Massage for Health
There are many people that love to get massages because they feel great
but they also benefit your health and most people do not know this.
Massage therapy and techniques when they are done the right way can
decrease your stress levels but also relax your muscles and they can improve
your immune system as well. Massages can also help to relive pain in the
body and cure headaches. Healing injuries and retaining muscle and joint
mobility are also accredited to massages. If you are having any type of problems
with these areas and traditional medical procedures are not working for you,
talk to your health care provider about the alternative therapy options like massage.
There are different kinds of massages and a professional will usually practice
one or two of these. You need to visit someone who can help you with your needs.
There are Swedish massages that are focused on relaxation or deep tissue massage
and they are focused on loosening muscle tissues up.
Some of the different massages can target certain parts of the body. A Cranio-Sacral
massage will focus on your neck, head, and spine to get it working properly in the
right alignment again. This will also loosen up the tight muscles in the body.
Chi Nei Tsang is one type of massage that will focus on your abdominal organs
and help you with your digestive pain or disease. If your joints are giving you the
problem, you need to use The Trager Approach. This is a kind of massage that will
improve your life when it is done the right way. You can also use them in connection
with the Swedish massage or other types to target the problem and relax the whole body.
The other types of massages are going to relax or relieve stress like the Rosen Method.
All of the massages should make you feel physically and emotionally better. There are
a few types of massage like the deep tissue massage that can be a little painful and
should only be used if the doctor recommends it for you. Rolfing is one of these techniques
that work to align your tissues the right way and straighten the spine up. Even after
this massage, you should feel better and not worse. If your condition gets worse, you
need to speak to your doctor and take different measures right away.
The other kinds of massage that may work for you will include the Alexander technique,
acupressure, feldenfrais, reflexology, Reiki, and Shiatsu methods. There are different
ways to use these techniques and you need to research them a lot before you make an
appointment. You can find out information on how to perform the simple massage
techniques on yourself to improve your comfort level or you can buy a massage chair for
the home or office. Your doctor or massage therapist can help you figure out what is
going to be best for you and what your body needs the most.
Music Therapy
The National Association for Music Therapy in 1950 was formed and it
brought music therapy in the world of professionalism. This was the root
for the music therapy discovery. Using music as a cure for a person’s physical,
mental, emotional and spiritual well-being has been used for centuries.
However it was never referred to a professional science. Even though everyone
does not consider it to be, music therapy will make up a significant part of
alternative therapy medicine.
There are many people that refer to music therapy for help. These people are
professionals like a physician, psychologist, or a social worker. There are also
many parents that will use music therapy for their children. There are reasons
that someone will come under the care of a music therapist and they will always
be in good hands. A music therapist is going to be a very qualified individual with
a good education and training. There are music therapists that often work with
the physically handicapped and the abused. This is also something that will help
the elderly, terminally ill and the mentally retarded.
Music therapy techniques are different and will deal with the expression of emotions
for calming the body. A music therapist may tell a patient to sing to express their
emotions that need to be let out. Others many also use piano playing as a way to
increase their motor skills and other may use instruments to help a patient illustrate
his or her inside feelings. There are different applications for music therapy and
making it an exciting and interesting part.
There are patients that are involved in music therapy and are going to increase their
skill in using an instrument or in another part of music that is not the main focus.
Music therapy is gong to focus on the areas of communication, academic and motor
and social skills. All of these areas can be impacted with the use of music and proven
by music therapists over and over.
Music cannot cure in a disabilities and illnesses. It is a good tool when used by those
that are willing to participate in getting music therapy to help them with problems.
Many use it in hospitals, rehab centers, and retirement homes. It can also help many
children that are dealing with social skills in school. Music therapy can help in these
fields and it is very interesting to learn that music therapy is showing up everywhere
and the way that music therapy will be more popular in the future.
Praying for Health
There are many people that belong to some kind of religion. The fact is that about
95% of Americans believe in God. When a person is sick or in pain, it is very common
to pray for health. Many wander does this work? There are studies today that are
committed on the accuracy of prayer for health. The alternative to traditional
treatments can be used to help a person in both the physical and spiritual aspects
of life. Studies are now looking at if prayer can be used in place of other medical
procedures or if it is used in connection with the traditional ways.
It is logical to say that prayer can help with your mental conditions. However the
belief in a higher power and heaven will give you a more positive outlook on life
and your medical progress. Relieving stress in the mind is going to make for better
health decisions. The people that pray are going to have a larger support group of
others who are also in the religious manner and it will bring a sense of community to
the person that is praying. All of these can help improve overall health.
One questions is if prayer can help physically and bring healing to the body?
Studies are doing more work in this subject and have split it into three topics. One
group received no prayers from a larger group, one received prayers and was told
about it and the last had prayers and they were told that they may or may not receive
them. This blind type of study was inconclusive. It could not be determined if the
patients were praying or if the outside friends and family were praying. It was not
possible to control those types of studies.
With many of the different alternative therapy options, advocates will say that it
is not going to hurt anything. This is true for sure. Praying does not cost anything
and it takes little time. When used with typical medical procedures it can only help
with a person’s health. The medical field was started in ancient times as a type of
religion and with many doctors and the nursing staff as the roles of religious leaders.
In the world today, this is not the case and in most hospitals it still employee’s
members of the clergy to visit the patients if they want.
With the studies being inconclusive, it may be very unproductive to use prayer in
place of other medical treatments. You need to discuss this with your doctor and
religious leaders so that you have the best course of action for you and your medical
problem. If you are using prayers it will make you feel more positive about your
condition and you should continue to do this.
