Stand Aside Starbucks!!!
I dunno about the rest of you but I look forward to Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes every fall, eagerly asking when it will be available. If I'm lucky I get a barista that will make his/her own special...
View ArticleMy Love Letter
I sit here at my desk, sun filtering in the curtain. I gaze out to the traffic on Bluemound, look around my unfinished room, and jot down another thing to do before the week is done. My life is crazy;...
View ArticleRed Light...Tell Me more!
Red light therapy seems to be gaining an enormous amount of popularity in recent years, and for very good reasons. This breakthrough treatment, first discovered by NASA, has so many benefits and uses,...
View ArticleThe Shoveling Warm Up!
~~~by Marion LicchielloThink about this for a minute…when you work out, go for a run, do cardio or anything else that involves exertion… the proper thing to do is warm up! Right? I love this analogy I...
View ArticleA Woman's Journey
“... you don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern...
View Article21 Habits of Happy People
“Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert HubbarHappiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed.We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst...
View ArticleAre You Getting Enough Sleep?
If you want to be healthy, you know you've got to eat more greens and hit the gym. But did you know that cuddling your pillow a little longer also does you good?While it's not a new discovery that...
View ArticleWe all deserve regular massages!
Moving is stressful. I don't care if you are packing up a studio apartment and moving to a one bedroom a mere two blocks away or packing up a whole house then trekking off miles and miles and miles....
View ArticleSpinal Failure
Are you at Risk of Spinal Failure?Spinal failure occurs when the spine has been subjected to chronic or acute chemical, emotional or physical trauma and the spinal segments (vertebra) remain...
View ArticleI See Beauty in Everything
By Hayley HobsonI used to wake up in the morning feeling tired. Already bored with the day in front of me. Bitter that life was not moving in the “right direction.” Waiting in anticipation for Friday...
View Article5 facts you should know about women's health
1. Women are more prone to certain health conditions than men. Women are more likely to experience depression, stroke and rheumatoid arthritis. Some conditions, like osteoporosis, are directly related...
View ArticleActive Aging!
Everybody talks about active aging, but not everybody knows what it’s supposed to look like. Working to stay happy and healthy as we get older shouldn’t be a drag, something done to slow an inevitable...
View ArticlePassionately Educating!
Jay Greene said, "If it matters, it produces controversy." Each month I pour over various medical journals, fitness articles, online blog posts, and facebook chatter that contain anything about pain,...
View ArticleSounds of Home
The gentle tick of the grandfather clock, the subtle snoring of Bella at my feet, and the quiet hum of the air conditioner working...those are the sounds of my home. Sometimes I take time to just sit...
View ArticleHope for Depression
An estimated 1 in 10 adults in the United States suffers from some kind of depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s around the same percentage of American adults who are...
View ArticleWhat People Really Look Like
Women have cellulite, men have silly buttocks.I’ve been a massage therapist for many years, now. I know what people look like. People have been undressing for me for a long time. I know what you look...
View ArticleFaces of Intimacy
It started with what seemed like a simple question I asked myself. That question, not surprisingly for anyone who knows me, led to a series of additional questions. Without questions it isn't possible...
View ArticleGratitude and Joy
In a world that sells dissatisfaction, it’s almost heretical to feel happy about your body. And on the rare occasion when body satisfaction is socially acceptable, it’s usually in the context of...
View ArticleGiving an Unforgettable Gift
Snuggled in for the chilly night, fire rolling in the fireplace, and Tom sweetly sitting on the couch rubbing my feet after a long day at the clinic. I am blessed. As I sit here contemplating the next...
View Article3 Great Things In ObamaCare
Like many of you I sat in my living room, listening to the debates, the rhetoric, the political spin placed on Obama’s Healthcare Reform; often referred to as “Obamacare”. I decided to distance myself...
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