Massage and Pain Management
With nearly 12% of the US adult population dealing with chronic pain, it’s no wonder our country has such a problem with opioid pain medication addiction. With all the news coverage about the “problem”, we would like to turn our energies to a solution instead. Massage therapy has long been known to be an effective […]
How “Mental Health Friendly” is Your Employer?
Each year, October 10th is World Mental Health Day – a day set aside by the World Health Organization (WHO) to focus on the greater issues around mental health. They seek to encourage mental health professionals to raise their voices in support of creating more awareness and a deeper understanding of how we can all […]
Don’t Just Age Gracefully… Age Gratefully!
Aging gracefully is one thing… we all must come to terms with our aging bodies at one point or another. Whether we do that with grace or a grimace sometimes depends on the events of the day. Instead, let’s make a choice to age gratefully. To have gratitude for all that has come before today […]
Doing Everything Right, But Still Feeling Bad? You May Be Detoxing!
We live in a world filled with toxins. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. The human body has a natural method for collecting and eliminating these toxins – the lymphatic system. This network of vessels weaves throughout your body delivering nutrients to your cells and […]
Sharing Massage With Your Kids
Did you know that children can benefit greatly from massage, too? It’s true! Touch is a universal healer. Without enough human touch during infancy, children may fail to thrive – and even die. Physical touch is a necessary part of our psychological development and emotional wellbeing. Massage is a natural stress buster. You think kids […]
Protect Your Skin… From Within!
For far too long, we’ve been told to fear the sun. But (lighting and heating the earth aside) we need the sun to be healthy! Exposure to sunlight produces vitamin D in our skin, helps regulate sleep / wake patterns, improves mood, and even serves as a natural pain killer. Excessive exposure to direct sunlight […]