Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Tip: A Path Out of Depression

Posted: April 26, 2011 in Articles, Health
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This is a great article by Stephen Ilardi, PhD from the Experience Life magazine.  The article is about Depression in industrialized societies and ways in which we can battle it. One in four Americans experience major depression at some point in their lives, and this article is a helpful one to forward on or read.

I suffer from Bruxism and have found these TMJ exercises to be helpful. 1) Moist heat is very helpful for the sore muscles of TMD. The penetrating moist heat promotes blood flow into the muscle which aids in healing and relaxation of the muscle as well. This increased blood flow also helps analgesic/ anti inflammatory [...]

Exercise Tip

Posted: February 1, 2011 in Health

If you live in a cold climate and have trouble staying motivated to walk or jog on a treadmill, try this tip to keep you going until warmer weather arrives. 1) Start by creating a 25-minute playlist on your MP3 player. 2) Walk or jog for one song and speed up for the next. 3) [...]

Flow Yoga

Posted: January 29, 2010 in Health

The Bally’s I go to has a Pilates and a Yoga teacher that I absolutely love. The Pilates teacher, Sampada, gives me a great workout and keeps me pumped. Knowing that she’s watching our form makes me feel more at ease as I do my strengthening exercises too. Sadly, Monday mornings is the class time [...]