Useful and interesting stuff from Emily Papirnik.
Be kind to yourself first, notice how it makes you feel, notice how it makes you smile. I always remember ‘treat others like you would like to be treated’, but so often you see people aren’t kind to themselves at all.
Read MoreTo be pain free…this is what we all want isn’t it? I am a massage therapist, and speaking to other therapists, this is again what we want for our clients, whether we use yoga, Pilates, osteopathy, acupuncture, massage or nutrition.
Read MoreMany use the berries to make jams or crumbles, blackberries are abundant in the hedgerows and free for those happy to collect them. Almost all berries are 85% water so a perfect choice for those watching their weight. They are packed with fibre which will help to keep your bowel healthy. When I am trying to keep my calorie intake down I will take a bowl of berries with me to eat instead of a packet of crisps or something else as equally calorie full and poor in nutrition.
Read MoreSomeone who is feeling desperate about finances may feel that life is all about how much everything costs and therefore adding to thoughts of desperation. Someone who is trying to lose weight might just see all the sugar filled foods everywhere and not the delicious healthy food that they can eat. Someone who is feeling low in mood may just focus on the negatives around them.
Read MoreEating specific foods can make your body more acid or alkaline. It is important that your stomach is very acidic so that it can break down the food that you eat. However having too much acidity can make you body have to work harder to keep a pH balance.
Read MoreOur body uses inflammation to protect itself from infection, injury or disease and starts the healing process. Acute inflammation will last a few days unlike chronic inflammation that can last weeks, months or indefinitely causing disease and some debilitating conditions.
Read MoreIncreasingly in our modern day lives we have continued ‘stresses’ that mean there is almost a constant level of fight or flight response throughout our day. If continued it is shown to affect our body and mind health severely in ‘disease’.
Read MoreTrigger point therapy is a form of massage therapy in which direct pressure is applied to specified points on tender muscle tissue to bring about reduction in muscle tension and pain relief. I use this frequently with the slow, deep breathing of clients to help alleviate muscle pain effectively.
Read MoreA state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone, the state or fact of being accountable.
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