On occasion I’m asked what type of reference works does a professional massage therapist need? One of the most useful has been: Stretching Anatomy by Arnold G. Nelson and Jouko Kokkonen (authors) and Jason M. Alexander (illustrator). Champaing, IL: Human Kinetics, 2007. I find this book to be not just an important resource in my [...]
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Will eating hot or spicy foods cool you down? Yes! Even though it seems counter-intuitive to eat something that makes you hot, being forced to sweat helps you to cool off. This helps to stabilize your body’s core temperature. Eating hot (temperature-wise) foods such as soup also help for the same reason. Spicy-hot foods help [...]
Did You Know that some foods – like lamb and pork – need to “rest” a few minutes after being grilled? This allows the interior temperature to increase, thoroughly killing germs. For more information and chart of rest times, visit: food safety.gov
If you have a stabbing pain in the bottom of your foot when you walk, especially when you first get out of bed then you may have Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar Fasciitis affects almost 2 million Americans a year and is one of the most often-reported health problems relating to the feet. The bottom of your [...]
These the five most useful books in my healing library: 5 – Alternative Medicine, The definitive Guide by Burton Goldberg The book that I consider to be the 5th best and most used book in my collection of health and wellness related materials is this one. It lists over 200 health conditions and describes various therapies that can [...]
