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02/06/2026

For the month of February the hydro therapy bed will be 50% off. Feeling stressed? This is the perfect relaxation tool. It also helps to drain your lymphatic system. Enjoy a nice heated massage while just lying there and relaxing. Call 705-526-6900 to book an appointment.

02/02/2026

What Is a Lymphatic Drainage Massage?
Lymphatic drainage massage has become a popular form of massage due to its potential health benefits. It's a gentle form of massage that focuses on the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. Your lymph system includes organs, vessels, and tissues that move or drain a water-like fluid called lymph from other parts of your body into your bloodstream.
Lymphatic drainage massage is especially helpful if you have lymphedema, which happens when lymph fluid doesn't go back to your blood the way it should and stays in other parts of your body. Lymphedema happens most often in your legs or arms. Many things can cause lymphedema, including:
• Genetic disorders
• Injury
• Infection
• Cancer treatment
• Surgery
Massage is a way to help move the lymph fluid and make the swelling it causes go away. If you're otherwise healthy, lymphatic drainage massage may feel relaxing. But it isn't likely to improve your health a lot.
The Lymphatic System
Your lymphatic system is an important part of your immune system. It keeps fluids in your body balanced and protects you against infections.
Your lymphatic vessels, collecting ducts, tissues, and organs drain extra lymph fluid that leaks into your tissues from tiny blood vessels (capillaries). If your lymphatic system doesn't work right or is blocked, you'll end up with extra fluid in your tissues.
Your lymphatic system also includes:
• Bone marrow. This soft, spongy tissue in your bones makes blood cells.
• Thymus. Immune T cells mature in this organ in your chest.
• Tonsils and adenoids. These structures in your throat and nasal cavity trap germs in food you eat and air you breathe.
• Spleen. This large lymphatic organ under your ribs and above your stomach filters old or damaged cells from your blood.
• Lymph nodes. These glands in your neck, armpits, and groin filter viruses or bacteria from your lymph fluid as it moves through them.
• Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). The thin mucous membrane lining your tonsils, airways, small intestine, and appendix helps to find and rid you of germs.

Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Lymphatic drainage massage can help move trapped fluid when you have lymphedema. Your lymphedema specialist may use manual lymph drainage along with other techniques, including:
• Exercises
• Compression bandages, sleeves, or stockings
• A sleeve that inflates on and off to put pressure on your arms or legs (sequential pneumatic compression)
Many people get lymphedema during recovery from breast cancer surgery. If you have lymphedema after a mastectomy, which involves the removal of breast tissue to treat or prevent breast cancer, lymph drainage massage can help ease mild to moderate symptoms after surgery.
Treating other health conditions
Lymphatic drainage massage may help treat other health problems, too. Some conditions may improve more with the massage than others.
Studies have found some lymphatic massage benefits for conditions including:
Rheumatoid arthritis. If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you may have poor lymph flow as the disease gets worse. Along with tissue swelling, pain in the joints increases, joints lose their function, and the skin changes color. Lymph drainage massage can help ease these later-stage rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Chronic venous insufficiency is when the valves or walls of the veins that are in the legs don't work well. This makes it hard for the blood to flow back to the heart from the legs. Lymphatic drainage massage can help increase the speed of blood flow in people with CVI.
The massage can make the femoral artery – the large artery in the thigh – perform better right after the session. It's unclear how long this impact lasts or whether the massage provides long-term relief from pain and swelling. Further research in this area would help shed more light on how well this massage technique works on CVI.
fibromyalgia. Lymph drainage massage may help people with fibromyalgia. This condition causes inflammation of the skin nerves and tissue swelling. There is limited evidence that lymphatic drainage massage may help with some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia and increase the quality of life for those who have it, but more research is needed.
Lipedema. This is the name for when you have lymphedema from fat in your lower body that blocks lymph from draining through your lymphatic system.
Types of Lymphatic Drainage Massage
There are four types of lymphatic drainage massage commonly used by massage therapists, physical therapists, and doctors. These include.
• Vodder. This technique uses various sweeping motions around the area your therapist is treating.
• Foldi. An extension of the Vodder technique, Foldi requires your massage therapist to alternate between circular hand motions and moments of relaxation.
• Casley-Smith. This approach to lymphatic massage also involves circular hand motions, mainly using the sides and palms of the hands.
• Leduc. This technique relies on hand motions to collect lymph fluid before redirecting it into the larger lymphatic system.
All these techniques work about the same way. They use gentle movements to stretch and move the skin in the direction of lymph flow. The strokes must start at the part of the limb nearest to your torso and move outward. Your massage will usually last 15 to 60 minutes.
What Happens During a Lymphatic Drainage Massage?
Talk to your doctor before getting a lymphatic drainage massage, and make sure you're seeing a trained and certified professional. Your massage therapist will follow a particular sequence, using a series of massage techniques, including stretching, compressing, gliding, and cupping motions. They'll start with the main lymph drains. These include lymph nodes in your:
• Neck
• Groin
• Armpits
Light movements stimulate your lymphatic system without pressing hard on your vessels. They make the lymph fluid move easily through your nodes and tissues, making sure the fluid doesn't get trapped anywhere.
Lymphatic drainage has two steps. They are:
• Clearing. During this step, your tissues will release lymph fluid.
• Reabsorption. Your lymph fluid moves into your lymph nodes.
Where Can I Get a Lymphatic Drainage Massage?
When you have lymphedema, it's best to see a doctor who specializes in treating it. See a specialist or therapist who has done at least 135 hours of training for lymphedema. It's best to get your lymphatic drainage massage from a certified lymphedema therapist. Ask your doctor if this is available at your clinic or if they can give you a referral.
• RELATED:How to Prevent Damaging Your Kidneys
How Can I Drain My Lymphatic System Myself?
Ask your lymphedema specialist if there are things you can do to help with your lymphatic drainage at home. Your doctor can help you decide whether it's a good idea to try do-it-yourself lymphatic drainage massage, perhaps along with seeing a massage therapist skilled in lymphatic drainage. When in doubt, see a certified lymphedema therapist.
You can try other things to help your lymphatic system, too, such as:
• Deep breathing
• Exercise
• Swimming
• Staying well hydrated
How Can I Tell if Lymphatic Drainage Massage Is Working?
Massage might not help with your lymphedema right away enough to notice. If it's working, you should start to get relief from your symptoms of lymphedema in time. Your swelling should go down. You'll feel less heavy or tight. It will be easier to move, too. You may notice your clothes fit you better.
If you've had a few massages and aren't seeing any difference, ask your doctor about other things to try.
Risks of Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Lymphatic drainage is usually safe and can help with lymphedema. It might not be a good idea for you if you have other conditions, including:
• Heart problems
• Kidney failure
• Blood clots
• Infection
• Cancer in the area of the massage
Most people tolerate lymphatic drainage massage well. But it sometimes may cause:
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Fatigue
If you aren't feeling well after your massages, ask your doctor for advice. If you're thinking about trying massage but are worried about the risks, talk to your doctors or a certified lymphedema specialist about it.
When to Get a Lymph Drainage Massage
Lymph drainage massage is a useful way to treat lymphedema and may help with certain other health conditions. If you have symptoms of trapped lymph fluid in your body, talk to your doctor about whether massage could help.
Symptoms of lymphedema to watch for include:
• Pain
• Skin discoloration
• Tissue swelling
• Heaviness in the limbs
• Weakness
• Hardening or thickening of the skin
• Recurring infections
If you have these signs and think you may have lymphedema but aren't sure, see a doctor to find out what it is and how to treat it.
WebMD

01/31/2026

💖 Giving Back for a Cause Close to Our Hearts 💖

The Kelly Shires Foundation is dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by breast cancer through funding for research, patient support, and community-based initiatives. For over 25 years, the foundation has helped raise millions of dollars to make a real difference for those facing this journey.

Each year, the Foundation hosts its signature annual fundraiser, bringing the community together to raise critical funds and awareness in support of breast cancer patients and their families.

Health Works Chiropractic & Wellness Centre, owned by Dr. Sue Lyons, is proud to continue our support again this year by donating Heart Hats containing additional special gifts to help spread warmth, care, and encouragement to participants. 💕

We are honoured to support such an incredible organization and to stand alongside our community in making a difference.
Learn more about the Kelly Shires Foundation and their impact here:
https://kellyshiresfoundation.org/

If you would like to donate money, please join me in supporting a mother/daughter team of Joan Wice and Kim Maguire who have been helping the cause for 27 years now! Follow the links below to their direct donation sites.

