The world is certainly different to how many of us grew up. We talk about media a lot in our culture because there are very few printed catalogues or newspapers left. I used to love the newspapers for all of the advertised spring-cleaning sales. New ironing boards, cleaning supplies and laundry items. From window cleaner to toilet brushes it was all on sale in Oct/Nov. 

Now with no journal advertisements or catalogues being delivered to your home I did what most people do and looked on the tablet which is sitting on the table where the newspaper used to be. 

I searched "Spring cleaning sale"….The first add that popped up was some very fashionable model laying on the beach in a very skimpy bathing suit if you could call it that. She was beautiful, had a perfectly sculpted body or some very good Photoshop work and the add read “Spring swimwear sale”.  

I scratched my head and wondered how search terms have been so corrupted. How we all got used to Google answering every question but now it seems the highest bidder gets to use the search terms not the person offering what you are looking for. 
This is called hijacking. When you are taken somewhere against your will and without your consent.

The whole thing was quite funny and my husband thought it would be a good idea if I did the spring cleaning in something as revealing as the swimwear shown in the add. 
It hasn’t put me off of my spring cleaning but it made me realize that sadly you can’t really trust anything anymore that is on the internet. The best marketer wins – not the person who has the quality or knowledge we are looking for.
 

October is also the time we are preparing for Summer. And with high humidity and heat, the bugs are loving it. But we are not necessarily talking good bugs here and not the garden variety either.

Having mold and microbes going out of control can certainly contribute to gas and bloating which was our topic this month.

If you missed the articles check out our Library. 

Why am I so 'windy'?

What your pancreas has to do with bloating

What to do if you get bloated after eating

17 tips to help you with wind and bloating

We also posted some yummy recipes that help with bloating like the one below.

On another note, there seems to be still a lot of viral winter bugs out, despite the change in weather.  Or maybe it is because so many people are travelling again.

Whatever the reason, we are thrilled that we can now offer IV Therapy to our clients to 'up your immune system' and wellbeing overall.

If you never had it you can read all about it here.

Of course we always like to look at the upside, and with so many people being sick, it is that we got some cancellations and were able to reduce our waitlist. So if you haven’t been able to get an appointment this year, let us know and there is a good chance that something will come up.

Talk soon