We’ve all been there – tossing, turning, and a mind that just won’t turn off. Sleep is vital to our minds and bodies for simple functionality but can affect things as small as memory consolidation over time. The average adult requires 8 hours of sleep a night and to feel well-rested...
Sciatic nerve pain, or sciatica, refers to the radiating pain that flows through the sciatic nerve throughout the back, buttocks, and back of the legs. For some, this pain displays itself in different ways. Restless leg syndrome, or the feeling that you just need to get up and move, can be a symptom while others feel twinges of pain or numbness in the buttocks and legs.
We all love sports and staying active but most of us wake up sore in the morning. While there are steps to loosen the muscles and warm up your body before strenuous exercise, soreness is almost always an after-effect of a good workout. But don’t get discouraged! Just like warming up, there are steps you can take to relieve the ‘good sore’ – tense muscle knots you may be experiencing.
Reflexology is an ancient Chinese practice that believes in the life force that flows within the body. When there are disruptions or imbalances in that natural flow, pain will reside at the blockage. Going even deeper, each organ and body feature is energetically attached to a point within the hands and feet. If you’ve ever heard of referred pain, this is the perfect example.
Halloween is a beautiful time of year filled with so much imagination, candy, and ghouls…. but what’s truly scary is the amount of stress and anxiety many of us carry with us every day. Sometimes it just weighs us down so much that we lose all motivation to be productive and keep moving forward. So, what can we do when we feel like there’s nothing to do?
For many of us in 2020, we just don’t know when to slow down. The daily hustle and bustle get us going and we move like a freight train until we completely run out of steam. But do we know when to take a breather, collect our thoughts, and relax? There are some telltale signs that you’re headed towards a break down and we know just what you need to catch it before it’s too late!
Each workday, we sit at our desks, staring at our screens, waiting for that clock to hit 5p.m. so we can get moving and head home. For you, that may be heading downstairs to join the family if you’re working from home, or maybe it’s starting your hour-long commute for those of you still working in the office in 2020. B
Some days are stressful… and some are just downright crippling. If you’ve ever felt so stressed that one of your stressors is that the simple thought of stress actually stresses you out – don’t stress – you’re not alone.
2020 continues to surprise us all daily and most Americans are experiencing situations foreign to us on the work, home and child-raising fronts. The stress and anxiety from the coronavirus pandemic alone are enough to drive us mad but now, according to estimates, an incredible 42 percent of the U.S. labor force is now working from home full-time. This is a complete change in dynamics, and it can make us feel like our work lives are turned upside down
You know the feeling. That squeezing headache that just won’t quit, unsure if it’s a sinus, cluster or migraine hitting you. But do we really know what type of headache we’re having when we’re having one? Before you reach for those OTC pain relievers, there may be a better treatment with longer term benefits.
