Massage Therapy & Fitness
May 16th, 2020
Time to Listen With the World quickly shifting due to the recent Pandemic, it seems that we all have a lot more time on our hands. And I say this a bit tongue in cheek, as my work relied on my hands and now that has been paused. For most of us, time has […]
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May 16th, 2020
The Benefits of Massage for Tendonitis Tendonitis is an unpleasant inflammatory condition that affects most people at some point in their lives. Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow are well known examples of tendonitis but contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to play tennis or golf to suffer from these. Whether tendonitis is caused by […]
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December 4th, 2019
Essential Oils Essential oils have been around for hundreds of years and were the go to for most illnesses before the advent of modern medicine. We first heard about them from ancient Egypt. Egyptians cultivated the plants and used the oils extensively in religion but also used them for medicinal purposes. Essential oils are gaining […]
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February 6th, 2019
Wait – Muscles are Organs? Di Belzil, RMT, CDT/MLD If you stopped a random person on the street and asked them to list off all the organs in the body, you’d expect to hear: stomach, heart, brain, liver, et cetera. Maybe a few who payed attention in Biology class might list the pancreas, gall bladder, […]
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February 6th, 2019
Maintaining Health with Self-Care by Léanne Hodgson RMT “As the health benefits of mindfulness based practises such as yoga, meditation and tai chi are receiving more recognition, so is the term “self-care”. Self-care is more than a catch phrase. It is essential in maintaining emotional, psychological and physical health. It can also act as a […]
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October 19th, 2018
Breastfeeding Posture By Jennifer Reuby, RMT From September 29-Oct.5th Peterborough celebrated world breastfeeding week. To stay with that theme here are some quick tips on posture while breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can have long term affects on posture because of the forward and protective positions the body goes through in order to nourish the baby. Whether that’s […]
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October 19th, 2018
Dehydration…A Common Problem of Many Conditions When the body’s cells do not receive enough water for metabolic processes, they are in a state of dehydration. The body gets dehydrated for various reasons including; stress, cooked foods, GMO foods, toxins in the environment, excess exercise, overeating, excess weight gain, frequent consumption of food or substances that […]
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October 19th, 2018
Not All Swimmers Are Made The Same When it comes to male fertility, plentiful, strong, fast moving, straight swimming sperm win the race! In Canada, approximately 16% of couples suffer with infertility, 30% of which are due to male infertility. As well, 30-40% of early miscarriages are due to genetic abnormalities related to sperm defects. […]
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October 19th, 2018
Treating Pain from a Biopsychosocial Perspective Diane Belzil, RMT, CDT/MLD Pain is a tricky thing to understand, and in some ways the treatment of persistent pain (pain that continues for three months or more following an injury) has been moored to incorrect assumptions for decades. Luckily, it is becoming more and more common to find […]
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May 25th, 2018
The Lymphatic System and Why It Matters Bodies are a lot like cities. A central core, a network of connecting pathways that get smaller as they move outward, even a governing body that watches over the system and ensures that everything functions properly. The metaphor works surprisingly well, even down to the parts of bodies […]
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