Microbiome Part 3: Is my microbiome healthy?
How do I know if I have a healthy microbiome? Let’s take a trip to the (microbiome) gym After reading the last two blog posts, you may be asking yourself…
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Microbiome Series Part 2 – Pre, Pro, and Postbiotics
Microbiome Series Part 2 – Pre, Pro, and Postbiotics Let’s define a few terms first before we jump all the way into how we can improve our microbiomes. As we…
Microbiome Series: Part I – What Is The Microbiome?
Microbiome Series: Part I – What Is The Microbiome? You may have heard about the microbiome in the news or from your friend who drinks kombucha, but what is it,…
Pelvic Floor Therapy for Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Floor Therapy for Urinary Incontinence One of the top reasons patients seek pelvic floor therapy in my practice is to address urinary incontinence. What Are the Different Types of…
What to Do When Stretching Doesn’t Work
Do you ever feel like you stretch constantly, and yet your aches, pains, and knots keep coming back? Or even get worse? If so, you’re not alone. As a massage…
Top 3 Most Underrated Parts of the Body to Release Tension
Top 3 Most Underrated Parts of the Body to Release Tension It’s extremely common for people to experience pain or stiffness in the neck, shoulders, or back, and try to…
Sustained Pressure vs. Regular Massage
Sustained Pressure vs. Regular Massage Something I tell all my clients is that when it comes to working with the soft tissues of the body–the muscles and fascia—sustained pressure is…
Pelvic Floor Therapy
Pelvic Floor Therapy What is the Pelvic Floor? The pelvic region consists of several bones, ligaments, and muscles that essentially hold the abdominal organs, bladder, uterus, and bowels. The bony…
Blue Zones: Creating Habits for Health and Longevity
Blue Zones: Creating Habits for Health and Longevity Advances in technology, preventive medicine, and our understanding of health have played a part in extending the human lifespan considerably. Currently, the…
What Does it Mean to be Healthy?
Introduction You may say “I want to lose weight” but what I’d like you to mean is “I want to feel better…” …better about your pain, sleep, appetite, body image,…