Joan Wice: https://secure.kellyshiresfoundation.com/p2p/fundraising/391008/participant/5550029/en-CA

Kim Maguire: https://secure.kellyshiresfoundation.com/p2p/fundraising/391008/participant/5562778/en-CA
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01/30/2026

Decorating your home is a highly personal experience, so the items you choose to incorporate into your space should reflect your individual style. While there are certainly many options that you can purchase pre-made and ready to display, there's something special about building your own décor pieces so they better align with your unique taste. With that being said, however, completely creating pieces from scratch requires quite a bit of skill, effort, and often money. Before jumping into the deep end with a complicated project, consider starting out with some simpler modification and repurposing projects that involve items you already have to get you started off on the right foot.

By adding your own personal spin on one of your belongings, you can decrease the amount of money you have to spend on your project, give new life to an item that would have otherwise gone to waste, and help reduce your negative environmental impact. According to a survey from Statista in 2017, only 21% of respondents said they regularly upcycled materials, despite these benefits. While it might take a bit more effort to turn an old plate into a clock or use your glass bottles as decorative vases than tossing them straight into the trash, taking on these projects can give you the ability to make your space truly your own in an environmentally-friendly way.

Teacups
Teacups are already miniature works of art on their own, so it just makes sense to repurpose old teacups around the house as decorations. For a simple DIY that doesn't require a ton of work, try using your teacup as a planter or a convenient collection point for your keys or loose change. If you have a teacup that's been cracked or chipped, however, this likely isn't the best option, as frequent handling might cause the damage to worsen. Instead, try breaking it up into smaller pieces and using it to create your very own custom mosaic wall art.

Clipboards
While clipboards might seem like they don't have a ton of uses outside of the office, they can actually be used to add a bit of customizable charm to your space. Take your clipboard, decorate it, and then mount it on the wall with Command strips. If you were just looking for something to act as a canvas, you can display your new art without any further modifications. If you want to take it a step further, however, the included clip can also act as a convenient place to hang prints or photos without causing any damage from pushpins.

Kettles
Kettles are an essential kitchen item for any tea-drinker, but they can be transformed into an essential décor piece with a bit of TLC. Because they're already designed to be watertight and have a convenient opening along the top, you can easily turn your kettle into a unique planter or vase with the addition of some flowers. Your new décor piece can be placed on a surface to display or, if you're feeling more creative, you can use the attached handle to turn your kettle into a hanging or mounted planter.
Wine glasses
Glassware is often designed to be both beautiful and functional, so it just makes sense to repurpose it as décor. Wine glasses in particular are a great candidate for this transformation, especially if you have a few leftovers from a set that don't quite match the rest of your cups. Use one as a vessel for making your own candles, repurpose it as a vase or planter for a small pop of greenery, or flip it over and place a tea light on the base for an interesting twist on a plain candle holder.

