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What if there were a “Reset” button for pain?

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Would you sometimes like to have a “reset” button you could push to get rid of pain in your body?  Well, there is, sort of.  Ever heard of Bowen Technique, Bowenwork, or Bowen Therapy?  There are different versions, but each one gives brand new signals for your brain and nervous system feedback loop to respond to.  It “deletes” bad signals, or actually breaks the pain/spasm/pain cycle, rendering the old improper signals ineffective.  Now your body can respond in a more proper way to new signals and without pain!Bowen Therapy pic

This is like rebooting a computer when the page is frozen and won’t refresh.  Rebooting gives you a fresh start.  Similarly, when you are in pain, your body is in crisis.  It keeps on remembering the signals it was receiving when an accident or injury happened, and it has gotten stuck.  What it needs is a fresh start with new signals to the nervous system.  Bowen Therapy, with its gentle plucking moves over muscles, tendons, fascia, and nerves, introduces just the right “input” to down-regulate the autonomic nervous system and take the body from a state of hypersensitivity (sympathetic overdrive) to a state of rest and relaxation (parasympathetic).

By doing this along the spine right at the beginning of a session, your body is now ready to respond quickly and with profound and lasting changes that address the core problem.  The autonomic nervous system has just been “reset.”  This process is just what the body needs, not only for acute injuries, but also for long-standing chronic conditions, like fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ syndrome, repetitive migraine headaches, and even multiple schlerosis.  How about telling someone you know in pain about Bowen Therapy.  It may just give them the breakthrough they’ve needed!

Fibromyalgia and LED Light Therapy – FREE Event

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Come discover the revitalizing power of light and how it can help with the pain of Fibromyalgia.  You may be able to help yourself or someone who is near and dear to you by introducing them to LED light therapy.  So invite people you think may benefit from this knowledge.

Some attendees will be able to have the light pads applied and experience them right there at the meeting, depending on the time that is left after the presentation.  Others will receive a coupon for a FREE 20-min light session.

For more information, click here.

Best and Worst Foods for Migraines

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Did you know that food can play an important part in triggering or preventing a migraine headache? Even though there are far more foods on the triggering side, don’t give up hope.  These foods can definitely help:

Ginger – a powerful anti-inflammatory that can ease chronic migraines, alleviate nerve pain and boost the immune system. It can be added to smoothies, juices, soups, salads, or used in baked dishes.

Water – essential to the proper functioning of the body. Dehydration is a common migraine trigger.

Riboflavin – also known as vitamin B2, this has been tied to the reduction in frequency of migraines. Can be found in lean beef, mushrooms, spinach, and broccoli.

Healthy fats – omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats can help reduce inflammation linked with migraine pain. One great source of Omega-3 is fatty fish, such as wild-caught salmon. Olive oil is a wonderful choice for monounsaturated fats. It has been shown in studies to decrease the duration, severity of pain, and frequency of migraine headaches.

Magnesium – linked by many studies with the natural prevention of migraines, particularly menstrual-related. Top food sources are quinoa, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach, fresh amaranth, Swiss chard, brown rice, and whole grains.

Worst foods for migraineurs:

Tyramine or phenylethylamine – amino acids found in a variety of foods, like chocolate, aged cheeses, processed meats, fermented foods, citrus fruits, beans, avocados, vinegar, and soy foods.

Additives – MSG, nitrites, sulfites, artificial colors, and artificial flavors are all known to be possible migraine triggers. The reason is that they can increase the flow of blood to the head in many people.

Ice-cream/cold foods – cold foods can definitely cause headache pain. For migraine sufferers, the short-lived “brain freeze” can be just the start of a full-blown migraine. To be safe, avoid any extremely cold foods.

Alcohol – can cause dehydration, which is a trigger of headaches. If you choose to drink any kind of alcohol, it’s a good idea to alternate with glasses of water in order to replenish lost fluids. Also, keep in mind that fermented drinks like beer and wine contain tyramine.

Caffeine – can be a major migraine trigger especially if you drink more than one cup a day. Interestingly, once a migraine starts, caffeine can sometimes stop it in its tracks. Common sources:  coffee, tea, soft drinks, and energy drinks.

(for the full article from The Alternative Daily, click here)

Hip Pain Quickly Resolved

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I find it hard to toot my own horn, but how else will you know all the conditions Bowen Therapy is great for if you don’t read these stories.  Below is a short but good one from my terrific CPA!

Brenda is amazing! I came to her originally because I had pulled a ligament in my hip working out. This injury went on for 9 months! Out of desperation, I tried Bowen Therapy, not really understanding how it works, and within a few days I was pain free! Wow, I couldn’t believe it! I did go back about three times, but that’s all it took to be pain free permanently. I use Bowen for just about anything nowadays. It truly allows the body to heal itself.

Holly, The Money Therapist™

Found a great eczema product at Bodexalife.com

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Well, it has been years since I’ve posted about eczema, and it’s been quite a journey.  I have had to do less massage with oils and focus more on my Bowen therapy work which is performed with the client being fully clothed.  I find it much more effective anyway.  

