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Creston library concluding health series with talk on sleep

Dr. Kim Masuch will present Sleep Blues: Stop Tossing and Turning at Creston library on April 27...
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Dr. Kim Masuch will discuss sleep at the Creston Valley Public Library.

The Creston Valley Public Library will put its Healthy You, Healthy Community speaker series to bed with the feature presentation, Sleep Blues: Stop Tossing and Turning, with Dr. Kim Masuch.

According to a study conducted by Université Laval researchers in 2011, sleep disorders affect 40 percent of adult Canadians. The research team surveyed a sample of 2,000 people across the country to draw a portrait of Canadians' sleep quality. Ranging from difficulty falling asleep, waking during the night for long periods, waking earlier than planned or dissatisfaction with sleep quality were all symptoms covered in the research. With a full 14 per cent of participants reporting all of the above symptoms, sleep disruption is a topic many of us can relate to.

Do you find that you spend more of the night awake than asleep? Or perhaps you wake up in the morning feeling unrefreshed and as if you didn’t sleep at all. Why can’t you just fall asleep anywhere, anytime anymore? Want to become a super sleeper again? Make sure to come to this talk to find out what might be keeping you up, from simple basics like your television, to hormones, and food reactions.

Sleep Blues is led by Masuch, a licensed naturopathic physician with a vibrant practice in Creston. Trained at the University of Victoria and the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine from 2003-2012, she also holds additional certifications in pharmaceutical prescriptive authority, intravenous therapies, acupuncture, and Bowen therapy, allowing a wide range of treatment options for all types of health concerns. Masuch offers both primary care and adjunctive care with all other types of practitioners, including medical doctors. She is a licensed member in good standing with the College of Naturopathic Physicians of BC, the BC Naturopaths Associ-ation and the Canadian Association of Naturo-pathic Doctors.

Masuch believes that health is a personal journey and as we are all individuals, we require options for our health that are unique to each of us. She uses the principles of naturopathic medicine to help each person regain control over their own health and healthcare options, and allowing the body to heal using the help of natural therapeutic options. If you are ready to feel empowered about your health, naturopathic medicine is the path for you.

Masuch will address sleep blues at the Creston Valley Public Library at 7 p.m. April 27. Admission is free. For more information, call the library at 250-428-4141.

—CRESTON VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY