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Types of Deep Tissue Massage

Posted on May 23, 2016 at 8:45 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Uncategorized, Your Body / 2 Comments

Therapeutic, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point release- what does it all mean? Therapeutic massage is a general term that describes any type of massage that helps relieve pain and tension. Generally we focus on a specific problem—such as a tight low back or neck. And then, we use either…

Cold & Flu Remedies

Posted on December 4, 2011 at 2:54 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

Tis the Season – For Cold and Flus Get adequate amounts of sleep. Stay hydrated – with water. Eat a balanced diet – whole foods, vegetables and fruits. A diet high in antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. Dress properly – warm appropriate clothing. Cover the back of your neck. There are…

Honey

Posted on September 10, 2010 at 10:23 am by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

Recently my husband and I bought a tub of honey from Joanne at Tasty Life. What a great purchase! We use the stuff all the time, on toast, in our coffee, tea and sometimes straight up off the spoon. There is nothing better than natural non-processed honey. (well maybe chocolate covered…

The Dark Side of Vitamin Water

Posted on August 31, 2010 at 8:19 am by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

The Dark Side of Vitamin Water is an article written by John Robbins who is the author of The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less. Coca-Cola is being sued for false advertising misleading consumers into thinking that these vitawater drinks are healthy drinks. In the article John Robbins writes “In…

Flippy Flops

Posted on August 29, 2010 at 9:14 am by Vanessa Joosten / Your Body / 0

Summer is winding down, and in some parts of Canada people wore their flip flops a lot, and in other parts not so much. How do your feet feel? They look great, the toes are free and well they are simply the best thing for summer. But that thin piece…

Feet

Posted on July 29, 2010 at 9:15 am by Vanessa Joosten / Your Body / 1 Comment

The clinic that I work in both Torben (the chiropractor) and I have been seeing a lot of foot injuries lately. A reason for this sudden foot epidemic is due to increased activity with better weather. As the weather gets warmer we tend to spend more time outside playing. We put more…

Should It Hurt?

Posted on June 24, 2010 at 10:35 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Healthy Living, Your Body / 0

Are you making faces when getting a massage? What a perfect opportunity, your face is squished in a hole in the table and you can go to town with funny faces. I know how it works I get massages to and I do the same thing. Should a good deep …

Suprise!

Posted on March 27, 2010 at 10:37 pm by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized, Your Body / 1 Comment

Sometimes on my massage table I get to see some amazing things. Like this bruise! Thanks Kelly for keeping me entertained.

You’re New Best Friend

Posted on March 24, 2010 at 10:31 am by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized, Your Body / 0

I know it’s just a piece of foam, not a lot to it. However, this thing is AWSOME for muscle release. It’s pretty much self massages, compresses muscles, breaks up adhesions and causes all sorts of self-inflicted pain. The use of the foam roller is called Self Myofascial Release (SMR), instead of a massage therapist applying…

Its all connected

Posted on March 16, 2010 at 6:07 am by Vanessa Joosten / Uncategorized, Your Body / 4 Comments

How many times have you heard from your health care practitioner “it’s all connected”? Your knee pain is because of your Iliotibial band (ITB), your ITB problems are from your hip, it’s all connected. It’s true! I have SI joint problems on the left side, then I started getting calf pain while running, then achilles pain…

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