1. For men: Don’t sit on your wallet! When you put your wallet in your back pocket, that’s what you’re doing. That makes you sitting in a unbalanced posture, adding to back discomfort. This is a common complaint of truckers and sales reps. A helpful hint for those of you who travel a lot by [...]
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How massage therapy can help can with allergy symptoms You’ve probably seen the photos in your newsfeed of the yellow-green pollen cloud covering our region – named the pollpocalyptic cloud, the pollen apocalypse, and even pollmageddon. Then again, you didn’t need photos to tell you that the pollen is worse this season – you allergies [...]
What is oncology Massage? Oncology massage is an approach to massage therapy based in both specialized massage treatments and compassion to help people manage their experience with cancer. Review of the scientific literature (MD Anderson Cancer Center) indicates oncology massage helps improve the quality of life. Benefits include improved relaxation, sleep, and immune functions as [...]
These the five most useful books in my healing library: 5 – Alternative Medicine, The definitive Guide by Burton Goldberg The book that I consider to be the 5th best and most used book in my collection of health and wellness related materials is this one. It lists over 200 health conditions and describes various therapies that can [...]
How many times have you heard this: after your massage, drink a glass of water, it will help flush out the toxins? I was discussing this with one of our massage therapists, Jessica. We, and many other therapists, have been taught that this is true. And Jessica says: yes, it’s true. I say: not exactly. [...]
