The Amazing Benefits of Prenatal Massage
Survey time: Who needs a massage the most? Is it overworked lawyers and corporate CEOs? What about construction workers or athletes? If pregnant women didn’t top your list, well, they should have. From lower back, leg and hip pain to swelling, sleeplessness & poor circulation,…
What is “Exercise Is Medicine®” (EIM)?
We frequently associate exercise with the idea of “losing weight” or “toning up.” Many people consider exercise as primarily a way to control one’s appearance, with health benefits applying mainly to obesity. In reality, researchers have been telling us for years that the health benefits…
4 Health Hacks For Men’s Health Awareness Month
We get it, man. You eat (mostly) right and, while you enjoy a good beer or three, you still hit the gym a few times a week. You see the doctor when you’re supposed to and counter work-related stress with the occasional hike. You’re a well-oiled…
Life Coaches vs. Therapists
Have you heard of a happiness coach, aka a life coach, and weren’t quite sure of what that was? Or, perhaps you’re considering therapy but wanted to know more about the differences between a therapist and a life coach? Well, you’re in the right place….
Top 5 Wellness Therapies that are Medicine Friendly
For many, wellness and medicine are like those estranged cousins who only see each other at family barbecues once or twice a year. They share a clipped and patronizing exchange at the potato salad station, after which they return to their preferred familial orbits to…
Fitness For All: Shapes, Ethnicities & Ages
In the 1980s, the American fitness industry saw an explosion in popularity as aerobics quickly became the trend of the decade. Fitness influencers like Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda led the way with fun & exciting workout routines. Big muscle-action hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger also played…
How to Find the Best Celebrity Beauty and Wellness Brands
Throw a lipstick tube into a crowd of celebrities and you’ll hit someone who’s launched a beauty brand. Exaggeration? Maybe. But it’s hard to deny that celebrities have recently flooded the beauty market. It seems every big name has their own lip kit, concealer, or…
Top 4 Spa Hangover Cures
We’ve all been there. The dehydration, nausea and relentless headache. Alternating between drinking water and Gatorade; rolling the dice on crackers or, if you’re feeling adventurous, a slice of toast (you need one to help keep the Ibuprofen down). Making that empty “I’ll-never-drink-again” pact with…
Why February was Chosen as Black History Month
“We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.” —Carter G. Woodson The thought behind this…
Get Salty: The Benefits of Halotherapy
Imagine entering a candle-lit chamber that’s comfortably cool and humidity-free—how you wish your house could be in the summer. A backlit wall of Himalayan salt bricks bathes you in a warm, serene glow. In fact, there’s salt on the ground, on the ceiling—and in the…
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