A healthy retirement includes exercise. Moderate physical activity helps control blood pressure, body weight, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar and diabetic risk. It also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. A fitness program helps strengthen muscles, tendons, ligaments and …
Everyone has experienced a headache at some point in their life, often as a result of muscle tension or stress. Many Canadians experience chronic headaches of various types, which can limit their ability to work, to get a good night’s sleep, or to enjoy their regular daily activities. Massage therapy is one of the …
Physical touch is a big part of how we build relationships with other people, and form deep connections. Due to the ongoing risk of COVID-19 spread, many people continue to practice physical distancing and go weeks without physical touch. This especially impacts those who …
The stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can have a devastating impact, both physically and psychologically. In the past, many people turned to massage therapy to deal with the physical aches and pains that are common symptoms of stress. Here are some things that you can do from home to help relieve some of …
How does a nice relaxing massage sound right about now, or today, perhaps tomorrow, next week, next month… It’s the kind of statement that makes you stop and think, especially when you’re stressed out or full of anxiety. Just saying the word, “Massage” exudes a certain calmness that you can’t get anywhere else. …
An excerpt from an article by Cindy McNeely in Massage Therapy Today: What made you decide to have your first massage? I suffered from back/shoulder/neck problems from years of working on a computer, plus regular migraines. Do you remember your first massage? Oh yes. It felt like my body was waking up and …
We (our profession), have been discovered! There was a great article in January/February 2019 edition of The Costco Connection on Massage Therapy, which gave a good overview on the benefits of massage that didn’t downplay our contributions to health care. The opening line: Many people consider massages a luxury. …
Stress is a natural part of life, a reaction to the everyday demands on our physical and mental energy. Under stress, the parasympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action –fight or flight, to handle the situation. Stress can be positive, such as planning a vacation, or negative, such as dealing with …
Our skin is the largest organ in the human body. The one we give the least amount of thought too, until we are not looking the way we remember ourselves. It all starts to change from: exposure to the elements (sun, wind, rain, snow), air pollution, smoking, dehydration, stress. All lead to premature ageing. …
While in midst of yet another renovation project, first on the building now on my home, I’m discovering more aches and pains than I thought possible. I’m currently seeing Andrew, our Chiropractor who is keeping me limber and pain-free. His goal is to keep me healthy, my goal is the same, but when I’m renovating I just want to …