four walls (click here to see those) with more promised to come soon as we have removed the temporary panel wall and replaced it with a moveable wall to allow us to create a large, open space wherein we can run meditation classes, seminars and more!

I have also added more exercise videos to our web site to illustrate some of the basic stretching techniques our chiropractors and registered massage therapist recommend to their patients.  You can see those by clicking here.