This an opportunity to experience, hands-on, many different methods of stress relief and relaxation to find what can work for you. Taking a little time for stress relief and to relax the mind and body will help with thought processes, memory retention, muscle tension and overall health.Reflexology improves circulation of the blood, nervous system and lymphatic system, provides pain relief, relieves stress and can be as relaxing as a full body massage.My holistic hands can relax you within 5 minutes of me working on you.

 

 

 

The Original Bach Rescue Remedy can be used whilst studying, before, during and after an exam. It contains 5 of the Original Bach Flower Remedies:
Star of Bethlehem - for shock
Rock Rose - for terror and panic
Impatiens - for mental stress and tension
Cherry Plum - for depression

:Most of us experience aches and pains. They can be the result of muscle strain and infection - or have no particular cause. There are the times you spring for a massage because you woke up with a crick in your neck that brings tears to your eyes. If you are like many people, you may have visited your physician with general complaints like "I just feel old", "I hurt all over", or "I'm tired and weak". If you are older, you may hear the answer from your physician, "It's probably arthritis and remember you are getting old." In my experience and working as a full time complimentary therapist with 15 years .Some health conditions can cause pain throughout the entire body. Muscle pain may be a sign of a condition affecting the whole body, although all over pain can also be caused by inadequate blood flow to the tissues and nervous system disorders. Total body pain can be debilitating, and it can significantly affect a person's quality of life.

Is stress making you ache? It can be the overlooked cause of headaches, back pain, neck aches and more. The unmeetable deadline, the never-satisfied boss, the you-don't-deserve-him mother-in-law: We all know how pressure and aggravation make us feel. Less well recognized is that even chronic, unpleasant stress, the kind that's so constant you consider it normal, can cause aches and pains that you might not attribute to emotions. I believe half of the patients doctors see for various common body aches are actually expressing psychological distress through physical pain.

The source of stress-related pain lies in the brain, which, when you feel under the gun, triggers the release of cortisol, adrenaline and other hormones that prepare the body for action by, for example, increasing heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. Less noticeably, these hormones also make muscles tense up, which can cause aches and irritate nerves.Headaches

Tension headaches are sometimes called hatband headaches because pain occurs all around the head, although it's most intense at the temples and back of the skull. The tight areas causing the ache, however, are often concentrated in the face and neck, referring pain through muscle fibers and nerves..

The neck is particularly prone to stress-related pain in part because it's already bearing the burden of your 10-pound head. Pain may start with bad habits like squeezing the phone between your shoulder and your ear, but tension in neck muscles makes the problem worse, often causing pain to radiate. A recent study in Finland found that in addition to physical factors like working with a hand raised above shoulder level, mental stress is strongly linked to the likelihood of experiencing radiating neck pain. In most cases, getting rid of pain in the neck will benefit the shoulders as well.

 

There is a strong connection between stress and back pain. Stress causes a release of stress hormones. Stress hormones increase the perception of pain.

Stress hormones also cause the muscles to tighten up. The muscles may tense up so much they go into painful spasms. Muscle tension reduces blood flow to the tissues (reduced oxygen and nutrients to the tissues). Back and neck muscles are particularly sensitive to the effects of stress.Tense back muscles increase back pain and pain increases tensing of muscles - a vicious cycle of stress and back pain can be created.The slightest muscle tension may be 'the straw the broke the camel's back.' For instance, if spinal nerves are already restricted by scar tissue or calcium deposits it may take minimal muscle tension to compress nerves and cause pain. Sciatica  may flare up when one is feeling stressed.

I begins your consultation with a thorough health & lifestyle history . This is to ensure I am aware of any past or current problems before the treatment. Only then will i choose the best course of treatments for you.

We don't want the added sugar but want the flavour. Make fruit more fun by freezing grapes, banana slices, or mango chunks overnight and packing them with an ice pack.

Make your own apple chips. Toss thin slices of Fuji apples with a mix of 1 cup lemon juice and ¼ cup water. Drain, then arrange in one layer on a nonstick baking sheet and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 2½ hours at 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

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A. fruit-and-yogurt smoothie.But not just any old fruit-and-yogurt smoothie. Pick a recipe filled with fiber and protein. Research shows that a fiber-and-protein-rich snack at midmorning keeps appetite under control, so you eat a smaller lunch later -- a good 274 calories smaller!

Antioxidant-Rich Blueberries: The Super Brain Food. Blueberries improve memory and learning, and delay age-related cognitive decline like that seen with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. They're delicious, too.

Blueberries are a super food for your brain. They're high in vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants called flavonoids (also called polyphenols). In your brain, flavonoids interact with proteins and enzymes in ways that keep your brain younger. Scientists don't know exactly how all those elements play together, but blueberry flavonoids do seem to keep you smarter. People who eat a high-flavonoid diet stay sharper than folks with low-flavonoid diets. In fact, drinking blueberry juice daily can improve your memory function by 30%.

