TOUCH DEPRIVATION POST-COVID: A “TSUNAMI OF NEED” FOR MASSAGE
Are you suffering with effects of isolation, lack of touch, quarantine or other stress-inducing situations due to COVID? “In whatever population one explores, the incidence …
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Massage Therapy is Back
Yesterday afternoon, UCP Minister of Health Tyler Shandro in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer of Health announced that some government restrictions are being lifted …
Sitting Disease
What are the risks of too much sitting? https://www.jadestaracupuncture.com/blog/sitting-disease
Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress hormone levels
Stressed? Might be time to take that hike or walk. https://www.massagetherapycanada.com/news/just-20-minutes-of-contact-with-nature-will-lower-stress-hormone-levels-4694?fbclid=IwAR0tbquLejLxHvXos2h0oBwK0HM4KK9yvdGBF1VNAFVt2k8LgTDcVd-kaT4
Morning exercise can improve decision-making across the day in older adults
Very simple changes to your daily routine is the key to brain health. https://www.massagetherapycanada.com/news/morning-exercise-can-improve-decision-making-across-the-day-in-older-adults-4711?fbclid=IwAR3mg2pNX3vKHE_k3PIA04bclGFrYR9jQaKFDJgwNKHLO6alrkGaGaFPyw8
An Energizing Duo: The 2 Ancient Rituals That Fight Fatigue
Fighting Fatigue with Traditional Chinese Medicine https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-26693/an-energizing-duo-the-2-ancient-rituals-that-fight-fatigue.html?fbclid=IwAR0gM_a8NQTRs8Nd8fNV7FmI5H9oZZwFZ6PpFFyUzBKe8axe0EKicAo-PCk
Steroid Injections Increased Cartilage Loss in Knee Arthritis
Is your knee sore? Thinking about a corticosteroid injection? You might want to rethink that decision. https://braceworks.ca/2017/05/16/health-tech/knee-osteoarthritis-steroid-injections-offer-no-benefit/
A Sleepless Brain Leads to Emotional Negativity
“Ultimately, the results can help us understand how chronic sleep problems, sleepiness and tiredness contribute to psychiatric conditions, such as by increasing the risk of …
Here’s the Strange Connection Between Your Emotions & Organs
“It is important to know that organs have strong relationships with one another, so if one is affected, the others are too.” https://thechalkboardmag.com/know-strange-connection-organs-emotions/
Exercise Isn’t Harmful For People With Knee Osteoarthritis
Inactivity and rest makes pain and osteoarthritis worse, not better in the longer term. Our joints need movement and exercise to stimulate repair and keep …
7 Ways Acupuncture Changes Your Brain, According To Science
“Unlike western medicine, Chinese medicine and acupuncture takes into account a patient’s whole being, and we address the entire body — including the physical, emotional …
Drinking two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks
“There is solid science that consumption of sugary drinks is associated with adverse health outcomes. Thus, it may be prudent to limit intake until we …
Yoga regimen reduces severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
“This study is one of the first to look at how yoga practice affects the systemic biomarkers of inflammation, cellular aging, and oxidative stress, especially …
Understanding the stress response
“Many people are unable to find a way to put the brakes on stress. After a while, this has an effect on the body that …
Exercise gives older men a better brain boost
Men… it’s time to get moving. https://www.massagetherapycanada.com/news/exercise-gives-older-men-a-better-brain-boost-4553?fbclid=IwAR1sBOcNb9JlUA70skolaIn198TjDWOdjMcngVCZAw0Gc0TPhVqgrhTVrZc
Concussion treatment: Adolescent athletes ‘prescribed’ aerobic exercise recovered faster
This study is the first randomized clinical trial on treatment of acute concussion. https://www.massagetherapycanada.com/news/concussion-treatment-adolescent-athletes-prescribed-aerobic-exercise-recovered-faster-4536?fbclid=IwAR0D-fSbYefFMuSYlhKFPg_hrA8j5aGqejPEQj_LtayyHklG_Z4OdclP8hI
Meditation For School Children in a Bid to Improve Mental Health
Could mindfulness classes help to improve children’s mental health? https://uk.style.yahoo.com/thousands-school-children-practice-mindfulness-meditation-bid-improve-mental-health-112635832.html?fbclid=IwAR0zxDT-02LWnFBc6-wGrrqSg3H1FFkMBNDy0RQxe3NADdvnyNTofRKmhFE&guccounter=1
Muscle memory discovery ends ‘use it or lose it’ dogma
“Use it or lose it — until you use it again” https://www.massagetherapycanada.com/research/muscle-memory-discovery-ends-use-it-or-lose-it-dogma-4523?fbclid=IwAR25q4AHeAJNXWwY1-OfmNPTihC1Fq53XQBZYXh9docaAYk78Kb2TotPdvE
Sleep Deprivation Accelerates Alzheimer’s Brain Damage
“We don’t know yet whether getting adequate sleep as people age will protect against Alzheimer’s disease. But it can’t hurt, and this and other data …
How Acupuncture Helped My Anxiety
Change is possible and anxiety is not something you need to live with forever. https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Acupuncture-Helped-My-Anxiety-45577108
