If you do then the bottom line is you need to get moving! It is all too easy to sit at a desk, engrossed in completing a piece of work. Time flies by and before you know it several hours can have passed. Get up every 30 minutes and move around, whether it be a […]
Massage Therapy is perhaps one of the oldest healing traditions. Many ancient peoples – including the Greeks, Egyptians, Chinese and Indians have used it as a way of treating a variety of ailments. Massage therapy is the practice of kneading a person’s muscles and soft tissue in order to improve their wellbeing. The term ‘massage therapy’ […]
About Natural Health and Naturopathy Naturopathy takes a holistic approach to illness and disease rather than just treating symptoms. By working in this way, we strive to restore balance to the body and treat the cause of the issue. An important part of this process is using natural medicines (herbs), nutrition and lifestyle changes to […]
During the months of pregnancy, the expectant mother’s body goes through many changes. One of these changes early on in pregnancy is the increased production of the hormone, relaxin. Relaxin allows muscles and ligaments to relax and stretch, particularly in the sacroiliac joints (hips) and symphysis pubis (‘pubic bone’) of the pelvis. This relaxation allows […]
I’m guessing it can happen a little like this…Firstly, you spend a couple of hours working on the laptop or at a desk. You sit in a set position for an extended period of time. Or maybe, you were driving for a long distance and now you find yourself feeling a little stiff and achy. […]
After a car accident, many things run through your mind. You worry about your car, your family, and the other driver. You release adrenaline into our body that helps you keep going—but it can also stop you from feeling your own injuries. Often, it isn’t until hours or days later that you feel discomfort in […]
Are you Suffering From ‘Tech Neck’? In decades past we use to sit hunched over our books studying and reading. Now though, with our increased dependence on smartphones, tablets and laptop computers, we are spending countless hours each day texting, researching and reading. We do this with our devices on our laps with our heads […]