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The Cabbage Soup Diet.; This diet claims it can help you lose up to 10 pounds in one week.

Some of the quick weight loss fad diets above  BUT from experience change general nutrition and lifestyle habits. Choose meals that have a healthy balance of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean proteins. A typical dinner plate should be filled with half vegetables or fruits, half whole grains and lean protein.Plan your meals in advance. This can help you incorporate more nutritious foods into your diet and limit your calorie intake.Keep a food diary  write down every meal, snack, and drink you consume as well as the approximate quantities for an entire week.Identify your food triggers and plan accordingly. Careful planning can help you avoid trigger foods and empty calorie traps you may have identified in your food journal. If you don’t purchase these foods or if you plan meals in advance, you will be less likely to sabotage your diet when pressed for time. Watch your portion sizes. Don’t skip meals. Eating a healthy breakfast increases your rest metabolic rate earlier in the day, keeps your energy levels high, and may help you resist the urge of high-calorie snacks throughout the day.

Snack smartly.

Swap potato chips and candy bars for snacks that are nutrient-rich and low in calories and fat. Avoid processed and packaged foods when possible.Choose lean meats Poultry and fish are naturally low in fat, and certain fish like salmon , sardines, and fresh tuna are an excellent sources of antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial to your health.

I would recommend a slow and steady weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week through a combination of healthy diet and moderate exercise.Be realistic but stay optimistic.

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We tend to focus on diet and exercise to help with weight loss and when we do not see the weight loss then it can get very disheartening. Imagine exercising daily and counting calories, only to have your belly fat and love handles grow bigger and bigger. There are 5 major issues  that can derail any attempt to lose weight: 1. Insulin resistance, 2. Adrenal stress, 3. Thyroid abnormalities, 4. Hormone imbalance, 5. Sleep.

Insulin resistance is a pre-diabetic state that means your body’s ability to remove sugar from the blood and place it in the cells is compromised, resulting in a higher insulin level. Insulin sends the signal to all cells to STORE FAT.Eating high glycemic foods like bread, rice, potato, pasta will drive glucose up rapidly and with it goes insulin. Many of us are in this category yet may be painfully unaware. This is a reversible state and can he helped by taking liquid magnesium and chromium.

Adrenal Stress:The adrenal glands are directly affected by stress. They are responsible for the “fight-or-flight” response.The adrenal glands produce their hormones in response to stress.In a stressful situation, they raise your blood pressure, transfer blood from your intestines to your extremities, increase your heart rate, suppress your immune system and increase your blood’s clotting ability.Worrying makes your adrenal glands work. Relaxing and thinking peaceful thoughts enables them to rest and heal.If you reduce the stress that you can control, stressful situations will not have as much of a physical effect on you.Hanging on to anxiety over past situations is stressful.Ironically, stress often makes you crave the foods that are bad for you. While under stress, it is hard to be diligent in keeping additives and refined sugar out of the diet. Clients often complain that they have no time and can’t eat properly. Lack of time really isn’t the problem because raw nuts, fruits, and vegetables take no time to prepare. Lack of time is usually used as an excuse to give in to craving the wrong foods. Once you understand that, you can eat healthily with little effort.

The thyroid gland is the primary regulator of your body's metabolism. If it does not function properly people can have weight loss as well as weight gaining issues.

It plays a distinct role in maintaining body temperature, can adjust the metabolic rate of every cell, controls neurotransmitters in the brain altering your moods, appetite, behavior and emotions.

When the thyroid isn't doing its job, many people have significant hair loss, or feel cold even though it is warm. When emotions aren't regulated the result is often depression, forgetfulness, irritability and weight loss problems.

An underactive thyroid can't regulate your body's rate of metabolism and you become overweight, suffering with weight loss problems, even if you only eat a little food. If you have an underactive thryroid, without treatment weight loss seems hopeless.

Weight loss isn't possible when your metabolism slows to a crawl. You feel fatigued, and your mind acts like it is in a fog.Most people do not realize how much thyroid imbalance can effect and change their quality of life. If you are one of those who has struggled with weight loss for many years, you may find relief when you get the proper hormone testing.

Harmones inbalance.

Your hormones change,  men and women; and your hormones could be working against you trying to knock off that extra weight.

“Usually by age of 40, you start feeling differently in your body,”

Less thyroid hormone may be produced. Women have decreased levels of estrogen. Men have decreased levels of testosterone. And metabolism declines. All physiological changes that encourage weight gain.

