Kinesiology Tape
Kinesiology tape is a therapeutic tape that is thin and stretchy and is designed to promote...
What Is Cupping Therapy?
“Where there’s stagnation, there will be pain. Remove the stagnation, and you remove the pain.” ~ Chinese Proverb CUPPING THERAPY is an ancient practice that spans both East and West. In the East, the Chinese have been practicing the art of cupping for at least three thousand years. The ancient...
Is Massage Really a Treat or a TREATment?
" I only get a massage once a year as a birthday splurge ." ~ Anonymous " I don't indulge in this type of luxury often" ~ Anonymous " I can't afford it, or I would get one every month" ~ Anonymous I hear you loud and clear! But let's consider this from another angle,...
Whiplash~ How To Manage The Pain
Symptoms of whiplash may be delayed for 24 hours or more after the initial trauma. However, people who experience whiplash may develop one or more...
What Vitamin is R1?
I told a few of my clients that I would be writing a blog about vitamin R. They all responded with the same: “What is vitamin R?” VITAMIN R (Rest)...
Vitamin R2 ~ Weekly Rest
The body has a natural daily clock (circadian rhythm), it also has a weekly clock (circaseptan rhythm). Circaseptan rhythms are just that: body...
Massage Can Help Fibromyalgia Pain
What is Fibromyalgia? Web MD describes fibromyalgia as: “A syndrome is a set of symptoms. When they exist together, they imply the presence of a...
How I Treated My Loved One’s Lower Back Pain
A study on massage and back pain conducted at the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami in 2001 found that: “Massage lessened lower...
Pregnancy and Diabetes
For most pregnant women, simply hearing the word “diabetes” can send them into a panic. So many pregnant women fear the blood glucose screening test...
Perilous Journey To MotherHood 3x
My best friend Cherysse (a Trinidadian also) migrated to London England to attend university and to start a with her family with her husband. But...
Natural Cold Remedies for Pregnant Moms
Getting a cold while you are pregnant may make you may feel as if you are going to suffer with an illness for months on end but there are some...
Braxton Hicks or Real Contractions—Which Is It?
It can be alarming when you feel what seems like a cramp at any stage of your pregnancy. Most of the time there is a good reason for the cramp or...
10 Facts about Teen Pregnancy in America
You may think that you know everything there is to know about teenage pregnancy in America but some of the facts may scare you. Check out some of...
Things I Needed While I Was Pregnant
Two good pairs of pregnancy jeans and a pregnancy jacket if pregnant in the wintertime. BIIIIIG underwear Socks without a tight cuff A body pillow...
N.E.W.S.T.A.R.T : The Lifestyle Program
Kick Start Your Overall Well-Being with NEWSTART a lifestyle program to restore your health with the following principles: Nutrition Exercise Water...
Massage for My Toddler’s Growing Pains
You may or may not know that I have 3 children, ages 12, 6 and 3 and a half. Two dudes, and one diva; the youngest is my diva. What are Growing...
How Can Prenatal Massage Benefit Pregnant Moms
Are you Pregnant and Hurting? Wondering what do pregnant moms do to relieve their Lower Back Pains, Stiff Neck & Swollen Feet? Eleanor Dukes,...
Ask Your Doc Before Taking Pain Pills
Oh yes, the pregnancy aches and pains are a part of the process. Just because they are common doesn’t mean that you have to suffer through them....