However, having said that, my hands do still get eczema breakouts on a rare occasion.  So, I have found a product that is very effective for me when I use it right away.  I thought I’d share it with you.  It can only be purchased online at bodexalife.com.  The topical salve is what I’m referring to, but I also take their Hemp Seed Oil gelcaps which gives me the perfect ratio of Omega 3’s and 6’s for my skin, as well as their CBD Extract, which boosts my immune system so that it can fight whatever offending allergy I come in contact with.

Having tried so many products over the years, I feel that I am qualified to recommend these three products.  I hope you will try them and please do give my name, Brenda Briscoe, as the referral at checkout if you do make a purchase.  Then if you recommend it to others, you will get credit when they place your name in the referral box.

Are Grains Raising Your Blood Pressure?

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Did you know that a diet high in grains and sugar can raise your blood pressure to a dangerous level?  If this has been a life long habit of yours, you may become insulin resistant, if you are not already.  Grains turn to sugar and too much sugar causes insulin resistance.

Insulin helps the body store magnesium, which is a good thing.  Magnesium relaxes muscles and also blood vessels.  But if your insulin receptors are blunted and resistant, and are not able to take in the magnesium for storage, then it is simply passing through your body in the urine, and you are not benefiting from it.  In fact, with little or no magnesium, your blood vessels are constricting, leading to hypertension.

Too much fructose in the diet can raise blood sugar to an extreme high as well.  So, watch those labels for fructose (and other sugars).  For instance, half a can of soda has more fructose than is recommended daily.

Also, you want to watch your sodium levels.  If too high, the body begins to store fluid.  Too much fluid also causes high blood pressure.  If this goes on too long, it can cause congestive heart failure and your body begins to be sluggish and you have little energy to exercise.  No exercise can lead to high blood pressure as well.

So, the bottom line is:  stay away from a high-grain, high-sugar diet.  Although you don’t want to overdo anything, a higher protein diet with vegetables of color and a moderate amount of fat is much healthier.  But you want good fats, like avocado, nuts and seeds, olives and olive oil, coconut oil, fish oil, even small amounts of butter is fine.  Good fats feed the brain and skin the nourishment they need.  Eating this way helps you drop pounds to a healthier level.  So get off to a new start and enjoy your proteins and fat!

 

Help Underprivileged Kids have a Good Christmas

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I am helping David P. Smith, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, collect toys for underprivileged children this Christmas.  Please help us in this effort by booking a massage or Bowen Therapy appointment and bringing a new, unwrapped toy to your session.  YOU WILL RECEIVE $10 OFF for placing a toy in our Drop Box.  Our goal this year is 2,500 toys.

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Toy donations will go to underprivileged children in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties through these organizations:

  • Captain Hope’s Kids
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central Texas
  • The Family Place Women’s Shelter

Thank you in advance for your donation!

Blending Bowen Therapy and Hypnosis in Dallas

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Did you know that your mind can trick you in a positive way?  I didn’t before I had a hypnosis session with Valerie Grimes.  Before my frst relaxing experience in Valerie’s office, my mind told me that I was insecure, not very smart, and certainly not business-minded.  Once I learned how hypnosis really worked and had a personal experience with it, it paid off in a big way.  Now I go out into the world and pull off speaking engagements with a snap.  Teaching my craft, Bowen Therapy, at massage schools  in Dallas is more fun than anything I can think of doing.  And networking with other business professionals, which scared me to no end before, is now one of the more fun activities in my life.  Hypnosis helped me develop self confidence more than anything else I have ever done.

Once this became the norm for me, I still occasionally had flare-ups, for example, when I was going to speak to a large group.  Then, it was time to employ the tactics that Valerie taught me how to do for myself, in other words, self-hypnosis.  This is very valuable when a professional teaches you things you can do for yourself so that when you don’t have access to them, you have a back-up plan.  That would usually do the trick.  That, along with getting a  Bowen Therapy session, which is the most relaxing bodywork modality I have ever experienced.  Bowenwork flips a switch that turns on the parasympathetic part of the nervous system (meaning, it brings you back into a relaxed state).

The point of my message here is that Bowen Therapy and hypnosis in Dallas blend well and are make a great duo for relaxation therapy.

Christmas Toy Drive For Underprivileged Kids

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Help me help David Smith raise 2,500 new, unwrapped toys for underprivileged children this Christmas.   The holiday season is full of joy, but with all the activities and rushing around, it can also get stressful.  Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or a therapeutic Bowen session for $10 off while you provide a Christmas toy for a child who would not otherwise receive one this year.  The toys donated by Dec. 14 at Living Well’s drop box will benefit children in Collin, Denton, and Dallas counties through:

  • The Family Place Woman’s Shelter
  • Boys and Girls Club of North Central Texas
  • Captain Hope’s Kids

CALL 972-930-0260 to book your massage or Bowen session for $10 off the regular cost of $90.  Your massage will include luxurious extras like a warm neck wrap, aromatherapy inhalation and application, warm towels on your feet.  A Bowen therapy session has the powerful benefits of quick relief and long-lasting resolution to pain issues.

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