Back pain is such a common concern, and can range between being an annoyance to completely overtaking one’s life. I have had my share of back pain and know that it can zap you of joy, the ability to live a normal active life and can spiral you into depression. My pain partly came as…
Sometimes breaking down a word into the meaning of its parts makes it easier to understand why the problem is there, and what we can do to correct it. “Itis” always means inflammation of, when at the end of words like arthritis, bursitis, tonsillitis and tendonitis. It simply means inflammation of that structure. Inflammation, when…
I love people watching. I learn so much observing postures and expressions. One thing that I have become so aware of in myself is what expression I carry on my face. I try to keep a slight smile and ease to my face… the operative word being TRY. What we do all the time is…
What happens when we are injured? Ultimately, there is a force that enters the body resulting in a disruption of tissue. That disruption can be minor if the force weak, or extreme if the force is strong. A weak force may cause a 1st degree sprain in an ankle for example, a strong force may…
What actually causes aging? We know it can be seen in the lines in our face, the spots on our skin, the thinning of our hair and the sagging, hanging tissue that was once taut and firm. It is also the degeneration of our body’s tissue resulting in pain and disease. The ultimate driver of…
As we age it seems like it’s harder to lose weight. The reason is that fat is not the culprit, but compression from incorrect posture and unconscious breathing and toxicity from a sluggish system. What many people think is excess fat is really an accumulation of waste. Those with an hourglass figure and flat belly…
Pain is something that everyone feels. For some, it defines their life, for others, it can be an annoyance. Wherever you are on the spectrum of living with or without pain, it is generally misunderstood as it has huge value. The understanding we have about pain has conditioned us to avoid and fear pain. Pain…
At some point everyone will be told to sit up straight. This sounds simple enough but there are underlying forces that make this a challenge for most people. In order to have a body that can withstand years gravity and stress acting upon it, the foundation is the first thing to consider. It needs to…
It sounds a little ridiculous because the thought of pulling in that much more air into the lungs seems impossible. But it isn’t about how much air we pull in as it is about how much of the oxygen in that air that we absorb. The alveoli are the oxygen receptor sites in the lungs.…