Baking pans
It's not uncommon to end up with far more baking pans than you use on a regular basis, so if you're looking to declutter your kitchen, trimming down your collection of bakeware is a great place to start. Instead of trashing these pieces, however, consider using them to make unique home décor. Because they're usually fairly simple in shape, these pans make a fantastic base for a wide variety of projects. Turn a pie pan into a clock, upcycle a baking sheet into a decorative tray, or use a bundt pan as unique planter.
Silverware
Repurposing projects don't have to be complex to be effective, and this silverware DIY is the perfect example. If you have any old forks, knives, or spoons lying around, bend them into a hook shape with some pliers and then secure them to your wall or a piece of scrap wood to act as hooks. This is a great way to create some extra — and on-theme — storage to hold hanging items like pots and pans or aprons in your kitchen, but it could easily be mounted anywhere else in the house where you're looking for a fun storage solution.
Glass bottles
Whether they were previously used to hold wine or ketchup, glass bottles have plenty of different uses around your space. Start by giving your bottle a good clean, then use a steam cleaner or some baking soda to help loosen stubborn stickers and remove any adhesive residue. Once you're done cleaning the bottle, you can start brainstorming ways to use it as décor. Particularly interesting bottles can add some texture and variety to your space as-is, but they can also be used as vases, candle holders, or lanterns with the addition of some fairy lights.
Corks
Saving corks from interesting wine bottles or as a keepsake of a special moment is nothing new. However, what do you do with them once they're out of the bottle? Luckily, there are plenty of different ways to repurpose corks and use them as crafting material when making your own décor. Glue them onto a backing to create a textured wall hanging, lay them flat and attach several together to create your own custom coasters, or use them as vase filler if you're looking for something a bit more unique than the normal glass pebbles.
Glass jars
Glass jars can make a product feel more high-end and luxurious, but once you've emptied the container, it can feel wasteful to toss out something that still has so much life left. There are plenty of different functional and utilitarian ways to reuse old glass jars around the house, but with a bit of a facelift, they can also be turned into a fashionable décor piece. Use them as planters, transform them into an organizer, or paint on some designs using traditional or faux stained glass paint to create a unique vessel for an LED candle.
Pillowcases
Although pillowcases might seem like they don't have that many uses besides bedding, they're actually surprisingly easy to repurpose. For a simple DIY that can help bring a pop of color to your space and block out direct sunlight, consider turning your pillowcase into a curtain with the help of some clip-on rings and a curtain rod. If your pillowcase has a particularly interesting pattern — or if you want to try your hand at embroidery — you can also frame it to create a piece of oversized, customizable wall art on a budget.
House Digest

01/23/2026

Vitamin D is essential to your health. But unlike a lot of other vitamins, vitamin D isn’t found naturally in many foods.
But there are ways to make sure you’re getting plenty of this oft-named “sunshine vitamin” in your diet by eating foods high in vitamin D — both natural and fortified.
“Most people are able to meet their daily requirement of vitamin D from sun exposure and a balanced diet that includes foods fortified with vitamin D,” says registered dietitian Anna Taylor, RD, LD.
Here are some vitamin D foods to try.
What foods are high in vitamin D?
It’s recommended that people age 1 to 70 years old get 600 IUs of vitamin D per day (15 mcg). People over the age of 70 need 800 IUs (20 mcg).
These vitamin D-rich foods can help you reach that target.
1. Cod liver oil
What exactly is cod liver oil? It’s pretty much what it sounds like. It comes from the liver of the codfish, which is naturally high in vitamin D. Just one tablespoon of cod liver oil delivers about 227% of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for the majority of people.
You can find cod liver oil (as capsules or liquid) for sale online and at most grocery stores.
2. Rainbow trout
Just 3 ounces of cooked rainbow trout contains 645 IU of vitamin D, which is about 108% of the RDA for people age 70 and under.
The freshwater fish gets its high amounts of vitamin D from sunlight exposure, as well as from their diet of plankton and small fish.
3. Sockeye salmon
Another reason why salmon is such a great addition to any diet? Cooked sockeye salmon — about 3 ounces — can help you get at least 95% of the RDA of vitamin D.
Fortified vitamin D food options
Fortified foods are meant to help boost vitamin and mineral intake. They’re designed to add nutrients that don’t naturally occur in the product. This could include things like iron, fiber, zinc, vitamin A and, you guessed it, vitamin D.
“Since so few foods found in nature are good sources of vitamin D, fortified foods provide most of the vitamin D found in the American diet,” Taylor says.
Common foods that may be fortified with vitamin D include:
• Milk and certain plant-based milks, like soy milk
• Orange juice
• Yogurt
• Breakfast cereal
• Margarine
Check the nutrition label to see whether the product was fortified with vitamin D. But take care when choosing vitamin D-fortified foods. Some may contain other compounds that make the product less healthy, like added sugar or saturated fats.
Making sure you’re getting enough vitamin D
In addition to eating enough foods with vitamin D, you may want to do the following:
• Spend time in the sun. This helps your body create vitamin D. In fact, sunlight — not food — is the most common way that people get vitamin D. Somewhere between five and 30 minutes of direct outdoor sun exposure most days of the week may be a good goal for many people. Typical sunscreen use doesn’t generally lead to vitamin D deficiency for healthy people.
• Consider taking a vitamin D supplement. This may help, but talk with a healthcare provider before taking any nutritional supplements. They can check to see if you have a vitamin D deficiency. And they can ensure that the supplement won’t interfere with other medications you take and advise on how much you need.
“Vitamin D is essential for your bone health, cell growth, immune function, glucose metabolism and so much more. But our diets aren’t naturally rich in vitamin D, and sun exposure isn’t always direct enough to help synthesize this important nutrient,” concludes Taylor. “Speak to your dietitian to ensure you’re getting the right amount to support your health.”

