Manuka honey is said to be effective for treating everything from a sore throat to clearing up blemishes on your skin.

Other purported benefits of honey include:

• Other purported benefits of honey include:
• helping heal cuts and scrapes
• clearing infections
• easing stomach aches
• improving digestion
• boosting the immune system
• providing energy

It’s that time of year again when the flowers start blooming and the trees turn green! But all of the lovely blooms bring pollen that cause increased sinus pressure and mucus production which lead to headaches and many other unwanted symptoms. Self massage on the sinuses and other facial points can help to decrease inflammation, reduce excess mucus production, and relieve sinus pressure headaches. Here’s a short video on a sinus draining self massage to help you fight those spring allergies:  

-Madelyn K.

The Perfect Combination for a Balanced Body

One of the greatest benefits of getting a massage is that it can lower your blood pressure and heart rate, allowing the muscles throughout the body to relax, while yoga improves respiration, energy, and vitality. Together, they are the perfect duo for us to relieve the stress we carry within ourselves. While it’s important to relax the body, it is just as important to relax the mind. Especially with how hectic the world is around us currently. We need to tune back into our bodies and nourish our minds so we can combat the stress as well as disease and sickness around us. The long term practice of yoga helps rid the body of toxins, just like massage, as the specific movements and breathing patterns help create a massage-like effect on the organs, moving the lymph nodes which rids the body of these toxins. This allows the body to regenerate, boosting our immune systems. Research has also shown that receiving regular massage therapy helps boost the immune system, as well as flushing the body of toxins and increasing the blood flow and circulation throughout the body. Massage also increases the activity of white blood cells that help our body fight off diseases! So incorporating just these two simple practices into your life can dramatically change these crazy times. Making sure that not only our body is in good condition, but also our minds!

Massage therapy has positive effects on several pediatric conditions such as: psychological problems, gastrointestinal problems like constipation and diarrhea, painful conditions including burns and sickle cell, muscle tone disorders including cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, and chronic illnesses including diabetes, asthma, cancer, and HIV. Here’s a link to a great article supporting these claims.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6617372/

-Madelyn K.

Did you know 1 in every 8 couples, or 15% of American couples will have trouble getting pregnant? 

April is infertility awareness month. Throughout this month we like to raise awareness about infertility and introduce some ideas for you to naturally help your fertility rates! Listed below are some ways you can start to take charge of your body once again.