What Happens When We Become Touch Deprived

Touch is the first sense to develop. Researchers have found it to be critical in the physical and emotional development of children and the mental well-being in adults. When our hearing and sight begin to fade, touch remains. A prolonged absence of physical contact can lead to something called touch deprivation, which has been found to exacerbate depression and weaken the immune system.

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20 Things Massage Therapists Want You To Know

Massage Therapy has been getting more popular as an alternative for pain treatment in recent times. For the most part, the public still relates massage as something you do on vacation or to relax. There are many misconceptions about what people think about massage therapy and I’m here to share what we would like you to know.

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What is a Health Coach?

Stress not only affects our mental health, but our physical health as well.  So what can you do about this?  This is where finding a health coach can help reverse the impact that stress is doing to your body. What can a Health Coach do for you?

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Use Your HSA/FSA For Massage!

Ok, I’ll have to apologize to those who didn’t know, but I’ve been accepting Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flex Spending Accounts (FSA) for a while now. I know these accounts have become more popular due to higher deductible plans and many companies contribute to these accounts. For the moment, these accounts are the next best thing to accepting insurance in my practice.

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