Cleaveland Clinic

01/22/2026

Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27th to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family.
Since 1999, schools, libraries, literacy organizations and other community groups across the country have taken part in the initiative. ABC creates free learning and promotional resources for anyone that wants to get involved.
Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development, improving a child’s literacy skills dramatically, and can help a parent improve their skills as well.
Family Literacy Day 2026 Theme: Make mealtime family learning time
Preparing for mealtime is a fun (and tasty) way for families to learn together. Whether it’s following recipes, making shopping lists, or sharing stories at the dinner table, make your mealtime family learning time.
ABC Life Literacy Canada

01/16/2026

Before you pour salt on your driveways to melt snow and ice, consider its impact on your plants, pets, pavement, and water quality. Explore seven less harmful ways to melt ice—as well as ways to use less salt!
Rock salt (sodium chloride) has been the conventional choice to melt ice on driveways and sidewalks as salt has a lower freezing point than water. Rock salt is effective to approximately 12°F but can damage soils, kill plants and grass, and cause driveway and car problems. It’s also toxic to animals when ingested. Plus, if you care about keeping local waters pristine, salt causes problems with the over-salinization of rivers and lakes.
Why Rock Salt Causes More Harm Than Good
• If your front walk or driveway is made of porous paving materials like concrete or brick, salt causes freeze-and-thaw cycles that eat away and make it prone to cracking and crumbling.
• Salt can dry out and burn your pets’ sensitive paws, causing painful cracks and open sores. Licking the salt off also puts pets at risk for gastrointestinal problems. If they ingest enough salt, it can be lethal!
• Salt runoff can contaminate well water and reservoirs and wash into lakes and streams where it is toxic to fish and amphibians.
• Salt injures plants in many ways, often causing a slow death. Roots take up salt, which accumulates in plant tissues, causing nutrient imbalances. Salts also make it difficult for some roots to absorb water, which leads to dryness and drought stress.
• 7 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Rock Salt
• There’s no perfect ice-melt solution, but here are some solutions that are less damaging than 100% rock salt.
• 1. Rubbing Alcohol
• In a bucket, mix 1/2 gallon of warm water with 6 drops of dish soap and 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol ($1.99 for 16 ounces where I live, which would make MANY batches). Splash this around on your icy spots and watch the ice bubble up and melt away. It’s very effective and satisfying! The rubbing alcohol has a much lower freezing point than water so it thaws ice and prevents re-icing! (Rubbing alcohol often appears as one of many ingredients in commercial ice melts.)

