Common Cold Self-Help

Common Cold Self-Help

Common cold self-help is what I need right now.  Sore throat, coughing, sneezing, slight fever, aches, constantly tired…Man I’m miserable! This is the first “bad” cold I’ve had in about five years and, to me, it’s anything but common. I’ve had the sniffles and felt miserable for a couple of days from time to time [...] Read more »

Quick Skin Care Tips

Quick Skin Care Tips

Quick skin care tips will keep your skin refreshed and glowing even when chasing children and working out of the home. Skin care doesn’t have to take forever. First of all, make up is not necessary.  It’s great for evening out your skin tone and adding a little color to your cheeks but it is [...] Read more »

How to Relieve a Tension Headache

How to Relieve a Tension Headache

How to relieve a tension headache.  First let’s differentiate between a tension headache and other headaches.  A tension headache usually has pain on both sides of your head and across your forehead like a tight cap.  There can be tight muscles in your neck and shoulders too. If you have sharp, sudden pain in your [...] Read more »

How Reflexology Works and Where it Began

How Reflexology Works

How reflexology works is really quite interesting.  In the 1800′s Sir Henry Head and Sir Charles Sherrington did some research that showed a relationship between the skin and the internal organs.  This research also showed that our entire nervous system is affected by certain types of stimulus. This theory indicates that when pressure is applied [...] Read more »

What is EFT Tapping and How Does it Work

What if EFT tapping and how does it work

What is EFT tapping and how does it work? We’ll get into that in a moment.  It is something that caught my interest several years ago when I was under a tremendous amount of stress.  I was introduced to it by my reflexologist at the time.  She was, and still is, very involved in alternative [...] Read more »

Dealing With Anxiety and Stress

Dealing with Stress and Anxiety

Dealing with anxiety and stress isn’t always easy because they are part of our daily lives.  They often serve a good purpose in that they make us aware of situations that could be dangerous.  When the anxiety and stress starts to pile up and make our lives difficult it’s time to take stock of the [...] Read more »

Raindrop Massage Benefits

Raindrop Massage

Raindrop Massage benefits come from the combination of aromatherapy and massage to create a wonderful and beneficial massage.  The oils that are used are carefully chosen and dropped onto areas of the back and feet.  The areas on the feet correspond with spinal reflexology area. This type of massage is good for people that have [...] Read more »

Honey has Many Benefits

Honey.  It has so many benefits.  They range from its sweet, delectable taste to the many health benefits it offers. Buckwheat honey worked better than cough syrup when it was used on 105 kids ages 2 – 18.  It also helped them sleep better.  It was given half an hour before bedtime in the following [...] Read more »

Stretching Goals for 2012

Goals

Goals can be set by anyone and often are by the way of New Year’s Resolutions.  Having fibromyalgia doesn’t have to mean you can’t set them, even for some fitness levels. Fitness goals are definitely harder to reach when you have this disease but not always impossible. Unless your doctor tells you not to do [...] Read more »

Osteoporosis and Chiropractic

Osteoporisis

Osteoporosis patients often think they can’t receive chiropractic treatments because they are afraid the treatments could cause fractures to their already fragile bones.  This is not necessarily the case. Someone with osteoporosis should let their chiropractor know immediately that they have the disease.  Once their chiropractor is aware of it he or she should do [...] Read more »

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