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You should think of a massage as another tool in your health care toolbox. Throw away any thoughts you may have that massage is just a feel-good way to indulge or pamper yourself. Actually, massage can be a very powerful tool. It can help you take charge of your health and well-being. There are many positive benefits to receiving regular massage treatments. However, they must be received on a regular basis just like diet and exercise to be effective. Stress Relief: One of the more important features of regular treatments is the reduction of stress. Massage cannot eliminate the source of stress but it can certainly reduce the symptoms arising from it. Massage helps you to relax which releases the tension that the mind is holding over the body. Managing Anxiety: Some people are overly anxious. This can be quite distracting to getting things done in our lives. Massage chair therapy helps to reduce the symptoms of anxiety through relaxation. Anxiety can cause stiffness a...

Lavender essential oil is the "jack of all trades" when it comes to essential oil. The popular oil is used for so many things from helping with aches and pains to curing insomnia. One area where lavender oil can give drastic results is skin issues because of it's astringent properties. But, as a warning, picking the pure essential oils is so important for skin problems. Although these oils are more money, they are worth it. The cost more because they're better. They're obtained through a better, more timely process that yields less. The skin products that claim to help using lavender oil are worthless. They use the highly processed, not as good oil that can cause more harm then good. So steer clear of them. These products are labeled and advertised as containing lavender and are found on the shelves of drug stores and other chain retailers. The only good the lavender in these products does is creating a better smelling product. For therapeutic aims, like ski...

In olden times, fat was thought to be attractive and a sign of wealth. However, times have drastically changed. The rush is on to look like television personalities, models, or Hollywood stars. However in the rush to look good, the majority of people are missing the point: Body fat is unhealthy. Obesity which is commonly thought to be more that 25% body fat for men and 32% for women affects 1 in 3 Americans. Medical research has shown that obesity is a major threat to disease fighting and overall good health. Having too much fat has been associated with physical problems such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more. It boils down to the choices you are making when you are young are affecting your lifespan. Obesity afflicted people also usually have high cholesterol, which is a precursor to arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. When the arteries become clogged, many vital organs become deprived of blood which will lead to life threatening problems. ...