We just added our Client Intake Questionnaire that new clients can download and have filled out and ready prior to their first visit. This saves time, and allows us to ensure we’re doing everything possible to meet your needs.
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The following nutrients can be depleted by stress. If people make an attempt to supply them through their food they may be surprised at the diminished negative effects of winter blahs.
Filed under: Health, Stress Management on March 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Saints and sages have been singing the praises of belief for centuries. Christ provided the foundation, teaching us that all things are possible to those who believe. Norman Vincent Peale instructed millions in the power of positive thinking. Today, Dr. Wayne Dyer tells us that we will “see it when we believe it.” Countless metaphysical schools have based their philosophies on the power of belief. And while belief is an indispensable part of the manifestation process, another force wields an equal, if not greater power–that is the force called desire.
Without desire, creation as we know it would not exist. Progress, both individual and collective, would cease, bringing dissolution and stagnation to our most cherished endeavors. Without desire, life would lose its momentum, its ability to move forward toward new and exciting paths. In his play, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams wrote, “The opposite of death is desire,” implying that the opposite of life desirelessness.
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There is new evidence that acute mental stress can trigger heart attacks. Researchers long have suspected that stress can bring on heart attacks, but nobody fully understood how.
University of Pittsburg investigators recently showed that stress induces a chemical reaction that promotes blood clotting- one of the prime causes of heart attacks. Deadline –type pressure causes the problem. “We’re talking about what happens when there’s time pressure and some frustration or interference in getting something done,” says psychologist, Susan Malkoff.
Continued stress over an extended period of time, without a break in the cycle, can have disastrous effects on physical and emotional health.
While there is no such thing a stress free living, dealing with stress in a positive manner can make all the difference.
Filed under: Health, Stress Management on March 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
When a woman is expecting a child, she is full of excitement, apprehension, and joy. Unfortunately, this miracle of life can also be the cause of some not so pleasant discomforts, like swelling, back pain, mood swings, and aching muscles, just to name a few. Although some things are just a part of the process, many of the unwelcome effects of pregnancy can be reduced by massage.
Some of the physical benefits of prenatal massage are; reducing excess fluid, alleviating muscle pain, and releasing excess joint strain and tension. Of course, there are also emotional benefits. Having a massage can relax an expectant mother and allows her to take some time to enjoy the experience. So much time and energy goes into the preparation of the baby’s arrival, that-to-be may feel over worked, over tired ands in need of some TLC.
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The sweet burden of motherhood begins long before the baby is born. Throughout her pregnancy, an expectant mom watches her body change and experience new aches and pains with each passing month.
But thanks to the increased popularity of prenatal massage, pregnancy today has become easier.
Women are becoming more aware of what massage has to offer.
Massage is contraindicated until after the first trimester, due to the danger of miscarriage during that time. But after that, massage can ease the pain and provide comfort during those nine long months. Read more »
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Laughter creates its own unique physiology state, with changes in the immune system opposite to those caused by stress. Laugh researcher Lee Berk, in a series of studies at Loma Linda University in California, measures the effects of laughter on the immune system.
Subjects were divided into two groups and hooked up to IVs. Half were shown a video of a stand-up comic, the other half sat quietly in a room. During the video and for half an hour afterwards, blood samples were drawn every 10 minutes.
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If you are an average size adult, you have about 3,000 square inches of skin. Since you were born, the surface area of your body increased seven times. Your skin is the largest external organ. The skin you now have is not the same skin you had a month ago. Every 24 to 30 days, you completely replace the top layer of your epidermis. It contains 41% of the total available water in the body and one-third of all the circulating blood.
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Those who suffer for debilitating effects of fibromyalgia face a constant challenge-how can the painful symptoms be minimized? With an estimated3 to 6 million fibromyalgia sufferers in the United States today, there ia a steadily growing segment of out population that is seeking relief. Many sufferers have lived with the disease for over 7 years before a diagnosis was made.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, you know that one of the biggest challenges is reducing the incessant aches that settle in the muscles, tendons, and joints throughout the body. Just getting a good night’s sleep becomes a daily dilemma.
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Scientists have found evidence that stress can suppress the immune system. It can cause a variety of disorders, including arthritis, high blood pressure, infections, allergies and some kinds of cancer. While researching stress and its effect on the immune system, scientists discovered an interrelationship between the mind and the body in causing disease and maintaining health.
There is convincing evidence that the brain communicates directly with the immune system and the immune system talks with the brain.
Filed under: Health, Stress Management on March 11th, 2008 | No Comments »