Category Archives: Health and Fitness

Depressed?

More and more people are suffering from depression these days. Some people turn to anti-depressants for relief. Others turn to more natural remedies. Regardless of your choice make sure to do your research. Collaborate with your health care team to … Continue reading

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Facial Massage

Front of the neck massage: Imagine you are giving yourself a facial. Apply lotion to your hands and front of neck. Drawing upward from your collar-bone, smooth the tissue up towards your jaw bone. Here we are massaging the Platysma … Continue reading

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Castor Oil

Castor Oil is a pale yellow liquid that is extracted from castor seeds (Ricinus Communis). It is an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant oil which has been used for centuries for its therapeutic and medicinal benefits. Use castor oil packs to reduce … Continue reading

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Reading Food Labels

Today I opened a can of Herdez salsa. Sounds like salsa made from a Mexican family right? I read the ingredients to see what I was about to ingest: tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, iodized salt, and cilantro. The label on … Continue reading

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Brookstone Handheld Massager

This is the best handheld, electronic Massage Tool I have found so far. There are three speeds to cater to your musclular needs and it is light enough to manage an over the shoulder back rub. You don’t need to … Continue reading

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Setting boundaries…simple?

Setting a boundary is easy.  It is the keeping of it that is hard.  Ask any person who is on a diet, starting an exercise regime, quitting smoking or leaving/healing a relationship.  We have all experienced a moment when one … Continue reading

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Why get Massage?

Perhaps you consider massage to be luxurious or too outside of the box to add it to your health regiment.   Adding massage to your regular health regime will not only improve your muscular function but also your mental and emotional … Continue reading

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Sciatica, Sciatica- go away!

What is sciatica?  Many people experience it at some point in their life.  Sciatica is characterized by stabbing pain radiating over the course of the sciatic nerve.  It can feel like achiness running down the outside of the leg, a … Continue reading

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Sugar-good or bad?

The nectar of life….  breast milk….  has been described to me as tasting like “the milk at the bottom of the cereal bowl” by a mother of a 5-month old.  Remember how tasty that was as a kid after eating … Continue reading

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Bongers!

This massage tool is basically two raquetballs placed on two flexible arms. Hitting them on your body causes a revelry of vibrations throughout. Many massage therapists use this technique called tapotement in their massages. It is a good for flushing … Continue reading

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