“Low estrogen also makes you gain weight definitely the whole hormonal imbalance makes you gain weight. First, weight loss is by no means only about calories in versus calories out; hormonal balance needs to be added to the equation. Second, hormones are very powerful substances that influence many aspects of our health and well-being. And third, the level of one hormone impacts another, which confirms the need to think big picture when it comes to weight loss.

So simple, yet so often a problem.If you don’t sleep you will have high stress and weight gain. One study showed that people who get less than 5 hours of sleep per night are 73% more likely to become obese.Turning your dream into reality and getting up in the night and eating a piece of that chocolate cake is not a good idea. We all know this even if we didn’t understand the science behind it, but the mechanics of the process are beginning to be understood. Our circadian rhythm, the internal clock which governs our daily pattern of life, and a gene that controls weight gain in fatty diets, seem to have a lot to say in the control of our weight.There appears to be 2 hormones in control of appetite and metabolism, grehlin which stimulates the feeling of hunger and leptin which tells the brain that the body is full. As you may guess, in research done on sleep and dieting, levels of grehlin have shown to become higher in sleep deprived individuals and leptin levels have decreased.If you’re a bad sleeper then you might not know it but your levels of the stress response hormone, cortisol, will rise which in turn will lead to a craving for those high calorie, comfort foods that make us fat and uncomfortable.If that wasn’t enough there are the human growth hormones (HGH) that work in children to promote cell growth in the body and it’s organs (except the brain). Later in life it regulates the fat to fuel burning process and is largely secreted during sleeping hours. So without enough proper deep sleep fat accumulates.

Yes your body is changing but addressing the changes with a healthy response can get you back on track and feeling good. Don’t settle for anything less than outstanding. Talk to your doctor;

I use Advanced reflexology to get your body off the merry go round of stress. For reflexology weight loss, you need to find the pressure points that correspond to your spleen (somewhere near the middle of the sole of your foot). Massaging this pressure point will stimulate your spleen and reduce your hunger, thus helping you lose weight.

Other pressure points to try for reflexology weight loss are digestive organs, such as the pancreas and kidneys; One important point about foot reflexology weight loss is that it shouldn’t be used to replace other weight loss initiatives; it should be used as a complement to them. Therefore, it is still important to follow a thorough diet and exercise programme too to get the maximum weight loss through reflexology.

 

Beauty Benefits Food Sources      Vitamin A  Keeps skin soft and supple.
Repairs skin cells and tissue.
May help with acne control.yellow vegetables and fruits, apricots, carrots, spinach, pumpkin, cantaloupe, milk, yogurt, cheeseVitamin CHelps counter the effects of sun damage, smoking exposure, and pollution.

Assists in collagen production, giving skin strength and elasticity.broccoli, bell peppers, citrus fruits, kiwi, strawberries, cabbage, pineapple, tomatoes, dark-green leafy vegetablesVitamin EHelps counter the effects of sun damage, smoking exposure, and pollution.

Improves skin texture and helps prevent wrinkles.almonds, avocadoes, peanuts, nuts, seeds, olives, asparagus, wheat germ, soybean and corn oils, dark-green leafy vegetables. Biotin helps produce nails, skin, and hair cells.

Deficiency can cause dermatitis and hair loss.cooked eggs, rice bran, nuts, wheat germ, meats, oatmeal NiacinSmoothes dry, flaky skin.meats, pork, poultry, fish, legumes .Selenium may help prevent skin cancer.
Helps counter the effects of sun damage, smoking exposure and pollution.
Produces healthy skin cells.whole-grain products, seafood, meats, eggs CopperForms elastic fibers that support the skin structure.meats, nuts, seafood, dried beans and peas. Zinc may help control oil production and reduce acne lesions.
A deficiency can bring on acne.wheat germ, meat, poultry, legumes, fish and seafood, whole grains, eggsEssential Fatty Acids helps produce the skin’s healthy, natural oil barrier.
Lubricates skin.
A deficiency can result in white heads and inflammation.cold water fish, salmon, sardines, mackerel, flaxseed oil, safflower oil, canola oil, olive oil, walnutsAntioxidantsAnti-inflammatory properties protect the membranes of skin cells.green tea, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries

 

 

.As a Mom  we do so much for our family. You are mother, nurse, taxi-cab driver/chaeuffer, cook, housekeeper, and the list goes on. We never learned at school how to do half of the things we have to deal with as mums. Being a working a mom is the hardest thing I've ever done. EVER. Hands down. And the real confession? I struggle with it at times. Yep but on the other hand i would not change it for a minute. I have learned many things from being a mum. Patience, understanding, and above all i stopped being a perfectionist. I take each day as it comes . Personally i think there is no right and wrong way of being a mum, that is why we never learn about it at school. U do the best you can and i am looking forward to the day when my son will come to me and say thank you mum. Then i no i did a good job and everything else was just a learning process. Until then i will keep going.

 

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