Tweet Lavender essential oil is a one-stop medicine chest, helping to reduce anxiety, fatigue, and stress and balance hormones, increase the immune response, lower blood pressure, and relieve pain. To utilize lavender’s healing benefits at home, mix five to 10 drops of lavender essential oil in one ounce of jojoba oil or unscented lotion....
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Tweet Happy Wednesday Friends! Once again I darken your inbox’s threshold to bring you news and happenings from That’s the Rub Massage Therapy Center! Nice digs you have here! 1. NEW WORKSHOP – COUPLE’S MASSAGE WORKSHOP: Sometimes you want a really great massage but can’t make it to That’s the Rub because it’s at...
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Tweet How do you go about finding a good massage therapist? Someone who fits not only what you’re looking for in skill, training and professionalism but is also a good personality fit? Read on! There are several ways to go about solving this challenge: Ask your Friends: Calling therapists that are recommended to you...
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Tweet Although old fitness fictions like “no pain, no gain” are fading fast, plenty of misconceptions still exist. Following are some of the most common myths, counteracted by the latest research. FICTION: You will burn more fat if you exercise longer at a lower intensity. FACT: The most important focus in exercise and weight...
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Tweet Jane had just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She was happy to have a name for the mysterious, traveling pain she had felt for some time, but she was still worried about how to deal with it. She’d done research on the Internet, but the information left her more confused. “There are so many...
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Tweet “It was my first marathon and I’d been fighting a 20 mile-an-hour headwind for most of the race. When I finished, my upper back and hamstrings were so tight I couldn’t stretch them myself,” says Colorado athlete Camie Larson. “My husband, Jamie, found me and led me to the massage line. When I...
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Tweet Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to healing modalities that don’t fall into conventional Western medical philosophy, including bodywork, acupuncture, herbology, homeopathy and mind/body techniques. CAM is becoming a more familiar term as approximately 125 million Americans suffering from chronic illness — arthritis, back pain, hypertension, and depression — look for solutions that...
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Tweet Treating yourself to a mango is a perfect way to add some sunshine to your routine. A mango is more than just a sweet, delicious fruit. It has properties beneficial to skin, including water-soluble vitamins like B2, B3, B6, folic acid (B9), and C. Mango is also a good source of beta-carotene and...
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Tweet photo credit: Widerbergs There is nothing like the inviting glow of a candle to make us feel relaxed, guide us into a meditative state, or harmonize the ambiance of a room. With all these life-enhancing attributes, it is troubling to think that many candles are toxic and doing more harm than good–but that...
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Tweet Sol Benson loathed her body. It went beyond mere embarrassment at how “fat” she was. Deeper still was the conviction that her body was unworthy of love, underserving of nurturing. And it was that alienation from her own body that for years kept Benson, a professional dancer who has waged a lifelong battle...
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