Got the Holiday Blues? Depression . . . Stress . . . Anxiety? This can be a very difficult time of year for many of us. But exercise and BrainTap Technologies can offer you HOPE (excerpt below from braintaptechnologies.com). For many of the millions of people suffering from depression, stress, and unhealthy lifestyles, exercise can help. […]
Are you aware that Laser is an acronym that represents “Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation”? Laser surgery is a medical procedure that involves the use of a laser to cut through tissue as opposed to using a conventional scalpel. With innovations in medical technology, laser surgeries have become vital in the treatment […]
How does this happen? It’s because of the myofibroblasts, specialized fibroblast cells (they synthesize the connective tissue matrix). Studies of myofibroblasts in mechanobiology prove that they are significant to wound healing/tissue injury and fibrosis. “Myo” means muscle, thus their contractability. They have an important role in wound healing (a really good thing). But they are also responsible for fibrosis (not such […]
Today I am going to borrow, but give credit to Jenny Petridis (a Bowen practitioner in Austrailia), something that caught my attention regarding piezoelectricity. This is a very important aspect of what happens with energy and the body’s response in a Bowen session. ~ Because of piezoelectricity, every movement of the body, every pressure, every tension anywhere, […]
If you are suffering with neuropathy and frustrated because the treatments you’ve tried haven’t worked, you’re not alone. There are millions of people around the world like you that have failed to find help. Do you continue to suffer from these neuropathy symptoms? Burning in your hands and/or feet Pins and needles or prickling pain […]
Did you know that baking soda has far-reaching benefits outside of baking? This is very alkalizing to the body, most of us being over-acidic because of our diets and poor lifestyle choices. And we’re just talking about 1 tsp in a glass of water on an empty stomach, preferably first thing in the morning. This […]
This is my third installment about the benefits of different kinds of vinegar. This one is on balsamic vinegar. Balsamic vinegar stabilizes cholesterol Another study, this time published in a 2010 edition of the Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, found that the polyphenols contained in balsamic vinegar limited the ability of LDL cholesterol (the […]
Did you see my previous blog about using raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar? Here is another reason to use vinegar daily, but this tip is using white wine vinegar. White wine vinegar regulates blood sugar and appetite A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that white wine vinegar, a vinegar used […]
Today’s tip regarding vinegar is on apple cider vinegar (ACV) once again. Apple cider vinegar balances your internal pH The health community is increasingly coming to realize the importance of the body’s pH, and how many of us are actually in a strongly acidic (low pH) state. This increases our risk of infection and […]
Do you have a backache that just won’t go away? WebMD reports that studies show depression may be a risk factor for chronic lower back pain. In one study, up to 42% of people with chronic lower back pain experienced depression before their back pain started. Yet depression can often go undiagnosed or ignored because […]
