By Jane Bridgeforth on
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Then it's lupus. Lupus means wolf in Latin. Some people with lupus have a pattern of circular lesions on their body that were thought to resemble wolf bites long ago. Others have a rash across the nose and cheek areas, known as a butterfly or malar rash, which resembles the facial markings of a wolf. Perhaps the butterfly was too soft an image for this potentially life-threatening disease. On the other hand, some people with lupus have mild symptoms so that may help explain the butterfly connection.
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By Jane Bridgeforth on
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Most of us have seen it, either on ourselves or others. Women and men have it, but it appears on women 90% of the time. It looks like cottage cheese or the surface of an orange. Aha! Yes, it's cellulite. Now you know what I'm talking about - that dimpled skin that shows up most likely on your abdomen or thighs and is very hard to eliminate.
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By Jane Bridgeforth on
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Do you have tingling, pain, numbness and weakness in your hands, fingers, wrists, upper arms, elbows, shoulders or neck? Are you engaged in repetitive tasks at home or at work? Do you suspect you are suffering from what your neighbor or coworker has said is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? What does that mean?
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By Jane Bridgeforth on
Friday, July 03, 2009
Pretend you are riding a horse....
That's what you might hear in your first seated chair massage adventure. Your massage therapist will ask you to straddle the chair to help get into position. Once you are seated, your position will be checked to make sure you are aligned correctly for maximum safety. What follows is a tension relieving chair.
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By Jane Bridgeforth on
Monday, June 22, 2009
by Jack Bleeker, Guest Author
In recent years the role of alternative therapies in cancer care has transformed the way many patients cope with illness and related side of effects. An older paradigm suggested that cancer could only be effectively treated with traditional treatments like surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Many patients refused this notion and sought alternative therapies outside of their treatment regimen not were not only relaxing but eased side-effects associated with traditional treatment regimens, including those caused by chemotherapy drugs.
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By Jane Bridgeforth on
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Who can resist a baby? When a baby enters the room, she/he quickly becomes the center of attention. People want to hold, talk to, make faces at, or even smell the baby.
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