Alternative Therapy
If you are doing a traditional medical treatment and it is not helping you
from your symptoms, you may want to try and alternative form of treatment
in its place. These alternative therapy practices are greatly studied and
many people are having miracles happening to them. However with the
alternative medical world there are different choices for treatment. Choosing
a medical treatment plan can be hard and that is why it is important to do so
much research. There are many different options that you need to choose from
for the right type of alternative therapy.
There are different types of therapy that you need to check out. The most common
form of alternative medical choice is chiropractic. Acupuncture and acupressure
are also very popular and accepted by many for ways of treating illness and pain.
Herbal remedies are taken in place of many medications and so are homeopathic
remedies. A detox diet is a great form of medical well being for many who do not
want to use the medicines and other items that are prescribed with harmful
chemicals and bring on nasty side effects.
There are some types of alternative therapy that does focus on sense of touch.
These will include massage, Rolfing, Reiki, and therapeutic touch. There are also
different alternative therapy treatments that will involve your other senses.
Aromatherapy is going to be brought on by sense of smell; color therapy and light
therapy is going to deal with your sense of sight and music therapy will involve
your sense of hearing.
If none of the above alternative therapy treatments interest you, there is also the
prayer or meditation method. Using yoga, hypnosis, magnetic therapy, polarity
therapy, apitherapy, and biofeedback will also be great uses of alternative therapy.
There are other types as well and your doctor should know something about each
of them. Use this as your guide and start there.
After you have picked your alternative therapy option, you must find a professional
for treatment to do the treatment. You need to watch for those that are not certified.
Most of the alternative therapy professionals will have certification programs that
are done by medical doctors. In many of these instances, practicing without a
certification is against the law. There are certification programs that will help you
feel better with your professional. You need to do your research and shop around for
the best prices and ask your doctor for a recommendation. Remember word of mouth
is always the best type of advertisement. You need to talk to your family, friends
and colleagues about the local places to go. You can also go and read the reviews
online and contact the Better Business Bureau for more information. Getting good
health care is very important and you need to make the best decisions that you can.
Magnets
There are alternative health therapies that have increased in popularity in the
recent years. People are looking for non-invasive and safer ways of treating
pain and illnesses. There are new ideas that are being studied for how well they
work and the use of magnets for the relief from pain and different forms of
arthritis and other painful illnesses. Studies have shown their effectiveness in
different ways and some people believe in the use of magnetic therapy. This option
is going to need to be explored and considered if you are dealing with arthritis.
It is said that magnets if they are held against the skin will relax blood vessels and
allow more blood to flow to the areas of pain and will stop the pain faster. It is
also though that the magnetic field will prevent muscle spasms and will interfere
with the nerves reaction to pain. There are skeptics that do not believe that magnets
prevent or cure pain but they do affect placebo and you think that you are being
cured so you emotionally think that it is true. It is a mind over matter option and
skeptics that speak about many different alternative medical treatments associate it.
Magnets might just work for you and you will not know until you give them a try.
You can buy them in different shapes and sizes and most of the therapists that
promote their use will sell magnetic jewelry, belts, and different straps so that they
can be worn on the body at the area that is affected. The prices are going to be
different and will be anything from five dollars to the very expensive thousands of
dollars. This will depend on the style and size of the magnet. You need to choose a
magnet that is strong. It is measured in gausses with a typical refrigerator magnet
being around 100 gauss; its strength is too weak to penetrate the skin. 450 gauss is
the lowest strength that should be used for medical treatments. Magnets that advance
in strength will get more expensive as you go. Stronger magnets will work better so
that you may get what you pay for in this case.
When magnets are used for health, they can be put directly over the pain or over the
acupuncture point that is associated with the pain. A professional can help you
figure out where to place them. Arthritis is the most common type of pain that is
healed with magnets. They can also be used for back pain, headache, tennis elbow,
and even foot pain. There are many other aches and pains that magnets can help with.
You may want to talk to your doctor for more information about the magnetic
therapy option and if it right for you.
Light Therapy
Another very good therapy which works for many people who suffer from such problems such as
depression or sad is light therapy,especially this works very well for people living in the northern
part of the United States where the days are shorter and the nights are longer during their winter
season so if you suffer from feeling down from time to time possibly this is a option for you and as
well I highly suggest you have your primary doctor test you for low vitamin D. The majority of
people who are in low mood disorders more then normally have been found to be low in vitamin D,
but it has been found its not safe to just add vitamins to your diet now other then a mutli vitamin so
you really should see your primary doctor and ask to be tested for vitamin D which is only a simple
blood test.
Journals
Writing your thoughts and feelings in a journal can be one of the best coping skills you may ever find in your entire lifetime, believe it or not it has changed my life more then I can ever imagine. If your like me, at first I
felt very STUPID writing my thoughts and feelings in a journal. I was brought up in a family you just did not do such things, especially the men kept everything inside and just handled their problems themselves which
was exactly what caused me the majority of my problems in my life in my past. It destroyed my marriage and many other relationships, but learning to write my thoughts and feelings every night in my journal has helped me become a much better person and as time goes on its will just become a part of your life you look forward to everyday. These coping skills will not work for everyone, but you will not know unless you give them a try with a open mind and a positive attitude. Anything we do in our lives takes patience and persistence, something most of us do not have near enough of but with practice anyone can learn to have more of.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jeffrey
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HOLIDAY RECIPE
Cranberry-Orange Loaf
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter
3/4 cup coarsely chopped cranberries
1. Prehead oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of an 8x4x2 inch
pan, set aside. In large bowl stir together flour sugar baking powder and salt, stir in orange peel.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl beat eggs with a fork, stir in milk and melted butter. Add egg mixture all at once
to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy) Fold in Cranberries.
3. Spoon batter into prepared pan, spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 65 to 70 minutes or
until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. If necessary to prevent over-browning, cover
with foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.
4. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and
store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf (14 servings)
Have a Healthy n Happy Holiday,
Jeffrey
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