YOU CAN FIX YOUR BRAIN
  
Did you know that 1 in 3 seniors will die from some form of dementia?
Did you know that autism affects 1 in 16 children, soon to increase to 1 in 5?
Did you know that without brain health there is no quality of life?
Wellness expert Dr. Tom O'Bryan who wrote his new book "You Can Fix Your Brain" was interviewed by my friend and colleague Dr. Ken Keis on how you can fix your brain in less than 1 hour a week.
Listen Now to this 51-minute podcast "Improving Your Brain Health".
This link takes you Dr. O'Bryan's video on the 10 foods to avoid.
To sum it up, the conclusion is to take out all forms of plastic from your environment. Plastic leaches tiny amounts of contaminants in to your body but we have so much plastic in our world that the combined assault is overwhelming our body's ability to cope.
Use glass, ceramic, metal and avoid plastic wrap, plastic bottles, plastic anything. This not only saves our environment from pollution, it is saving our physical health.
THE DARK TABLE
Our friends have a relative who is visiting them from New York who is visually impaired. We checked out Groupon and The Dark Table seemed like the perfect outing.
You make your menu selection outside in the light before they escort you into the restaurant.
Our server, Lazar, is 100% blind and he led the way to our table. We were all connected by putting our hands on each other's shoulders.
As you can see in this photo, there are five of us seated at the table enjoying a 3-course meal with much laughter and hilarity. (LOL, it's dark in here, flash not optional).
I ended up helping my fork with two fingers, and when the others weren't looking, used my fingers to pick up food.
My goodness, it was a hoot.
TO FLOAT OR NOT TO FLOAT
I've been curious about those sensory deprivation float tanks so I finally decided to purchase a 2-for-1 Groupon.
The receptionist explained that all amenities are onsite, the shower is located inside the private room with shampoo, conditioner, body soap and towel.
Steve fell asleep in his tank but I lasted 30-minutes. I discovered that I like being submerged in water, not floating on top of it.
This tank had 800 lbs of epsom salt in 1,000 litres of water. Apparently, they change out the water once a year and dose each tank with chlorine after each use. The Fraser Health Authority checks these tanks regularly but it didn't sound very appealing.
Steve got a drop in his mouth by accident and it's very nasty. And they have a water spray and towel if you get any of it in your eyes because it really stings if you do. Yep, got a drop in my eye when I was trying to position the halo underneath my head.
There are coloured lights that you can turn on or off. Steve went with meditation music but could not find the volume control. It was so loud that I could hear the music vibrations from the next tank over, through the ear plugs.
SensaFloat may be great for relaxation but my preference is a freshly drawn bubble bath. Well you never know until you experiment.
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