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You can reach optimum health fitness with a body massage in London

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There is nothing worse than getting in from the gym and feeling strained and tight. You wake up the next morning and even walking seems to be a struggle. You convince yourself it is because you have worked too hard and need a break. But, it happens again, and again, and again. The truth is you probably need some body massage therapy. You need to look after your body and this does not only involve working out and being fit. You also need to ensure your body cools down and your muscles relax. Whether you are an athlete or simply exercise regularly, this is a concept that applies to all. There are many benefits linked with booking in a body massage in London. In fact you should try and do this on a regular occasion. One of the main advantages related to body massage therapy is the relief of any pain or stiffness. It is not unusual to feel stiff after a workout. A full body massage can help your body feel relaxed and at ease. Furthermore, a massage can help to eradicate any pain being ...

Chronic pain can be caused by abnormalities

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In the structural connections of the brain and do not depend on the source of the original injury. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the Medical Institute at Northwestern University. In a study conducted by Professor Ivan Apkaryana physiology, was attended by 46 patients with chronic pain in the lower back. The participants underwent a brain scan, and then the experts during the year following the change in pain from them. Approximately half of the participants in this time the pain was gone, regardless of whether they took any medication. The study confirmed that certain brain structures associated with chronic pain. This will change the approach to the diagnosis of pain and to develop more effective treatment.

Reflexology can be a natural remedy for pain

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By stimulating certain points on the hands, feet and ears, you can reduce pain intensity by 40%. As a new study conducted at the University of Portsmouth (UK), reflexology may be as effective as drugs. Co-author, Dr. Ivor Ebenezer (Ivor Ebenezer), explains that the impact on the critical points in the CNS promotes the release of morphine-like substances such as endorphins.

Are Your Shoes Healthy?

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Most people don't think about shoes when they think about being healthy. You might think about getting proper sleep, eating a healthy and nutritional diet, having regular exercise, and managing stress, but you probably aren't going to think about wearing the proper shoes. However, wearing comfortable shoes that offer your feet all of the support that they need can greatly contribute to your health. Many people women especially will go to extremes to look good. They wear unusually high heels that are not good for their bodies. Studies have shown that wearing these types of shoes may give you back injuries later in life. Men, however, are also guilty of wearing shoes that do not offer the proper support that their feet need. Both men and women frequently wear shoes that are uncomfortable for whatever reason. There are many health benefits associated with wearing comfortable shoes. With the proper support in tools like orthopedically designed airbeds, your feet will get the ...

Top 10 Benefits of Practicing Yoga during Pregnancy

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Practicing yoga during pregnancy isn't so easy; however it may give you a plethora of health, mental and spiritual benefits before and after the delivery. Below are the top 10 benefits of pregnancy yoga: 1. Boost strength and stamina There won't be hype if I say that giving birth to a child is no less tough than participating in the marathon. Yoga exercises prepare your body and mind for the challenging day. It develops the chances of various body postures for the childbirth. You can't think of squatting without practicing yoga or any other form of exercise during the pregnancy, as most of the women feel lack of stamina during this period. So, yoga is truly a viable option to build your body for the big day! 2. Help learn proper breathing techniques Breathing exercises are an integral part of all types of yoga, be it is for pregnant women or not. However, this kind of exercises turns out to be extremely useful during the labour process. Breathing exercises keep yo...

Control Arthritis before it assault your health

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Arthritis is a group of diseases that are the enemy of joints in the body. Various endangering diseases do not allow a man to live a healthy life in the long run. One or the other diseases are assured to attack human body wherein some can be silent or asymptomatic and other might show symptoms. Arthritis is not a single disease, but encompasses of over 100 different forms. The joint structure is changed with the harmful affect bringing about pain and swelling. Most commonly seen is osteoarthritis, following with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and others. Osteoarthritis is a kind of degenerative joint disorder that causes degradation of joints, gradual loss of cartilage, bringing about bony spurs and cysts, and affects sub-chondral bone. Rheumatoid is a different disorder that starts to occur anywhere between ages 25 and 55. Rheumatoid arthritis takes a chronic form and it is known to make the person crippled while causing damage, injury, loss of motion to the joi...

Types of Life Insurance Policies

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Insurance plays a critical part in our lives these days. It is counted as an added security to your family in the later years. It gives protection to your families and also a handsome amount of money when the insured person is dead according to the given policies. There are different insurance plans accordion to the requirement of the customer to walk through different life phases. Term Insurance Plans for term insurance are one of the simplest and cheapest insurance policies and this plan provides coverage for fewer periods then in this way the benefits can only be derived for less time. Once it will get matured you will no longer eligible for any profits or allowances. But if the insurance holder dies in between the time period of insurance policy then the specific lump sum amount is given to the family member or the guarantor. The maximum life for the policy is up to 30 years. Endowment Insurance Plans These are best saving plans and provide certain amount of money at th...

Fat chance you may say but I overcame Obesity

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After my daughter's birth I was busy nursing and taking care of her that I neglected my appearance. I guess this is something all of us do for a while after delivery. As a new mom you're busy enjoying motherhood and juggling house work, office as well as the new born. There is no time for grooming yourself and that is the time your treacherous body cheats on you. I put on weight and before long I was weighing 160 pounds. I was always short of breath and running around the house made me tired and weary through out the day. My temper was bad and my husband had a hard time wondering what's wrong with me. I couldn't fit into my clothes and had to sheepishly move towards the plus size counter at the store. I had severe back pain due to overweight and it was a task to get up from bed in the mornings. With physical obesity combined mental stress and I was on the verge of a breakdown. I met my GP who advised me to start a diet program to lose weight. I tried but there was no ...

Do not Sit on Your Wallet

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This is something which we are not focusing in our daily life but can produce multiple problems in spine especially for those who have long sitting hours. Make sure that when you sit in your office chair your wallet should be not in your back pocket (Not only Wallet don't sit with anything in your back pocket). Your wallet can be real pain for your back and the waist, and it can even lead to shooting pains down the legs. Sitting on a wallet for prolonged hours every day can compress sciatic nerve which passes beneath piriformis muscle and leads to piriformis syndrome, low back pain and self-inflicted sciatica. The wallet acts as a wedge that forces the pelvis, spine and body out of alignment. Just as you would not sit on a brief case or a rock for an extended period of time, you should not sit on your wallet. Anyone who drives more than a half hour sitting on a wallet is a candidate for sciatica or back pain. The healthiest option is to move the wallet to your front pocket. I...

Stress Related Back Pain is a Relatively Modern Diagnosis

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Stress-related back pain is a relatively modern diagnosis although the concept of muscular pain caused by tension is not a new one. Stress of both the physical and psychological sort can make the painful symptoms of any injury worse but 'stress-related back pain' is a term used for pain caused by stress above all other factors. For many the idea of thoughts and feelings causing a physical problem seems unlikely, but this is well established in medicine. Stress causes many changes in the body and predisposes to conditions such as gastritis, high blood pressure and heart disease. In addition, it causes a build up of tension throughout the body. Stress-related back pain is thought to relate to this tension. You may have read that back pain can be caused by muscle spasm in the back. This spasm is worsened by tension in the muscles and is a target for interventions such as stretches to the back and physiotherapy. Stress could trigger pain in the back by creating tension and s...