Do you LOVE Yourself? Do you LOVE your body? Are you doing healthy things on a regular basis to treat you with love, affection, and kindness? I am well aware that I've got my own challenges with body image, and have spent my entire life struggling to overcome them....
I read an article the other day and it said, “Pilates isn’t a mind-body exercise in the meditative way that Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qi Gong are, but it does use your mind to influence and improve your body.” It seems evident to me that this author has probably never...
Well, here is the question of the day! [poll id=2] There are so many different reasons that each of us is inspired to exercise. And your inspiration might change throughout the year. Finding the motivation factor to keep fit is one of the keys to success. I believe...
I recently came across an abstract on PubMed.gov about the prevalence, distribution, and effect of pain among adolescents with Cerebral Palsy by Dorlap & Bartlett. Out of their sample of 230 teenagers studied, 64% of the girls and 50% of the boys reported that...
There is controversy over the use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine (scoliosis) in teenagers because research has failed to prove that they work. “Bracing is regarded as effective by some and as useless by others.” According to Stefano Negrini, MD...
It’s amazing what technology is able to do and humans are able to create to help improve the lives of others! The iWalk prosthetics company has created the worlds’ first actively powered foot and ankle! Their PowerFoot One is designed to give amputees an ease of...
Can you think of all the times in your life that you’ve said, “Oh, I really want to try that!” or “I hope someday that I get to do __________.” But then life get’s busy, you’re schedule is home-to-work, work-to-home, and all of the things you want to see, or do,...
There are so many things that contribute to the health of our bodies, communities, and countries. The mind, body, spirit connection is something that is accessible to us all if we’re open to the sharing information from the Universal source, and being aware of the...
A good friend recommended the book Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda to me a while ago, and I’ve been slowly working my way through it! It is an excellent read for anyone interested in a life story filled with exceptional information about the...
I’ve always followed the mantra of “drink only when you’re thirsty.” And funny thing…I am rarely actually thirsty! So in the past, I’ve consumed very little water throughout the day. It’s an actual effort to take the time and remember to drink. There are two sides...