“Workout for the brain. Calisthenics for the cranium…Stimulating neural Pathways in the brain by activating acupuncture points on the ear lobes.” I hadn’t seen this for awhile, and I had forgotten about it. So I did the exercise this morning. […]
Do you know anyone that’s feeling depressed these days? Here’s something that might help. A study published in Psychosomatic Medicine shows that acetyl-l-carnitine can help reduce depression and increase mental focus and energy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29076953
Interesting review of studies on the positive effects of resveratrol on cognitive abilities and increasing cerebral bloodflow. We could all use some of that! This review of studies focused more on post-menopausal women. It was published in the Annals of […]
Our last training for 2017 is complete. We got deep into the Cranial-Sacral Therapy techniques this weekend in Jonesboro. Every time I go there, the city looks like it’s doubled in size. And when I see the massage therapists there, […]
If you needed another reason why surgery should only be a last resort after all other options have been tried first, here’s a story about a particular kind of shoulder surgery that has been shown to have no better success […]
So many people have asked me over the years, “What’s the best sleep position?” In this article, the author mentions many of the things I tell my clients. He also references research results showing how important a good night’s sleep […]
It’s a strange world. Massage therapists and other types of practitioners have to be very careful about what we promise to clients. And rightly so. We can’t tell them that everything is going to be hunky-dory and that we will […]
