Sports Massage - Post-event The purpose of a massage after a major event is simply to aid the athlete to recover from the activity This is achieved by reducing post-exercise soreness, re-establishing full range of motion and enhancing blood flow to tight muscles The length of recovery time from strenuous competition can be dramatically reduced with a good post-event massage Studies have found that correctly applied massage in the first two hours after activity can be critical for reducing the ...

The New Mind-body Paradigm "Wherever a thought goes, a chemical goes with it" -- Deepak Chopra Life-threatening illness is more than a crisis of the body; it is a crisis of the soul During thirty-five years as a hospital-based cardiologist, I have seen innumerable ways in which patients react when faced with a medical catastrophe Initially, most are overwhelmed, and feel as though they have been attacked by an alien force--as if body, mind, and spirit are under siege Many patients become paralyzed by fear All resistance crumbles, replaced by ...

Hoodia Gordonii Weight Loss Hoodia Gordonii Plus is the Fastest, Most Effective Weight Loss Supplement Available The discovery of the active ingredient in the Hoodia gordonii plant is proven with clinical research to suppress one's appetite by up to 2000 calories a day This amazing and all natural and organic ingredient is the result of 30 years of research by the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) in South Africa So great is the discovery of this weight-loss ingredient that Pfizer, a large pharmaceutical company, is developing a ...

Antiperspirants And Breast Cancer Antiperspirants And Breast Cancer Most underarm antiperspirants contain as the active ingredient, Aluminium Chlorohydrate, as you will probably remember there has been controversy about Aluminium, since the 1950's when it was a popular metal used for making cooking pots, Saucepans and Fry Pans and that it could be one of the contributing factors to Alzheimer's, now we have another problem that could also be related to Aluminium, Breast Cancer Research shows that one of the leading causes of Breast Cancer could be the ...

Medical Billing Specialist As Pres Bush was touring the Midwest, shortly before he was re-elected as President, and even after, he spoke of medical reform centering on liability costs He called it “defensive medicine” Searching for a good medical billing specialist who is familiar with reliable electronic medical record systems is quite possibly one of the best defensive medicines that consumers and practices can employ I say that because small practices spend an average of $150,000 per year in liability ...

How To Pick The Perfect Holistic Health Practitioner For You Therapists, physicians, acupuncturists, massage therapists, body workers and energy workers need to be interviewed and checked out just like your roofer! I don't know about you but finding a good roofer is might- near- impossible Psychological outcome research has shown that half of the therapists make us better and the other half makes us worse This means we need to choose wisely You do not need to continue to pay someone if you are not making dynamic progress ...

Healthy Pregnancy Concerns Over Green Tea Pregnant women would be wise to limit the amount of green tea they drink during pregnancy, and should be careful about taking any green tea supplements Green tea is rich in antioxidants, and has a host of health benefits relating to dental health, blood sugar levels, cholesterol, and weight loss But researchers have found, whilst examining the active constituent of green tea, the epigallocatechins, or EGCG for short, that it may affect the way the body uses folate Folate is important ...

What Is The Difference Between Laser Dentistry And Drill Dentistry Decayed tooth enamel and gums are common problems among children and older people Traditional dentistry used enamel scissors, drills, rotary tools and cleaning brushes to treat these problems There are two types of devices that are currently used in dentistry to remove decay from teeth, one is the Dental Drill and the other is the Dental Laser Dental drill or drill dentistry is the most common and traditional technology This device uses hard metal alloy bits These metal bits ...

Too Much Radiation Can Cause Us Harm Obviously, we are exposed to many sources of radiation in everyday life and no matter what we do, we cannot avoid them The radiation that we receive from the earth is very minimal and has been around since the beginning of time (and it will always be around) However, some of our own activities has in fact increased the amount of radiation we are exposed to during our everyday lives The detonation of nuclear weapons releases massive amounts of radiation The ...

Revealed - The Real Reason You Can't Stop Smoking! Despite the decades of scientific and medical research proving beyond doubt the deadly effects of cigarette smoking, the number of existing smokers, and people taking up smoking, is still at incredulous levels The chilling statistics reveal:- * 1 in 5 deaths in the US is attributed to smoking * 440, 000 deaths, potentially 6 million years of potential life lost per year * Smoking during pregnancy results in 1,000 infant deaths per year (Source http://wwwmedupennedu/tturc/pdf/USAFigurespdf) Most people when asked ...