You can also combine the alcohol with water in a spray bottle, creating a portable ice-melting solution to keep in your car to defrost your windshield! Often, airplanes use rubbing alcohol to defrost the wings.
• 2. Epsom Salt
• Epsom salt isn’t as harmful to plants or vegetation as rock salt (or table salt). You may already have some on hand from the garden. It is an abrasive and melts ice slowly. To speed up your Epsom salts’ melting power, combine sugar and Epsom salt in a 1:1 ratio. As Epson salt costs more than rock salt (6 pounds for $5.29 where I live), perhaps save it for the front steps when company is coming. Learn about using Epsom salt in the garden.
• 3. Garden Fertilizer/Alternative Salts
• Check your garage to see if you have any fertilizer left over from gardening, and check the label for the ingredients below. These salts are slightly gentler than rock salt, though they are more expensive, and they still have some of the disadvantages of salts described above.
• Calcium chloride is a popular ingredient in commercial deicers and melts ice to about -25 degrees F, lower than rock salt. It will form slippery surfaces on its own, so mix it with sand—1 part to 3 parts—to stretch it and add abrasive qualities. It’s very quick-acting and melts ice almost instantly. It’s less damaging to concrete than other ice melts. However, overapplication can still harm plants as well as corrode metals, damaging your car. Plus, its strength makes it the least pet-friendly of the salts and very irritating to pets’ paws.
• Magnesium chloride is effective down to 0 degrees and is a popular ingredient in deicers. The advantage is that it offers a more environmentally friendly alternative to calcium chloride. It causes minimal damage to surfaces, is less harmful to plants, and is less irritating to pets’ paws than rock salt or calcium chloride. However, keep it mind it’s still a salt, so it still has the issues of salt residue and crumbling driveways as all salts, just less severe.
4. Urea
While also an ingredient in fertilizer, Urea (carbonyl diamide) is not salt-based. It’s environmentally safe and doesn’t cause damage to concrete. It’s often used on airport runways. It can melt ice down to temperatures of 15℉. In the spring, you might notice that the edges of your lawn grow more vigorously! The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center recommends a urea-based product as it’s gentlest on pets’ paws and least likely to cause poisoning. Urea is different because it doesn’t pull water from paws as much as salts. If eaten, urea is nontoxic to dogs (though it may cause vomiting).
5. Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA)
A new, salt-free melting agent, CMA works differently than other materials in that it does not form a brine-like salt. Instead, it helps prevent snow particles from sticking to each other or the road surface. CMA is made from dolomitic limestone and acetic acid (the main compound of vinegar). This material has little impact on plants and animals and is a good alternative for environmentally sensitive areas. It’s considered biodegradable and does not damage brick or concrete surfaces. That said, it is a more expensive alternative.
6. Natural Fertilizer
Options include alfalfa meal, wood ashes, and coffee grounds. Alfalfa meal is a great nonchemical fertilizer that won’t burn your plants. Wood ash from your fireplace contains potassium salts that help melt ice. Ash also absorbs solar energy, increasing the temperature to melt the ice. All of these abrasives will help speed melting AND improve traction. Plus, they have relatively few impacts on the environment or plants.
7. Salt Plus Hot Water
Here’s a way to use rock salt but also lessen the harm it does—while increasing its effectiveness and speed! Be aware that salt shouldn’t sit on top of the ice; it must permeate the ice. However, when that water refreezes, the corrosive effect of salt damages the concrete. The trick is to use hot water to melt the ice and then a small amount of salt to prevent the liquid water from refreezing.

For your doorsteps or a stubborn area, boil a large pot of hot water and gently pour it over ice. The trick is to sweep the water off the surface so that it doesn’t get cold and freeze. Then sprinkle the salts. Using hot water is less harmful and more effective—plus, you will use less salt.
Best Abrasives for Instant Traction on Ice
If you are running out the door or have guests coming and you can’t wait for the ice to melt, toss kitty litter, sand, or sawdust by hand over the ice! Make sure it’s plain, non-clumping clay kitty litter (save the clumping perfumed stuff for inside the house). In general, it’s always a good idea to combine a deicer with an abrasive to keep folks from slipping.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best eco-friendly alternative to rock salt?
The best environmentally friendly alternative is Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA). It’s biodegradable, non-corrosive, and safe for pets, plants, pavement, and waterways. It doesn’t melt ice as aggressively as rock salt, but prevents ice from bonding to surfaces.
What is the safest ice melt for dogs and cats?
Magnesium chloride is often considered the safest pet-friendly ice melt because it’s less irritating to paws and doesn’t heat up as quickly as rock salt. Always rinse pets’ paws after walks to prevent skin irritation.
Does rock salt harm plants and grass?
Yes. Rock salt changes soil structure, causes dehydration, and blocks plants from absorbing nutrients. This leads to browning, leaf burn, stunted growth, or dead grass along walkways and driveways.
Is there a way to melt ice without salt at all?
Yes! A few salt-free methods include:
• Rubbing alcohol + water mixture
• CMA ice melt
• Sand or grit (for traction rather than melting)
What melts ice the fastest in winter?
Calcium chloride is the fastest-working ice melt because it generates heat when it dissolves. It works down to -25°F, far below rock salt’s limit. The downside is potential pavement wear if overused.
What is the cheapest alternative to rock salt?
Sand is the most affordable option (though it doesn’t melt ice). For actual melting, DIY rubbing alcohol spray or magnesium chloride are budget-friendly and safer than rock salt.
Learn anything new today? Whatever deicer and abrasive you choose to use, keep the safety of people, pets, property, and the planet in mind!

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