General Health
Managing Arthritis Pain - How You Can Stay in Control of Your Arthritis
Have you ever ridden on a roller coaster and felt like you were out of control? LIFE can be like a roller coaster for those of us with Arthritis. There are good days and bad days. It is what we do with what we have—that counts. Arthritis affects n...
Sports Massage - An Introduction
Many therapists offer Sports Massage on their “Massage Menu” yet few understand what Sports Massage is about. When a client comes in requesting a Sports Massage, some therapists merely react by going in deep. Sports Massage is so much more. Whil...
Sports Massage - Pre-Event
Massage before an event can be an integral component of the pre-event preparation for many athletes. Pre-event massage can create a state of readiness in the muscles and tissues so that the athlete’s performance can be optimized. Whilst some thera...
Tips For Successful Weight Loss
Throughout my childhood and teenage years I watched as my mother tried every fad diet under the sun. I recall one time she ate boiled cabbage and nothing else for a whole week. I felt my mothers’ frustration and misery, however I could not underst...
Top 5 Things to Ask about a Massage Therapy School
In the course of examining all of the differences when it comes to massage schools, I have generated five useful questions to ask yourself when comparing the multitude of Massage schools out there. Like any career change, certain details have got to...
Understanding Massage Therapy
We've all heard of massage and many of us have even experienced it, in one form or another. By a masseuse who happened to be an armature, loved one or professional. If the person knew what they were doing, you came away feeling like a million bucks....
7 Things You Can Do Immediately To Ease Depression
1. Get out now and walk fifteen minutes. It will get your feet moving and help you feel you are at least able to do something. 2. Go immediately and be with someone who loves you. It will give you the feeling that you are wanted. 3. Religious? Say a...
Adult Men and Women Who Suffer From Chronic Depression
Market surveys on women, men and depression suggest an estimated 4.4 million Americans are believed to suffer from chronic treatment-resistant depression. Depression is a chronic, disabling disorder and a major worldwide public health problem. Depre...
Another Cold Sore! Why Me?
An estimated 85 million Americans have acquired the herpes simplex (cold sore) virus. And the majority had received the virus before the age of 3. Not such a big surprise when you realize how many loving Uncles, Aunts and nephew just can't resist th...