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natural healing

What’s the Reason for Your Pain? Let’s Discover What’s Making You Hurt

This post relates to whatever type of pain or physical discomfort you may have… It seems like just today (because it was today, actually) I was talking with a nurse-specialist about intestinal issues. She was telling me all of the possible medical reasons for these particular issues. I asked WHY? I had to ask again, […]

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self help videos

Water Exercises Are Good For Muscles!

I never learned to swim when I was a kid.  In fact, I used to be kind of afraid of the water.  Every time I took swimming lessons, I ended up freezing and shivering and never got past Lesson #2. But then I grew up and one day I was in the pool and said […]

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posture self help

How to Have Better Posture and a Flatter Stomach

How To Make Your Stomach Muscles Strong!  Why would you want to have a flatter stomach or better posture? 1.  You will look better. 2.  You will feel better in general. 3.  You will have less pain!  And that’s a big reason! When your ‘stomach muscles–the muscles of your abdomen–are strong, they will help you […]

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motivation

Motivational Post

Every time I run into this motivational quote I love it all over again. “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have lived just the length of it.  I want to have lived the width of it as well.”  – Janet Ackerman Why do I love this […]

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nutrition

How To Make Your Body Love You By Eating Real Food

Waaaay back when humans first came into being, there were no Froot Loops or Cool Whip. Everything that our ancestors was real. And their bodies knew what to do with that food. They got the minerals and vitamins and other micro-nutrients they needed as well as the fiber.  Their bodies were supported by the food […]

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massage natural healing

What’s The Difference Between Pain Relief and Pain Management?

Is there a difference between pain management and pain relief? You often hear about “pain management clinics.”  You rarely hear about “pain relief clinics.” Sometimes people have a pain issue which can only be managed; it is not going to go away.  Instances might be cancer or a nerve which is entangled in a cyst.  […]

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back pain

Natural Back Pain Relief

I just got my hands on a brand new book written by medical doctor Norman J. Marcus.  His treatment of back pain is somewhat different than my usual recommendations for therapeutic massage because he uses electrical devices BUT he treats back pain the very same way I recommend:  He looks to the muscles! Of course, […]

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breathing

Breathing Makes Your Life Much Easier! Tips to Breathe More Easily.

Of course, breathing will make your life much easier!  We won’t be around long if we can’t breathe.  But if you have trouble breathing, there are steps you can take to breathe more easily. Breathing exercises your lungs. 1.  Practice using your lungs.  When they are not so inflamed that you can barely breathe, try […]

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self help videos

Mermaid Demonstrates Water Exercises

Okay.  So I’m not really a mermaid.  But when I’m in the water I feel like one.   🙂  However, I am not an underwater mermaid. My absolutely most favorite thing to do in the water is to resist!  As you move your arms or legs back and forth through the water, it supports you […]

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self help

What Causes Stress And How Can You Get Rid Of Your Stress Naturally?

Feeling stressed? It turns out there are different types of stress. Good stress is the kind we have when things are really going pretty well.  Life may be hectic, busy and full.  Events like weddings, parties and graduation events are being planned.  But we are in charge and probably having some fun, too.  There is […]

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Get Rid Of Stress Naturally With Laughter!

Did you know you can lower your stress with humor? I used to work in a restaurant kitchen.  The owner  KNEW how she wanted her kitchen run! She caused big stress for some of the kitchen employees.  She didn’t mean it, I’m sure, but she sure could do it. At least once a month, one […]

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foot pain posture

Why Do You Need Arch Supports For Your Flat Feet?

Do you need arch supports for your flat feet?  Maybe so.  Here’s why: Your feet are the foundation of your skeleton.  Your arch keeps you in an upright posture. When you do not have an arch in your foot, your foundation collapses.  And when your foundation cannot support you in a neutral, balanced position you […]

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posture self help

Improve Your Posture With These Simple Stretches

Did you know that the muscles in your chest get short and tight when your posture is poor? While your poor back muscles are getting overstretched and complaining the front muscles shrink.  The chest muscles don’t complain; they just get tight. When you collapse forward you look older and you don’t feel as well.  You […]

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arthritis

What Is Arthritis And Does Arthritis Cause Joint Pain?

Do you have “joint pain?”  It may caused by “wear and tear” arthritis. Arthritis is bony growth or spurs on the bones where muscles attach. What causes spurs?  When muscles pull on bones, the bone throws out a little extra bone tissue to try to take the pressure off itself.  That’s a bone spur. Or […]

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arthritis

What Causes Bone Spurs?

Do you have bone spurs?   There are simple reasons for this.  Here’s an article that will explain how bone spurs develop in your neck and spine.  It works the same way all over the body. http://simplepainrelief.com/2012/07/30/what-causes-bone-spurs-in-your-neck-spine/ Most of us have bone spurs.  They can happen anywhere a muscle attaches to a bone.  In fact, that’s […]

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upper back pain

What Causes Muscle Knots In Your Upper Back?

What IS the most common cause of muscle knots in your upper back? When muscles are stretched too far too often they develop “knots.”  Those knots are a special type of contraction that keep the muscles from being stretched too far and injured. This is the most common cause of muscle knots. This type of […]

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upper back pain

Muscle Strain In Your Upper Back–Why Do You Have Tight Shoulder Muscles?

I’ll bet you have tight muscles in your upper back and neck.  That’s called muscle strain and most people have it. Some people have it all the time and some people only have it occasionally. What Causes Muscle Strain? Your head is supposed to sit over your spine just like a toddler’s head does.  The […]

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upper back pain

Bodies Need Balance–Strong Chest Muscles Can Cause Knots In Your Back

Are your chest muscles too strong?  Could they possibly be the cause of the muscle knots in your back? Knots in your back can be caused by overstretch of back muscles.  When the back muscles are overstretched they complain.  They get knots or give you pain in some other way.  That’s how muscles communicate. Poor […]

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headaches and migraine

Your Posture Is Causing Your Headaches!

She told me she, “never dreamed that her posture could be causing her head pain.” Here you are reading this article about headaches and posture.  Stop!  Look at yourself. How’s your posture? Are you slumped and slouching?  Is your back rounded? Where are your shoulders?  Are they hiked to your ears or rounded forward? Are […]

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self help TMJ and jaw pain

A Natural Way To Treat TMJ Pain

Got jaw pain?  Depending where in the jaw the pain is, here’s a natural movement that may help. TMJ pain could happen if your jaw muscles are “too tight.” So try this:  Fake chewing.  Here’s how: Put your lips together. Teeth apart. Pretend you are chewing. That small movement uses your jaw muscles and increases […]

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