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Posted on Monday, January 09, 2012 1:35 PM
 Fun With Foot Massage
Feet! For some, they're a love-hate affair. Love to use them and often
abuse them; hate paying the price after a day spent in inappropriate but
fashionable footwear.
Give your feet a break with this four-step foot
massage recommended by the American Massage Therapy Association.
You can
do it with a partner or try the massage on your own.
- Stroke
the sole of your foot in a straight line from the heel to the base of
your toes. Use your thumb or the heel of your hand. Use a motion that
goes back and forth across the foot.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:06 PM
 It's 2012 and by this point in your life you have tried many diets - having lost and regained weight through the years.
Personally I believe a diet is an individual things based on one's
available to prepare food, their lifestyle, it's psychological value,
and even go as far as saying their astrological chart can reflect if a
diet will work in any given year.
The brain as we know is an electrochemical machine that loves patterns.
Once it adjusts to proper eating, it will allow the person to lose
weight and get healthy. |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 4:32 PM
I hope you're enjoying the holiday as
much as I am. Christmas in the NW was perfect - the weather, food,
family, a new baby born on the 23 making me a great
aunt, fun, toys and new clothes.
Now is the time to act, open up this
new years eve and tell that every person you come across even if it
is a stranger, to spread love, affection and warmth around them. Make
this new year special by planting a tree, feeding hungry people,
adopting a lonesome street dog, by giving some warm clothes for
children. |
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Posted on Friday, December 09, 2011 2:45 PM
You never truly appreciate your back and all it does for you --
until it starts to hurt. Then every move brings a symphony of agony,
until all you want to do is make your back pain stop.
The bones, muscles, and joints that make up your back are among
your body's biggest support systems. When any part of that system is
weakened or injured, it becomes harder for your back to bear your
weight. Up to 80% of adults have low back pain at some point in their
lives. Instead of resorting to back pain treatment after the damage
has already been done, be a little proactive. |
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Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:49 AM
Due to ecological and environmental changes, allergies season is
longer, with new allergens discovered every year, sending people on a
quest to find answers through over-the-counter remedies, those
prescribed by doctors, or alternative therapies. Spring is in the air ... literally. From weeds to spores to grass and
tree pollens, the warm weather is almost here, driving airborne allergen
levels through the roof. That means your allergy symptoms -- the
sniffling, sneezing, and itchy eyes -- are in overdrive and apt to stay
that way for months. |
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Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2011 12:45 PM
Take your pick: Swedish, Shiatsu and other massage types ease depression symptoms, a 2010 meta-analysis in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found.
How?
Massages reduce stress hormone levels, heart rate and blood pressure. It boost mood and relaxation by triggering the release of Oxycotin and Serotonin.
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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 12:49 PM
Intuition is sometimes defined as the sense of knowing something without
any empirical evidence. To some this is a divine source of knowing,
while to others intuition is about listening to instinct. Everyone
experiences flashes of their intuition from time to time – those are the
“ah-ha” moments of understanding. In fact, most people walk around
actively inviting their intuition to step in. This is what you are doing
when you wonder, whether you are wondering about people, places, facts,
ideas, decisions, etc |
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Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:40 AM
Many common massage types reduce your stress hormone levels, blood pressure and heart rate.
A study in the Journal Of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that after people with normal blood pressure had deep tissue massage for 45 to 60 minutes, their blood pressure fell. Specifically, by an average of 10.4 millimeters of mercury mm/Hg systolic and 5.3 mm/Hg diastolic.
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Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:50 PM
Stress!You don't need a full body rubdown to feel good. In a 2010 study from Sweden, one 60 minute hand and foot massage significantly lowered people's heart rates, cortisol levels, and insulin levels----all of which help lower stress! |
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Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 2:36 PM
Ten neck massages over ten weeks. Sound good? People with chronic neck pain reported a 55 percent improvement after this regimen, according to a 2009 study in the Clinical Journal Of Pain. They even scored 39 percent better on the worst-sounding test ever, the Neck Disability Index. It assesses the pain's impact! |
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